2023 DIRECTOR FEE POLICY
The Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“Bank”) adopts this policy governing compensation for its Chair, Vice Chair, Board Committee Chairs, and all other Member and Independent Directors serving on the Bank’s Board, effective January 1, 2023.
I. Annual Compensation
Annual compensation (“Annual Compensation”) for Bank Directors has been determined after assessing studies on director compensation as well as FHLBank System data. The Annual Compensation for Bank Directors for 2023 shall be as follows:
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| Chair of Board of Directors: | $155,000 | |
| Vice Chair of Board of Directors: | $140,000 | |
| Chairs of Audit, Risk and Compliance and Human Resources & Compensation Committees: | $135,000 | |
| Chairs of all other Board Committees: | $130,000 | |
| All other Directors: | $120,000 | |
Individuals serving as Chair or Vice Chair of the Board shall not be entitled to Annual Compensation in excess of the amount to which they are entitled for such service due to concurrent service as Chair of a Board Committee.
II. Expenses
The Bank shall reimburse directors and pay for necessary and reasonable travel, subsistence, and other related expenses incurred in connection with performance of their duties in accordance with the Bank’s Expense Reimbursement Policy, Corporate Governance Principles and Director Position Description. Bank-approved expenses of a Director’s spouse/guest accompanying a Director as an invited guest to a Board meeting will be treated as compensation for such Director.
III. Limits and Controls
Performance Requirements. A Director shall receive one quarter of the Annual Compensation following the end of each calendar quarter. If it is determined at the end of the calendar year that a Director has attended less than 75% of the meetings the Director was required to attend during such year, the Director will not receive the fourth quarter payment for such calendar year. In the event that a Director serves on the Board for only a portion of a calendar year, or only serves as a Board Chair, Board Vice Chair, or Committee Chair for a portion of a calendar year, then the Annual Compensation to which such director is entitled for that calendar year shall be adjusted accordingly on a pro-rata basis.
Approved by the Board of Directors October 5, 2022
Directors are expected to attend all Board meetings and meetings of the Committees on which they serve, and to remain engaged and actively participate in all meetings, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Corporate Governance Principles and Director Position Description. In addition to the Bank’s right to withhold fourth quarter Annual Compensation from a Director, the Chair or Vice Chair of the Board shall direct the Corporate Secretary to make any other appropriate adjustments in the payments to any Director who regularly fails to attend Board meetings or meetings of Committees on which the Director serves, or who consistently demonstrates a lack of participation in or preparation for such meetings, to ensure that no Director is paid fees that do not reflect that Director’s performance of his/her duties. To assist the Board in making such determinations, the Corporate Secretary will, on a quarterly basis and prior to payment of the most recently completed quarter’s Director fees, review the attendance of each Director during the quarter and raise any attendance issue identified with the Board Chair. In the event the potential issue involves the Board Chair, the Corporate Secretary will raise such issue with the Board Vice Chair.
IV. Roles and Responsibilities
The Board of Directors shall be responsible for any adjustments to the Annual Compensation. The Corporate Secretary is responsible for processing fee payments and expense reports and for remitting fees and expense reimbursements to Directors on a quarterly basis.
The Board of Directors shall review and approve this policy annually.
Approved by the Board of Directors October 5, 2022
