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EX-10.2 - EX-10.2 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | exhibit2.htm |
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | exhibit1.htm |
EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | exhibit3.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | December 19, 2014 |
Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Federally Chartered Corporation | 000-52004 | 48-0561319 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction |
_____________ (Commission |
______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
One Security Benefit Pl. Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas | 66606 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |
___________ (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 785.233.0507 |
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.
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
On December 19, 2014, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
(FHLBank), subject to the authority of the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (Finance
Agency) to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to
executives at other similar businesses (including other publicly held financial institutions or
major financial services companies), adopted revisions to FHLBanks Executive Incentive
Compensation Plan (EICP). The EICP, which initially became effective on January 1, 2012, is a
cash-based annual incentive plan with a long-term deferral component that establishes individual
incentive compensation award opportunities related to achievement of performance objectives by
FHLBank and by Participants during Performance Periods. The EICP provides eligible key employees
(Participants) the opportunity to earn incentive compensation awards based on the FHLBanks
achievement of certain financial goals established by the Board. All capitalized terms used in this
Item 5.02 disclosure pertaining to the EICP that are not otherwise defined shall have the meaning
attributed to such term in the EICP. For more information regarding the EICP, see Item 11
Executive Compensation of FHLBanks 2013 Form 10-K.
The purpose of the EICP is to promote the long-term growth and profitability of FHLBank in accordance with the achievement of its long-term strategic objectives and mission; promote the mission and financial performance of FHLBank by providing incentives to key employees for accomplishing annual goals; promote key employee loyalty and dedication to FHLBank and its strategic objectives by rewarding performance that facilitates the growth and financial stability and success of FHLBank; and enhance FHLBanks capacity to attract, retain, and motivate key employees by offering competitive short-term and long-term total incentive compensation opportunities.
The amendments to the EICP primarily revise the definition of the term Retirement and update and clarify the vesting of the Total Base Opportunity and the Deferred Incentive. The definition of the term Retirement is revised to mean when a Participant meets one of the following criteria: (1) 55 years of age or older with at least 10 years of service; (2) 60 years of age or older with at least 5 years of service; (3) 65 years of age or older regardless of service; or (4) the combination of the Participants age and years of service equals or exceeds 80; provided that, in each case, the Participant enters into a non-solicitation agreement in the form required by FHLBank. Section 10.3 of the EICP has also been revised to clarify how and when a Participant may receive compensation under the EICP following certain types of termination of employment. In the event of death, Disability, Retirement, or termination without Cause, the Participant will receive a prorated portion of the Total Base Opportunity for the period of time the Participant participated in the EICP. Upon such a termination, the Cash Incentive shall be paid following the end of the Base Performance Period and the Deferred Incentive shall be paid as set forth in 10.3(b). In the event of death or Disability, 10.3(b) provides that the Participants Deferred Incentive shall be immediately 100% vested at the Target Performance Measure and will be paid to the Participant or his or her beneficiary following the end of the year in which the death or Disability occurred. In the event of Retirement or termination without Cause, 10.3(b) provides that the Participants Deferred Incentive will be paid to the Participant or his or her beneficiary based on the Performance Measure achieved at the end of each Deferral Performance Period. Finally, the EICP clarifies that the foregoing revisions control and apply to all outstanding Deferred Incentives under the EICP.
A copy of the EICP is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
EICP Targets
In addition to the revisions to the EICP, on December 19, 2014, the Board adopted Performance
Measures pursuant to the EICP for the 2015 Base Performance Period and the 2016-2018 Deferral
Performance Period (the Target Document), subject to the authority of the Director of the Finance
Agency to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to
executives at other similar businesses (including other publicly held financial institutions or
major financial services companies). The EICP establishes two performance periods. Participants may
earn a Cash Incentive during the Base Performance Period and may also earn a Deferred Incentive
during the Deferral Performance Period. For each Base Performance Period, the Board presents a
Total Base Opportunity to Participants. The Total Base Opportunity is equal to a percentage of a
Participants salary at the beginning of the Base Performance Period that will be provisionally
awarded to a Participant as incentive compensation for achieving performance levels under each
Performance Measure during the Base Performance Period.
Annually, the Board is responsible for establishing Performance Measures by approving a Target Document that sets forth the Total Base Opportunity, Performance Measures, and other applicable terms and conditions for the operation of the EICP. The Target Document defines three achievement levels for each Performance Measure: Threshold, Target and Optimum. Performance between Threshold-Target and Target-Optimum must be calculated by linear interpolation.
Eligibility for the EICP is limited to a select group of key management or other highly-compensated employees. The Target Document establishes three levels of participation by Participants based on the Participants position and responsibility as set forth in the Target Document. The Total Base Opportunity for the three levels of participation is as follows:
Participant | Total Base Opportunity | |||||||||||
Threshold | Target | Optimum | ||||||||||
Level 1 | ||||||||||||
CEO |
40 | 80 | 120 | |||||||||
Level 2 |
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COO |
32.5 | 65 | 97.5 | |||||||||
Level 3 |
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CRO |
25 | 50 | 75 | |||||||||
General Counsel |
25 | 50 | 75 | |||||||||
CAO |
25 | 50 | 75 |
In the event FHLBanks performance during the Base Performance Period results in the achievement of a Total Base Opportunity that exceeds 100% of a Participants base salary at the start of the Base Performance Period, the Target Document provides that the Total Base Opportunity shall be capped at 100% of the Participants base salary.
The Target Document establishes separate metrics for the Base Performance Period Metrics and the Deferral Performance Period Metrics. The Base Performance Period Metrics are measured by the results achieved in attaining specified performance levels in the following six areas:
| Adjusted Return Spread on Regulatory Total Capital |
| Net Income after Capital Charge |
| Retained Earnings |
| Core Mission Assets (CMA) Ratio |
| Risk Management Market, Credit and Liquidity |
| Risk Management Compliance, Business and Operations |
The targets are measured by the results achieved in attaining specified performance levels in the six areas, which are weighted as follows for each of the Participants:
Chief Executive | General Counsel / | |||||||||||
Officer/Chief | Chief Accounting | |||||||||||
Objective | Operating Officer | Chief Risk Officer | Officer | |||||||||
1. Adjusted Return Spread on Regulatory Total Capital |
20% |
10% |
15% |
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2. Net Income after Capital Charge
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20 | % | 10 | % | 15 | % | ||||||
3. Retained Earnings
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10 | % | 20 | % | 10 | % | ||||||
4. CMA Ratio
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10 | % | 10 | % | 10 | % | ||||||
5. Risk Management- Market, Credit, Liquidity |
20% |
25% |
25% |
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6. Risk Management- Compliance, Business, Operations |
20% |
25% |
25% |
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Total
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100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % |
The Deferral Performance Period is the three-year period over which FHLBanks performance is measured based on parameters set forth in the Target Document and during which a Deferred Incentive can be earned. The Deferred Incentive means 50% of the Total Base Opportunity, which shall be deferred for the Deferral Performance Period and is subject to adjustment based upon the extent of achievement of the Performance Measures during the Deferral Performance Period. The Deferral Performance Period Metrics are measured by evaluating the following:
Minimum | Threshold | Target | Optimum | |||||
Total Return
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>9/12 vs FHLBanks | 9/12 vs FHLBanks | 6/12 vs FHLBanks | <=2/12 FHLBanks | ||||
Deferred Incentive
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Performance Measure Percentage
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0% | 75% | 100% | 125% | ||||
Weighting
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0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Market Value of Equity (MVE) / Total Regulatory Capital Stock (TRCS) |
>9/12 vs FHLBanks |
9/12 vs FHLBanks |
6/12 vs FHLBanks |
<=2/12 vs FHLBanks |
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Deferred Incentive
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Performance Measure Percentage
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0% | 75% | 100% | 125% | ||||
Weighting
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0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | ||||
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Final Deferred Incentive Award (Dollar value for Total Return + Dollar Value for MVE/TRCS) |
Total awards payable under the EICP are not determinable at this time.
A copy of the Target Document is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Benefit Equalization Plan
Also on December 19, 2014, the Board, subject to the authority of the Director of the Finance
Agency to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to
executives at other similar businesses (including other publicly held financial institutions or
major financial services companies), adopted amendments to FHLBanks Benefit Equalization Plan
(BEP). The BEP is a non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan that permits Named
Executive Officers and other participants in the BEP (referred to as Members) to defer compensation
and to receive matching contributions and pension accruals that would otherwise have been made or
accrued under FHLBanks qualified 401(k) plan and defined benefit pension plan but for the
limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The revisions to the BEP more clearly distinguish
between the Pension Benefit and the Thrift Benefit. Specifically, the revisions allow Members to
elect different forms of payment for the Pension Benefit than elected for the Thrift Benefit. The
amendments also revise the optional forms of payment that may be elected under the Thrift Benefit.
Members may choose to receive their Thrift Benefit in a lump sum, in equal payments over a number
of years chosen by the Member, not to exceed seven years, or as any optional form of payment
permitted under the Comprehensive Retirement Program of the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund.
A copy of the BEP is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, dated December 19, 2014.
10.2 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, dated December 19, 2014.
10.3 Benefit Equalization Plan, dated December 19, 2014.
SIGNATURES
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 Topeka | ||||
December 23, 2014 | By: |
/s/ Patrick C. Doran
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Name: Patrick C. Doran | ||||
Title: SVP, General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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10.1
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Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, dated December 19, 2014. | |
10.2
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Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, dated December 19, 2014. | |
10.3
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Benefit Equalization Plan, dated December 19, 2014. |