0001299933-16-001955.txt : 20160121 0001299933-16-001955.hdr.sgml : 20160121 20160121165958 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-16-001955 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160115 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001325878 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FEDERAL & FEDERALLY-SPONSORED CREDIT AGENCIES [6111] IRS NUMBER: 480561319 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-52004 FILM NUMBER: 161354038 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE, SUITE 100 CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66601 BUSINESS PHONE: 785 233 0507 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE, SUITE 100 CITY: TOPEKA STATE: KS ZIP: 66601 8-K 1 htm_53017.htm LIVE FILING Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (Form: 8-K)  

 


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 15, 2016

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
__________________________________________
(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)
  ___________
(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.

2014 and 2015 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets

On December 18, 2015, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLBank) adopted revisions to FHLBank’s 2014 and 2015 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (EICP) Targets. Before becoming effective, the FHLBank must first receive notification from the Federal Housing Finance Agency of non-objection for the revisions to the EICP Targets, which was received on January 15, 2016. The EICP 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 during each performance period as defined in the EICP and set forth in each EICP Targets document.

The amendments to the 2014 and 2015 EICP Targets documents include four key changes to the long-term Deferral Performance Period Metrics, and apply to the 2015-2017 Deferral Performance Period under the 2014 EICP Targets and the 2016-2018 Deferral Performance Period for the 2015 EICP Targets. First, the revisions approved by FHLBank’s Board take into account the recently completed merger of the FHLBanks of Seattle and Des Moines by changing the denominator for each of the Threshold, Target and Optimum metrics to reflect FHLBank is measured against 11 total FHLBanks, and changing the Target for each of the metrics from 6/12 FHLBanks to 5/11 FHLBanks. Second, the revisions approved by FHLBank’s Board revise the long-term performance metrics to reflect FHLBank’s focus on Total Regulatory Capital. This change included revising the calculation of the Total Return metric by replacing Average Capital with Total Regulatory Capital in the denominator and revising the Market Value of Equity ratio by replacing Total Regulatory Capital Stock with Total Regulatory Capital in the denominator. Third, FHLBank’s Board revised the threshold achievement level for each of the metrics by providing that if FHLBank’s performance is 10/11 or 11/11 compared to the other FHLBanks, Participants in the EICP would receive 75 percent of their Final Deferred Incentive Award for that metric. Finally, FHLBank’s Board established a Minimum Requirement for Receiving a Final Deferred Incentive Award that requires FHLBank to have a Market Value of Equity of not less than 100 percent of Total Regulatory Capital Stock outstanding, as of the last day of the Deferral Performance Period, in order for Participants to be eligible to receive a Final Deferred Incentive Award.

Total awards payable under the 2014 and 2015 EICP Targets are not determinable at this time.

A copy of the 2014 and 2015 EICP Targets are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

A description of the EICP and other compensation and benefits provided or made available to FHLBank’s Named Executive Officers may be found in "Item 11 – Executive Compensation" of FHLBank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1 2014 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, revised December 18, 2015.

10.2 2015 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, revised December 18, 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 21, 2016   By:   /s/ Patrick C. Doran
       
        Name: Patrick C. Doran
        Title: SVP, General Counsel


Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  2014 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, revised December 18, 2015.
10.2
  2015 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets, revised December 18, 2015.
EX-10.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

December 20, 2013
Revised December 18, 2015

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets
Goal Metrics, Metric Performance Ranges, Participant Eligibility and Metric Weights

This document specifies goal metrics, metric performance ranges/objectives, and metric weights for the participants (Participants) in the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (Plan).

The Plan targets contained in this document specifically cover the 2014 Base Performance Period (January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014) and the 2015 — 2017 Deferral Performance Period (January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017).

A.   2014 Base Performance Period Metrics. The following goal metrics are assigned to the Participants under the Plan. All calculations including interest rates will be rounded to two decimal places.

1.   Adjusted Return Spread on Regulatory Total Capital

Definition: The spread between (a) adjusted net income divided by daily average regulatory total capital and (b) the average daily Overnight Federal funds effective rate (Fed Effective).

     
Measure:
 
 
Adjusted net income is defined as follows:

    Net income calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

    Plus recorded AHP assessments

    Excluding the impact or adjustment required because of Accounting Standards Codification 815 (ASC 815)

    Plus dividends on redeemable Class A and Class B Common Stock treated as interest expense under ASC 450

    Minus prepayment fees

    Minus/plus realized or unrealized gains/losses on securities (excludes any charges for other-than-temporary impairment of securities)

    Minus/plus gains/losses on mortgage loans held for sale

    Minus/plus gains/losses on early retirement of debt and related derivatives

    Minus/plus any amortization/accretion of premium/discount on unswapped mortgage-backed securities in the FHLBank’s trading portfolio (not amortized/accreted under GAAP)

    Less a calculated 10% AHP assessment

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
    4.73 %
Target
    6.02 %
Optimum
    7.30 %

2.   Net Income after Capital Charge

Definition: The dollar amount of adjusted net income as defined in the above metric which exceeds the cost of the required return on capital.

Measure: Adjusted income as defined in the Net Income after Capital Charge Definition above, less required return on all capital. The required return on capital is the sum of the outstanding regulatory Class B Common Stock times the average of three-month LIBOR plus 1.00 percent for each day during the year plus the sum of all other capital (regulatory for Class A Common Stock and GAAP for retained earnings and other comprehensive income) times the average of three-month LIBOR for each day during the year.

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
  $ 80,208,963  
Target
  $ 105,208,963  
Optimum
  $ 130,208,963  

3.   Retained Earnings

Definition: The dollar amount of GAAP Retained Earnings as of 12/31/2014.

Measure: Retained earnings as defined above as reported on the 12/31/2014 balance sheet.

Performance Ranges:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
  $ 617,202,106  
Target
  $ 646,572,966  
Optimum
  $ 675,943,826  

4.   Core Mission Assets (CMA) Ratio

Definition: Core Mission Assets Ratio is defined as daily advances divided by daily consolidated obligations.

Measure: Average Daily Advances as reported to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (CRS reference SC11800) divided by the average daily consolidated obligations as reported to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (CRS reference SC15100) averaged over the Performance Period.

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
    57.40 %
Target
    59.40 %
Optimum
    61.40 %

5.   Risk Management – Market, Credit and Liquidity Risks

Definition: Management of FHLBank risks as determined by the weighted average rating by the board of directors in an annual evaluation of the Risk Appetite metrics in this area using a 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) point scale. General risk categories are market, credit, and liquidity risks.

Performance Ranges

         
    Score
Threshold
    3.0  
Target
    4.0  
Optimum
    5.0  

Risk Management Metric Weights: The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

         
Risk Management Category   Weighting
Liquidity Risk
    30 %
Market Risk
    40 %
Credit Risk
    30 %
Total
    100 %

6.   Risk Management – Compliance, Business and Operations Risks

Definition: Management of FHLBank risks as determined by the weighted average rating by the board of directors in an annual evaluation of the Risk Appetite metrics in this area using a 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) point scale. General risk categories are compliance, business and operations risks.

Performance Ranges

         
    Score
Threshold
    3.0  
Target
    4.0  
Optimum
    5.0  

Risk Management Metric Weights: The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

         
Risk Management Category   Weighting
Compliance Risk
    30 %
Business Risk
    35 %
Operations Risk
    35 %
Total
    100 %

B.   2015-2017 Deferral Performance Period Metrics.

These metrics apply to the 2015-2017 Deferral Performance Period.

Minimum Requirement for Receiving a Final Deferred Incentive Award
In order for Participants to be eligible to receive a Final Deferred Incentive Award for the 2015-2017 Deferral Performance Period, FHLBank must have a Market Value of Equity (MVE) of not less than 100 percent of FHLBank’s Total Regulatory Capital Stock (TRCS) outstanding (as defined in FHLBank’s Risk Management Policy), as of the last day of the Deferral Performance Period. Upon determining FHLBank has achieved this minimum requirement, the calculation of the Final Deferred Incentive Award amounts shall be measured by evaluating the following:

                         
    Threshold   Target   Optimum
 
  10/11 or 11/11 vs           2/11 or 1/11 vs
Total Return(1)
  FHLBanks   5/11 vs FHLBanks   FHLBanks
Deferred Incentive
                       
Performance Measure Percentage
    75 %     100 %     125 %
Weighting
    0.50       0.50       0.50  
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight)
  $       $       $    
MVE / Total Regulatory
  10/11 or 11/11 vs           2/11 or 1/11
Capital (TRC)(2)
  FHLBanks   5/11 vs FHLBanks   vs FHLBanks
Deferred Incentive
                       
Performance Measure Percentage
    75 %     100 %     125 %
Weighting
    0.50       0.50       0.50  
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight)
  $       $       $    
Final Deferred Incentive Award (Dollar value for Total Return + Dollar Value for MVE/TRC)
                       

Footnotes:
1) Total Return. Total Return equals the Total Dividends, plus the Change in Retained Earnings, divided by the Average Total Regulatory Capital (TRC) over the three-year period. Total Dividends is defined as all dividends paid on all capital stock during the three-year period; Change in Retained Earnings is defined as the change in retained earnings from 12/31/2014 to 12/31/2017; and Average TRC is defined as the average daily ending balance of Regulatory Capital for dates starting with 01/01/2015 and ending 12/31/2017.  TRC is defined as total capital stock plus total retained earnings plus subordinated debt plus mandatorily redeemable capital stock. TRC will also include any additional capital from mergers that will be reported in the CRS statement of condition.  For performance comparison purposes, FHLBank Topeka will be ranked against the other FHLBanks, with the highest total return being the best performance, and ranking 1st out of the 11 FHLBanks.

2) MVE/TRC. Using amounts reported on the Trendbook Analysis from the FHFA Call Report System (CRS), MVE/TRC is calculated by dividing base case MVE by TRC (as defined above) calculated at the end of the Deferral Performance Period. For performance comparison purposes, FHLBank Topeka will be ranked against the other FHLBanks, with the highest MVE/TRC being the best performance, and ranking 1st out of the 11 FHLBanks.

C.   Total Base Opportunity Metric Weights.

Total Base Opportunity Matrix
(As a percent of base)

                         
Participant   Total Base Opportunity
    Thresh   Target   Optimum
Level 1
                       
CEO
    40       80       120  
Level 2
                       
COO
    32.5       65       97.5  
Level 3
                       
CRO
    25       50       75  
General Counsel
    25       50       75  
CFO
    25       50       75  

1 In the event FHLBank’s performance during the Base Performance Period results in the achievement of a Total Base Opportunity that exceeds 100% of a Participant’s base salary at the start of the Base Performance Period, the Total Base Opportunity shall be capped at 100% of the Participant’s base salary.

D. Base Opportunity Metric Weights. The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

                         
Objective   CEO/COO/CFO   CRO   General Counsel
1. Adjusted Return Spread on
Regulatory Total Capital
  20%

  10%

  15%

2. Net Income after Capital Charge
    20 %     10 %     15 %
3. Retained Earnings
    10 %     20 %     10 %
4. Core Mission Assets (CMA) Ratio
    10 %     10 %     10 %
5. Risk Management- Market,
Credit,Liquidity
  20%

  25%

  25%

6. Risk Management- Compliance,
Business, Operations
  20%

  25%

  25%

Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %

EX-10.2 3 exhibit2.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Revised December 18, 2015

Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan Targets
Goal Metrics, Metric Performance Ranges, Participant Eligibility and Metric Weights

This document specifies goal metrics, metric performance ranges/objectives, and metric weights for the participants (Participants) in the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (Plan).

The Plan targets contained in this document specifically cover the 2015 Base Performance Period (January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015) and the 2016 — 2018 Deferral Performance Period (January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018).

A.   2015 Base Performance Period Metrics. The following goal metrics are assigned to the Participants under the Plan. All calculations including interest rates will be rounded to two decimal places.

1.   Adjusted Return Spread on Regulatory Total Capital

Definition: The spread between (a) adjusted net income divided by daily average regulatory total capital and (b) the average daily Overnight Federal funds effective rate (Fed Effective).

     
Measure:
 
 
Adjusted net income is defined as follows:

    Net income calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

    Plus recorded AHP assessments

    Excluding the impact or adjustment required because of Accounting Standards Codification 815 (ASC 815)

    Plus dividends on redeemable Class A and Class B Common Stock treated as interest expense under ASC 450

    Minus prepayment fees

    Minus/plus realized or unrealized gains/losses on securities (excludes any charges for other-than-temporary impairment of securities)

    Minus/plus gains/losses on mortgage loans held for sale

    Minus/plus gains/losses on early retirement of debt and related derivatives

    Minus/plus any amortization/accretion of premium/discount on unswapped securities in the FHLBank’s trading portfolio and any investment that is tied to an economic swap where an upfront fee was not received (not amortized/accreted under GAAP)

    Less a calculated 10% AHP assessment

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
    4.72 %
Target
    5.85 %
Optimum
    6.42 %

2.   Net Income after Capital Charge

Definition: The dollar amount of adjusted net income as defined in the above metric which exceeds the cost of the required return on capital.

Measure: Adjusted income as defined in the Net Income after Capital Charge Definition above, less required return on all capital. The required return on capital is the sum of the outstanding regulatory Class B Common Stock times the average of three-month LIBOR plus 1.00 percent for each day during the year plus the sum of all other capital (regulatory for Class A Common Stock and GAAP for retained earnings and other comprehensive income) times the average of three-month LIBOR for each day during the year.

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
  $ 71,477,000  
Target
  $ 91,477,000  
Optimum
  $ 101,477,000  

3.   Retained Earnings

Definition: The dollar amount of GAAP Retained Earnings as of 12/31/2015.

Measure: Retained earnings as defined above as reported on the 12/31/2015 balance sheet.

Performance Ranges:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
  $ 655,263,000  
Target
  $ 681,920,000  
Optimum
  $ 702,007,000  

4.   Core Mission Assets (CMA) Ratio

Definition: Core Mission Assets Ratio is defined as daily advances plus mortgage loans held for portfolio divided by daily consolidated obligations.

Measure: Average Daily Advances as reported to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (CRS reference SC11800) plus Daily Average mortgage loans held for portfolio (CRS reference SC12100) divided by the average daily consolidated obligations as reported to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (CRS reference SC15100) averaged over the Performance Period.

Performance Range:

         
    Annual Performance Range
Threshold
    60 %
Target
    70 %
Optimum
    80 %

5.   Risk Management – Market, Credit and Liquidity Risks

Definition: Management of FHLBank risks as determined by the weighted average rating by the board of directors in an annual evaluation of the Risk Appetite metrics in this area using a 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) point scale. General risk categories are market, credit and liquidity risks.

Performance Ranges

         
    Score
Threshold
    3.0  
Target
    4.0  
Optimum
    5.0  

Risk Management Metric Weights: The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

         
Risk Management Category   Weighting
Liquidity Risk
    30 %
Market Risk
    40 %
Credit Risk
    30 %
Total
    100 %

6.   Risk Management – Compliance, Business and Operations Risks

Definition: Management of FHLBank risks as determined by the weighted average rating by the board of directors in an annual evaluation of the Risk Appetite metrics in this area using a 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) point scale. General risk categories are compliance, business and operations risks.

Performance Ranges

         
    Score
Threshold
    3.0  
Target
    4.0  
Optimum
    5.0  

Risk Management Metric Weights: The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

         
Risk Management Category   Weighting
Compliance Risk
    30 %
Business Risk
    35 %
Operations Risk
    35 %
Total
    100 %

B.   2016-2018 Deferral Performance Period Metrics.

These metrics apply to the 2016-2018 Deferral Performance Period.

Minimum Requirement for Receiving a Final Deferred Incentive Award
In order for Participants to be eligible to receive a Final Deferred Incentive Award for the 2016-2018 Deferral Performance Period, FHLBank must have a Market Value of Equity (MVE) of not less than 100 percent of FHLBank’s Total Regulatory Capital Stock (TRCS) outstanding (as defined in FHLBank’s Risk Management Policy), as of the last day of the Deferral Performance Period. Upon determining FHLBank has achieved this minimum requirement, the calculation of the Final Deferred Incentive Award amounts shall be measured by evaluating the following:

                         
    Threshold   Target   Optimum
 
  10/11 or 11/11 vs           2/11 or 1/11 vs
Total Return(1)
  FHLBanks   5/11 vs FHLBanks   FHLBanks
Deferred Incentive
                       
Performance Measure Percentage
    75 %     100 %     125 %
Weighting
    0.50       0.50       0.50  
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight)
  $       $       $    
MVE / Total Regulatory
  10/11 or 11/11 vs           2/11 or 1/11
Capital (TRC)(2)
  FHLBanks   5/11 vs FHLBanks   vs FHLBanks
Deferred Incentive
                       
Performance Measure Percentage
    75 %     100 %     125 %
Weighting
    0.50       0.50       0.50  
Dollar Value (Deferred Incentive x Performance Measure Percentage x Weight)
  $       $       $    
Final Deferred Incentive Award (Dollar value for Total Return + Dollar Value for MVE/TRC)
                       

Footnotes:
1) Total Return. Total Return equals the Total Dividends, plus the Change in Retained Earnings, divided by the Average Total Regulatory Capital (TRC) over the three-year period. Total Dividends is defined as all dividends paid on all capital stock during the three-year period; Change in Retained Earnings is defined as the change in retained earnings from 12/31/2015 to 12/31/2018; and Average TRC is defined as the average daily ending balance of Regulatory Capital for dates starting with 01/01/2016 and ending 12/31/2018.  TRC is defined as total capital stock plus total retained earnings plus subordinated debt plus mandatorily redeemable capital stock. TRC will also include any additional capital from mergers that will be reported in the CRS statement of condition.  For performance comparison purposes, FHLBank Topeka will be ranked against the other FHLBanks, with the highest total return being the best performance, and ranking 1st out of the 11 FHLBanks.

2) MVE/TRC. Using amounts reported on the Trendbook Analysis from the FHFA Call Report System (CRS), MVE/TRC is calculated by dividing base case MVE by TRC (as defined above) calculated at the end of the Deferral Performance Period. For performance comparison purposes, FHLBank Topeka will be ranked against the other FHLBanks, with the highest MVE/TRC being the best performance, and ranking 1st out of the 11 FHLBanks.

C.   Total Base Opportunity Metric Weights.

Total Base Opportunity Matrix
(As a percent of base)

                         
Participant   Total Base Opportunity 1
    Threshold   Target   Optimum
Level 1
                       
CEO
    40       80       120  
Level 2
                       
COO
    32.5       65       97.5  
Level 3
                       
CRO
    25       50       75  
General Counsel
    25       50       75  
CFO
    25       50       75  

1   In the event FHLBank’s performance during the Base Performance Period results in the achievement of a Total Base Opportunity that exceeds 100% of a Participant’s base salary at the start of the Base Performance Period, the Total Base Opportunity shall be capped at 100% of the Participant’s base salary.  

D.   Base Opportunity Metric Weights. The following metric weight for each goal metric is assigned to the Participants:

                         
Objective   CEO/COO/CFO   CRO   General Counsel
1. Adjusted Return Spread on Regulatory
Total Capital
  20%

  10%

  15%

2. Net Income after Capital Charge
    20 %     10 %     15 %
3. Retained Earnings
    10 %     20 %     10 %
4. Core Mission Assets (CMA) Ratio
    10 %     10 %     10 %
5.Risk Management — Market, Credit,
Liquidity
  20%

  25%

  25%

6.Risk Management — Compliance,
Business, Operations
  20%

  25%

  25%

Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %