UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 3, 2015

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Federally Chartered Corporation 000-52004 48-0561319
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
One Security Benefit Pl. Suite 100, Topeka, Kansas   66606
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   785.233.0507

Not Applicable
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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.

On November 3, 2015, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) announced the results of its director election for directorships commencing on January 1, 2016. FHLBank announced the election of Holly Easterling as an independent director, G. Bridger Cox as a member director from the state of Oklahoma, Bruce A. Schriefer as a member director from the state of Kansas, and Michael B. Jacobson as a member director from the state of Nebraska. Each director will serve a four year term expiring December 31, 2019. The election of these directors was reported under Item 5.02 of FHLBank’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 3, 2015. At the time of such report, the committees of FHLBank’s Board of Directors to which Ms. Easterling and Messrs. Cox, Schriefer and Jacobson would be named had not been determined.

This Form 8-K/A reports that on January 4, 2016, the chairman of FHLBank’s Board of Directors for 2016 appointed the elected individuals to serve on the following committees:

Ms. Easterling: Audit and Operations
Mr. Cox: Compensation and Executive (Chair)
Mr. Schriefer: Audit, Compensation, Executive, and Risk Oversight (Chair)
Mr. Jacobson: Audit and Operations

Committee assignments for the remaining FHLBank directors were also made on January 4, 2016, and will be provided in FHLBank’s Form 10-K annual report for 2015.






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
          
January 4, 2016   By:   /s/ Patrick C. Doran
       
        Name: Patrick C. Doran
        Title: SVP, General Counsel