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):
 
January 13, 2017
 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federally Chartered Corporation
 
000-51999
 
42-6000149
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 
 
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Skywalk Level, 801 Walnut Street
-- Suite 200, Des Moines, Iowa
 
 
 
50309
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 

 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
515-281-1000
 

 
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.

Effective January 13, 2017, Steven T. Schuler, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (the “Bank”), retired after more than 10 years of service as an executive of the Bank.

Pursuant to the terms of the employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) entered into by Mr. Schuler and the Bank, Mr. Schuler is entitled to receive deferred incentive benefits under the Bank’s incentive plans for 2013, 2014 and 2015, and deferred and annual incentive benefits under the Bank’s 2016 incentive plan (the “Incentive Plans”).

Mr. Schuler’s Employment Agreement is included as exhibit 10.5 to the Bank’s Periodic Report on Form 10-Q dated November 12, 2014. The Incentive Plans are furnished as exhibits to the Bank’s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated March 25, 2013, April 17, 2014, April 8, 2015 (as amended), and March 1, 2016.




    








SIGNATURE
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 Des Moines
  
 
 
 
 
January 20, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Joseph E. Amato
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name: Joseph E. Amato
 
 
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer