UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) April 18, 2019

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF BOSTON

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Federally chartered corporation	000-51402	04-6002575
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(617) 292-9600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ]    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ]    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ]    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On April 18, 2019, the board of directors (the Board) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) approved the amended and restated bylaws of the Bank (as amended and restated, the Bylaws), attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2, and incorporated herein by reference. Changes to the Bylaws include:

• clarifying that annual meetings of the Bank are not required to be held;

• providing that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Board Chair, in addition to the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the directors then in office;

• clarifying that the Governance Committee of the Board will nominate for Independent Director only a candidate who meets the eligibility requirements set forth in the regulations of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and has timely submitted an application in the form promulgated by the FHFA; and

• providing that special meetings of a Board committee may, in the absence of the committee Chair, be called by the committee Vice Chair, in addition to the Board Chair or the Chief Executive Officer.

Additional non-substantive or minor clarifying changes to the Bylaws were also approved.

*************************************************************************************

The information being furnished in this Item 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 shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number

3.2 Bylaws of the Bank, as restated and effective on April 18, 2019

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.

Date:	April 24, 2019	Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
		By:/s/ Frank Nitkiewicz
		Frank Nitkiewicz
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer