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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2011 - Federal Home Loan Bank of San Franciscoex2011directorelectionresul.htm


 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 10, 2011

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Federally chartered corporation
 
000-51398
 
94-6000630
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer 
Identification No.)

600 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 616-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

In an at-large election concluded on November 10, 2011, the participating members of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (“Bank”) elected incumbent nonmember independent director Kevin Murray to a new term on the Bank's board. In addition, the participating California members of the Bank elected Craig G. Blunden (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., Riverside, California) to serve on the Bank's board as a California member director and the participating Nevada members of the Bank elected Kenneth A. Vecchione (Vice Chairman, Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada) to serve on the Bank's board as a Nevada member director. The term for each of these positions is four years, beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2015. The Bank's board appoints directors to its committees in January each year.

The Bank issued a press release announcing the election results. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.











Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Bank's 2011 director elections were conducted by mail. No in-person meeting of the members was held. In the at-large election concluded on November 10, 2011, one candidate, incumbent nonmember independent director Kevin Murray, was nominated to run for the nonmember independent director position. Out of 384 institutions eligible to vote in the at-large election, 168 participated, casting a total of 5,575,462 votes, of which Mr. Murray, received 5,575,462 votes (representing 48.08% of total eligible voting shares) and was elected.

Institutions eligible to vote in the 2011 California member director election nominated five candidates for the California member director position to be filled in the 2011 California member director election. Out of these five candidates, Craig G. Blunden was elected. Out of 325 institutions eligible to vote in the 2011 California member director election, 146 participated, casting a total of 5,131,169 votes, of which Mr. Blunden received 1,669,637 votes. The table below shows the number of votes that each candidate received in the 2011 election for the California member director position:

Name
Member
Votes

Craig G. Blunden (elected)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., Riverside, CA
1,669,637

Steven R. Gardner
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Premier Bank, Costa Mesa, CA
1,011,131

Stephen H. Gordon
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Opus Bank, Redondo Beach, CA
644,109

Alan I. Rothenberg
Chairman
1st Century Bank, National Association, Los Angeles, CA
212,222

Stephen R. Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
OneWest Bank, FSB, Pasadena, CA
1,594,070

 
Total Votes Cast:
5,131,169


Institutions eligible to vote in the 2011 Nevada member director election nominated three candidates for the Nevada member director position to be filled in the 2011 Nevada member director election. Out of these three candidates, Kenneth A. Vecchione was elected. Out of 18 institutions eligible to vote in the 2011 Nevada member director election, 8 participated, casting a total of 1,137,058 votes, of which Mr. Vecchione received 958,132 votes. The table below shows the number of votes that each candidate received in the 2011 election for the Nevada member director position:

Name
Member
Votes

Bradley W. Beal
President and Chief Executive Officer
Nevada Federal Credit Union, Las Vegas, NV
32,097

Dallas E. Haun
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Nevada State Bank, Las Vegas, NV
146,829

Kenneth A. Vecchione (elected)
Vice Chairman
Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
958,132

 
Total Votes Cast:
1,137,058


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits






(d)
Exhibits
 
 
99.1
Press Release, dated November 14, 2011, issued by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco




Signature(s)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
 
 
 
Date: November 15, 2011
 
By:               /s/ Lisa B. MacMillen                       
 
 
       Lisa B. MacMillen
       Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer