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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 


 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 000-51406

 


 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Federally chartered corporation   91-0852005
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA   98101-1693
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (206) 340-2300

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:    None

Title of Each Class:    None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:

Class B Common Stock, $100 par value per share

(Title of class)

   N/A

 


 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨                        Accelerated Filer  ¨                        Non-accelerated Filer  x

 

Indicate by Check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Registrant’s stock is not publicly traded and is only issued to members of the registrant. Such stock is issued and redeemed at par value, $100 per share, subject to certain regulatory and statutory limits. As of June 30, 2006, the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the registrant was $2,210,219,000. As of February 28, 2007, Seattle Bank had outstanding 3,650 shares of its Class A stock and 22,105,793 shares of its Class B stock.

 



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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

 

Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

          Page

PART I.

     

Item 1.

  

Business

   2

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   33

Item 1B.

  

Unresolved Staff Comments

   38

Item 2.

  

Properties

   38

Item 3.

  

Legal Proceedings

   38

Item 4.

  

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

   38

PART II.

     

Item 5.

  

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   39

Item 6.

  

Selected Financial Data

   41

Item 7.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   42
  

Overview

   42
  

Trends

   44
  

Financial Condition

   44
  

Capital Resources and Liquidity

   54
  

Results of Operations

   61
  

Segment Information

   73
  

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

   73

Item 7A.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   84

Item 8.

  

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   91

Item 9.

  

Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   158

Item 9A.

  

Controls and Procedures

   158

Item 9B.

  

Other Information

   159

PART III.

     

Item 10.

  

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

   160

Item 11.

  

Executive Compensation

   166

Item 12.

  

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   183

Item 13.

  

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

   184

Item 14.

  

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

   186

PART IV.

     

Item 15.

  

Exhibits

   187

SIGNATURES

  

 

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Forward-looking Statements

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risk and uncertainty. These statements describe the expectations of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, or the Seattle Bank, regarding future events and developments, including future operating results, growth in assets, and continued success of our products. These statements include, without limitation, statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. The words “will,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” and words of similar nature are intended in part to help identify forward-looking statements.

 

Future results, events, and developments are difficult to predict, and the expectations described in this report, including any forward-looking statements, are subject to risk and uncertainty that may cause actual results to differ materially from those we currently anticipate. Consequently, there is no assurance that the expected events and developments will occur. See “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors,” for additional information on risks and uncertainties.

 

Factors that may cause actual results, events, and developments to differ materially from those discussed in this report include, among others, the following:

 

   

a significant change in interest rates;

 

   

withdrawal of one or more large members or consolidation among our members;

 

   

competition from other alternative sources of funding available to our members, including other Federal Home Loan Banks, or FHLBanks;

 

   

adverse changes in the market prices of our financial instruments, or our failure to effectively hedge these instruments;

 

   

changes in investor demand for consolidated obligations or changes in our ability to participate in the issuance of consolidated obligations;

 

   

effects of the recent amendments to our capital plan, as amended, which we refer to as our Capital Plan, including amendments regarding the creation of an excess stock pool and authorization of Class A stock to support new advances;

 

   

our members’ willingness to do business with us despite limitations on our payment of dividends and continuing restrictions on repurchases of excess Class B stock;

 

   

failure to satisfy hedge accounting criteria under the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP, in hedging our interest-rate risk;

 

   

legislative or regulatory changes or actions initiated by the Federal Housing Finance Board, or the Finance Board, or other body, that could cause us to modify our current structure, policies, or business operations;

 

   

changes in accounting rules or in the interpretation of existing accounting rules;

 

   

negative changes in our credit agency ratings or ratings applicable to the FHLBanks, the Finance Board, and the Office of Finance, or collectively the FHLBank System;

 

   

the need to make principal or interest payments on behalf of another FHLBank as a result of the joint and several liability of all FHLBanks for consolidated obligations;

 

   

adverse changes in local and national economic conditions; and

 

   

events such as terrorism, natural disasters, or other catastrophic events that could disrupt the financial markets where we obtain funding, our borrowers’ ability to repay advances, or the value of the collateral that we hold.

 

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These cautionary statements apply to all related forward-looking statements, wherever they appear in this report. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that we make in this report or that we may make from time to time.

 

PART I.

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

The Seattle Bank, a federally chartered corporation organized in 1964, is a member-owned cooperative. Our mission is to provide liquidity, funding, and services to enhance our members’ success and the availability of affordable homes and economic development in their communities. Our core business is traditional member finance, which includes making advances, providing letters of credit, accepting deposits, and providing securities safekeeping and other services. Historically, we offered products and services through two operating segments, traditional member finance and the Mortgage Purchase Program, or MPP. The MPP segment included mortgage loans held for portfolio as a result of purchases from participating members. During the first quarter of 2005, we decided to exit the MPP.

 

We conduct most of our business with or through our members, and we do not conduct our business directly with the general public. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we reported net income of $25.8 million, and as of December 31, 2006, we had total assets of $53.5 billion, total deposits of $1.0 billion, and retained earnings of $92.4 million.

 

We also work with our members and a variety of other entities, including non-profit organizations, to provide affordable housing and community economic development funds through direct subsidy grants and low- or no-interest loans, for individuals and communities in need. We fund these grants and loans through the Affordable Housing Program, or AHP, and a number of other community investment programs.

 

The Seattle Bank is one of 12 FHLBanks that, along with the Finance Board and the Office of Finance, comprise the FHLBank System. The FHLBank System was created by Congress under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended, or the FHLBank Act, to ensure the availability of housing funds to expand home ownership throughout the nation. The 12 FHLBanks are government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs, of the United States of America. Each FHLBank is a separate entity with its own board of directors, management, and employees. The 12 FHLBanks are located throughout the United States, with each FHLBank responsible for a particular district. The Seattle Bank is responsible for the Twelfth District, which includes the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

 

The primary sources of funding for all of the FHLBanks consist of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes, which are referred to collectively as consolidated obligations. The Office of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks created by the Finance Board, acts as an authorized agent of the FHLBanks, facilitating and executing the issuance of consolidated obligations on behalf of the FHLBanks. The U.S. government does not guarantee, directly or indirectly, the consolidated obligations or other obligations of any of the FHLBanks. Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the 12 FHLBanks. As of December 31, 2006, the aggregate par value of consolidated obligations outstanding for the FHLBank System was $952.0 billion; however, individual banks are primarily liable for an allocated portion of the consolidated obligations in which they participate. As of December 31, 2006, the Seattle Bank was the primary obligor on $49.7 billion par value of consolidated obligations.

 

In 2006, the Seattle Bank’s annual net income increased to $25.8 million, reversing a trend of declining net income that occurred from 2001 through 2005. Due to actions we initiated at the end of 2004, and which were substantially implemented during 2005 and 2006, we have now refocused our business on providing advances to our members and no longer purchase mortgage loans through the MPP. In changing the direction of our business,

 

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we reviewed and improved our operations and reduced our expenses substantially. As a result of these factors, and assuming the interest-rate environment remains substantially unchanged, we anticipate continued improvement in net income. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview.”

 

As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we had net unrealized market value losses of $245.0 million, $363.1 million, and $257.3 million, which are not reflected in our December 31, 2006, 2005, or 2004 Statements of Condition and which are likely to depress our net income over future periods. Because of these net unrealized market value losses, the ratio of the market value of our equity to the book value of our equity was 89.0%, 83.5%, and 87.8% as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. We measure the market value of our equity as the present value of the expected net cash flows from all our existing assets, liabilities, and commitments. The amount of our net unrealized market value losses involves estimates of the market values of our assets, liabilities, and commitments, which we discuss in greater depth in Note 17 in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements.”

 

As a result of our 2004 Finance Board examination, we entered into an agreement with the Finance Board in December 2004, which we refer to as the Written Agreement. The Written Agreement required us to develop a three-year business and capital management plan and submit it to the Finance Board’s Office of Supervision, and imposed certain other requirements and limitations. In May 2005, the Finance Board accepted our three-year business and capital management plan, subject to our adoption of certain dividend and stock repurchase restrictions. On January 11, 2007, due to, among other things, our successful progress on the implementation of our business plan, the Finance Board terminated the Written Agreement. We refer to the three-year business and capital management plan, as updated from time to time, as the business plan.

 

To implement the business plan, we undertook significant changes to our business, operations, and capital policies, including refocusing our strategic direction and marketing efforts on advances, beginning our exit from the MPP, and substantially reducing our operating expenses, primarily through reductions in staff and facilities costs. To lead the Seattle Bank in refocusing our business, our Board of Directors, or Board, appointed James E. Gilleran as our president and chief executive officer effective June 2005, appointed Richard M. Riccobono as our executive vice president, chief operating officer effective August 2005, and appointed Mark R. Szczepaniak as our chief financial officer effective July 2005. In February 2007, Mr. Gilleran announced his resignation effective April 30, 2007, and the Board appointed Mr. Riccobono as our president and chief executive officer effective May 1, 2007. For more information regarding these matters, see “—Regulation—Written Agreement and Business Plan,” and “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Historical Operations,” and “Part III. Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.”

 

Membership and Market

 

The Seattle Bank is a cooperative that is owned by member financial institutions located within our district. All federally insured depository institutions and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance and community financial institutions located in the Seattle Bank’s district are eligible to apply for membership. Eligible institutions must purchase capital stock in the Seattle Bank as a condition of membership. Members generally are assigned a credit line at the time they join, based on our evaluation of their financial condition, and are eligible to receive dividends, when and if payable, on their capital stock investment. Members are subject to activity-based capital stock requirements, which may require them to purchase additional stock if the amount of business they do with us increases. All of our outstanding capital stock is owned by our members, except in limited circumstances, for example, for a period after a member is acquired by a nonmember.

 

As of December 31, 2006, the Seattle Bank had 379 members, which represented approximately 38% of the financial institutions in our district eligible for membership. We also had six stockholders that were nonmembers

 

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holding capital stock as a result of acquisitions that are awaiting redemption of their stock by us. Additionally, we had six approved housing associates that were not required to purchase our stock to use our services within the parameters of our regulations and policies. As of December 31, 2006, 10 of our members had requested withdrawal from membership. On March 27, 2007, one member rescinded its withdrawal request.

 

Since 1999, membership has grown from 336, although our membership growth has slowed in recent years. The composition of our membership has remained essentially the same during that time, with commercial banks and thrifts comprising between 77% and 86% and credit unions between 14% and 22% of our membership. The following tables show the capital stock holdings and the geographic locations of our stockholders, by type, as of December 31, 2006.

 

Type of Institution

   Number of
Institutions
   Total Value
of Capital
Stock Held*
(dollars in thousands)          

Commercial banks

   253    $ 1,042,050

Thrifts

   37      1,016,881

Credit unions

   84      141,679

Insurance companies

   5      9,609
           

Total

   379    $ 2,210,219
           

* Includes $69.2 million in mandatorily redeemable Class B stock. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity–Capital Resources–Seattle Bank Stock.”

 

State or Territory

   Commercial
Banks
   Thrifts    Credit
Unions
   Insurance
Companies
   Total

Alaska

   6    1    5       12

American Samoa

   1             1

Guam

   2    1    1       4

Hawaii

   5    2    5       12

Idaho

   12    3    2    1    18

Montana

   61    2    7       70

Ohio*

   1             1

Oregon

   30    2    18    1    51

Utah

   35    3    12    1    51

Washington

   66    20    30    2    118

Wyoming

   34    3    4       41
                        

Total

   253    37    84    5    379
                        

* Out-of-district nonmember stockholder holding capital stock as a result of an acquisition, pending redemption.

 

The Seattle Bank’s market area is the same as its membership district. Institutions that are members of the Seattle Bank must have their principal places of business within this market area but may also operate elsewhere. The value of membership in the Seattle Bank has historically been derived primarily from the following aspects of our business:

 

   

the relatively low rates at which members can borrow from us, which stems from our ability to raise funds in the financial markets at favorable interest rates through consolidated obligations, due primarily to the FHLBank System’s “AAA” credit rating;

 

   

the access we provide to readily available funding for liquidity purposes;

 

   

the access we provide to grants and below-market-rate loans for affordable housing and economic development;

 

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the access we historically provided as a competitively priced secondary mortgage market alternative; and

 

   

the dividends that we have paid to members until recently, which historically have represented a significant portion of our earnings.

 

To provide value to our members, we leverage our capital stock through the issuance of FHLBank System debt in the form of consolidated obligations. We have used a majority of the proceeds from the sale of consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor to provide advances to member and approved nonmember borrowers and historically to purchase mortgage loans under the MPP. We have also used the proceeds from consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor to purchase investments in high-quality financial instruments, including consolidated obligations on which other FHLBanks are the primary obligors, with the goal of achieving market-rate returns on our investments. Interest income from our credit products, mortgage loans, and investments is used to pay our interest expenses, operating expenses, other costs, and dividends to our members.

 

Our Business

 

We manage and report our operations as a single business segment, traditional member finance, which includes making advances, providing letters of credit, accepting deposits, and providing securities safekeeping and other services. Historically, we offered products and services through two operating segments, traditional member finance and the MPP. The MPP segment consisted of mortgage loans held for portfolio as a result of purchases from participating members. During the first quarter of 2005, we decided to exit the MPP. As a result of this decision, Seattle Bank management no longer manages the business using separate operating segments and the operating results of the former MPP segment are aggregated with the traditional member finance segment for decision-making purposes. See “Segment Disclosure” in Note 1 in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements.”

 

Products and Services

 

Advances

 

We make advances to our member and approved nonmember borrowers at competitive rates, with maturities ranging from overnight to 30 years. Advances can be customized to meet a borrower’s special funding needs, using a variety of interest-rate indices, maturities, amortization schedules, and embedded options such as call or put options. Borrowers pledge mortgage loans and other eligible collateral, such as U.S. Treasury or agency securities, to secure these advances. With the exception of overnight and other very short-term advances, we generally do not make advances of less than $100,000.

 

As of December 31, 2006, we had 222 member borrowers with outstanding advances totaling $28.0 billion, and two approved nonmember borrower with outstanding advances totaling $7.9 million.

 

Advances to Members. Advances generally support our members’ mortgage lending activities. In addition, advances made to member community financial institutions may be used for the purpose of providing loans to small businesses, small farms, and small agribusinesses. Community financial institutions are financial institutions that, in 2006, had average assets over the last three years of no more than $587.0 million.

 

Advances help our members manage their assets and liabilities and serve as a funding source for a variety of member uses, including mortgage loans that members may be unable or unwilling to sell in the secondary mortgage market. Advances matched to the maturity and prepayment characteristics of mortgage loans can reduce a member’s interest-rate risk associated with holding mortgage loans. Accordingly, advances support important housing markets, including those focused on low- and moderate-income households. In addition, advances provide members with a low-cost source of liquidity, reducing their need to hold low-yielding liquid assets financed with longer-term, more expensive debt, and provide long-term financing to support our members’ balance sheet management strategies. For example, for members that choose to sell their mortgage loans in the

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secondary mortgage markets, advances can provide funding for temporary liquidity needs. Advances also provide competitively priced wholesale funding to smaller community lenders that typically do not have access to many of the funding alternatives available to larger financial organizations, such as repurchase agreements, commercial paper, and brokered deposits.

 

Advances to Nonmembers. Under the FHLBank Act, we are permitted to make advances to nonmembers that are approved under Title II of the National Housing Act, which we also refer to as approved nonmember borrowers. These approved nonmember borrowers are not subject to all of the provisions of the FHLBank Act that apply to our members. For example, they have no capital stock purchase requirements, although the same regulatory lending requirements generally apply to them as apply to members. An approved nonmember borrower must be a government agency or be chartered under federal or state law with rights and powers similar to those of a corporation, and it must lend its own funds as its principal activity in the mortgage lending field. The financial condition of an approved nonmember borrower must be such that, in our sole opinion, we can safely make advances to the approved nonmember borrower.

 

Types of Advances. The Seattle Bank offers a variety of advances, including variable interest-rate, fixed interest-rate, and structured advances. Structured advances are either fixed interest-rate or variable interest-rate advances that include certain options that are affected by interest rates or that alter the cash flows.

 

Variable Interest-Rate Advances

 

Cash Management Advances. Cash management advances are short-term, variable interest-rate advances designed to provide immediate and flexible funding to meet borrowers’ daily liquidity needs. A cash management advance is an open-note program, similar to a revolving line of credit or a federal funds line. Outstanding cash management advance balances are automatically renewed unless paid off by the borrower. Borrowers can increase or decrease cash management advance balances daily. Cash management advance rates are based on overnight federal funds rates and are reset daily. There are no minimum dollar amounts for cash management advances.

 

Adjustable Advances. Adjustable advances are variable interest-rate, fixed-term advances with interest rates based on a spread to a specified market interest-rate index, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate, known as LIBOR, or prime. Maturities range from one to five years. Adjustable advances are subject to prepayment fees. The prepayment fee requirement is intended to make us economically indifferent to a borrower’s decision to prepay an advance. However, because interest rates on adjustable advances track interest rates in the financial markets, prepayment fees are generally minimal.

 

Fixed Interest-Rate Advances

 

Fixed Interest-Rate Advances. Fixed interest-rate advances include short-term advances with maturities from seven days to one year and long-term, fixed interest-rate advances with maturities from one year to 30 years. In both cases, principal is due at maturity. Principal may be prepaid prior to maturity, subject to a prepayment fee. We determine the amount of fees charged for prepayments using the interest rate, the amount, the remaining time to maturity of the prepaid advance, and our cost of funds at the time the advance is prepaid. The prepayment fee requirement is intended to make us economically indifferent to a borrower’s decision to prepay an advance.

 

Amortizing Advances. Amortizing advances are fixed interest-rate, fixed-term advances, where the principal is repaid over the term of the advance, generally on a straight-line basis. Maturities range from two to 30 years. Amortizing advances allow borrowers to reduce the principal level of their advances in tandem with their funded assets, such as mortgage loans.

 

Structured Advances

 

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refer to as a lock-out period. In exchange for our option, the borrower pays a lower interest rate on the advance. Maturities range from one to 10 years, with lock-out periods from three months to five years or longer. At the end of the lock-out period, and on a periodic basis thereafter, we may terminate the advance at our discretion. If we elect to terminate the advance, the member may apply for a new advance at the then-current advance rates, subject to all applicable credit requirements.

 

Knockout Advances. Knockout advances are a type of putable advance that is automatically canceled by the Seattle Bank in the event LIBOR exceeds a pre-determined interest rate on set future dates. If the advance is canceled, the member may apply for a new advance at the then-current advance rates, subject to all applicable credit requirements.

 

Capped Floater Advances. A capped floater advance is an adjustable interest-rate advance that is capped at a pre-determined interest rate. The funding structure allows the borrower to benefit from lower borrowing costs should interest rates decline, while offering protection against a significant increase in interest rates.

 

Floored Advances. A floored advance is an adjustable interest-rate advance that contains a long position in an interest- rate floor that is based on a benchmark index rate such as LIBOR. If interest rates decline below a pre-determined interest rate, the borrower’s rate will be reduced to an interest rate that reflects the lower index rate less the difference between the pre-determined interest rate and the index rate. This advance offers the borrower protection from exposure to falling interest rates.

 

Floating-to-Fixed Convertible Advances. A blend of an adjustable interest-rate advance and a putable advance, the floating-to-fixed convertible, or FFC, advance initially has a floating or variable interest rate, which “flips” to a fixed rate of interest on a pre-determined date if we do not exercise our option to cancel the advance on that date. In addition, the FFC advance has an option for us to cancel the advance on specific dates throughout the term of the advance, including the “flip” date, following the lock-out period. The FFC advance offers sub-LIBOR, variable interest-rate funding in exchange for selling the Seattle Bank the right to cancel the advance on pre-determined dates.

 

Returnable Advances. This fixed interest-rate advance gives the borrower the right to prepay the advance to the Seattle Bank on pre-determined dates without a prepayment penalty. The cost of purchasing the option is reflected in an interest rate that is higher than that of a standard fixed-rate advance.

 

The types of advances outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and the amount of income generated by each advance type for the year ended December 31, 2006 are described in the table below.

 

     As of December 31, 2006     For the Year Ended
December 31, 2006
 

Advance Type

   Advances
Outstanding
  

Percent

of Total
Advances
Outstanding

    Advances
Income*
  

Percent

of Total
Advances
Income

 
(dollars in thousands)       

Variable interest-rate advances

          

Cash management advances

   $ 1,151,020    4.11 %   $ 76,007    6.06 %

Adjustable advances

     10,891,978    38.93       322,713    25.72  

Fixed interest-rate advances

          

Fixed interest-rate advances

     11,792,206    42.13       658,751    52.51  

Amortizing advances

     675,669    2.41       36,090    2.88  

Structured advances

          

Putable advances

     3,195,946    11.42       153,772    12.25  

Capped floater advances

     140,000    0.50       5,381    0.43  

Floating-to-fixed convertible advances

     140,000    0.50       1,912    0.15  
                          

Total par value of advances

   $ 27,986,819    100.00 %   $ 1,254,626    100.00 %
                          

* Advances income excludes hedging adjustments, amortization of discounts on AHP advances, commitment fees, and amortization of prepayment fees.

 

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Security Interests. We are required under the FHLBank Act to obtain and maintain a security interest in eligible collateral at the time we originate or renew an advance. Eligible collateral for member borrowers includes:

 

   

whole first mortgage loans on improved residential property or securities representing a whole interest in the mortgage loans;

 

   

securities issued, insured, or guaranteed by the U.S. government or any of its agencies, such as mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae;

 

   

mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, neither of which are guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government;

 

   

cash or other deposits in the Seattle Bank; and

 

   

other acceptable real estate-related collateral that has a readily ascertainable value, can be liquidated in due course, and in which we can perfect a security interest.

 

As additional security for a member borrower’s indebtedness, we have a statutory lien on our member borrowers’ capital stock in the Seattle Bank. Community financial institutions have the benefit of expanded statutory collateral provisions dealing with small business, small farm, or small agribusiness loans.

 

Nonmember borrowers are subject to more stringent collateral requirements than are member borrowers. For example, collateral generally is limited to whole first mortgage loans on improved residential real estate that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title II of the National Housing Act. Securities that represent a whole interest in the principal and interest payments due on a pool of FHA mortgage loans also are eligible. Collateral for nonmember borrowers is maintained in the physical possession of the Seattle Bank.

 

We use three basic categories of collateral control arrangements to secure our interests: blanket pledge, segregation/listing, and physical possession.

 

Control Category

  

Physical Delivery
(Yes / No)

  

Summary Description

Blanket Pledge

   Loans: No Securities: Yes    Members are not required to physically deliver loan documents to us. Instead, we monitor estimated collateral levels from regulatory financial reports filed quarterly with the member’s regulator or, for types of collateral not readily ascertainable from the regulatory financial reports, from specific member-prepared schedules provided to us on a periodic basis. All securities collateral must be specifically pledged and delivered to a controlled account at either the Seattle Bank or a third-party custodian approved by us.

Segregation/Listing

   Loans: No Securities: Yes    Members are required to periodically submit a listing of their pledged loan collateral and must be prepared to deliver the collateral to us if requested to do so. All securities collateral must be specifically pledged and delivered to a controlled account at either the Seattle Bank or a third-party custodian approved by us.

Physical Possession

   Loans: Yes Securities: Yes    All collateral used in determining borrowing capacity is delivered to us. Securities pledged are delivered to a controlled account at either the Seattle Bank or a third-party custodian approved by us.

 

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requirements must be owned by the member borrower, or in certain cases, a member’s affiliate approved by us, and must be identified on the member’s or affiliate’s books and records as being pledged to us. Member borrowers must comply with collateral requirements before we fund an advance. Member borrowers are required to maintain eligible collateral, free and clear of pledges, liens, or other encumbrances of third parties, in an amount that covers outstanding indebtedness due to us. Member borrowers must maintain appropriate tracking controls and reports to ensure compliance with this requirement.

 

The Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987 affords priority to any security interest granted to us by any of our member borrowers over the claims and rights of any party, including any receiver, conservator, trustee, or similar party having rights as a lien creditor. The only two exceptions to this priority are claims and rights that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law or that are held by actual bona fide purchasers for value or by parties that have actual perfected security interests in the collateral. In addition, our claims are given certain preferences pursuant to the receivership provisions in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Most member borrowers grant us a blanket lien covering substantially all of the member borrower’s assets and consent to our filing a financing statement evidencing the blanket lien, which we do as a standard practice.

 

Based on the security provided by the blanket lien, the financing statement, and the statutory preferences, we do not take control of the collateral, other than securities collateral, pledged by member borrowers under the blanket pledge or segregation/listing categories. We generally will further secure our security interests by taking physical possession (or control) of the supporting collateral if we determine the financial or other condition of a particular member borrower so warrants. In addition, we generally take physical possession of collateral pledged by non-depository institutions (e.g., insurance companies and approved nonmember borrowers) to ensure that an advance is as secure as the security interest in collateral pledged by depository institutions.

 

Typically, we charge collateral management and safekeeping fees on collateral delivered to the Seattle Bank or its custodians.

 

Borrowing Capacity. Borrowing capacity depends on the type of collateral provided by a borrower, whether a member or a nonmember. The following table shows, for each type of collateral, the borrowing capacity as a percentage of the collateral’s value. To determine the value against which we apply these specified discounts, we generally use discounted cash flows for mortgage loans and a third-party pricing source for securities for which there is an established market.

 

Type of Collateral

   Borrowing Capacity

U.S. Treasury and other government agency* securities

   95 – 97%

U.S. Treasury and other government agency* debentures and non-agency-rated mortgage-backed securities

   80 – 87%

Eligible first-lien single or multi-family mortgage loans

   80 – 83%

Other eligible collateral and community financial institution collateral

   50 – 75%

* Includes GSEs such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other FHLBanks, as well as other U.S. agencies such as Ginnie Mae, the Farm Services Agency, Small Business Administration, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the United States Department of Agriculture.

 

On a case-by-case basis, we accept certain categories of first-lien single-family subprime mortgage loans as collateral under our subprime collateral program. Prior to being approved for this program, members must complete a separate application process which includes a thorough assessment of their credit and collateral administration policies and procedures for subprime lending. Also, our credit department staff reviews individual subprime loans for compliance with the policies and also tests for loans with predatory characteristics and compliance with our responsible lending policy. Borrowing capacity rates for approved subprime loans vary from 50% to 75%, according to loan characteristics. The policy adopted by our Board to govern the subprime collateral program prohibits as eligible collateral: loans delinquent more than sixty days, second liens, loans

 

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with a debt-to-income ratio in excess of 49%, and non-owner occupied properties. In addition, certain state concentration limits were established. The market value of the subprime loans is determined regularly by a third-party expert in mortgage valuation, contracted by the Seattle Bank.

 

Management of Credit Risk. In order to manage the credit risk of our advances, we monitor our member borrowers’ financial condition using quarterly reports submitted by our members to their regulators. We perform quarterly analyses and reviews of member borrowers whose financial performance does not fall within the key performance parameters defined in our credit monitoring system. For example, member borrowers falling within the following performance categories will be analyzed and reviewed:

 

   

member borrowers that report a net operating loss for the quarter;

 

   

member borrowers that report a ratio of nonperforming assets to equity and loss reserves in excess of 20%;

 

   

member borrowers with a composite CAMELS score of 3 or worse; or

 

   

member borrowers with: (1) a quarterly Portfolio Analysis and Monitoring System, or PAMS, score of 15 or less on a scale of 50 points, (2) a quarterly PAMS score decline of 10 points or more during the most recent quarter, or (3) a 10-point drop in weighted-average PAMS score over two quarters.

 

The CAMELS rating system generates a regulatory rating of a financial institution’s overall condition, based on on-site examinations of six factors: capital adequacy, asset quality, management quality, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk. Each financial institution’s regulator assigns the institution a score on a scale of 1 (best) to 5 (worst) for each of the six factors, along with a composite or overall rating for a financial institution that is based on a combination of the factors’ scores and an overall evaluation. Financial institutions with a composite rating of 1 or 2 are considered to be high-quality institutions that present few, if any, supervisory concerns. PAMS is an internal scoring system we use to evaluate and classify various credit risks associated with members. We use a number of credit quality ratios, such as non-performing loans to total loans, as well as profitability, capital, and liquidity ratios to determine a member borrower’s score.

 

We review and validate collateral pledged by member borrowers on a risk-based schedule, according to the member’s financial condition, collateral quality, or other credit considerations. Member borrowers who fully collateralize their indebtedness with marketable securities in a pledged account under the control of the Seattle Bank are generally not subject to collateral verifications.

 

Financial information on nonmember borrowers is generally limited to annual reports, which include fiscal year-end financial data. Nonmember borrowers that request recurring borrowing facilities are reviewed periodically. Certifications relating to their status as an eligible nonmember borrower, use of proceeds, and eligibility of collateral are required with each advance. Nonmember borrowers must provide current financial statements and meet all eligibility tests prior to consideration of borrowing requests.

 

Concentration and Pricing of Advances. Our advance balances are concentrated with commercial banks and thrift institutions. As of December 31, 2006, five members held 69.5% of the par value of our outstanding advances, with two of these members holding 56.8% of the par value of our outstanding advances. No borrower other than Bank of America Oregon, N.A. and Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B., held more than 10% of the par value of our total advances outstanding as of December 31, 2006.

 

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The following table identifies our top five borrowers’ advance balances and their percentage of our total par value of advances, as well as the income and percentage of our total advance income from these advances for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

     As of December 31, 2006     For the Year Ended
December 31, 2006
 

Name

   Advances at
Par Value
   Percent
of Total
Advances
    Advances
Income
   Percent
of Total
Advances
Income
 
(dollars in thousands)                       

Bank of America Oregon, N.A.

   $ 10,060,394    36.0 %   $ 400,472    31.1 %

Portland, OR

          

Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B.

     5,821,822    20.8       216,143    16.8  

Seattle, WA

          

Washington Federal Savings Bank

     1,500,000    5.4       69,654    5.4  

Seattle, WA

          

Sterling Savings Bank

     1,306,008    4.7       59,896    4.6  

Spokane, WA

          

American Savings Bank, F.S.B.

     730,000    2.6       39,980    3.1  

Honolulu, HI

          

 

We are not subject to any regulatory or other restrictions on concentrations of advances with particular categories of institutions or with individual borrowers. Nevertheless, we monitor our advance activity and provide a variety of information to our Board regarding advance balances and activity trends by type of advance, customer, and other relevant measures. Because a large concentration of our advances is held by only a few members, changes in their borrowing decisions can significantly affect the amount of our advances outstanding. We expect that the concentration of advances with our largest borrowers will remain significant for at least 2007 and several years thereafter.

 

There are three primary means of pricing advances:

 

   

Advance window. All borrowers receive the same pricing, which is posted on our website.

 

   

Auction funding. Through this alternative, borrowers can generally save five or more basis points on advance rates. Auction funding is available two times per week when the Seattle Bank participates in consolidated obligation discount note issuances from the Office of Finance. Borrowers do not know the interest rate of the advance until the auction is complete.

 

   

Differential pricing. Borrowers can request a lower advance rate and, subject to specific criteria and delegated authority, certain staff members may adjust the pricing levels.

 

We significantly increased our use of differential pricing in 2006 and 2005 as we refocused our business on advances. The differential pricing option is administered by specified employees within parameters established by our asset and liability management committee (consisting of Seattle Bank employees) under authority delegated by our president and chief executive officer and overseen by the Board. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the amount of differentially priced advances accounted for 79.5% of new advances, compared to 46.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The amount of window advances and auction-priced advances accounted for 10.0% and 10.5% of new advances made for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to 45.5% and 8.5% of advances made for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

We believe that the use of differential pricing gives us greater flexibility to compete with regard to rates for more advance business. This means that rates on advances may be lower for some members than for others in order to be competitive with lower rates available to those members that have alternative funding sources. In

 

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general, our larger members have more alternative funding sources and are able to access funding at lower rates than our smaller members. We believe that the use of differential pricing has increased our advance balance and will continue to do so in the future, and that the increased volume compensates us for any reduction in overall yield due to differential pricing. For additional discussion on advances, see “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition—Advances—Member Demand for Advances.”

 

The weighted-average interest rates of advances are highly dependent upon origination date and time to maturity. The federal funds rate increased by 100 basis points during 2006, 200 basis points during 2005, and 125 basis points during 2004, from historically low levels in 2003 and 2002. As a result, shorter-term, fixed interest-rate advances have higher weighted-average interest rates than those with longer terms. The table below provides information on the type, weighted-average interest rates, and terms of advances held by our five largest borrowers and all other borrowers as of December 31, 2006.

 

    Top Five Borrowers   All Other Borrowers

Advance Type

  Advances
Outstanding
  Weighted-
Average
Percent
Interest
Rate
    Weighted-
Average
Term
(months)
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Term
(months)
  Advances
Outstanding
  Weighted-
Average
Percent
Interest
Rate
    Weighted-
Average
Term
(months)
  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Terms
(months)
(dollars in thousands)                                    

Variable interest-rate advances

               

Cash management advances

  $ 17,256   5.63 %   11.97   3.39   $ 1,133,764   5.63 %   11.98   5.96

Adjustable advances

    9,883,000   5.32     20.81   12.72     1,008,978   5.53     24.53   16.48

Fixed interest-rate advances

               

Fixed interest-rate advances

    7,379,752   5.24     9.56   3.28     4,412,454   4.71     36.38   18.72

Amortizing advances

    322,466   5.45     178.86   119.97     353,203   4.79     128.40   82.55

Structured advances

               

Putable advances

    1,815,750   4.71     116.42   72.72     1,380,196   4.62     106.98   70.51

Capped floater advances

            140,000   5.63     44.60   32.15

Floating-to-fixed convertible advances

            140,000   4.22     114.25   110.47
                       

Total par value of advances

  $ 19,418,224   5.24     28.09   16.51   $ 8,568,595   4.93     48.16   29.34
                       

 

Other Mission-Related Community Investment Programs. We provide direct and indirect support for programs designed to make communities better places to work and live. We assist members in meeting their Community Reinvestment Act responsibilities through a variety of specialized funding programs. Through our AHP and our other community investment programs, members have access to grants and subsidized and other low-cost funding to help them provide affordable rental and home ownership opportunities and take part in commercial and economic development activities that benefit low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. We also provide subsidy grants and loans to members for community and economic development. We administer and fund the programs described below.

 

Affordable Housing Program. Through the AHP, we offer grants and discounted advances to member financial institutions that partner with community sponsors to stimulate affordable rental and home ownership opportunities for low- or moderate-income households, which are defined as households with income below 80% of the area’s median income adjusted for family size. AHP grants can be used to fund the acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of housing, to reduce principal or interest rates on loans, or to assist in covering down payments or closing costs. We fund this program with approximately 10% of our net income each year. Over the last 16 years, the AHP has provided significant resources to members for housing development across the Seattle Bank’s district to assist in the purchase, construction, and rehabilitation of housing for low- and moderate-income households. We awarded AHP grants of $4.2 million, net of withdrawals, in 2006, funding over 1,006 housing units in 13 states or territories. From the inception of the program in 1990 through the end of 2006, we awarded $167.6 million in AHP grants to facilitate development of projects to create more than 33,450 housing units.

 

The Home$tart Program. The Home$tart Program is a subprogram of the AHP that, through our members, provides first-time home buyers with down payment and closing cost assistance by matching financial contributions made by the home buyers. We match $3 for every $1 put up by the home buyer, up to $5,000.

 

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For home buyers already receiving public housing assistance, we match $2 for every $1 put up by the home buyer, up to $10,000. In 2006, $2.0 million was distributed as part of the Home$tart program.

 

Community Investment Program/Economic Development Fund. In addition to the AHP, we offer two programs, the Community Investment Program and the Economic Development Fund, through which our members can apply for advances to support affordable housing initiatives or fund economic development. These programs provide advance funding with interest rates 10 to 25 basis points below our regular advance rates, for terms of five to 30 years. Rate locks are also available for periods of up to 24 months. These advances are especially effective when they support housing and commercial development in distressed or rural areas where financial resources are scarce. Our Community Investment Program/Economic Development Fund advances have been used to build affordable homes, fund multi-family rental projects, construct new roads and bridges, create sewage treatment plants, and finance new small businesses. As of December 31, 2006, we had $671.0 million in advances outstanding under these programs.

 

ACCESS Fund. Between 2000 and 2004, we set aside up to $200,000 per year to fund ACCESS, a recoverable loan fund that covers predevelopment costs associated with community-based economic development projects and loan loss reserves of community-based financial intermediaries. ACCESS granted $1.1 million in support of 24 projects between 2000 and 2005. In 2005, we suspended making contributions to this program. Our Board may consider reinstituting this or a similar program once we have established a trend of consistent profitability.

 

Challenge Fund. The Challenge Fund is a revolving fund that provides grants of up to $20,000 to subsidize predevelopment expenses associated with affordable housing projects. When a project moves forward, the grant is repaid. If a project does not move forward, the grant may be forgiven. In 2005, we suspended this program. Our Board may consider reinstituting this or a similar program once we have established a trend of consistent profitability.

 

Letters of Credit

 

The Seattle Bank issues letters of credit that provide members an efficient and low-cost vehicle to secure contractual agreements, enhance credit profiles, improve asset and liability management, and collateralize public deposits. Terms are individually structured to meet member needs. As of December 31, 2006, our outstanding letters of credit totaled approximately $135.6 million.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

 

Many of our members originate mortgage loans. However, for a variety of reasons, including liquidity, mortgage servicing, and risk management purposes, our members often sell their mortgage loans into the secondary mortgage market rather than holding them in their portfolios. We designed the MPP in collaboration with certain other FHLBanks to provide participating members with: (i) an alternative to the sale of whole mortgage loans into the traditional secondary mortgage market, and (ii) an enhanced ability to provide attractive financing to home buyers in their communities. Under the MPP, we purchased loans directly from our members, without the use of any intermediary, such as an intervening trust. The MPP was designed as a risk-sharing arrangement under which we would manage the liquidity, interest rate, and prepayment risk of purchased mortgage loans, while members would retain the primary credit risk. Since the inception of the MPP in 2001, we generally operated our MPP independently without participation from other FHLBanks, except for certain coordination and limited cost-sharing arrangements relating to software enhancements and upgrades and, when beneficial to the FHLBanks that offer an MPP, joint negotiation with common vendors, such as master servicing providers and supplemental mortgage insurance companies.

 

In March 2005, we announced that we were refocusing our business on advances, and in our business plan, we outlined a strategy to exit the MPP. We ceased entering into new master commitment contracts in 2005 and have terminated all open contracts. In August 2005, we sold $1.4 billion of government-insured mortgage loans

 

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to Bank of America, N.A., an affiliate of one of our members, Bank of America Oregon, N.A. In September 2005, we reclassified the remaining government-insured mortgages as held for portfolio. We expect that the balance of our mortgage loans held for portfolio will continue to decrease as those loans are paid off.

 

Our MPP business was concentrated among a small number of participating members as the following table shows, and we were not subject to any regulatory or other restrictions on concentrations of MPP business with particular categories of institutions or with individual customers. The following table presents our historical purchases from our three largest MPP participating members through December 31, 2006.

 

     Through December 31, 2006  

Name

   Par Value of
Purchases
   Percent of Total
Par Value of
MPP Purchases
 
(dollars in thousands)            

Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B.

Seattle, WA

   $ 15,200,050    83.5 %

Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, N.A

Salt Lake City, UT

     1,491,887    8.2  

Bank of America Oregon, N.A.

Portland, OR

     923,209    5.1  

 

Eligible Loans. Through the MPP, we purchased directly from participating members fixed interest-rate, fully amortizing, government-insured mortgage loans and conventional, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans with principal balances that would have made them eligible for purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government-insured mortgage loans we purchased are insured by the FHA. As of December 31, 2006, our mortgage loan portfolio was composed of government-insured mortgage loans with a par value totaling $292.1 million and conventional mortgage loans with a par value totaling $6.0 billion. As of December 31, 2006, the MPP portfolio consisted of 38,711 mortgage loans, which were originated throughout the United States. For additional information regarding mortgage loan holdings by state and geographic concentration, see “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Unaudited Supplementary Data—Geographic Concentration of Mortgage Loans.”

 

We do not service the mortgage loans we purchased from our participating members. Under the MPP, participating members that sold mortgage loans to us could either continue to service the mortgage loans or independently sell the servicing rights to a service provider acceptable to us. If the participating member released its servicing rights to another service provider on our pre-approved list, the member typically received a servicing released premium for selling the servicing under the servicing released option.

 

Management of Credit Risk. To ensure member retention of most of the credit risk and to cover, at a minimum, the expected losses on the conventional mortgage loans originated or acquired by a member and purchased under the MPP, we require the member to fund a lender risk account. The lender risk account is funded in one of two ways: (i) historically, by an up-front reduction to the proceeds paid to the member for its mortgage loans; or (ii) by an additional modification to the yield on the mortgage loans purchased such that a portion of the amount paid by the member each month is designated for the lender risk account. The lender risk account is used to cover potential mortgage loan losses in excess of the homeowner’s equity in the underlying collateral and any private mortgage insurance for the mortgage loan. This account is established to conform to federal regulation covering acquired member asset programs. These regulations stipulate that a member is responsible for all expected losses on the mortgage loans it sells to an FHLBank. The participating member’s master commitment contract relating to the MPP specifies the funding level required for the member’s lender risk account. In accordance with the applicable contract, either the purchase price for the mortgage loans purchased under a member’s master commitment contract was discounted or the amount paid monthly by the member is increased to fund the lender risk account. If the member’s lender risk account is funded through monthly

 

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payments, the member remains obligated under the master commitment contract to pay the monthly amounts that fund the lender risk account whether or not any of the purchased mortgage loans are in default.

 

We require each member that sold conventional mortgage loans to us to provide additional credit enhancements that, combined with the lender risk account, effectively make the purchased mortgage loan portfolio equivalent to an investment that has been highly rated by Moody’s Investor’s Service, or Moody’s, or Fitch Investor’s Service, or Fitch. This was accomplished, in part, through the participating member’s purchase of supplemental mortgage insurance. We evaluated the proposed conventional mortgage loans to be purchased (either the specific portfolio or a representative sample) to determine the amount of expected losses from the mortgage loans. The amount funded into the lender risk account by the member was the greater of these expected losses or the minimum required by the supplemental mortgage insurance provider in order to provide supplemental mortgage insurance. As with some of the funding of the lender risk account, a portion of the monthly interest was set aside to fund the supplemental mortgage premium. If the lender risk account and the standard supplemental mortgage insurance policy did not combine to provide sufficient loss protection to support the equivalent of an investment-grade rating, the member was required to purchase additional supplemental mortgage insurance coverage called SMI Plus. This policy provides additional credit enhancement coverage to achieve an equivalent of an investment-grade rating.

 

The lender risk account funds and any payments made under supplemental mortgage insurance may be used to offset any losses that may occur over the life of the mortgage loans. To the extent that amounts deposited in the lender risk account exceed losses on the purchased mortgage loans, we return the remaining lender risk account funds to the participating member in accordance with the release schedule in the participating member’s master commitment contract. No lender risk account or other enhanced credit feature is required on U.S. government-insured mortgage loans that we purchased from our participating members.

 

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As a result of the credit enhancements described above, we and our participating members share the credit risk of the mortgage loans sold to us under the MPP. The participating member assumes a first-loss obligation in the event of a mortgage borrower default equivalent to a minimum of the expected losses through its lender risk account after the exhaustion of the borrower’s equity and any primary mortgage insurance coverage, if required. If the participating member’s lender risk account is insufficient to cover any losses, then the supplemental mortgage insurance coverage is used. Only after exhausting the supplemental mortgage insurance coverage will the Seattle Bank absorb any potential losses. Under this credit enhancement structure, the value of a foreclosed property must fall below 50% of the outstanding mortgage loan balance to result in a loss to us. The following table sets out the credit-risk structure described above.

 

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To date, all supplemental mortgage insurance has been underwritten by one mortgage insurance company. This company has the following claims-paying ability ratings: Standard & Poor’s, “AA,” Moodys, “Aa2,” Fitch, “AA+.” We monitor the claims-paying ability ratings of this insurance company as part of our overall credit rating monitoring processes. We have approved other mortgage insurance companies to supply supplemental mortgage insurance, but do not expect to utilize those companies because of our exit from the MPP.

 

Management of Interest-Rate and Prepayment Risk. The market value of the fixed interest-rate mortgage loans that we purchased changes as interest rates change. Typically, when interest rates rise, the market value of a fixed interest-rate mortgage loan depreciates, and as interest rates fall, the value of a fixed interest-rate mortgage loan appreciates. However, because borrowers can prepay the loans with no penalty, mortgage loans have inherent prepayment risk. Borrowers may prepay their mortgage loans for a variety of reasons, including refinancing their mortgage loans at a lower rate or sale of their homes. As a result of a borrower’s option to repay a mortgage loan at any time, the term of our investment in a mortgage loan is less predictable. We estimate the propensity of borrowers to prepay their mortgage loans using a third-party vendor prepayment model. The model

 

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estimates, using a variety of market variables, the expected cash flows of the mortgage loans under various interest-rate environments.

 

Our primary method of managing interest-rate risk for our MPP portfolio is to finance the mortgage loans with fixed interest-rate consolidated obligation debt of varying terms and maturities to simulate the expected cash flows of the underlying mortgage loans. The market value of the fixed interest-rate debt typically appreciates when rates rise, moving in the opposite direction of the mortgage loans, which generally depreciate under a rising interest-rate environment. Likewise, the fixed interest-rate debt typically depreciates when rates fall, whereas the mortgage loans may appreciate in such an environment.

 

We manage prepayment risk by financing the mortgage loans with callable debt where we have the option to call or repay the debt prior to the stated maturity date with no penalty. We generally repay or refinance the callable debt when interest rates fall, mirroring the prepayment option held by the borrower. Likewise, the callable debt may be extended to its maturity date when interest rates rise.

 

We also enter into interest-rate exchange agreements, such as interest-rate caps, floors, and options to purchase interest-rate exchange agreements, or swaptions, to further limit the interest-rate and prepayment risk inherent in mortgage loans. When interest rates are volatile, the prepayment option in a mortgage loan is less predictable and therefore the value of a mortgage loan depreciates. We offset this volatility risk by issuing callable debt and purchasing swaptions or interest-rate caps or floors. Interest-rate caps and payer swaptions appreciate in value as interest rates rise and as interest-rate volatility increases, offsetting the decrease in market value of the mortgage loans. Interest-rate floors and receiver swaptions appreciate in value as interest rates fall and as interest-rate volatility increases, offsetting the prepayment risk of the mortgage loans, which increases when rates fall.

 

We manage and measure the interest-rate and prepayment risk exposures of the mortgage loans and the associated debt and other financial obligations on an overall basis with all other assets, liabilities, and other financial obligations. We use a variety of risk measurement methods and techniques, including duration of equity, key-rate duration-of-equity mismatch, convexity of equity, and market value of equity sensitivity. Each of these methods provides different analytical information that we use to manage our interest-rate risks. We take rebalancing actions based on a number of factors that include these measurement methods. For further discussion, see “Part II. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

Although we utilized a variety of measures, including some of those described above, to manage both the interest-rate risk and the prepayment risk on the mortgage loans we purchased under the MPP, we were only partially successful in managing these risks. As we describe in more detail under “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Historical Operations,” we did not successfully anticipate either the interest-rate volatility or the rapid rate of prepayments that we experienced in 2004 and 2003. The fact that the MPP exposed us to these risks accounted in part for the decline in our earnings in 2005 and 2004 and contributed to our decision to exit the MPP. The sale of $1.4 billion of government-insured mortgage loans in August 2005 reduced both our interest-rate risk and our prepayment risk on our mortgage loans held for portfolio.

 

Investments

 

We maintain a portfolio of short- and long-term-to-maturity investments for liquidity purposes and to generate income on member capital. Our liquidity portfolio consists of short-term investments issued by highly rated institutions. Our short-term investments generally include overnight and term federal funds, repurchase agreements, interest-bearing certificates of deposit, and commercial paper. We also maintain a longer-term investment portfolio, which includes consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks, securities issued by U.S. government agencies, and debentures and mortgage-backed securities that are issued by other GSEs or that carry the highest credit ratings from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s. The U.S. government does not guarantee,

 

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directly or indirectly, the consolidated obligations or other obligations of any of the FHLBanks, or the securities or debt obligations of other GSEs such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

 

The Seattle Bank does not have any specific policy covering the level of investments it may make in its members or their affiliates compared to nonmembers. In general, the Seattle Bank makes investment decisions as to securities of members and their affiliates in accordance with its policies applicable to all investments, which reflect the regulatory restrictions and the credit-risk management policies described below. For short-term investments only, our credit-risk management policies permit the Seattle Bank to require a higher standard of credit quality for nonmembers and affiliates of members than for members. For example, for short-term investments in nonmembers or affiliates of members we may require higher minimum long-term credit ratings than for counterparties that are members, and require nonmembers or affiliates of members to hold higher amounts of tier-one capital (or equivalent capital measurement) than counterparties that are members. The Seattle Bank believes that the difference in these criteria for short-term investments in members is justified by the fact that the Seattle Bank has a blanket security interest in certain assets of its members.

 

When we refer to mortgage-backed securities in this report, we mean both collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed pass-through securities. Mortgage-backed pass-through securities are securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. Collateralized mortgage obligations are mortgage-backed securities where the underlying pools of mortgage loans have been separated into different maturity classes. Collateralized mortgage obligations may be issued by the above GSEs, Ginnie Mae, or private issuers. When we refer to mortgage-based assets, we mean mortgage-backed securities as defined above, plus mortgage loans purchased through the MPP.

 

As of December 31, 2006, our long-term investment portfolio totaled $13.7 billion. The table below provides our investments by type and credit rating as of December 31, 2006.

 

     Long-Term Rating   

Total

As of December 31, 2006

   AAA or
Government
Agency
   AA    Unrated   
(dollars in thousands)                    

Consolidated obligation bonds of other FHLBanks

   $ 4,224,959    $      $      $ 4,224,959

Other U.S. agency obligations

     146,298            146,298

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations (excluding consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks and mortgage-backed securities)*

     2,661,622         29,616      2,691,238

State or local housing investments

     4,987      7,080         12,067

Mortgage-backed securities

     6,613,347            6,613,347
                           

Total long-term investment securities

   $ 13,651,213    $ 7,080    $ 29,616    $ 13,687,909
                           

Further detail of mortgage-backed securities

           

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

           

Fannie Mae

     666,378            666,378

Freddie Mac

     1,004,330            1,004,330

Private issuer

     4,826,508            4,826,508
                   

Subtotal

   $ 6,497,216          $ 6,497,216
                   

Mortgage-backed pass-through securities

           

Fannie Mae

     91,761            91,761

Freddie Mac

     17,407            17,407

Ginnie Mae

     6,963            6,963
                   

Subtotal

     116,131            116,131
                   

Total mortgage-backed securities

   $ 6,613,347          $ 6,613,347
                   

* These primarily include Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debentures.

 

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Prohibited Investments. Under federal regulation, we are prohibited from investing in certain types of securities, including:

 

   

instruments, such as common stock, that represent an ownership in an entity, other than stock in small business investment companies or certain investments targeted to low-income persons or communities;

 

   

instruments issued by non-U.S. entities, other than those issued by U.S. branches and agency offices of foreign commercial banks;

 

   

non-investment-grade debt instruments, other than certain investments targeted to low-income persons or communities and instruments that were downgraded after purchase by the Seattle Bank;

 

   

whole mortgages or other whole loans, other than:

 

  o those acquired under the MPP,

 

  o certain investments targeted to low-income persons or communities,

 

  o certain marketable direct obligations of state, local, or tribal government units or agencies, having at least the second-highest credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or NRSRO, such as Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s, at the time of purchase,

 

  o mortgage-based securities or asset-backed securities backed by manufactured housing loans or home equity loans, and

 

  o certain foreign housing loans authorized under section 12(b) of the FHLBank Act; and

 

   

non-U.S. dollar denominated securities.

 

Finance Board regulations further limit our investment in mortgage-backed securities and mortgage-related asset-backed securities (such as those backed by home equity loans or Small Business Administration loans) by requiring that the total book value of such securities owned by us not exceed 300% of our previous month-end capital on the day we purchase the securities. In addition, we are prohibited from purchasing:

 

   

interest-only or principal-only mortgage-backed securities;

 

   

residual-interest or interest-accrual classes of collateralized mortgage obligations and real estate mortgage investment companies; and

 

   

fixed interest-rate or variable interest-rate mortgage-backed securities at interest rates equal to their contractual cap that, on the trade date, have average lives that vary by more than six years under an assumed instantaneous interest-rate change of 300 basis points.

 

Additional Restrictions. Money market issuers and obligors must have long-term ratings of at least “A3” by Moody’s or “A-” by Standard & Poor’s and maintain certain capital measurements. Member bank counterparties must have a minimum long-term credit rating of “Baa” by Moody’s or “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s and meet other capital measurements.

 

Our investments in direct obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies or instrumentalities other than the other FHLBanks are limited to the lower of 100% of our total capital or the issuer’s total capital.

 

Pursuant to a regulatory interpretation issued by the Finance Board in March 2005, the Finance Board clarified that it generally prohibits a FHLBank from purchasing any FHLBank consolidated obligation as part of the consolidated obligation’s initial issuance, either directly from the Office of Finance or indirectly through an underwriter. In 2004 and 2003, we purchased consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks with funds received primarily from the issuance of consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor and from accumulated cash from the maturity and nonrenewal of advances and the prepayment of mortgage-backed assets. By issuing debt with differing maturities and payment terms from the investments we were contemporaneously purchasing, we attempted to earn a favorable spread over our cost of funding on these investments. Nearly 90% of the aggregate amount of the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks that we purchased was callable, but the debt issued contemporaneously was largely noncallable.

 

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Of the $9.0 billion in callable debt of other FHLBanks that we purchased in 2004 and 2003, $4.8 billion had matured, had been called, or had been sold as of December 31, 2006. Although in 2006 we extinguished $283.1 million of the long-term fixed interest-rate debt that had been issued contemporaneously with the bond investments that were called, we continue to carry much of that debt at interest rates that, in some cases, are above our current cost for issuing such debt. We are unable to reasonably allocate all of the debt issuances that may have been used to fund the purchase of consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks to the purchased debt in order to calculate the actual spreads that resulted from this investment strategy. However, due to the market factors that significantly increased our borrowing cost to replace the short-term debt that funded those investments, and the loss of the favorable interest rate on the portion of the callable debt that was actually called, we believe that any favorable spreads we may have generated at the inception of this strategy are now mostly negative. Accordingly, this investment strategy contributed to the $245.0 million and $363.1 million in unrealized market value losses that we reported as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The amount of these unrealized losses involves estimates of the market values of our assets, liabilities, and commitments, which we discuss in greater depth in Note 17 in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements.”

 

The following table summarizes the outstanding balance of our consolidated obligations on which another FHLBank is the primary obligor as of December 31, 2006.

 

Time Period of Purchase

  Purchase
Amount
  Amount
Maturing in
2007
  Type of
Consolidated
Obligation
 

Initial Funding Source

(dollars in thousands)                

Q3 2003 – Q3 2004

  $ 2,649,959   $ 869,000   Callable   Bullet consolidated obligation bonds

Q4 2003 – Q3 2004

    744,000     741,000   Callable   Cash and consolidated obligation discount notes

Q3 2004

    331,000     90,000   Callable   Callable consolidated obligation bonds

Q3 2004

    500,000     Non-callable   Bullet consolidated obligation bonds
               

Total

  $ 4,224,959   $ 1,700,000    
               

 

Management of Credit Risk. We periodically review the financial condition of unsecured investment counterparties to verify that our investments and asset classifications are appropriate from our risk management perspective. For domestic banks and thrifts, this process includes monitoring and analysis of earnings, asset quality, regulatory leverage ratios, stock prices, and credit spread. These institutions are also evaluated with a statistically based default probability model. A securities broker-dealer with whom we transact business must be listed as a Federal Reserve Bank of New York Primary Dealer or as an FHLBank Approved Underwriter, or be an affiliate of a Seattle Bank member with capital in excess of $100 million. The financial performance of other institutions, such as foreign banks or commercial paper counterparties, is monitored using the credit watch lists of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch ratings services. In addition, we receive daily information on credit rating actions, watch-list status changes, and other pertinent data to ensure that changes in our investment counterparties’ financial condition are monitored in a timely manner.

 

Interest-Rate Exchange Agreements

 

Finance Board regulations establish guidelines for use of interest-rate exchange agreements by FHLBanks. These regulations generally enable the FHLBanks to enter into interest-rate exchange agreements only to reduce the market-risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions. Accordingly, we can use interest-rate swaps, swaptions, interest-rate cap and floor agreements, futures and forward contracts, and options on futures and forward contracts (collectively, interest-rate exchange agreements) in our interest-rate risk management strategies. Finance Board regulations prohibit trading of or the speculative use of these instruments and limit our ability to incur credit risk through use of these instruments.

 

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We generally enter into interest-rate exchange agreements to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates, and these agreements are an integral component of our risk management activities. Interest-rate exchange agreements provide a flexible and cost-effective means to adjust our risk profile in response to changing market conditions. The majority of our interest-rate exchange agreements are putable or callable swaps that are provided by numerous swap counterparties.

 

We use interest-rate exchange agreements to manage our risk in two ways:

 

   

As fair value hedges of underlying financial instruments, including advances and consolidated obligations. A fair value hedge is a transaction where, assuming specific criteria identified in U.S. GAAP are met, the changes in fair value of a derivative instrument and a corresponding hedged item are recorded to income. For example, we use interest-rate exchange agreements to adjust the interest-rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations to approximate more closely the interest-rate sensitivity of assets, including advances.

 

   

To manage risks in a group of assets or liabilities. For example, we purchase interest-rate caps as insurance for our consolidated obligations to protect against rising interest rates. As short-term interest rates rise, the cost of issuing short-term consolidated obligations increases. We begin to receive payments from our counterparty when interest rates rise above a pre-defined rate, thereby “capping” the effective cost of issuing the consolidated obligations.

 

Our interest-rate exchange agreement counterparties are highly regulated financial institutions or broker-dealers with a credit rating of at least “A” or equivalent from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s. We also have collateral agreements and bilateral netting arrangements with all of our swap counterparties. In the event the market value exposure of an interest-rate swap exceeds a predetermined amount, based on the counterparty’s credit rating, the counterparty is required to collateralize the excess amount. Similarly, we must post collateral in the event the counterparty is exposed to us in excess of a pre-determined amount. Only cash and highly liquid securities are eligible to be used as collateral for interest-rate exchange agreements. We receive daily information on rating actions, watch-list status changes, and other pertinent data to help us monitor changes in the financial condition of the counterparties to our interest-rate exchange agreements. In addition, on a quarterly basis, we monitor the credit watch lists of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch to determine the status of any of our counterparties on these lists.

 

For more information about the interest-rate exchange agreements and related instruments we use, see “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and “Part II. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

Deposits

 

The FHLBank Act allows us to accept deposits from: (i) our members, (ii) any institution for which we provide correspondent services, such as safekeeping services, (iii) other FHLBanks, and (iv) other government instrumentalities. Deposit programs provide some of our funding resources, while giving our members and certain other eligible depositors a low-risk earning asset that helps to satisfy their regulatory liquidity requirements. We offer demand and term deposit programs to our members and to other eligible depositors, such as approved nonmember borrowers. Demand deposits comprised 92.2% of our $1.0 billion of total deposits as of December 31, 2006.

 

As of December 31, 2006, we were in compliance with the FHLBank Act, which requires us to have an amount equal to our current deposits invested in obligations of the U.S. government, deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, or advances with a maturity not exceeding five years.

 

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Other Fee-Based Services

 

We offer a number of fee-based services to our members, including securities safekeeping, and other miscellaneous services. These services do not generate material amounts of income and are primarily performed as ancillary services to our members.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

We market traditional member finance products and services to our members through a direct sales force of relationship managers, who build consultative partnerships with members to improve the profitability of both our members and the Seattle Bank. Our relationship managers meet with assigned members to understand their short- and long-term business needs, and then provide information and make suggestions about the Seattle Bank’s products and tools that can help members attain their business goals. As of December 31, 2006, we had four relationship managers.

 

Debt Financing

 

Consolidated Obligations

 

Federal regulation governs the issuance of debt on behalf of the Seattle Bank and the other FHLBanks and authorizes the FHLBanks to issue debt through the Office of Finance. FHLBanks are not permitted to issue individual debt without Finance Board approval.

 

Our primary source of funds is the issuance of consolidated obligations by the Office of Finance on behalf of the FHLBanks. The Office of Finance issues two primary types of consolidated obligations: (i) consolidated obligation bonds with maturities of four months to 30 years and (ii) consolidated obligation discount notes with maturities up to 365 days. Although individual FHLBanks are primarily liable for the portion of consolidated obligations corresponding to the proceeds received by that FHLBank, each FHLBank is also jointly and severally liable with the other 11 FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all consolidated obligations. Under Finance Board regulations, if the principal or interest on any consolidated obligation issued on behalf of one of the FHLBanks is not paid in full when due, then the FHLBank responsible for the payment may not pay dividends to, or redeem or repurchase shares of stock from, any member of the FHLBank. The Finance Board, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make principal or interest payments due on any consolidated obligations, whether or not the primary obligor FHLBank has defaulted on the payment of that obligation.

 

To the extent that an FHLBank makes any payment on a consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, the paying FHLBank shall be entitled to reimbursement from the FHLBank otherwise responsible for the payment. However, if the Finance Board determines that an FHLBank is unable to satisfy its obligations, then the Finance Board may allocate the outstanding liability among the remaining FHLBanks on a pro rata basis in proportion to each FHLBank’s participation in all consolidated obligations outstanding, or on any other basis the Finance Board may determine. The Finance Board has never required the Seattle Bank to repay obligations in excess of our participation nor have they allocated to the Seattle Bank any outstanding liability of any other FHLBank’s consolidated obligations. Consolidated obligations are not obligations of the United States, and the U.S. government does not guarantee them, directly or indirectly.

 

In addition, in June 2006, the FHLBanks entered into the Federal Home Loan Banks P&I Funding and Contingency Plan Agreement, or the Contingency Agreement, effective as of July 20, 2006. The FHLBanks and the Office of Finance entered into the Contingency Agreement in response to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System revising its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk concerning the disbursement by the Federal Reserve Banks of interest and principal payments on securities issued by GSEs, such as the FHLBanks. Under the Contingency Agreement, in the event that one or more FHLBanks does not fund its principal and interest payments under a consolidated obligation by deadlines agreed upon by the FHLBanks, the

 

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other FHLBanks will be responsible for those payments in the manner described in the Contingency Agreement. We have not funded any consolidated obligation principal and interest payments under the Contingency Agreement.

 

Consolidated obligation amounts on which we are primarily liable are recorded as liabilities on our Statements of Condition. Consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, are shown in the table below.

 

     As of December 31,

Consolidated Obligation Balances

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Consolidated Obligations

     

Bonds

   $ 48,040,715    $ 37,881,557

Discount notes

     1,495,861      10,620,951
             

Total

   $ 49,536,576    $ 48,502,508
             

 

Federal regulation requires each FHLBank to maintain the following types of assets, free from any lien or pledge, in an amount at least equal to its consolidated obligations outstanding:

 

   

cash;

 

   

obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States;

 

   

secured loans;

 

   

mortgage loans that have any guaranty, insurance, or commitment from the United States or any U.S. agency;

 

   

investments described in Section 16(a) of the FHLBank Act, which, among other items, include securities that a fiduciary or trust fund may purchase under the laws of the state in which the FHLBank is located; and

 

   

other securities that are rated “AAA” or equivalent by an NRSRO.

 

The following table presents our compliance with this requirement as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,

Aggregate Qualifying Assets

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Outstanding debt

   $ 49,536,576    $ 48,502,508

Aggregate qualifying assets

     53,337,012      52,083,267

 

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The following table presents the ratio of our earnings to our fixed charges for the five years ended December 31, 2006.

 

     For Years Ended December 31,

Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges

   2006    2005    2004    2003    2002
(dollars in thousands)     

Earnings

              

Income before assessments and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 35,087    $ 2,512    $ 112,591    $ 195,686    $ 200,187

Fixed charges

     2,456,559      1,865,428      1,518,087      1,365,595      1,421,910
                                  

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 2,491,646    $ 1,867,940    $ 1,630,678    $ 1,561,281    $ 1,622,097

Fixed Charges

              

Interest expense on consolidated obligations

   $ 2,413,097    $ 1,822,266    $ 1,502,956    $ 1,346,725    $ 1,390,605

Interest expense on deposits and borrowings

     42,876      41,863      14,387      18,408      30,848

Interest portion of rental expense*

     586      1,299      764      462      457
                                  

Fixed charges

   $ 2,456,559    $ 1,865,428    $ 1,518,107    $ 1,365,595    $ 1,421,910

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.01      1.00      1.07      1.14      1.14

* The interest portion of rental expense does not include a write-off of lease abandonment costs of $5.4 million in 2005 or a $1.0 million recovery in 2006 of the 2005 lease abandonment costs due to adjustments in projected future rental rates.

 

Office of Finance

 

As set forth by federal regulation, the Office of Finance, a joint office of the FHLBanks created by the Finance Board, has responsibility for facilitating and approving the issuance of consolidated obligations on behalf of and as agent for the FHLBanks. The Office of Finance also:

 

   

services all outstanding consolidated obligations;

 

   

serves as a source of information for FHLBanks on capital market developments;

 

   

markets the FHLBank System’s debt on behalf of the FHLBanks;

 

   

selects and evaluates underwriters;

 

   

prepares annual and quarterly reports of the FHLBanks’ combined financial results;

 

   

administers the Resolution Funding Corporation, or REFCORP, and the Financing Corporation, the entity that services REFCORP’s debt instruments; and

 

   

manages the FHLBanks’ relationships with the rating agencies with regard to consolidated obligations.

 

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Types of Consolidated Obligations

 

Consolidated Obligation Bonds

 

We use the proceeds from our allocated portion of consolidated obligation bonds primarily to provide advances to members and to fund our investment portfolio, and we used them historically to fund our MPP. Typically, the maturities of these bonds range from one to 30 years, although the maturities are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits. The bonds can have fixed or adjustable interest rates and can be callable or non-callable. In the event that the interest rate of a bond is swapped with an interest-rate exchange agreement, the interest-rate exchange agreement is the sole responsibility of the specific FHLBank and is not a joint and several obligation of the FHLBank System.

 

Consolidated obligation bonds are issued in a variety of ways.

 

Daily Auction. Bonds may be competitively auctioned on a daily basis through a dealer network either in a callable auction for fixed interest-rate, continuously callable (American-style) bonds or through the TAP issue program for non-callable bullet bonds. The TAP issue program aggregates smaller issues with the same maturities into a larger bond issue that reopens or “taps” into the CUSIP number of a previously issued group of bonds. Bonds issued in daily auctions are generally in at least $10 million increments, although smaller issuances may be permitted.

 

Negotiation. Bonds can be individually negotiated transactions, using the services of one or more underwriters. Typically, negotiated bonds are European-style or Bermudan-style callable (one-time or periodic calls) or structured bonds that may be issued simultaneously with an interest-rate exchange agreement. Structured bonds include bonds with customized features, such as coupons that step up, or increase, in the future or bonds whose principal payment is indexed to the principal payment of a specified mortgage-backed security.

 

Global Debt Program. The FHLBank System has a global debt program in which bonds are issued through a syndicate of dealers, or a single dealer, to domestic and international investors in issue sizes ranging from $500 million to $5 billion.

 

The majority of our consolidated obligation bonds are fixed interest-rate, non-callable bonds sold through the TAP issue program, or negotiated callable consolidated obligations. At times, rather than auctioning new debt on which we are primarily liable, we may negotiate with another FHLBank to transfer existing debt to us. We may do so when the terms or yield of the transferred debt are more favorable than we can obtain through the daily auction process. For example, this may occur when the type of consolidated obligation bond available from another FHLBank is issued in the lower-cost global debt program, where the bonds trade in a more liquid market than exists for other FHLBank programs, or when the term to maturity on a consolidated obligation bond available from another FHLBank matches more closely the term of the asset to be funded than those of the consolidation obligation bonds available in the daily auction.

 

Because each FHLBank seeks to manage its market risk within its risk management framework, the opportunity to acquire debt from other FHLBanks on favorable terms is generally limited. If a FHLBank finds that it is primarily liable for a type of consolidated obligation bond with terms that do not meet its risk management objectives, it may inquire whether any other FHLBank requires the particular type of consolidated obligation bond. For example, if a FHLBank has ten-year non-callable consolidated obligation bonds in excess of the advances or mortgages loans that it funded with the proceeds because a portion of the related advances or mortgage loans was repaid, it may inquire whether any other FHLBank requires this type of consolidated obligation bond. If the current yield on the bond is attractive, a second FHLBank may enter into a transfer transaction with the first FHLBank rather than having the FHLBank System issue additional ten-year non-callable debt on its behalf. Our ability to acquire transferred debt depends entirely upon circumstances at other FHLBanks, therefore we cannot predict when this funding alternative may be available to us.

 

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In circumstances where we acquire transferred debt from another FHLBank, we negotiate a transfer price directly with the transferring FHLBank. We generally acquire transferred debt with a two-day forward settlement. At settlement, we assume the payment obligations on the transferred debt and receive a cash payment equal to the net settlement value of par, discount or premium, and accrued interest, and notify the Office of Finance of a change in primary obligor for the transferred debt. In 2006, we did not participate in the transfer of consolidated obligation bonds. In 2005, consolidated obligation bond transfers from other FHLBanks totaled $1.4 billion of par value, with $31.6 million of associated bond discount. In general, we acquired the transferred debt at spreads between zero and seven basis points below the costs we would have incurred to have new debt issued on our behalf at the time of the debt transfer transaction. We believe that the transfer price paid by the transferring FHLBank takes into account its related costs, including any hedge termination fees that it may incur. We do not receive any additional amounts relating to hedge termination fees. In addition, it has not been our practice to assume any associated interest-rate exchange agreements in conjunction with our consolidated obligation bond transfers.

 

We use fixed interest-rate, callable and non-callable bonds to fund our fixed interest-rate assets, such as advances, MPP, and investments. We also participate in callable debt that is simultaneously swapped to LIBOR, resulting in low-cost financing to support advances. For swapped debt, we negotiate directly with one or more underwriters and swap counterparties and present the debt to the Office of Finance for their approval and issuance. Due to the increase in our mortgage-based assets in previous years, we increased our reliance on unswapped callable debt in 2005 to hedge the prepayment risk embedded in our mortgage-based assets.

 

Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes

 

We generally use the proceeds of our allocated portion of consolidated discount notes to provide short-term funds for advances to members for short-term investments, and other funding needs. These securities are sold at a discount and mature at par, with maturities up to 365 days.

 

Discount notes can be issued in three ways:

 

   

through bi-weekly competitive auctions of one-, two-, three-, and six-month terms administered by the Office of Finance, where any FHLBank can request an amount to be issued and the price is determined by the market;

 

   

through the Office of Finance’s window program, where any FHLBank can offer a specified amount of discount notes at a maximum rate and a specified term of up to 365 days through a 16-member consolidated obligation discount-note selling group of broker-dealers; and

 

   

through reverse inquiry, where a dealer requests a specified amount of discount notes be issued for a specific date and price. In the case of reverse inquiries, the Office of Finance discloses these inquiries to the FHLBanks, which may or may not choose to issue the discount notes with the requested terms.

 

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Liability for Consolidated Obligations

 

The consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor represented the following amounts and percentages of the aggregate par value of outstanding consolidated obligations for the FHLBank System as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,  

FHLBank System and Seattle Bank Consolidated Obligations

   2006     2005  
(dollars in millions)             

Aggregate par value of FHLBank System consolidated obligation bonds

   $ 793,868     $ 757,024  

Par value of consolidated obligation bonds for which the Seattle Bank is the primary obligator

   $ 48,221     $ 38,086  

Percentage of consolidated obligation bonds for which the Seattle Bank is the primary obligator

     6.07 %     5.03 %

Aggregate par value of FHLBank System consolidated obligation discount notes

   $ 158,122     $ 180,350  

Par value of consolidated obligation discount notes for which the Seattle Bank is the primary obligator

   $ 1,497     $ 10,646  

Percentage of consolidated obligation discount notes for which the Seattle Bank is the primary obligator

     0.95 %     5.90 %

 

Rating Agency Actions

 

In December 2004, Standard & Poor’s lowered our long-term counterparty rating from “AAA” to “AA+,” citing concerns about the Written Agreement, our lower profitability, and the impact of growing mortgage-based asset portfolios on our risk profile. This rating was reaffirmed in April 2005, and, at the same time, Standard & Poor’s changed our ratings outlook from stable to negative, citing our lower profitability as a key reason for the outlook adjustment. Although Standard and Poor’s revised our outlook to stable from negative in January 2007, it has maintained a negative outlook rating and long-term counterparty credit rating of AA+ for certain other FHLBanks. Individual FHLBank ratings do not necessarily impact the credit rating of the consolidated obligations issued by the Office of Finance on behalf of the FHLBanks. Currently, Standard & Poor’s rates the FHLBank System’s long-term and short-term consolidated obligations “AAA/A-1+” and Moody’s rates them “Aaa/P-1.”

 

Rating agencies may, from time to time, change a rating because of various factors, including operating results or actions taken, business developments, or changes in their opinion regarding, among other things, the general outlook for a particular industry or the economy. We cannot provide assurance that Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, or other rating agencies will not reduce our ratings or those of the FHLBank System or any other FHLBank in the future.

 

Regulation

 

General

 

We are supervised and regulated by the Finance Board, which is an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. government. We are subject to the FHLBank Act and the rules and regulations promulgated under that Act and issued by the Finance Board.

 

Oversight, Audits and Examinations

 

Oversight

 

The Finance Board, the FHLBanks’ supervisor and regulator, is charged with ensuring that we carry out our housing and community development finance mission and remain adequately capitalized, and are able to raise funds in the financial markets and to operate in a safe and sound manner. The Finance Board has five members.

 

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Four Finance Board members are appointed by the President of the United States, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate, to serve seven-year terms. The fifth member of the Finance Board is the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the Secretary’s designee. The Finance Board is supported by assessments paid by the 12 FHLBanks. No tax revenues or other appropriations support operations of the Finance Board or the FHLBanks.

 

In carrying out its responsibilities, the Finance Board establishes rules and regulations governing the operations of FHLBanks. To assess our safety and soundness, the Finance Board conducts on-site examinations, at least annually, as well as other periodic reviews. Additionally, we are required to submit monthly information on our financial condition and results of operations to the Finance Board.

 

Audits and Examinations

 

As required by federal regulation, we have an internal audit department and an audit committee of our Board. An independent registered public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, audits our annual financial statements. Our independent registered public accounting firm must adhere to PCAOB and Government Auditing Standards, as issued by the U.S. Comptroller General, when conducting our audits. Our Board, our senior management, and the Finance Board all receive these audit reports. In addition, we must submit annual management reports to Congress, the President of the United States, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Comptroller General. These reports contain a statement of financial condition, a statement of operations, a statement of cash flows, a statement of internal accounting and administrative control systems, and the report of the independent registered public accountants on the financial statements.

 

The Comptroller General has authority under the FHLBank Act to audit or examine the Finance Board and any FHLBank, and to decide the extent to which these entities fairly and effectively fulfill their purposes under the FHLBank Act. Furthermore, the Government Corporations Control Act provides that the Comptroller General may review any audit of the financial statements conducted by an independent public accounting firm. If the Comptroller General conducts such a review, then it must report the results and provide recommendations to Congress, the Office of Management and Budget, and the FHLBank in question. The Comptroller General also may conduct an audit of any financial statements of a FHLBank.

 

Written Agreement and Business Plan

 

On December 10, 2004, under the oversight of a special committee of our Board and with our Board’s approval, we entered into the Written Agreement with the Finance Board that imposed certain requirements on us intended to strengthen our risk management, capital structure, corporate governance, and Capital Plan. We operated under the Written Agreement until the Office of Supervision Director, or OS Director, terminated the agreement on January 11, 2007.

 

Our Board was responsible for monitoring and coordinating our compliance with the terms of the Finance Board agreement. The Written Agreement required us to:

 

   

develop an action plan, which had to be acceptable to the Office of Supervision, to address findings presented by the Finance Board during its 2004 annual examination of the Seattle Bank;

 

   

submit to the Office of Supervision monthly reports on our progress in addressing the requirements of the action plan;

 

   

develop a business plan acceptable to the Office of Supervision and that, among other things:

 

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did not increase the market, credit, or operational risk profiles of the Seattle Bank,

 

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specified a minimum regulatory capital-to-assets ratio that was consistent with the business strategy presented in the business plan, and

 

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established appropriate capital stock, retained earnings, and dividend policies;

 

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engage a consultant to conduct an independent review of the Seattle Bank’s senior management and the Board’s oversight and respond to any recommendations of the independent consultant; and

 

   

engage a consultant to conduct an independent review of our risk management policies, procedures, and practices and respond to any recommendations of the independent consultant.

 

In addition, the Written Agreement:

 

   

provided that, during the term of the agreement, the Office of Supervision could reject our hiring of any senior management candidate;

 

   

prohibited us from increasing our mortgage loan assets held for portfolio (i.e., purchased from our members through the MPP) by an amount in excess of 10% of the net book value of such assets as of November 18, 2004, which was $10.6 billion, unless the Office of Supervision agrees otherwise; and

 

   

prohibited us from acquiring any additional consolidated obligations for which another FHLBank is the primary obligor without Finance Board approval.

 

Pursuant to the Written Agreement, in April 2005, we submitted our business plan to the Finance Board. In May 2005, the Finance Board accepted our business plan, subject to our adoption of certain dividend and stock repurchase restrictions. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations–Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Seattle Bank Stock,” for more information regarding dividend limitations and stock repurchase restrictions.

 

To implement the business plan, we undertook significant changes to our business, operations and capital policies, including:

 

   

replacing our senior management team;

 

   

refocusing our strategic direction and marketing efforts on advances;

 

   

beginning our exit from the MPP;

 

   

substantially upgrading our tools, personnel and processes for managing risk;

 

   

substantially reducing our operating expenses primarily through reductions in staff and facilities costs;

 

   

implementing a hedging program to manage the risks inherent in our business; and

 

   

adopting changes to our Capital Plan to encourage members to take out advances by providing flexibility in the capital stock they can use to support advances.

 

Although the Written Agreement was terminated in January 2007, we continue to operate under certain parts of the business plan and various related Board resolutions, including certain dividend limitations and Class B stock repurchase restrictions. Consistent with those limitations and based on our operating results, in December 2006 we paid our first dividend since early 2005. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources,” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” for more information.

 

Capital Requirements

 

For details regarding our capital requirements, see “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Statutory Capital Requirements.”

 

Liquidity Requirements

 

We are required to maintain liquidity in accordance with federal law and regulations and policies established by our Board. These regulations establish two liquidity requirements: a deposit liquidity requirement and a contingency liquidity requirement.

 

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Statutory Deposit Reserve Requirement. The FHLBank Act requires us to hold: (i) investments in obligations of the U.S. government and its agencies, (ii) deposits in eligible banks or trust companies, or (iii) advances with a maturity not exceeding five years, the sum of which must equal or exceed the amount of our current deposits. The following table shows the minimum amounts required to be held, which we refer to as member demand deposits, under this requirement and the amounts we actually maintained, which we refer to as deposit reserves, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,

Statutory Deposit Reserve Requirement

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)          

Deposit reserves

   $ 25,488,713    $ 19,450,489

Member demand deposits

     1,003,960      800,820

 

Contingency Liquidity Requirements. Contingency liquidity requirements are intended to ensure that we have sufficient sources of funding to meet our operations requirements when our access to consolidated obligations is impeded for a maximum of five business days. We calculate our net contingency liquidity position as the difference between contingency liquidity sources and contingency liquidity needs. Contingency liquidity sources include: (i) cash, (ii) self-liquidating assets, (iii) the borrowing capacity of securities available for repurchase or sale, and (iv) irrevocable lines of credit from financial institutions rated not lower than the second highest NRSRO credit rating. Contingent liquidity needs include: (i) advance commitments, (ii) maturing federal funds and repurchase agreement liabilities, (iii) maturing consolidated obligations, (iv) callable consolidated obligations that are “in-the-money,” (v) mortgage loan commitments, (vi) securities settlements, and (vii) a forecast of other contingent obligations. We have satisfied our contingency liquidity requirements if the contingent liquidity sources exceed or equal the contingent liquidity needs for at least five consecutive business days. We met our contingency liquidity requirements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Operational Liquidity Requirement. Finance Board regulations also require us to establish a day-to-day operational liquidity policy, including a methodology to be used for determining our operational liquidity needs and an enumeration of specific types of investments to be held for such liquidity purposes. Unlike contingency liquidity, operational liquidity includes ongoing access to the capital markets.

 

Our primary source of liquidity is our ability to participate in the issuance of the FHLBank System’s consolidated obligations. We measure our capacity to participate in consolidated obligations by forecasting our capital-to-assets ratio (or operating leverage ratio), implying that we will likely have access to the capital markets to the extent we meet or exceed our regulatory capital-to-assets ratio. We forecast our daily operating leverage ratio for 30 business days, taking into account our operational liquidity needs and operational liquidity sources.

 

Operational liquidity needs may include: (i) advance commitments, (ii) maturing federal funds and repurchase agreement liabilities, (iii) maturing consolidated obligations, (iv) callable consolidated obligations that are “in-the-money,” (v) mortgage loan commitments, (vi) securities settlements, and (vii) a forecast of other contingent obligations. Operational liquidity sources include: (i) cash, (ii) self-liquidating assets, (iii) consolidated obligations, (iv) interbank borrowings, (v) maturing advances, and (vi) securities available for repurchase or sale.

 

We are in compliance with our operational liquidity requirement as long as our forecasted capital divided by our forecast of total assets is greater than or equal to 4.25% for 30 consecutive business days. We met this operational liquidity requirement as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

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Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP) and Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

 

Although we are exempt from all federal, state, and local taxation other than real property tax, the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or GLB Act, require that we, along with the other 11 FHLBanks, support the payment of part of the interest on bonds previously issued by REFCORP. The REFCORP assessment amount is determined by calculating U.S. GAAP net income before the AHP and REFCORP assessments minus the AHP assessment, then multiplying that amount by 20%. The FHLBanks must make REFCORP payments until the total amount of REFCORP assessment payments made is equivalent to a $300 million annual (or $75 million per quarter) annuity that has a final maturity date of April 15, 2030. The Finance Board will shorten or lengthen the period during which the FHLBanks must make payments to REFCORP, depending on actual payments relative to the referenced annuity. In addition, the Finance Board, with the Secretary of the Treasury, selects the appropriate discounting factors used in calculating the annuity.

 

Any FHLBank with a net loss for a quarter is not required to pay the REFCORP assessment for that quarter. The amount by which the REFCORP payment for any quarter exceeds the $75 million benchmark payment is used to simulate the purchase of zero-coupon Treasury bonds to “defease” all or a portion of the most-distant remaining quarterly benchmark payment. The defeased benchmark payments (or portions thereof) can be reinstated if future actual REFCORP payments fall short of the $75 million benchmark payment in any quarter. If total FHLBank System earnings are insufficient in a quarter to meet the $75 million quarterly benchmark payment, previous quarters’ payments that were used to defease future payment requirements could be used to satisfy the current quarter’s obligation. The FHLBank System has historically exceeded its minimum quarterly obligations. As a result of the REFCORP payments of $684 million made by the FHLBanks in 2006, the overall period during which the FHLBanks must continue to make quarterly payments was shortened to July 15, 2015, effective as of December 31, 2006.

 

In addition, the FHLBank System must annually set aside for the AHP the greater of $100 million or 10% of its current year’s aggregate regulatory net income. Regulatory net income for AHP assessment purposes is determined by the Finance Board, and is equal to net income reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP before mandatorily redeemable capital stock-related interest expense and AHP assessment, but after REFCORP assessment. In annual periods where a FHLBank’s regulatory net income is zero or less, the FHLBank’s assessment is zero. However, if the total annual 10% contribution provided by the individual FHLBanks is less than the minimum $100 million contribution required for FHLBanks as a whole, the shortfall is allocated among the FHLBanks based upon the ratio of each FHLBank’s income before AHP and REFCORP to the sum of the income before AHP and REFCORP of the 12 FHLBanks combined. REFCORP determines allocation of this shortfall. There was no such shortfall in any of the preceding three years.

 

In September 2006, the Finance Board adopted a final rule modifying the calculations for the FHLBanks’ required annual AHP contributions. Under the final rule, which became effective on January 1, 2007, each FHLBank’s required annual AHP contribution is limited to its annual net income. Under existing regulation, each FHLBank contributes annually to its AHP program the greater of 10% of its annual net earnings or its pro-rata share of an aggregate of $100 million contributed by all of the FHLBanks, such proration being made on the basis of each FHLBank’s annual net income in relation to all FHLBanks’ annual net income.

 

The actual amount of the AHP contribution is dependent upon both our regulatory net income minus payments to REFCORP and the income of the other FHLBanks, thus future contributions are not determinable.

 

Historically, our combined annual assessments for REFCORP and the AHP have been the equivalent of an effective tax rate of 26.5%. As a result of the FHLBank System’s decision to exclude interest expense on mandatorily redeemable Class B stock from the AHP assessment calculation, the effective tax rate could rise slightly, depending on the amount of our mandatorily redeemable Class B stock outstanding and our related interest expense, which is determined based on our Class B dividend rates. We recorded $2.9 million and $6.4 million in our assessments for AHP and REFCORP for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Seattle Bank is entitled to a refund of amounts paid in assessments during a full year that were in excess of its calculated annual

 

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obligation at year end. See “Part II. Item 7. Financial Information—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Results of Operations—For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004—Assessments,” and Notes 8 and 9 in “Part II. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements,” for more information on AHP and REFCORP assessments.

 

Competition

 

Advances

 

Demand for our advances is primarily affected by the cost of other available sources of liquidity for our members. We compete for advance business with other sources of wholesale funding, both secured and unsecured. Other sources of wholesale funding may include investment banks, commercial banks, and other FHLBanks. Smaller members may have limited access to alternative funding sources, such as repurchase agreements, while larger members may have access to a wider range of funding sources such as repurchase agreements, brokered deposits, commercial paper and other funding sources. Larger members also may have independent access to the national and global financial markets. The availability of alternative funding sources to members can vary as a result of a number of factors, including, among others, market conditions, members’ creditworthiness, and availability of collateral. We compete for advances on the basis of the total cost of our products to our members, which includes the rates we charge, the structures of available products, our collateral requirements, and the dividends we pay.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

 

Through early March 2005 when we announced that the Seattle Bank would be exiting the MPP, we competed for the purchase of mortgage loans with other secondary market participants, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We primarily competed on the basis of transaction structure, price, products, and services offered. We no longer purchase mortgage loans from the members participating in the MPP.

 

Debt Issuance

 

We compete with the U.S. government, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other GSEs, including other FHLBanks, as well as corporate, sovereign, and supranational entities, including the World Bank, for funds raised through the issuance of unsecured debt in the national and global debt markets. Although our debt products have tax-free status to their purchasers, increases in the supply of competing debt products (with or without similar tax-free status) may, in the absence of increases in demand, result in higher debt costs or lower amounts of debt issued at the same cost than otherwise would be the case. In addition, regulatory initiatives, which may to reduce investments by certain depository institutions in unsecured debt with greater price volatility or interest-rate sensitivity than fixed interest-rate, fixed-maturity instruments of the same maturity, may adversely affect the availability and cost of funds raised through the issuance of certain types of unsecured debt. Although the available supply of funds from the FHLBank System’s debt issuances has kept pace with the funding requirements of our members, there can be no assurance that this will continue to be the case.

 

The sale of callable debt and the simultaneous execution of callable interest-rate exchange agreements that mirror the debt sold has been an important source of competitive funding for us. Accordingly, the availability of markets for callable debt and interest-rate exchange agreements may be an important factor in determining our relative cost of funds. There is considerable competition in the markets for callable debt and for interest-rate exchange agreements among issuers of high credit quality. There can be no assurance that the current breadth and depth of these markets will be sustained.

 

Employees

 

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costs. Our employees are not represented by a collective bargaining unit, and we believe that we have a good relationship with our employees.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

The following factors are some of the more important risks and uncertainties that we face in our business. These risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties that we may encounter, as others not now known to us or currently deemed immaterial may also impair our business. If any of these or other risks or uncertainties do come about, our business, including our financial condition and results of operations, could suffer, which could affect, among other things, our ability to provide our members with advances at competitive rates, dividends, and services as we have previously provided. The risks and uncertainties discussed below also include forward-looking statements, and our actual financial condition and results of operations may differ substantially from those discussed in such statements.

 

Seattle Bank Risks

 

Our limitations on the payment of dividends and restrictions on Class B stock repurchases, together with other capital management requirements, have limited, and may continue to limit, member demand for advances and may limit our ability to attract new members.

 

In May 2005, in connection with the Finance Board’s acceptance of our business plan, our Board adopted policies suspending indefinitely the declaration or payment of any dividends and the repurchase of any Class B stock, subject to certain exceptions. In December 2006, the OS Director granted us a waiver of certain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our capital stock, and our Board adopted a new policy that, among other things, limits our payment of quarterly dividends to no greater than 50% of our year-to-date net income. These dividend limitations will remain in effect until we receive written approval from the OS Director to exceed the limitations.

 

Further, although our longer-term goal is to pay members a dividend based on a variable short-term interest rate such as the federal funds rate or three-month LIBOR, subject to applicable dividend restrictions and capital requirements, future dividends may not be consistent with the dividends that we paid prior to suspending our payment of dividends in May 2005. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources.”

 

Our members must comply with our activity-based stock purchase requirements. Consequently, new members are required to purchase our capital stock to obtain advances, and existing members may be required to purchase additional stock to increase their advance borrowings. Although our Capital Plan was amended in December 2006 to allow for: (i) the creation of an excess stock pool, which may be used to support certain additional advances without requiring a member to purchase additional stock, and (ii) the creation of Class A stock, which may be used to satisfy a member’s activity-based stock purchase requirement and may be redeemed upon six months’ notice, the Seattle Bank is still restricted from repurchasing Class B stock without obtaining a waiver from the OS Director. For the foreseeable future, we do not expect to obtain a waiver from the Finance Board for the repurchase of Class B stock prior to the end of the statutory five-year redemption period. We cannot predict with certainty whether the limitations on the payment of dividends or the restrictions on the repurchase of Class B stock will continue to negatively affect demand for advances or new membership. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Seattle Bank Stock,” for additional information on the Capital Plan amendments.

 

The loss of large members with significant amounts of advance business or the loss of substantial advance business from those members could have a negative effect on our results of operations.

 

Our advance balance is concentrated with commercial banks and thrift institutions. As of December 31, 2006, five of our members held 69.5% of the par value of our outstanding advances, with two of those members

 

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holding 56.8% (one holding 36.0% and another holding 20.8%) of the par value of our outstanding advances. Changes in their borrowing decisions for whatever reason, including their reluctance to borrow if it would require purchasing more of our capital stock, can significantly affect the amount of our advances outstanding. As we have refocused our business on our advances, we expect that the concentration of advances with our largest borrowers will continue to remain significant, and accordingly, the loss of any of these members or the loss of a substantial amount of their business could have a negative effect on our business, including our income.

 

Our use of differential pricing to make advances more attractive to members may reduce our net income.

 

As part of the business plan, we have refocused our business on advances, using differential pricing to increase our advance activity. This means that rates on advances may be lower for some members than for others in order to be competitive with lower rates available to those members that have alternative funding sources. We anticipate that the use of differential pricing will increase our advance volume in the future and that the increased volume will compensate for any reduction in overall yield due to differential pricing. Although our advance volume increased in both 2005 and 2006, largely due to our use of differential pricing, there can be no assurance that we will achieve the necessary advance volume to compensate for the reduction in overall yield due to differential pricing. Our use of differential pricing to increase our advance business will narrow our spreads on advances due to the lower spreads we generally offer to borrowers that take out large advances or meet high-volume criteria. Lower spreads due to differential pricing could result in lower net income in future periods.

 

We face competition for advances, which could adversely affect our net income.

 

We compete for advances business with other sources of wholesale funding, both secured and unsecured. Demand for our advances is primarily affected by the cost of other available sources of liquidity for our members. Other sources of wholesale funding may include investment banks, commercial banks, and other FHLBanks. The availability of alternative funding sources to members can vary as a result of a number of factors, including, among others, market conditions, members’ creditworthiness, and availability of collateral. We compete for advances on the basis of the total cost of our products to our members, which includes the rates we charge, as well as the dividends we pay. A decrease in the demand for our advances or a decrease in our profitability on advances could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations, particularly net income.

 

Although our net income increased and our net unrealized market value loss improved in 2006 compared to recent years, the consequences of past financial management decisions will continue to depress our net income and negatively affect our net unrealized market value in 2007 and beyond.

 

In late 2002 and early 2003, the Seattle Bank made large purchases of MPP assets and mortgage-backed securities. In 2003, when interest rates declined to historic lows, mortgage prepayments accelerated to a much faster pace, and we were not able to effectively match the cash flows of our debt with the cash flows of the mortgage-based assets. We did not effectively hedge the debt, nor did we refinance or retire the debt when the mortgage-based assets were prepaid. In 2003 and 2004, we purchased consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks with funds generated primarily by the issuance of consolidated obligations on which we are the primary obligor. By issuing debt with differing maturities and payment terms from the investments we were purchasing, we attempted to generate a favorable spread over our cost of funding on these investments. During 2004, short-term interest rates increased, and as the short-term instruments issued to acquire these investments matured, we replaced them with new debt at higher interest rates, reducing the initially favorable spreads. These decisions contributed to our net unrealized market value loss of approximately $245.0 million, $363.1 million, and $257.3 million, as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Although a significant portion of our investments in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks, with yields substantially below current-market interest rates, will mature in 2007, the effect of these past financial management decisions will continue to depress our net income and our unrealized market value in 2007 and beyond, as we continue to hold a significant amount of the below-market yielding investments and relatively high-cost debt.

 

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Fluctuations in interest rates could adversely affect our net income if we do not manage our interest-rate risk effectively.

 

Our net interest income is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. Interest-rate changes may be driven by economic factors or by changes in our products or services. We manage the interest-rate risk of our assets with a combination of debt issuance and derivatives, including interest-rate swaps, interest-rate caps and floors, forward purchase and sale agreements, and swaptions. Our effective management of interest-rate risk depends upon our ability, given prevailing and anticipated market conditions, to evaluate and execute appropriate funding strategies and hedging positions for our assets and liabilities. In the past, we have not always effectively managed our interest-rate risk, especially the interest-rate risk associated with the MPP mortgage loans and our investment in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks. See “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview,” which discusses, among other things, the changes in interest rates in recent years and their effects on our business. We believe that the steps we have taken to implement our business plan, including significantly increasing our focus on market-risk measurement, monitoring, and management, will enable us to manage interest-rate risk more effectively. Nevertheless, a rapid or significant drop in long-term interest rates could result in faster-than-expected prepayments, lower-than-expected yields on mortgage-based assets, and higher than expected hedging costs, which could contribute to lower net income. In addition, a rapid or significant drop in short-term interest rates could contribute to lower net income because of the amount of our capital invested in short-term instruments.

 

We rely heavily upon effective information systems and other technology, and failures in maintenance or other interruptions in these systems could adversely affect our business.

 

We rely heavily upon maintaining effective information systems and other technology to conduct and manage our business, including systems and other technology provided by third-party providers. Maintaining effective information systems and technologies is dependent on appropriate implementation and may require substantial capital expenditures from time to time. To the extent that we experience a significant failure or interruption in any of these systems or other technology, including due to actions by third parties, we may be unable to conduct and manage our business effectively. In addition, although we have established and maintain disaster recovery plans, we can provide no assurance that they will be able to prevent, or timely and adequately address or mitigate, the negative effects of any failure or interruption in our information systems and other technology. A natural or other catastrophe, an act of terrorism, or a third-party service provider’s error could cause such a failure or interruption. Any significant failure or interruption could harm our customer relations, risk management, and profitability, which could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We may not be able to manage expenses effectively, which could adversely affect our profitability and our ability to achieve retained earnings goals and pay dividends.

 

Our favorable financial results in 2006 were attributable in large part to our ability to reduce our operating and other expenses, including hedging costs, compared to prior years, and managing expenses effectively will continue to be important to maintaining and increasing our net income growth in 2007 and beyond. If we are unable to execute effectively on our business plan to maintain operating efficiencies, it could adversely affect our ability to increase our net income, achieve our retained earnings goals, and pay dividends to our members.

 

Exposure to credit risk could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We are subject to credit risk from our advances to members, secured and unsecured investments in our investment portfolio, mortgage loans held for portfolio, and derivative contracts and hedging activities. Severe economic downturns, declining real estate values (both residential and non-residential), changes in monetary policy or other events that could have a negative impact on the capital markets could lead to member or counterparty defaults or losses on our investments or mortgage loans held for portfolio that could have a negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Our reputation could be negatively impacted if a member pledging subprime mortgage loans as collateral to secure advances was found to be in violation of anti-predatory lending laws.

 

On a case-by-case basis, following thorough application and assessment procedures, we accept certain categories of first-lien single-family subprime mortgage loans as collateral under our subprime collateral program. If a member was found to be in violation of anti-predatory lending laws, and some of the illegal loans had been pledged to us, consumer advocacy groups or others could assert that advances extended by us enhanced the member’s ability to make illegal loans, which could damage our reputation.

 

FHLBanks and FHLBank System Risks that Affect the Seattle Bank

 

Our access to funding depends upon demand for the FHLBank System’s debt issuances.

 

Our primary source of funding is the issuance of consolidated obligations by the Office of Finance on behalf of the FHLBanks. We compete with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and other GSEs, including other FHLBanks, as well as corporate, sovereign, and supranational entities, including the World Bank, for funds raised through the issuance of unsecured debt in the national and global debt markets. Increases in the supply of competing debt products may, in the absence of increases in demand, result in higher debt costs or lower amounts of debt issued at the same cost than otherwise would be the case. In addition, the availability and cost of funds raised through issuance of certain types of unsecured debt may be adversely affected by regulatory initiatives. Although the available supply of funds from the FHLBank System’s debt issuances has kept pace with the funding requirements of our members, there can be no assurance that this will continue to be the case.

 

Furthermore, our borrowing costs and access to funds could be adversely affected by changes in investor perception of the FHLBank System’s debt issuances. For example, negative public policy views on the systemic risks presented by GSEs and accounting and other announcements by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHLBanks have, at times, created pressure on debt pricing, as investors apparently perceive such obligations as bearing greater risk than some other debt products. Any additional similar announcements may contribute to further pressure on debt pricing. As a result of the perception of higher risk relating to GSE debt products, as well as GSE growth, the FHLBank System could be required to pay higher interest rates on its consolidated obligations to make them attractive to investors.

 

Downgrades in our credit agency ratings or those of the FHLBank System or of other FHLBanks could adversely impact the marketability of our consolidated obligations, products, or services.

 

In December 2004, Standard & Poor’s lowered our long-term counterparty rating from “AAA” to “AA+,” citing concerns about the Written Agreement, our lower profitability, and the impact of growing mortgage-based asset portfolios on our risk profile. This rating was reaffirmed in April 2005, and, at the same time, Standard & Poor’s changed our ratings outlook from stable to negative, citing our lower profitability as a key reason for the outlook adjustment. Although Standard and Poor’s revised our outlook to stable from negative in January 2007, it has maintained a negative outlook rating and long-term counterparty credit rating AA+ for certain other FHLBanks. Individual FHLBank ratings do not necessarily impact the credit rating of the consolidated obligations issued by the Office of Finance on behalf of the FHLBanks. Currently, Standard & Poor’s rates the FHLBank System’s long-term and short-term consolidated obligations “AAA/A-1+” and Moody’s rates them “Aaa/P-1.” However, adverse credit agency ratings actions or negative guidance regarding the Seattle Bank or other FHLBanks could adversely affect the FHLBanks’ cost of funds and the FHLBank System’s ability to issue consolidated obligations on acceptable terms, which could negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Seattle Bank and the other FHLBanks are governed by laws and regulations relating to the FHLBank System, changes to which could negatively impact our business.

 

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FHLBank Act in ways that have significantly affected the rights and obligations of the FHLBanks and the manner in which the FHLBanks carry out their housing-finance mission and business operations. Furthermore, actions by the Finance Board regarding the FHLBank System or the Seattle Bank can specifically affect the Seattle Bank’s operations. For example, the Finance Board must approve amendments to our Capital Plan and may impose various restrictions and limitations to our business, such as increasing our minimum capital-to-assets ratio requirement.

 

In recent years, there has been increased congressional scrutiny of GSEs, including the FHLBanks. For example, various bills that would, among other things, create a new regulator for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHLBanks and address other GSE reform issues have been considered over the last several years, but no such legislation has been enacted. At this time, it is impossible to predict what, if any, provisions affecting the FHLBanks and their regulation may ultimately be included and enacted in legislation or when any changes would go into effect.

 

Any new or amended legislation enacted by Congress or new regulatory requirements adopted by the Finance Board, as well as failure of anticipated changes or interpretations to take effect, could have a negative effect on our ability to conduct our business, including the costs, size, and scope of our operations.

 

An agreement with other FHLBanks could make us liable for principal and interest payment obligations of other FHLBanks, increasing our short-term borrowing costs.

 

The Federal Reserve Board in September 2004 announced that it had revised its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk concerning interest and redemption payments on securities issued by FHLBanks and certain other organizations. Under the revised policy, which became effective in July 2006, the Federal Reserve Board no longer allows these organizations to incur an intraday overdraft on their accounts with the Federal Reserve Banks. This requires that the affected organizations maintain adequate collected balances with the Federal Reserve Banks before the Federal Reserve Banks will transfer amounts on behalf of these organizations, including principal and interest to FHLBank debtholders. In June 2006, the FHLBanks entered into the Contingency Agreement, effective as of July 20, 2006. Under the Contingency Agreement, in the event that one or more FHLBanks does not fund its principal and interest payments under a consolidated obligation by deadlines agreed upon by the FHLBanks, the other FHLBanks will be responsible for those payments as described in the Contingency Agreement. Although no FHLBank has failed to timely fund its principal and interest payments since the Federal Reserve Board changed its policy, we could incur increased short-term borrowing costs if we should be required to participate in making such payments under the Contingency Agreement.

 

The Finance Board could make us liable for all or a portion of the consolidated obligations of any or all of the FHLBanks.

 

Although we are primarily liable for the allocated portion of consolidated obligations issued on our behalf by the Office of Finance, we also are jointly and severally liable with the other 11 FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all of the consolidated obligations of the FHLBank System. The Finance Board, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make the principal or interest payments due on any FHLBank’s consolidated obligation, even in the absence of a default of an FHLBank. Although no FHLBank has ever defaulted on a consolidated obligation and the joint and several requirements have never been invoked, we could incur significant liability beyond our primary obligations under consolidated obligations if the Finance Board should decide to make us liable for another FHLBank’s consolidated obligations, which would negatively affect our financial condition and results of operations, as well as limit our ability to pay dividends or repurchase member stock in the future.

 

We could be negatively affected by local and national business and economic conditions, as well other events that are outside of our control.

 

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supply, inflation, and debt and capital markets, including those stemming from policies of governmental entities such as the Federal Reserve Board, have a significant impact on our operations. Changes in these conditions could adversely affect our ability to increase and maintain the quality of our interest-earning assets and increase the costs of our interest-bearing liabilities. For example, an economic downturn or declining property values could cause higher delinquency and default rates on our outstanding advances and mortgage loans.

 

Furthermore, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other events outside of our control, especially if they occur in our region, could negatively affect us, including by damaging our members’ businesses, our real property, the collateral for our advances and mortgage loans, and in other ways. For example, should there be a natural disaster or other event, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, that limits or prevents the FHLBank System from accessing the public debt markets for a period of time, our business would be significantly affected, including our ability to provide advances to our members.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We occupy 36,934 square feet of leased space at our headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Our total leased space at this location is 91,374 square feet under a ten-year lease, which expires in April 2013. During 2005, we terminated our lease obligation relating to an additional 8,849 square feet of space. On December 21, 2006, we executed a sublease for 21,430 square feet of unused space at our headquarters beginning on April 1, 2007 and expiring on April 30, 2013. On March 22, 2007, we executed a sublease for an additional 7,406 square feet of unused office space at our headquarters beginning on November 1, 2007 and expiring on April 30, 2013. We are actively working to identify subtenants and sublease our remaining leased but unused space at our headquarters. We also lease 2,920 square feet of space at a second location in the Seattle area, as a disaster recovery facility, under a ten-year lease, which expires in February 2013.

 

In addition, we previously leased 17,302 square feet of space in another office building (initially covered by a five-year lease expiring in January 2009), which we terminated effective February 2007.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, the Seattle Bank is subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultations with legal counsel, we do not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of any current matters will have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

Under the FHLBank Act, no matters are submitted to stockholders for a vote except the election of the Seattle Bank’s elected directors. See “Part III. Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Corporate Governance” for a discussion of the election process. See our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 20, 2006, for more information relating to the election of Craig E. Dahl, Michael A. DeVico, and Russell J. Lau during the fourth quarter of 2006.

 

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PART II.

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

All of our outstanding capital stock is owned by our members, except in limited circumstances, for example, for a period after a member is acquired by a nonmember. We conduct our business almost exclusively with our members. Our members purchase shares of our capital stock at its $100 par value per share to meet membership and activity-based purchase requirements. There is no market for our capital stock, and our capital stock is not publicly traded. We may be required to redeem capital stock at $100 par value per share five years after receipt of a written request from a member, subject to regulatory, Board, and Capital Plan limitations.

 

Pursuant to amendments to our Capital Plan, our current Capital Plan provides for two classes of stock, Class A stock and Class B stock, each of which has a par value of $100 per share. Each class of stock can be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at par value. During 2005 and the majority of 2006, we had two classes of capital stock, Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock. The Class B(1) stock represented the stock that members were required to hold based on their membership and activity-based requirements and the Class B(2) stock represented stock that a member was no longer required to hold or that exceeded the amount of allowable excess Class B(1) stock that a member could hold. In December 2006, the Class B(1) and Class B(2) stock were converted into a single class of Class B stock. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Seattle Bank Stock.”

 

As of December 31, 2006, we had 379 stockholders holding 22,102,184 shares of our Class B stock. Of these shares, 692,217 were shares of Class B stock reclassified for financial reporting purposes from equity to mandatorily redeemable Class B stock. There were no shares of Class A stock outstanding as of December 31, 2006.

 

Dividends

 

Under our Capital Plan, our Board generally can declare and pay dividends, in either cash or capital stock, only from retained earnings or current net earnings, at its discretion. However, in September 2006, the Board adopted a resolution limiting dividends on Class A stock to cash. On December 28, 2006, the Finance Board adopted a resolution limiting an FHLBank from issuing stock dividends, if, after the issuance, the outstanding excess stock at the FHLBank would be greater than 1.0% of its total assets. As of December 31, 2006, we had excess stock of $902.2 million or 1.7% of our total assets.

 

On December 8, 2006, the OS Director granted us a waiver, at the request of our Board, to resume paying quarterly dividends subject to certain limitations. The waiver related to dividend limitations imposed by our Board as a condition to the Finance Board’s acceptance in 2005 of our business plan. The dividend limitation identified in the waiver generally provides that dividend payments may not exceed 50% of year-to-date U.S. GAAP net income. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Capital Plan Amendments and Board Policies Regarding Seattle Bank Stock,” for additional detail regarding the dividend limitations and the waiver.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2006, pursuant to the waiver described above, our Board declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on our Class B stock based upon the average amount of such stock outstanding during the third quarter of 2006. Based upon Board approval, we paid a $2.1 million cash dividend in December 2006. We had no Class A stock outstanding during 2006 and therefore, no dividends were declared on Class A stock. During the first quarter of 2005, our Board declared dividends in the form of capital stock only. We did not declare dividends in the first, second, or third quarter of 2006 or in the second, third, or fourth quarter of 2005. We do

 

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not issue fractional shares and when a dividend calculation would result in fractional shares, a payment equivalent to the fractional amount is paid in cash. The following tables represent the stock dividends paid in 2006 and 2005 on our Class B stock, as well as on our Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock for the periods prior to the amendments to our Capital Plan in the fourth quarter of 2006 which converted the Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock into a single class of Class B stock.

 

      2006     2005  

Class B/Class B(1) Stock

   Amount    Annualized
Dividend
Rate
    Amount    Annualized
Dividend
Rate
 
(dollars in thousands)                       

First quarter

   $           %   $ 8,244    1.63 %

Second quarter

          

Third quarter

          

Fourth quarter

     2,135    0.40       
                  

Total

   $ 2,135    0.10 %   $ 8,244    0.41 %
                  
     2006     2005  

Class B(2) Stock

   Amount    Annualized
Dividend
Rate
    Amount    Annualized
Dividend
Rate
 
(dollars in thousands)                       

First quarter

   $           %   $ 234    1.5 %

Second quarter

          

Third quarter

          

Fourth quarter

          
                  

Total

   $           %   $ 234    0.38 %
                  

 

Payment of future dividends will be subject to the requirements, limitations, the policies described above, the discretion of our Board, and satisfaction of regulatory and capital plan requirements. In addition, the amount and timing of dividends will depend on many factors, including our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, retained earnings policy, regulatory constraints, legal requirements, and other factors that our Board deems relevant.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

In accordance with correspondence from the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dated May 23, 2006, we are exempt from disclosure of unregistered sales of common equity securities or securities issued through the Office of Finance that otherwise would have been required under Item 701 of the SEC’s Regulation S-K. By the same no-action letter, we are also exempt from disclosure of securities repurchases by the issuer that otherwise would have been required under Item 703 of Regulation S-K.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data of the Seattle Bank should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related Notes for the year ended December 31, 2006 and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” included elsewhere in this report.

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
(in millions, except percentages)                               

Statement of Condition (at year end)

          

Total assets

   $ 53,515     $ 52,542     $ 48,086     $ 51,164     $ 46,684  

Cash and investments (1)

     18,686       23,590       22,428       20,052       17,189  

Advances

     27,961       21,435       14,897       19,653       20,036  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     6,367       7,216       10,446       11,172       9,112  

Deposits and other borrowings

     1,004       1,194       1,093       1,317       1,755  

Primary obligations on consolidated obligations (2)

     49,537       48,503       44,106       46,518       41,569  

Payable to AHP

     23       31       44       48       53  

Payable to (Receivable from) REFCORP

     2       (3 )     4       9       11  

Class B/B(1)/B(2)—putable or capital stock—putable

     2,141       2,133       2,027       2,399       2,345  

Total capital

     2,231       2,201       2,102       2,456       2,382  

Statement of Income (for the year ending)

          

Interest income

     2,533       1,961       1,673       1,583       1,674  

Net interest income

     77       97       156       218       253  

Other income

     3       (28 )     4       11       (27 )

Other expense

     45       66       47       33       26  

Income before AHP and REFCORP assessments

     35       3       113       196       200  

AHP and REFCORP assessments

     9       1       30       52       53  

Income before cumulative change in accounting principles

     26       2       83       144       147  

Net income

     26       2       83       144       147  

Dividends (for the year ending)

          

Dividends paid in cash and stock (3)

     2       8       64       123       145  

Annualized dividend rate (4)

     0.10 %     0.41 %     2.75 %     5.15 %     5.97 %

Capital stock (4) (5)

     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       6.00 %

Class B(1) stock (4) (5)

     N/A       0.41 %     2.87 %     5.56 %     6.38 %

Class B(2) stock (4) (5)

     N/A       0.38 %     0.63 %     0.71 %     1.05 %

Class B stock (4) (5)

     0.10 %     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  

Dividend payout ratio (6) (7)

     8.28 %     494.63 %     77.64 %     85.65 %     98.70 %

Financial Statistics (for the year ending)

          

Return on average equity

     1.16 %     0.08 %     3.44 %     5.86 %     5.93 %

Return on average assets

     0.05 %     0.00 %     0.17 %     0.31 %     0.33 %

Equity-to-assets ratio (8)

     4.17 %     4.05 %     4.82 %     5.24 %     5.63 %

Total capital-to-assets ratio (9)

     4.30 %     4.32 %     4.50 %     4.80 %     5.10 %

Net interest margin (10)

     0.15 %     0.19 %     0.31 %     0.47 %     0.57 %

(1) Investments also include interest-bearing deposits in banks, securities purchased under agreement to resell, and federal funds sold.
(2) Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of all the FHLBanks. The total amount of the FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations, net of interbank holdings, was approximately $947.3 billion, $931.7 billion, $860.4 billion, $740.9 billion, and $673.7 billion as of December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002.
(3) Cash paid of $2.1 million, $23,000, $66,000, $87,000, and $82,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002. The remainder of the dividends were paid in capital stock.
(4) Annualized dividend rates are dividends paid in cash and stock, divided by the average balance of capital stock eligible of dividends during the year.

 

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(5) Capital stock, Class B stock, Class B(1) stock, and Class B(2) stock dividend rates are the sum of the dividends paid per average share of stock for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002. We amended our Capital Plan in December, 2006 and outstanding Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock were converted into Class B stock. In addition, we converted to a new capital structure on June 30, 2002, and outstanding capital stock was converted to Class B(1) stock. For the year ended December 31, 2002, the dividend rates per share of capital stock, Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock have been annualized by taking the sum of the dividends paid per share during the two quarters that each class of stock was outstanding, multiplied by two.
(6) Dividend payout ratio is dividends paid in cash and stock divided by net income.
(7) Dividend payout ratio for the year ended December 31, 2004, included the fourth quarter dividends of $8.5 million that were paid in the first quarter of 2005. The Seattle Bank did not declare any dividends based on earnings for the year ended December 31, 2005.
(8) Equity-to-assets ratio is average capital stock, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive income divided by the total average assets.
(9) Total capital-to-assets ratio is capital stock plus retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income divided by the total assets at the end of the period.
(10) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by the average earning assets.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This discussion and analysis reviews our financial condition as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2006, included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements.”

 

Overview

 

Structure

 

The Seattle Bank, a federally chartered corporation and one of 12 FHLBanks, is a cooperative that is owned by member financial institutions located within our district, which includes Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. All federally insured depository institutions and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance and community financial institutions located in the Seattle Bank’s district are eligible to apply for membership. Eligible institutions must purchase specified amounts of capital stock in the Seattle Bank as a condition of membership. Members generally are assigned a credit line at the time they join, based on our evaluation of their financial condition, and are eligible to receive dividends, if and when payable, on their capital stock holdings. Members are also subject to activity-based capital stock purchase requirements, which may require them to purchase additional stock if the amount of business they do with us increases. All of our outstanding capital stock is owned by our members, except in limited circumstances, for example, for a period following the acquisition of a member by a nonmember.

 

Our mission is to provide liquidity, funding, and services to enhance our members’ success and the availability of affordable homes and economic development in their communities. We also work with our members and a variety of other entities, including non-profit organizations, to provide affordable housing and community economic development funds through direct subsidy grants and low- or no-interest loans, to individuals and communities in need. We fund these grants and loans through the AHP and a number of other community investment programs.

 

Historical Operations

 

During the three-year period from 2004 through 2006, we significantly restructured our business and operations. As a result of this restructuring, we reported increased net income for 2006 that reversed a trend of declining net income begun in 2003. In 2004, we had two principal lines of business: our advances business and our MPP. Due to actions we initiated at the end of 2004, and which were substantially implemented during 2005 and 2006, we have now refocused our business on providing advances to our members and no longer purchase

 

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mortgage loans through the MPP. In changing the direction of our business, we reviewed and improved our operations and reduced our expenses substantially.

 

The change in our business strategy was driven by declining net income, which fell from $147.1 million in 2002 to $82.7 million in 2004, and by issues raised in our 2004 Finance Board examination, which focused on, among other factors, our risk management practices.

 

During 2003 and 2004, we had accumulated excess cash due to faster-than-expected prepayments of existing mortgage-based assets, decreases in new advances because of noncompetitive rates, and internal limits on acquiring MPP mortgage loans. We had to either reinvest our excess cash in higher-yield investments in order to produce a higher return on capital or return it to our members by repurchasing their stock. Our members had historically received dividends at favorable rates—for example, ranging from 6.88% in 2001 to 5.15% in 2003—and preferred to hold our stock in order to continue to receive attractive dividends. Seeking to earn additional interest income to continue paying dividends at close to historical rates, we invested our excess cash primarily in mortgage-backed securities and callable debt of GSEs such as other FHLBanks, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. We significantly increased our investment portfolio in late 2003 through August 2004, primarily by acquiring the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks. We funded most of these purchases with our own contemporaneously issued consolidated obligations, primarily consisting of short- and long-term bullet debt, but we did not match the prepayment options and maturities of the investments we purchased with the maturities and call options of the debt issued.

 

During 2004, short-term interest rates began to steadily increase and long-term interest rates did not correspondingly increase, causing a decrease in our net interest income as the average cost of our interest-bearing liabilities increased without a corresponding increase in income from our interest-earning assets. These changes in interest rates also caused the market value of our investments to decline and the market value of the contemporaneously issued long-term debt to increase. Consequently, our market value of equity also declined in 2004.

 

As a result of the 2004 Finance Board examination, we entered into the Written Agreement with the Finance Board in December 2004. The Written Agreement required us to develop a three-year business and capital management plan and submit it to the Finance Board’s Office of Supervision, and imposed certain other requirements and limitations. In May 2005, the Finance Board accepted our business plan, subject to our adoption of certain dividend and stock repurchase restrictions. See “—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Capital Plan Amendments and Board Policies Regarding Seattle Bank Stock” for more information.

 

To implement the business plan, we undertook significant changes to our business, operations and capital policies, including:

 

   

replacing our senior management team;

 

   

refocusing our strategic direction and marketing efforts on advances;

 

   

beginning our exit from the MPP;

 

   

substantially upgrading our tools, personnel and processes for managing risk;

 

   

substantially reducing our operating expenses primarily through reductions in staff and facilities costs;

 

   

implementing a hedging program to manage the risks inherent in our business; and

 

   

adopting changes to our Capital Plan to encourage members to take out advances by providing flexibility in the capital stock they can use to support advances.

 

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associated with implementing the business plan, which, together with our reduced net interest income, caused our overall net income to decline in 2005. For example, we incurred $15.8 million of expenses associated with holding swaptions, which we purchased as economic hedges to protect against the potential of additional large unrealized losses in market value of equity. We also incurred consulting fees related to complying with the Written Agreement, termination-related expenses associated with downsizing our staff, and facilities abandonment fees, all of which contributed to the decline in our net income in 2005.

 

In 2006, we continued to expand our advance business as part of our business plan. Advances increased to 52.2% of our assets as of December 31, 2006, from 40.8% of our assets as of December 31, 2005, and our interest income from advances nearly doubled in that same period. Concurrently, through the sales of government-insured mortgage loans in 2005 and the receipt of principal payments on mortgage loans, we reduced our mortgage loans held for portfolio to 11.9% of our total assets as of the end of 2006, from 13.7% as of the end of 2005. Despite the continuing flat interest-rate yield curve and declining interest income from our reduced mortgage loans held for portfolio, we increased our net income by $24.1 million from 2005 to 2006 by significantly reducing our operating expenses, our hedging costs and the losses associated with hedging activities, and realizing gains on the early extinguishment of certain of our consolidated obligations.

 

As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we disclosed net unrealized market value losses of $245.0 million, $363.1 million, and $257.3 million, which, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not reflected in our December 31, 2006, 2005, or 2004 financial position and operating results. Because of our net unrealized market value losses, the ratio of the market value of our equity to the book value of our equity was estimated at 89.0%, 83.5%, and 87.8% as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The amount of our net unrealized market value loss involves estimates of the market values of our assets, liabilities, and commitments, which we discuss in greater depth in Note 17 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements.”

 

On January 11, 2007, the Written Agreement was terminated by the OS Director. The termination of the Written Agreement does not affect certain dividend limitations and Class B stock repurchase restrictions imposed by our Board. Consistent with those limitations, however, and based on our third quarter 2006 operating results, in December 2006, we paid dividends for the first time since early 2005. See “—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Retained Earnings and Dividends” for additional information.

 

Trends

 

In 2007, we expect to continue to increase our advance balance and our interest income from advances through additional advance product offerings, continued use of differential pricing, and through our members making use of certain changes to our Capital Plan that were adopted to encourage increased advance activity. The balance of our mortgage loans held for portfolio will continue to decrease, largely through principal repayments. A significant portion of our investments in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks, with yields substantially below current-market interest rates, will mature in 2007. As a result of these factors, and assuming the interest-rate environment remains substantially unchanged, we anticipate continued improvement in net income and further decreases in our unrealized market value losses in 2007 and later years.

 

Financial Condition

 

Our assets principally consist of advances, investments, and mortgage loans held for portfolio. The composition of our assets changed during 2006 from year-end 2005, primarily reflecting our continued emphasis on our advances. During 2005, the change in the composition of our assets from year-end 2004 primarily reflected our decisions to emphasize our advances, exit the MPP, and increase our short-term investments in order to more fully use our capital. During both 2006 and 2005, we increased advances by $6.5 billion, with advances increasing to 52.2% and 40.8% of our total assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We seek to

 

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continue to increase our advances by offering additional advance products, using differential pricing, offering the purchase of Class A stock with a six-month redemption period, and, for a limited time, permitting the use of an excess stock pool to support additional advances. We anticipate that our advances will continue to increase, our mortgage loan portfolio will continue to decrease as mortgage loans are paid off, and our investments will decrease as a percentage of our total assets.

 

The following table summarizes our major asset classes as a percentage of our total assets for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     As of December 31,  

Major Asset Classes as a Percentage of Total Assets

   2006     2005     2004  

Advances

   52.2 %   40.8 %   31.0 %

Investments

   34.9     44.9     46.6  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

   11.9     13.7     21.7  

Other assets

   1.0     0.6     0.7  
                  

Total

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                  

 

We obtain funding to support our business primarily through the issuance, by the Office of Finance on our behalf, of debt securities in the form of consolidated obligations. We also rely on member deposits and on the issuance of our equity securities to our members in connection with their membership and their utilization of our products, such as advances. Restrictions on our ability to repurchase our capital stock prior to the end of the five-year redemption period and previous restrictions and current limitations to pay dividends on our capital stock have reduced our members’ willingness to purchase our stock and, therefore, have limited the amount of capital we receive from the issuance of stock.

 

We report our assets, liabilities, and commitments in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including the market value of our assets, liabilities, and commitments, which we also review for purposes of risk management. The differences between the carrying value and market value of our assets, liabilities, and commitments are unrealized market value gains or losses. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had net unrealized market value losses of $245.0 million and $363.1 million. Because of these net unrealized market value losses, the ratio of the market value of our equity to the book value of our equity was 89.0% and 83.5% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Our net unrealized market value losses decreased $118.1 million as of December 31 2006, compared to 2005, and increased $105.8 million as of December 31, 2005, compared to 2004. The decrease in 2006 was largely due to the maturity of a portion of our lower-yield investments with maturities of three years or less, partially offset by rising short-term interest rates. The increase in 2005 was largely due to rising long-term interest rates which resulted in significant unrealized market value losses on our mortgage based assets, partially offset by an unrealized market value gain on our consolidated obligations. We measure the market value of our equity as the present value of the expected net cash flows from all our existing assets, liabilities, and commitments. Our calculation of market values involves estimates of the market value of our assets, liabilities, and commitments, which may add imprecision into any unrealized market-value gains or losses that we report.

 

We discuss the material changes in each of our principal categories of assets and liabilities and our capital stock in more detail below.

 

Advances

 

Advances increased by $6.5 billion, to $28.0 billion, as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005. This increase was primarily the result of our continued emphasis on our advance business. For the year ended December 31, 2006, new advances totaled $105.2 billion, while maturing advances totaled $98.7 billion. This level of activity was significantly higher than that of the same period of 2005, when new advances totaled $85.5 billion and maturing advances totaled $79.0 billion. The increase in advance activity during 2006 was primarily attributable to advances made to our larger members.

 

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For 2005, advances increased by $6.5 billion, to $21.4 billion, primarily as a result of our renewed emphasis on our advance business. This compares favorably to 2004, when advance levels fell by $4.8 billion, with new advances totaling $42.8 billion and maturing advances totaling $47.5 billion. The increase in our advance balance as of December 31, 2005 reversed a trend in year-over-year declines that began in 2001. The increase in advances during 2005 was primarily attributable to advances made to our larger members and to our increased use of differential pricing.

 

As of December 31, 2006, five members held 69.5% of the par value of outstanding advances, compared to 65.2% as of December 31, 2005. Two of these members, Bank of America Oregon, N.A. and Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B., had advances totaling 56.8% of the par value of outstanding advances as of December 31, 2006 (Bank of America Oregon, N.A. with 36.0% and Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B. with 20.8%), compared to those members holding 48.0% of the par value of our outstanding advances as of December 31, 2005 (Bank of America Oregon, N.A. with 28.0% and Washington Mutual, F.S.B. with 20.0%). No other borrower held over 10% of the par value of outstanding advances as of December 31, 2006 or 2005. Because a large concentration of our advances is held by only a few members, changes in their borrowing decisions can significantly affect the amount of our advances outstanding. As we refocus our business on our advances, we expect that the concentration of advances with our largest borrowers will remain significant for at least 2007 and several years beyond.

 

As of December 31, 2006, 57.7% of our par value of our advance portfolio had a remaining term to maturity of one year or less, compared to 52.5% as of December 31, 2005 and 42.9% as of December 31, 2004. The increases in these shorter-term to maturity advances as of December 31, 2006, compared to 2005 and 2004, were primarily due to additional advances made to our largest borrowers as the result of differential pricing. The total weighted-average interest rate on the par value of our advance portfolio as of December 31, 2006 was 5.14%, compared to 4.30% and 3.70% as of December 31, 2005 and 2004. During 2006 and 2005, short-term interest rates increased substantially, while, in general, long-term interest rates modestly increased. As a result, the weighted-average interest rates on our advances with maturities within this period increased faster than the weighted-average interest rates on advances with maturities of three years or more, and the total weighted-average interest rate increased on our advance portfolio. For additional information on advances, see Note 7 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements.”

 

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The following table summarizes our advance portfolio by remaining term-to-maturity and weighted-average interest rate as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31, 2006     As of December 31, 2005  

Term-to-Maturity and Weighted-Average Interest Rates

   Amount     Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Percentage
    Amount     Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Percentage
 
(dollars in thousands)                         

2006

   $         %   $ 11,259,608     4.21 %

2007

     16,139,522     5.24       1,508,481     3.93  

2008

     6,425,043     5.21       3,868,399     4.40  

2009

     1,238,398     4.63       1,069,882     4.12  

2010

     902,522     5.09       889,719     4.93  

2011

     782,108     4.97       1,020,638     4.90  

Thereafter

     2,499,226     4.62       1,838,070     4.42  
                    

Total par value

   $ 27,986,819     5.14     $ 21,454,797     4.30  

Overdrawn demand deposit accounts

     2,361         275    

Discounts on advances

     (6,708 )       (8,536 )  

Commitment fees

     (1,020 )       (1,017 )  

Discount on AHP advances

     (285 )       (352 )  

Derivatives hedging adjustments

     (20,173 )       (9,675 )  
                    

Total

   $ 27,960,994       $ 21,435,492    
                    

 

The percentage of variable interest-rate advances as a portion of our total advance balance as of December 31, 2006 increased to 44.0%, compared to 21.9% as of December 31, 2005. We believe the increase in variable interest-rate advances primarily resulted from our borrowers’ expectations that short-term interest rates were unlikely to increase in the near future.

 

The following table summarizes our advance portfolio by interest-rate payment terms as of December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004.

 

     As of December 31,  

Advance Portfolio by Interest-Rate Payment Terms

   2006     2005     2004  

Fixed interest rate

   56.0 %   78.1 %   80.1 %

Variable interest rate

   44.0     21.9     19.9  
                  

Total

   100.0 %   100.0 %   100.0 %
                  

 

Member Demand for Advances. Many factors affect the demand for advances, including changes in interest rates and changes in member funding needs. Members regularly evaluate financing options relative to our advance products and pricing. The Seattle Bank’s pricing alternatives include: (i) differential pricing, through which a member can obtain lower advance rates on large transactions, as set within parameters established by our asset and liability management committee under authority delegated by our chief executive officer and overseen by our Board; (ii) advance window daily market pricing; and (iii) auction funding, through which borrowers can generally save five basis points or more, but which is offered only two times per week. Our additional advance products, increased use of differential pricing, and enhanced marketing efforts, have all contributed to the increase in advance balances. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the amount of differentially priced advances accounted for 79.5% of new advances, compared to 46.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The amount of window advances and auction-priced advances accounted for 10.0% and 10.5% of the new advances made for 2006, compared to 45.5% and 8.5% of advances made for 2005.

 

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order to be competitive with lower rates available to those members that have alternative funding sources. In general, our larger members have more alternative funding sources and are able to access funding at lower rates than our smaller members. We believe that the use of differential pricing has increased our advance balance and will continue to do so in the future, and that the increased volume compensates us for any reduction in overall yield due to differential pricing.

 

The demand for advances may be affected by the manner in which we may pay dividends on the stock our members are required to purchase in connection with such advances and any applicable restrictions on their ability to have that stock redeemed or repurchased by us. In 2006 and 2005, demand for advances, particularly those that required new stock purchases, was limited as a result of our action in May 2005 to suspend the declaration or payment of dividends and to suspend the repurchase of Class B stock prior to the end of the statutory five-year redemption period, without prior approval of the OS Director in each case. On December 8, 2006, the OS Director granted us a waiver, at the request of our Board, allowing us to resume declaring and paying quarterly dividends beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006, subject to certain limitations. In December 2006, we paid a cash dividend based on the average Class B stock balance outstanding during the third quarter of 2006. We believe that our resumption of dividend payments may contribute to increased advances, particularly those that may require new stock purchases.

 

In June 2005, our Board approved the implementation of a change to our Capital Plan that allowed our members to support new advances with their outstanding membership stock, which is stock that a member is required to hold in order to maintain its membership. This change effectively allowed members access to additional advances, making borrowing more attractive to our members, especially those with large membership stock balances that would otherwise have been required to purchase additional capital stock in order to increase the amount of their advances.

 

In October 2006, the Finance Board approved amendments to our Capital Plan as proposed by our Board, which went into effect in December 2006. Our Board approved the amendments with the expectation that they would encourage new borrowing by members of the Seattle Bank and simplify the terms and provisions of the Capital Plan. Key amendments to the Capital Plan included: (i) the creation of an excess stock pool that allows a member, for new or renewing advance activity, to satisfy its total stock purchase requirement by relying on Seattle Bank capital that is associated with total outstanding excess stock, and (ii) the creation of a Class A stock with terms consistent with the Capital Plan. We believe that the creation of the excess stock pool and a Class A stock will contribute to the continued growth of our advance portfolio, notwithstanding the current restrictions relating to our repurchase of Class B stock and limitations on the payment of dividends, because members will have greater borrowing and investment flexibility. As of December 31, 2006, 4.7% of our members were using stock from the excess stock pool to support $533.1 million in additional advances. One consequence of this change, however, is that our capital will not increase as a result of the increase in advances supported by the excess stock pool. Because we must maintain a minimum regulatory capital-to-assets ratio of 4.00%, this lack of growth in capital could constrain the growth of our advances from time to time. See “—Capital Resources and Liquidity—Capital Resources—Capital Plan Amendments and Board Policies Regarding Seattle Bank Stock,” for additional information regarding the amendments to the Capital Plan and related limitations and restrictions that may affect member demand for advances.

 

Credit Risk. Our credit risk from advances is concentrated in commercial banks and savings institutions. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had advances of $15.9 billion and $10.3 billion outstanding to two members, which represented 56.8% and 48.0% of the total advances outstanding. We held sufficient collateral to fully secure the advances to these members, and, as a result, we do not expect to incur any credit losses on these advances.

 

As of December 31, 2006, we had $21.6 million of outstanding advances to two borrowers that we classified as substandard. These advances are fully collateralized with high-grade, marketable securities, and rights to proceeds from mortgage loans in our possession. In January 2007, one of these borrowers paid off the $14.0 million balance of its advances. Because the remaining borrower continues to pay according to contractual

 

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requirements, and because of our collateral position, we continue to accrue interest and do not expect to incur any credit losses on these advances.

 

In of December 2006, the Board approved the use of first lien, owner-occupied single family residential properties with FICO scores of 660 or less, as collateral for advances. To qualify as collateral, both the borrower and the loans must undergo collateral reviews and meet certain eligibility standards as set by the Board. The collateral reviews include testing for compliance with the Seattle Bank’s responsible lending policy.

 

Investments

 

We maintain a portfolio of short-term investments and a portfolio of long-term investments for liquidity purposes and to generate returns on our capital. Short-term investments generally include federal funds sold and other money market instruments, and long-term investments generally include mortgage-backed securities and agency obligations. During the second half of 2005, we increased our short-term investments in order to more fully use our capital and provide liquidity for funding advances growth. However, as our advance balance continued to increase during 2006, we significantly reduced our short-term investments accordingly. We expect investments to continue to decline as a percentage of our total assets in the future.

 

The following table summarizes our investments, both short- and long-term, as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Short- and Long-Term Investments

   As of December 31,
(dollars in thousands)    2006    2005    2004

Short-Term Investments

        

Federal funds sold

   $ 2,832,000    $ 6,428,000    $ 1,679,500

Interest-bearing deposits

     2,165,000      1,415,007      200,000

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

        850,000   

Commercial paper

        194,106   

Trading securities

           255,680
                    

Total short-term investments

   $ 4,997,000    $ 8,887,113    $ 2,135,180
                    

Long-Term Investments

        

Consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks

     4,224,959      5,274,944      8,025,248

Mortgage-backed securities

     6,613,347      6,471,324      6,932,029

Other U.S. agency obligations

     146,298      221,671      387,330

Government-sponsored enterprise obligations

     2,691,238      2,698,649      4,658,793

State or local housing agency obligations

     12,067      16,900      29,100

Other

           255,352
                    

Total long-term investments

   $ 13,687,909    $ 14,683,488    $ 20,287,852
                    

 

During 2006, our short-term investments decreased by $3.9 billion, primarily because we shifted proceeds from maturing investments to fund our growing advance portfolio. During 2005 (primarily the second half), we increased our balance of short-term investments by $6.8 billion to more fully use our capital and to provide liquidity to fund advances, while staying within our Board-approved minimum capital-to-assets ratio, which was 4.25%.

 

As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we held $10.5 billion, $7.9 billion, and $1.4 billion in held-to-maturity investments with unrealized losses of $238.6 million, $250.1 million, and $52.8 million that had been in an unrealized loss position for over 12 months. The unrealized losses relating to our held-to-maturity investments as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 were related to declining market values as a result of overall increases in market interest rates and not to underlying credit concerns relating to the investments. Based on the creditworthiness of the issuers and underlying collateral, we believe that these unrealized losses represent

 

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temporary impairments. See Note 6 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements” for additional information.

 

Consolidated Obligation Bonds of Other FHLBanks. As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we held $4.2 billion, $5.3 billion, and $8.0 billion in investments in other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds. During 2006 and 2005, we sold certain of these low-yielding consolidated obligation bonds that were within three months of maturity. Our December 31, 2006 balance of these bonds decreased $1.1 billion from December 31, 2005, and we realized $6.5 million in losses on the 2006 sales. Our investment in other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds as of December 31, 2005 decreased by $2.7 billion from December 31, 2004, primarily due to maturities of and calls on the consolidated obligation bonds, but also as a result of the sale in 2005 of $250.0 million of consolidated obligation bonds. We realized a $1.2 million loss on the 2005 sale. In a regulatory interpretation issued by the Finance Board in March 2005, the Finance Board clarified that it generally prohibits an FHLBank from purchasing any consolidated obligation as part of the consolidated obligation’s initial issuance, either directly from the Office of Finance or indirectly through an underwriter.

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities. Our investment in mortgage-backed securities increased by $142.0 million to $6.6 billion as of December 31, 2006 from December 31, 2005, due to our strategy to increase investment income while staying within the Finance Board’s maximum limit regarding investment in these higher-yield securities. The decrease of $460.7 million in our investment in mortgage-backed securities as of December 31, 2005 from December 31, 2004 was due to maturities and principal payments. Finance Board regulations limit each FHLBank’s investment in mortgage-backed securities, at the time a security is purchased, to 300% of a bank’s regulatory capital, which in our case is comprised of capital stock, retained earnings, and mandatorily redeemable capital stock. Our investment in mortgage-backed securities represented 287.2%, 285.0%, and 320.0% of our regulatory capital as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Although the percentage of investments in these mortgage-backed securities to our total capital was greater than 300% as of December 31, 2004, we were in compliance with the regulation due to the level of our capital at the time of each of our purchases of the securities. Our investment in mortgage-backed securities as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 included $1.0 billion, $1.1 billion, and $1.4 billion in Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities, and $758.1 million, $1.1 billion, and $1.4 billion of investments in Fannie Mae mortgage-backed securities. The remaining investment in mortgage-backed securities is rated “AAA” (or its equivalent) by a NRSRO, such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.

 

Other U.S. Agency Obligations. Our investments in other U.S. agency obligations consist primarily of debt securities of government agencies whose debt is guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government. Our investments in other U.S. agency obligations declined by $75.4 million, or 34.0%, to $146.3 million in 2006, and by $165.7 million, or 42.8%, to $221.7 million in 2005, primarily due to principal repayments from maturing securities.

 

Government-Sponsored Enterprises. Our held-to-maturity investments in GSEs, excluding our investments in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks, consist primarily of unsecured debt securities of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These securities are not guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government. Fannie Mae securities totaled $908.5 million, $910.7 million, and $2.5 billion, and Freddie Mac securities totaled $1.5 billion, $1.5 billion, and $2.5 billion, as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. These securities represented 12.8%, 10.2%, and 21.9% of total investments as of such dates. Finance Board regulations limit any investments in the debt of any one GSE to the lower of 100% of our capital or the capital of the GSE, with the exception of the investment in other FHLBank consolidated obligations, in which we can no longer invest without Finance Board approval.

 

Trading Securities. As of December 31, 2004, our trading securities of $255.7 million consisted of one unsecured debt obligation of another GSE. This investment was sold in December 2005, and we have not held trading securities since such sale.

 

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

 

The par balance of our mortgage loans held for portfolio consisted of $6.0 billion, $6.8 billion, and $8.1 billion in conventional mortgage loans and $292.1 million, $383.4 million, and $2.3 billion in government-insured mortgage loans as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The decrease in 2006 was due to our receipt of $845.4 million in principal payments and the fact that we made no additional purchases. In 2005, we received principal payments of $1.9 billion and purchased only $89.6 million in mortgage loans. In August 2005, we also sold $1.4 billion of government-insured mortgage loans to an affiliate of one of our members. We realized a gain of $7.1 million on the sale of these mortgage loans.

 

In September 2005, we reclassified the remaining $424.8 million of government-insured mortgage loans as held for portfolio. During the time such mortgage loans were classified as held for sale, they were measured at the lower of cost or market value. We incurred a loss of $1.1 million, which was reported in other income (loss) in 2005, when we reclassified the unsold mortgage loans as held for portfolio. We ceased entering into new master commitment contracts in 2005 and have terminated all open contracts.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, 88.8% and 88.5% of our outstanding mortgage loans held for portfolio had been purchased from one participating member, Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B.

 

The following table summarizes the activity and other information related to our mortgage loan portfolio as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     As of December 31,  

Mortgage Loan Portfolio Activity

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)                   

Mortgage loan par balance at beginning of the year

   $ 7,182,542     $ 10,375,000     $ 11,081,180  

Purchases

       89,194       1,561,652  

Mortgage loans transferred to real estate owned

     (373 )    

Maturities and principal amount sold

     (845,537 )     (3,281,652 )     (2,267,832 )
                        

Mortgage loan par balance at period end

     6,336,632       7,182,542       10,375,000  
                        

Mortgage loan net premium balance at beginning of the year

     33,065       70,876       90,337  

Net premium (discount) on purchases

       812       20,572  

Net premium recovery from repurchases

     (92 )    

Net premium amortization*

     (2,957 )     (38,623 )     (40,033 )
                        

Mortgage loan net premium balance at period end

     30,016       33,065       70,876  
                        

Total mortgage loans held for portfolio

   $ 6,366,648     $ 7,215,607     $ 10,445,876  
                        

Premium balance as a percent of mortgage loan par amounts

     0.47 %     0.46 %     0.68 %

Average FICO score** at origination

     745       744       743  

Average loan-to-value ratio at origination

     64.81 %     64.99 %     65.22 %

* Included in net premium amortization for 2005 are $15.4 million in net premium allocated to sold government-insured mortgage loans and an unrealized loss in fair value of $1.1 million, which was recognized on the transfer of $424.8 million of government-insured loans from held for sale to held for portfolio.
** The Fair Isaac Credit Organization, or FICO, score, is a standardized credit score used as an indicator of consumer financial responsibility, based on credit history.

 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities

 

As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we held derivative assets, including associated accrued interest receivable and interest payable, of $146.9 million, $13.2 million, and $24.5 million and derivative liabilities of $46.8 million, $133.8 million, and $274.8 million. The changes in these balances reflect the effect of interest-rate changes on the fair value of our derivatives, as well as expirations and terminations of outstanding interest-rate exchange agreements and entry into new interest-rate exchange agreements between December 31, 2006 and

 

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December 31, 2004. The differentials between accruals of interest receivable and interest payable on derivatives are recognized as adjustments to the income or expense of the designated underlying investment securities, advances, consolidated obligations, or other financial instruments. We record all derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Condition at fair value, with changes in the fair value reported in earnings. See “—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Derivatives and Hedging” for additional information.

 

We have traditionally used derivatives to hedge advances and consolidated obligations, as well as mortgage loans under our MPP and intermediary swaps for members. The principal derivative instruments we use are interest-rate exchange agreements such as interest-rate swaps, interest-rate caps, interest-rate floors, forward contracts, and swaptions. We classify these types of interest-rate exchange agreements as derivative assets or liabilities according to the net fair value of the derivatives and associated accrued interest receivable and interest payable by counterparty, when appropriate under individual master netting agreements. Subject to a master netting agreement, if the net fair value of the derivatives by counterparty is positive, the net fair value is reported as an asset, and if negative, the net fair value is reported as a liability. Changes in the fair value of interest-rate exchange agreements are recorded directly through earnings.

 

The notional amount of interest-rate exchange agreements increased by $14.7 billion, to $33.2 billion, as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, and increased by $2.6 billion, to $18.5 billion as of December 31, 2005, compared to December 31, 2004. These increases were primarily related to our increased use of interest-rate exchange agreements to lower our cost of funds and reduce our interest-rate risk. Notional amounts are used to calculate the periodic amounts to be received and paid under interest-rate exchange agreements and do not represent actual amounts to be exchanged or directly reflect our exposure to credit risk. Notional amounts are not recorded as assets or liabilities in our Statements of Condition. For additional information, see “—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Derivatives and Hedging” and “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

 

The total notional amount of intermediary swaps decreased by $167.3 million, to $605.5 million, as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, and decreased by $84.0 million, to $772.8 million, as of December 31, 2005, compared to December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2006, $111.0 million of the total notional amount outstanding on intermediary swaps was related to member intermediary swaps, a decline of $10.0 million from the December 31, 2005 amount. Due to low transaction volumes, we discontinued offering member intermediary swaps as a standard product in 2004. Our smaller members generally did not have the resources required to utilize and manage the interest-rate exposure associated with interest-rate swaps and our larger members were able to directly access the swap market. Although we have discontinued entering into new member intermediary swaps, we are maintaining our existing transactions until maturity. We also enter into swap transactions that are deemed to be intermediary swaps to offset swap transactions that were previously in hedge relationships where the hedged item has been terminated. The notional amount of these intermediary swap transactions decreased by $157.3 million, to $494.5 million as of December 31, 2006, from December 31, 2005, and increased by $416.0 million, to $651.8 million as of December 31, 2005, from December 31, 2004.

 

Consolidated Obligations and Other Funding Sources

 

Our principal liabilities are the consolidated obligation discount notes and bonds issued on our behalf by the Office of Finance, and to a significantly lesser degree, a variety of other funding sources such as our member deposits. Although we are jointly and severally liable for all consolidated obligations issued by the Office of Finance on behalf of all of the FHLBanks, we report only the portion of consolidated obligations issued on our behalf for which we are the primary obligor. As of December 31, 2006, Standard and Poor’s outlook for the Seattle Bank was negative and Moody’s outlook was stable. On January 19, 2007, Standard and Poor’s revised its outlook to stable. See “Part I. Item 1. Business—Debt Financing,” for information about the FHLBanks’ joint and several liability and rating agency actions related to the Seattle Bank.

 

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billion as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Consolidated obligation discount notes represented 3.0%, 21.8%, and 6.4% of our outstanding consolidated obligations as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Discount notes are primarily used to finance short-term advances and short-term investments. The balance of discount notes decreased $9.1 billion as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, primarily due to the increase in our use of interest-rate swapped consolidated obligation bonds with option features, or structured funding, to reduce our funding cost and manage our liquidity, and the decrease in our short-term investments portfolio. The balance of discount notes increased $7.8 billion as of December 31, 2005 from December 31, 2004, largely because we used discount notes to fund $6.8 billion in additional short-term investments made to more fully use our capital and to provide liquidity for advances growth.

 

Consolidated Obligation Bonds. Our allocated portion of the FHLBank System’s combined consolidated obligation bonds outstanding was a par amount of $48.2 billion, $38.1 billion, and $41.4 billion as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. Consolidated obligation bonds are primarily used to finance advances and investments, both short-term and long-term. Consolidated obligation bonds represented 97.0%, 78.2%, and 93.6% of our total outstanding consolidated obligations as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The increase in our consolidated obligation bonds as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, was primarily the result of an increase in our use of structured funding rather than the use of consolidated obligation discount notes. The decrease in our consolidated obligation bonds as of December 31, 2005, compared to December 31, 2004, was the result of declines in our funding of the MPP and long-term investments during 2005.

 

We seek to manage our consolidated obligation portfolio by matching the anticipated cash flows of our debt to the anticipated cash flows of our assets. The cash flows of mortgage-based assets are largely dependent on the prepayment behavior of borrowers. When interest rates rise, and all other factors remain unchanged, borrowers (and issuers of callable investments) tend to refinance their debts more slowly than originally anticipated, while when interest rates fall, borrowers tend to refinance their debts more rapidly than originally anticipated. We use a combination of bullet and callable debt in seeking to match the anticipated cash flows of our mortgage-based assets and callable investments, using a variety of prepayment scenarios.

 

With callable debt, we have the option to repay the obligation, without penalty, prior to the contractual maturity date of the debt obligation, while with bullet debt we repay the obligation at maturity. Our callable debt is predominantly fixed interest-rate debt that may be used to fund our mortgage-based assets or that may be swapped to LIBOR and used to fund variable interest-rate advances and investments. The call feature embedded in our debt is typically matched with a call feature in the swap, giving the swap counterparty the right to cancel the swap under certain circumstances. In a falling interest-rate environment, the swap counterparty typically exercises its call option on the swap and we, in turn, call the debt. To the extent we continue to have variable interest-rate advances or investments, or other short-term-to-maturity assets, we replace the called debt with new callable debt that is swapped to LIBOR. This strategy is typically less expensive than borrowing through the issuance of discount notes; however, we must still use discount notes because this callable-debt strategy is not practical for funding some short-term investments, such as overnight federal funds.

 

Our callable debt increased by $5.3 billion, to $24.5 billion, as of December 31, 2006, compared to December 31, 2005, primarily due to growth in our structured funding portfolio. This relative increase in our use of callable debt reflects more favorable pricing of callable consolidated obligation bonds with associated interest-rate exchange agreements relative to unswapped consolidated discount notes. Our callable debt increased by $2.1 billion as of December 31, 2005, compared to December 31, 2004, principally due to growth in our long-term advances. In 2005, we also implemented a strategy to hedge MPP mortgage loans, investments, and advances primarily with callable consolidated obligations in order to decrease our reliance on stand-alone interest-rate exchange agreements and reduce our hedge expense going forward. We continue to classify our debt as callable after the last call date has passed.

 

During 2006, we repurchased $283.1 million in fixed interest-rate debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.95%, resulting in a net gain of $6.6 million. The gains from these repurchases were used to offset the losses associated with selling low-yielding held-to-maturity securities that were within 90 days of maturity. In addition,

 

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we had a $669,000 net gain associated with extinguishing consolidated obligations by exercising our call options on those bonds. During 2005, we repurchased $335.4 million of fixed interest-rate bullet debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 6.10%, resulting in a net loss of $9.4 million. We repurchased this debt primarily to economically lower the cost of our debt in future years, as the future cash outflows of the replacement debt is lower than the cash outflows scheduled for the repurchased debt. We continue to review our consolidated obligation portfolio for opportunities to extinguish debt, lower our interest expense, and better match the duration of our liabilities to that of our assets.

 

Other Funding Sources. Deposits are a source of funds that give members a liquid, low-risk investment. We offer demand and term deposit programs to our members and to other eligible depositors. There is no requirement for members or other eligible depositors to maintain balances with us, and, as a result, these balances fluctuate. Deposits increased by $203.1 million to $1.0 billion as of December 31, 2006 from December 31, 2005, primarily due to a $208.4 million increase in demand and overnight deposits. Deposits decreased by $212.5 million to $800.8 million, as of December 31, 2005 from December 31, 2004. Demand deposits comprised the largest percentage of deposits, representing 92.2%, 89.6%, and 85.6% of deposits as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. In addition, to provide short-term, low-cost liquidity, we sell securities under agreements to repurchase the securities. There were no transactions outstanding under repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2006. Transactions outstanding under agreements to repurchase securities were $393.5 million and $79.3 million as of December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

Other Liabilities

 

Other liabilities totaled $35.0 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Other liabilities increased by $12.3 million in 2005, compared to December 31, 2004, primarily due to $5.4 million of lease abandonment costs and additions of $4.4 million to the lender risk account.

 

Capital Resources and Liquidity

 

Our capital resources consist of capital stock held by our members and nonmember stockholders’ retained earnings, and other comprehensive income. The amount of our capital resources does not take into account our joint and several liability for the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks. See Note 13 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements—Notes to Financial Statements” for additional information. Our principal sources of liquidity are the proceeds from the issuance of consolidated obligations and our short-term investments.

 

Capital Resources

 

Our capital resources increased $30.0 million, or 1.4%, as of December 31, 2006, from December 31, 2005. The changes during 2006 were driven by changes in the amount of our capital stock, our retained earnings, and the amount of our other accumulated comprehensive income, which included an adjustment of $2.1 million to other accumulated comprehensive loss due to the recognition of unfunded post-retirement benefit plan obligations in accordance with our adoption of SFAS 158 (as defined below) as of December 31, 2006.

 

Seattle Bank Stock. Prior to the implementation of the Capital Plan amendments described below, the Seattle Bank had two classes of capital stock, Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock. Each class of stock could be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at par value, $100 per share. Class B(1) stock represented the stock that members were required to hold based on minimum membership requirements, the volume of their business activity with us, and, in some instances, a certain amount of excess stock that a member was allowed to hold that exceeded the stock required for membership or business activity. Class B(2) stock represented stock that a member was no longer required to hold, generally as a result of a decline in its activity with us, that exceeded the amount of allowable excess Class B (1) stock.

 

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Plan were the conversions of our Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock into a single Class B stock. As with the previous classes of Class B stock, Class B stock can be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at par value, $100 per share. Class B stock is redeemable five years after: (1) written notice from the member; (2) consolidation or merger of a member with a nonmember; or (3) withdrawal or termination of membership. All stock redemptions are subject to restrictions set forth in the FHLBank Act, Finance Board regulations, our Capital Plan, and resolutions adopted by our Board. Historically, we have elected to repurchase stock that was subject to redemption prior to the expiration of the five-year redemption period that applies to each outstanding redemption request. However, as further described below, our Board has adopted limitations on our ability to repurchase capital stock from members. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, Class B stock (for 2005, Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock are combined) totaled $2.2 billion, with $207.5 million and $188.2 million in Class B stock redemption requests and requests to withdraw from membership. All of the Class B stock related to member withdrawals has been classified as mandatorily redeemable Class B stock in our Statement of Condition.

 

Capital Plan Amendments and Board Policies Regarding Seattle Bank Stock. The Board approved the December 2006 amendments to our Capital Plan with the expectation that they would encourage new borrowing by members of the Seattle Bank and simplify the terms and provisions of the Capital Plan. Other than the conversion of the two classes of Class B stock into a single class of Class B stock, the key amendments made to the Capital Plan included provisions for:

 

Class A Stock. Class A stock, may be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at a par value of $100 per share. Class A stock may only be issued to members to satisfy a member’s advance stock purchase requirement for: (i) a new advance or (ii) renewal of an existing advance initially supported by the excess stock pool, and only in the case where a member has no excess stock available to support a new advance or to renew an existing advance. Class A stock is redeemable in cash on six months’ written notice to the Seattle Bank and can only be repurchased by the Seattle Bank pursuant to the terms of the Capital Plan. The Board adopted a resolution limiting dividends on Class A stock, if any, to cash payments, subject to any applicable restrictions, and dividends on Class A stock will not necessarily be paid at the same rate as dividends, if any, on Class B stock. A member can only use Class A stock to meet its member advance stock purchase requirement and can not use it to meet its other requirements relating to stockholdings.

 

Excess Stock Pool. The excess stock pool allows a member, when receiving advances from us, to satisfy its advance stock purchase requirement by relying on Seattle Bank capital that is associated with total outstanding excess stock. Excess stock is the amount of stock held by a member in excess of its total stock purchase requirement, which is the greater of the member’s membership stock purchase requirement or the sum of: (i) the member’s advance stock purchase requirement and (ii) the member’s mortgage purchase plan stock purchase requirement. There are certain limitations relating to the Seattle Bank’s use of the excess stock pool, including among others, restricting the aggregate use of the excess stock pool to 50% of the total amount of all excess stock and the ability of the Board to suspend the use of the excess stock pool at any time. There are also per-member limitations that include: (i) a maturity limit of one year on advances supported by the excess stock pool, (ii) a per-member usage limit of 25% of the total amount of the excess stock pool, and (iii) a maximum dollar threshold whereby a member cannot use the excess stock pool to support additional advances if, on the date the advance would be received by the member, the member’s total outstanding advances exceed $11.0 billion. The authority to use the excess stock pool to support additional advances terminates on October 1, 2008, unless extended by our Board following approval by the Finance Board.

 

Additional significant changes to our Capital Plan from the December 2006 amendments include:

 

   

providing that dividends on Class A and Class B stock shall be set and paid as determined by the Board, on a pro rata basis as to amount and character with respect to each class (subject to the Seattle Bank’s current limitations on payment of dividends); and

 

   

streamlining the formulas for calculating various requirements, including a member’s total stock purchase requirement.

 

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In actions relating to approval of the December 2006 amendments, our Board resolved that the Seattle Bank would maintain a 4.00% member advance stock purchase requirement and would not repurchase Class B stock during the period the excess stock pool is in effect and would seek prior written authorization of the OS Director if the Seattle Bank wished to lower that requirement or repurchase Class B stock thereafter.

 

In May 2005, the Finance Board accepted the business plan which was initially implemented under the terms of the Written Agreement and subject to our adoption of certain dividend and stock repurchase restrictions. To meet the Finance Board conditions, our Board adopted these policies:

 

   

suspending indefinitely the declaration or payment of any dividend and providing that any future dividend declaration or payment may be made only after prior approval of the OS Director, and

 

   

suspending indefinitely the repurchase of any Class B(1) or Class B(2) stock, except that a limited amount of Class B(2) stock repurchases may be made after prior approval of the OS Director.

 

The Finance Board’s termination of the Written Agreement in January, 2007 did not affect the above-described restrictions on Class B stock repurchases. However, in December 2006, the OS Director did grant to the Seattle Bank a waiver of certain restrictions on the authority of the Seattle Bank to pay dividends. See “—Retained Earnings and Dividends” for additional information related to this waiver.

 

In June 2005, to encourage members to increase their advance borrowings, our Board implemented a change to our Capital Plan that allows our members to use their outstanding membership stock to support advances. Previously, members were required to purchase additional stock, in addition to their membership requirements, in order to increase their advance balances. Membership stock is a requirement to maintain membership in the FHLBank.

 

In addition, in March 2006, to address members’ concerns about purchasing additional shares of our capital stock in order to meet their membership stock requirements, our Board reduced the membership stock requirement for 2006 from the greater of $500 or 0.75% of a member’s mortgage loans and mortgage-loan pass-through securities to the greater of $500 or 0.50% of such loans and securities.

 

Retained Earnings and Dividends. In general, our retained earnings represent our net income after the payment of any dividends to our members. During 2006, our net income increased $24.1 million, to $25.8 million, compared to 2005, and decreased by $81.0 million in 2005, compared to 2004.

 

Generally under our Capital Plan, our Board can declare and pay dividends, in either cash or capital stock, only from retained earnings or current net earnings. However, the Board adopted a resolution limiting dividends on Class A stock to cash in September 2006. Prior to the cash dividend in late December 2006, we had only declared dividends in the form of capital stock since 1986, except for immaterial cash payments relating to dividends on fractional shares of stock of a member that cannot be rounded to the nearest 100.

 

Pursuant to a waiver received from the OS Director in December 2006 relating to payment of dividends, as further described in the table below, the Board declared and paid in December 2006 a cash dividend of $2.1 million, or $0.10 per share, on our Class B stock based upon the average amount of such stock outstanding during the third quarter of 2006. In January 2007, the Board declared a cash dividend of $2.2 million, or $.10 per share, on our Class B stock based upon the average amount of such stock outstanding during the fourth quarter of 2006. The dividend was paid in February 2007.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Cash and Stock Issued as Dividends

       2006            2005            2004      
(dollars in millions, except percentages)                 

Stock issued as dividends

   $                 $ 8.5    $ 64.2  

Stock issued as dividends, and repurchased

           15.3  

Cash paid as dividends

     2.1      

Percentage of stock issued as dividends, and repurchased

           23.7 %

 

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In September 2004, our Board adopted a revised retained earnings policy in accordance with Finance Board guidance. Under this policy, we establish retained earnings targets each quarter, and we plan to adjust the target level of retained earnings over time as determined by the Board or to any higher level that may be required in the future by regulation. As of December 31, 2006, the target was set at $102.0 million. We reported retained earnings of $92.4 million and $68.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

 

In November 2004, our Board adopted a new dividend policy regarding the declaration and payment of dividends, which became effective for the fourth quarter of 2004. Under the new policy, dividend declarations, if any, during a quarter are based on the earnings of the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2005, we declared and paid a member dividend based on average capital stock outstanding and earnings for the fourth quarter of 2004, subject to our then-current capital requirements, retained earnings policy, and dividend limits.

 

Under a Board policy adopted in December 2006, we are limited to paying dividends no greater than 50% of our current-period earnings until our retained earnings target has been met. Our longer term goal is to pay members a dividend based on a variable short-term interest rate, such as the federal funds rate or three-month LIBOR, subject to applicable dividend restrictions and capital requirements.

 

Under the December 2006 waiver from the OS Director that was requested by our Board, the Seattle Bank was given the ability to pay quarterly cash dividends to our members within the following parameters:

 

   

Dividends paid during the fourth quarter of 2006 could not exceed 50% of third quarter 2006 net income, as calculated pursuant to U.S. GAAP;

 

   

Total dividends paid during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 could not exceed 50% of combined third quarter and fourth quarter 2006 net income, as calculated pursuant to U.S. GAAP;

 

   

Total dividends paid during the second, third and fourth quarters of any calendar year (any such calendar year being referred to as “Year N”) and the first quarter of the immediately following calendar year (the four quarters being the “Year N Quarters”) cannot exceed 50% of net income for Year N, as calculated pursuant to U.S. GAAP net income;

 

   

After the first quarter of 2007, dividends paid during any particular Year N Quarter can exceed 50% of the net income for the immediately preceding Year N Quarter, but only if and to the extent that the aggregate amount of dividends paid with respect to earlier Year N Quarters does not exceed 50% of aggregate year-to-date net income, as calculated pursuant to U.S. GAAP, through the end of the immediately preceding Year N Quarter.

 

Prior to the receipt of the waiver described above, since May 2005, our Board had indefinitely suspended the declaration and payment of dividends on capital stock without prior approval by the OS Director, in connection with the Finance Board approval of the initial business plan.

 

In December 2006, the Finance Board issued a final rule that prohibits an FHLBank from declaring and paying stock dividends if its excess stock balance is greater than one percent of its total assets. As of December 31, 2006, the Seattle Bank had excess stock of $902.2 million, or 1.7% of total assets, and is currently prohibited from issuing stock dividends.

 

Statutory Capital Requirements. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, or the GLB Act, required each FHLBank to adopt a capital plan and convert to a new capital structure. The Finance Board’s capital rule, which implemented the capital provisions of the GLB Act, required each FHLBank to submit a Capital Plan to the Finance Board by October 29, 2001. The Finance Board approved our Capital Plan and we converted to our new capital structure during 2002. The conversion was considered a capital transaction and was accounted for at par value.

 

We are subject to three capital requirements under our Capital Plan and the Finance Board rules and regulations: (1) risk-based capital, (2) total capital, and (3) leverage capital.

 

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First, under the risk-based capital requirement, we must maintain at all times permanent capital in an amount at least equal to the sum of our credit risk, market risk, and operations risk capital requirements, all of which are calculated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Finance Board.

 

   

Credit risk is the potential for financial loss because of the failure of a borrower or counterparty to perform on an obligation. The credit-risk requirement is determined by adding the credit-risk capital charges for assets, off-balance sheet items, and derivative contracts based on, among other things, the credit percentages assigned to each item as required by federal law and regulations.

 

   

Market risk is the potential for financial losses due to the increase or decrease in the value or price of an asset or liability resulting from broad movements in prices, such as interest rates. The market-risk requirement is determined by adding the market value of the portfolio at risk from movements in interest-rate fluctuations that could occur during times of market stress and the amount, if any, by which the current market value of our total capital is less than 85% of the book value of our total capital. We calculate the market value of our portfolio at risk and the current market value of our total capital by using an internal model. Our modeling approach and underlying assumptions are subject to Finance Board review and approval on an ongoing basis.

 

   

Operations risk is the potential for unexpected financial losses due to inadequate information systems, operational problems, breaches in internal controls, or fraud. The operations risk requirement is determined as a percentage of the market-risk and credit risk requirements. The Finance Board has determined this risk requirement to be 30% of the sum of the credit-risk and market-risk requirements described above.

 

The Finance Board has the authority to require us to maintain a greater amount of permanent capital than is required by the risk-based capital requirement, but to date has not exercised such authority. Only permanent capital, defined as retained earnings and Class B stock, can satisfy the risk-based capital requirement. Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock is included in our permanent capital based on a directive from the Finance Board. Class A stock and accumulated other comprehensive income are considered nonpermanent capital.

 

Second, we are required to maintain at all times a total regulatory capital-to-assets ratio of at least 4.00%. Total capital is the sum of permanent capital, Class A stock, other comprehensive income, any general loss allowance, if consistent with U.S. GAAP and not established for specific assets, and other amounts from sources determined by the Finance Board as available to absorb losses. However, as described below, we are subject to a higher Board-approved minimum capital requirement. For the purposes of the capital-to-assets ratio, capital is defined as permanent capital plus non-permanent capital, divided by total assets.

 

The following table presents our permanent capital and risk-based capital requirements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,

Permanent and Risk-Based Capital Requirements

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)          

Permanent Capital

     

Class B stock *

   $ 2,140,997    $ 2,132,534

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

     69,222      66,259

Retained earnings

     92,397      68,759
             

Permanent capital

   $ 2,302,616    $ 2,267,552
             

Risk-Based Capital Requirement

     

Credit risk

     140,870      180,588

Market risk

     109,732      174,383

Operations risk

     75,180      106,492
             

Risk-based capital requirement

   $ 325,782    $ 461,463
             

* Pursuant to amendments to our Capital Plan in December 2006, Class B(1) stock and Class B(2) stock were converted into a single class of Class B stock.

 

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Pursuant to action taken by the Board in January 2007, our minimum capital-to-assets ratio is currently 4.05%. From time to time, adherence to our minimum capital-to-assets ratio may constrain our capacity to make advances to members because advances may increase our total assets without increasing our total capital. Between December 2004 and January 2007, under the terms of the business plan, the Board had set our minimum capital-to-assets ratio at 4.25%.

 

The following table presents our capital-to-assets ratios as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Capital-to-Assets Ratios

   As of December 31,  
(dollars in thousands)    2006     2005  

Minimum supervisory capital (4.25% of total assets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005)

   $ 2,274,377     $ 2,233,017  

Total permanent capital

     2,302,616       2,267,552  

Capital-to-assets ratio (total capital as a percentage of total assets)

     4.30 %     4.32 %

 

Third, we are required to maintain a 5.00% minimum leverage ratio based on leverage capital and our total assets. Leverage capital is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted by a 1.5 multiplier plus nonpermanent capital, divided by total assets. A minimum leverage ratio is intended to ensure that we maintain a sufficient amount of permanent capital.

 

The following table presents our leverage ratios as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,  

Leverage Ratios

   2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands)             

Minimum leverage capital (5.00% of total assets)

   $ 2,675,737     $ 2,627,079  

Leverage capital (includes 1.5 weighting factor applicable to permanent capital)

     3,453,922       3,401,328  

Leverage ratio (leverage capital as a percentage of total assets)

     6.45 %     6.47 %

 

Liquidity

 

We are required to maintain liquidity in accordance with federal laws and regulations, and policies established by our Board. In addition, in their asset and liability management planning, members may look to the Seattle Bank as a source of standby liquidity. We seek to meet our members’ credit and liquidity needs, while complying with regulatory requirements and board-established policies, without maintaining excessive holdings of low-yield liquid investments or incurring unnecessarily high borrowing costs. We actively manage our liquidity to preserve stable, reliable, and cost-effective sources of funds to meet all current and future normal operating financial commitments.

 

Our primary sources of liquidity are short-term investments and the proceeds of new consolidated obligation issuances. Secondary sources of liquidity are other short-term borrowings, including federal funds purchased, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. Member deposits and capital are also liquidity sources. To ensure that adequate liquidity is available to meet our requirements, we monitor and forecast our future cash flows and anticipated member liquidity needs, and we adjust our funding and investment strategies as needed. Our access to liquidity may be negatively affected by, among other things, rating agency actions and changes in demand for FHLBank System debt or regulatory action that would limit debt issuances.

 

Federal regulations require the FHLBanks to maintain, in the aggregate, unpledged qualifying assets equal to the consolidated obligations outstanding. Qualifying assets are cash, secured advances, assets with an assessment or rating at least equivalent to the current assessment or rating of the consolidated obligations, mortgage loans or other securities of or issued by the U.S. government or its agencies, and securities that

 

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fiduciary and trust funds may invest in under the laws of the state in which the FHLBank is located. The following table presents our compliance with this requirement as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     As of December 31,

Unpledged Qualifying Assets

   2006    2005    2004
(dollars in thousands)               

Outstanding debt

   $ 49,536,576    $ 48,502,508    $ 44,106,197

Aggregate qualifying assets

     53,337,012      52,083,267      47,907,897

 

We maintain contingency liquidity plans designed to enable us to meet our obligations and the liquidity needs of our members in the event of operational disruptions at the Seattle Bank or the Office of Finance or financial market disruptions. These include back-up funding sources in the repurchase and federal funds markets. In addition, the event of a financial market disruption in which the FHLBank System is not able to issue consolidated obligations, we could pledge our held-to-maturity investment portfolio to borrow funds. Our investment portfolio includes high-quality investment securities that are readily marketable. Our long-term investments include U.S. agency obligations and mortgage-backed securities, of which almost 100% were rated “AA+” by Standard & Poor’s or “Aaa” by Moody’s as of December 31, 2006.

 

As of December 31, 2006, we also were in compliance with other federal laws and regulations and policies established by our Board relating to liquidity. For additional information on our statutory liquidity requirements, see “Part I. Item 1. Business—Regulation—Liquidity Requirements.”

 

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

 

The following table presents our contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2006.

 

    As of December 31,
    Payment Due by Period

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

  Less than 1 Year   1 to 3 Years   3 to 5 Years   Thereafter   Total
(dollars in thousands)                    

Member term deposits

  $ 64,499   $     $     $     $ 64,499

Securities sold under agreement to repurchase

         

Consolidated obligations

    20,272,290     14,792,570     4,040,165     9,116,065     48,221,090

Consolidated obligation bonds traded not settled

    100,000     700,000     50,000       850,000

Derivative liabilities

    46,846           46,846

Mandatorily redeemable capital stock

      63,622     5,600       69,222

Operating leases

    2,373     5,750     6,109     4,213     18,445
                             

Total contractual obligations

  $ 20,486,008   $ 15,561,942   $ 4,101,874   $ 9,120,278   $ 49,270,102
                             

Other Commitments

         

Commitments for additional advances

  $ 29,638   $ 16,589   $     $     $ 46,227

Standby letters of credit

    135,200       354     73     135,627

Standby bond purchase agreements

      68,855         68,855

Unused lines of credit and other commitments

      50,000         50,000
                             

Total other commitments

  $ 164,838   $ 135,444   $ 354   $ 73   $ 300,709
                             

 

In June 2006, the FHLBanks entered into the Contingency Agreement, effective in July 2006. The FHLBanks and the Office of Finance entered into the Contingency Agreement in response to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System revising its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk concerning the

 

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disbursement by the Federal Reserve Banks of interest and principal payments on securities issued by GSEs, such as the FHLBanks. Under the Contingency Agreement, in the event that one or more FHLBanks does not fund its principal and interest payments under a consolidated obligation by deadlines agreed upon by the FHLBanks, the other FHLBanks will be responsible for those payments in the manner described in the Contingency Agreement. We have not funded any consolidated obligation principal and interest payments under the Contingency Agreement.

 

Results of Operations

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004

 

The Seattle Bank’s net income was $25.8 million for 2006, compared to $1.7 million and $82.7 million for 2005 and 2004, increasing 1,403.7% for 2006 from 2005 and decreasing 97.9% for 2005 from 2004.

 

The operating results for 2006 reflected the continued negative effects of a flattening yield curve, due to significant increases in short-term interest rates, as well as our continued refocus on our advance business. The increase in our net income in 2006, compared to 2005, was primarily due to a net gain of $26.9 million in derivatives and hedging activities, a $21.9 million reduction in operating expenses, and a net gain on early extinguishment of consolidated obligations of $16.7 million, partially offset by a $19.8 million decrease in net interest income, and a $5.3 million increase in losses from sales of held-to-maturity securities.

 

The decline in operating results for 2005 reflected the negative effects of the flattening yield curve due to significant increases in short-term interest rates, as well as actions we took to refocus our business on advances. Because we held more short-term liabilities than short-term assets, and short-term interest rates increased significantly, driven by a 200 basis point increase in the federal funds rate during 2005, our short-term cost of funds increased more than our short-term asset yields, primarily causing the $58.8 million decline in our net interest income in 2005. In addition, actions taken in accordance with our business plan to refocus our business on advances and to improve our overall level of interest-rate risk negatively affected our earnings in 2005. These actions included recording large nonrecurring charges that increased our other expenses by $17.9 million, and hedging activities and debt extinguishment related to restructuring our balance sheet that decreased our other income by $31.3 million.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the primary performance measure for our ongoing operations. Our net interest income consists of interest earned on advances, mortgage loans held for portfolio, and investments, less interest accrued or paid on consolidated obligations, deposits, and other borrowings. Our net interest income is affected by changes in the average balance (volume) of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and changes in the average yield (rate) for both the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. These changes are influenced by economic factors and by changes in our products or services. Interest rates are the primary economic factor affecting net interest income. Beginning in 2001 and through 2003, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee reduced its target for the federal funds rate by 550 basis points. Although the federal funds rate increased by 100 basis points during 2006, 200 basis points during 2005, and 125 basis points during 2004, the historically low interest rates and the sustained period of such low interest rates significantly impacted net interest income in 2005 and 2006, and continue to impact, our net interest income through both our interest income and interest expense.

 

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The following table presents the components of our net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Net Interest Income

   2006    2005    2006 v. 2005
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
    2004    2005 v. 2004
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                            

Interest income

   $ 2,532,993    $ 1,960,919    29.2 %   $ 1,672,959    17.2 %

Interest expense

     2,455,973      1,864,129    31.7       1,517,323    22.9  
                         
Net interest income    $ 77,020    $ 96,790    (20.4 )%   $ 155,636    (37.8 )%
                         

 

Both total interest income and total interest expense increased for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, compared to the previous periods, because of the higher prevailing interest rates and increases in advances and the debt required to fund those advances. As discussed in more detail below, our net interest income declined, primarily due to the continuing effects of both the flattened yield curve and our investment in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks.

 

In addition, the requirements of the Written Agreement (which was terminated in January 2007), implementation of the business plan, and changes to our policies relating to retained earnings, dividends, and stock repurchases have had and could in the future have a negative impact on our net interest income.

 

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Average Balances, Interest Income and Expense, and Average Yields. The following table presents average balances and yields, and interest income and expense of major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The table also presents spreads between the average yield on total earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Average
Yield %
    Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
    Average
Yield %
    Average
Balance
  Interest
Income/
Expense
  Average
Yield %
 
(dollars in thousands)                                            

Interest-Earning Assets

                 

Advances

  $ 25,409,288   $ 1,289,740   5.08 %   $ 18,698,724   $ 694,153     3.71 %   $ 17,102,320   $ 423,526   2.48 %

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

    6,778,773     344,234   5.08       9,030,375     446,216     4.94       11,086,825     540,267   4.87  

Investments

    20,638,130     899,000   4.36       22,609,113     820,524     3.63       21,428,116     709,156   3.31  

Other interest-earning assets

    376     19   5.13       819     26     3.21       717     10   1.38  
                                           

Total interest-earning assets

    52,826,567     2,532,993   4.79     $ 50,339,031   $ 1,960,919     3.89     $ 49,617,978   $ 1,672,959   3.37  
                               

Other assets

    348,482         285,761         276,778    
                             
Total assets   $ 53,175,049       $ 50,624,792       $ 49,894,756    
                             

Interest-Bearing Liabilities

                 

Consolidated obligations

  $ 49,367,690   $ 2,413,097   4.89     $ 46,298,403   $ 1,822,266     3.93     $ 45,583,251   $ 1,502,955   3.30  

Deposits

    714,796     34,974   4.89       840,465     26,673     3.17       1,118,675     14,132   1.26  

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

    68,286     138   0.20       186,313     (3 )   0.00       2,078     225   10.80  

Other borrowings

    165,211     7,764   4.70       544,639     15,193     2.79       791     11   1.40  
                                           

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 50,315,983   $ 2,455,973   4.88     $ 47,869,820   $ 1,864,129     3.89     $ 46,704,795   $ 1,517,323   3.25  
                               

Other liabilities

    641,001         702,346         784,996    

Capital

    2,218,065         2,052,626         2,404,965    
                             
Total liabilities and capital   $ 53,175,049       $ 50,624,792       $ 49,894,756    
                             

Net interest income

    $ 77,020       $ 96,790         $ 155,636  
                               

Interest-rate spread

      (0.09 )       0.00         0.12  

Net interest margin

      0.15         0.19         0.31  

 

The composition of the average balances of our major categories of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities changed significantly during 2006 and 2005, compared to the previous periods, as we refocused our business on advances, with advances significantly increasing and mortgage loans held for portfolio significantly decreasing.

 

For 2006, the significant increase in advances largely reflected the results of our efforts to become an advance-focused bank, including our continued use of differential pricing and the lowering of our members’ activity-based stock requirement from 3.50% to 2.50% from April 2006 to December 2006. For 2005, the increase in advances largely reflected our increased use of differential pricing as we refocused our business on advances. The reduction in mortgage loans held for portfolio in both 2006 and 2005, reflected our decision in early 2005 to exit the MPP, which led to our discontinuing the purchase of new mortgage loans and in August 2005, our sale of $1.4 billion of government-insured mortgage loans to an affiliate of one of our members. The decrease in investments in 2006 resulted from our use of funds from maturing investments to make advances, while the increase in investments in 2005 primarily reflected our strategy of managing our business to a capital-to-assets ratio of 4.30% (compared to 4.50% as of December 31, 2004) to fully use our capital and increase our net interest income. We expect our investments and the related interest income to decrease as a percentage of total assets and total interest income as we increase our advance balance.

 

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Federal funds rates increased by 100 basis points during 2006 and 200 basis points during 2005. These increases resulted in higher average yields on our interest-earning assets and higher average costs on our interest-bearing liabilities during each of the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. During 2006 and 2005, we experienced larger increases in the average cost on our interest-bearing liabilities than in the average yield on our interest-earning assets, compressing our interest-rate spread by 9 basis points to a negative 9 basis points during 2006, and by 12 basis points to zero basis points during 2005. As a result, our net interest income decreased by $19.8 million to $77.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, compared to 2005, and by $58.8 million to $96.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to 2004. This compression of our interest-rate spread primarily resulted from a mismatch between the timing of interest-rate changes on our interest-earning assets and interest-rate changes on our interest-bearing liabilities, due to the differences in the length of the repricing periods of these assets and liabilities. The mismatches arose primarily from two sources: (i) our investment in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks; and (ii) the funding for our mortgage loans held for portfolio. The terms of the consolidated obligations we issued contemporaneously with our investments in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks did not match the maturities and call options of the investments. As a result, in a rising short-term interest rate environment, we have experienced negative spread on these investments; however, this effect should have diminishing effects in 2007 and beyond. In addition, we issued short-term consolidated obligations to fund some of our long-term mortgage loans. As the short-term obligations have matured, we have had to replace them with higher-cost short-term debt, which has compressed the spread on the mortgage loan portfolio.

 

Investing and funding decisions the Seattle Bank made prior to 2005 are described more fully in “—Financial Condition—Investments.”

 

Changes in Volume and Rate. The following table separates the two principal components of the changes in our net interest income—interest income and interest expense—identifying the amounts due to changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and changes in the average interest rate for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
    

2006 v. 2005

Increase (Decrease)

   

2005 v. 2004

Increase (Decrease)

 

Change in Volume and Rate

   Volume*     Rate*     Total     Volume*     Rate*     Total  
(dollars in millions)                                     

Interest Income

            

Advances

   $ 294.32     $ 301.26     $ 595.58     $ 42.60     $ 228.00     $ 270.60  

Investments

     (75.88 )     154.36       78.48       40.50       70.90       111.40  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     (114.03 )     12.04       (101.99 )     (101.50 )     7.50       (94.00 )
                                                
Total interest income      104.41       467.66       572.07       (18.40 )     306.40       288.00  
                                                

Interest Expense

            

Consolidated obligations

     127.08       463.81       590.89       23.90       295.30       319.20  

Deposits and other borrowings

     (20.82 )     21.77       0.95       7.50       20.10       27.60  
                                                
Total interest expense      106.26       485.58       591.84       31.40       315.40       346.80  
                                                

Change in net interest income

   $ (1.85 )   $ (17.92 )   $ (19.77 )   $ (49.80 )   $ (9.00 )   $ (58.80 )
                                                

* Changes in interest income and interest expense not identifiable as either volume-related or rate-related, but rather equally attributable to both volume and rate changes, are allocated to the volume and rate categories based on the proportion of the absolute value of the volume and rate changes.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, compared to the prior periods, net interest income declined because interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities increased faster than interest income on interest-earning assets for the reasons described in “—Interest Income” and “—Interest Expense.”

 

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Interest Income

 

The following table presents the components of our interest income by category of interest-earning assets for 2006, 2005, and 2004 and the percentage change in each category for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Interest Income

   2006    2005    2006 v. 2005
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
    2004    2005 v. 2004
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                            

Interest Income

             

Advances

   $ 1,289,132    $ 689,527    87.0 %   $ 422,572    63.2 %

Prepayment fees on advances

     608      4,626    (86.9 )     954    384.9  
                         

Subtotal

     1,289,740      694,153    85.8       423,526    64.0  

Investments

     899,000      820,524    9.6       709,156    15.7  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio*

     344,234      446,216    (22.9 )     540,267    (17.4 )

Other

     19      26    (26.9 )     10    160.0  
                         
Total interest income    $ 2,532,993    $ 1,960,919    29.2 %   $ 1,672,959    17.2 %
                         

* 2005 interest income includes interest income on mortgage loans held for sale of $12.2 million during 2005.

 

The increases in total interest income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, compared to the prior periods, were primarily due to the significant increases in both the volume and yield on our advances, and to a lesser extent, the increased yield on our investments. These increases in total interest income were partially offset by significant decreases in the interest income on our mortgage loans held for portfolio, primarily resulting from the decreases in the volume of mortgage loans held for portfolio as we continued to refocus our business on advances.

 

Advances. Interest income from advances increased 87.0% in 2006, compared to 2005, due to significant increases in both the average advance balance and increases in average yield on advances. The average advance balance increased 35.9%, or $6.7 billion, in 2006, compared to 2005, as we continued to refocus our business on advances. The average yield on advances, including prepayment fees, increased by 137 basis points to 5.08% in 2006, compared to 2005, primarily due to an increase in shorter term-to-maturity advances and significantly higher prevailing short-term interest rates during 2006.

 

Interest income from advances increased 63.2% in 2005, compared to 2004, due to a combination of increases in interest rates, primarily short-term interest rates, an increase in shorter-term-to-maturity advances, and, to a lesser extent, an increase in average advance volumes. Our average advance balance increased by $1.6 billion, while average yield on advances, including prepayment fees, increased by 123 basis points during 2005 compared to 2004.

 

We expect to continue to increase our advance business in the future. In refocusing our business on advances, we have offered additional advance products, significantly increased our use of differential pricing, and enhanced our marketing efforts. However, as a result of the use of differential pricing, we expect our overall advance balance to continue to be dependent upon the borrowing decisions of a few large members. We expect that our use of differential pricing will generate spreads similar to those earned on investments in federal funds, while we increase our advance balance. Consequently, we would not expect repayments of advances by these members to unfavorably affect our net interest income because we would likely invest the proceeds of any such advance repayments in federal funds.

 

Prepayment Fees on Advances. We recorded prepayment fee income of $608,000, $4.6 million, and $954,000 in 2006, 2005, and 2004. The large amount of prepayment fee income in 2005 primarily resulted from one member prepaying a significant amount of advances in the fourth quarter of 2005.

 

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Investments. Interest income from investments, which includes short-term investments (e.g., interest-bearing deposits, securities purchased under agreements to resell, and federal funds sold) and long-term investments (e.g., held-to-maturity securities and trading securities), increased 9.6% during 2006, compared to 2005. This increase was primarily due to a 73 basis point increase in our average yield on investments, partially offset by an 8.7% reduction in our average investment portfolio balance.

 

Interest income from investments increased by 15.7% and average yield on investments increased by 32 basis points, in 2005, compared to 2004. Contributing to the increase in interest income from investments was a $1.2 billion increase in the average investment portfolio balance, which reflected our decision in 2005 to increase net interest income from investments through a strategy of managing our business to a capital-to-assets ratio of 4.30% in order to more fully use our capital and fund advances. During 2005, the composition of our investment portfolio changed, with a significantly larger portion held as short-term investments, particularly federal funds sold. We benefited from the significant increases in short-term interest rates that increased the yields earned on our short-term investments.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio. Interest income from mortgage loans held for portfolio decreased by 22.9% for 2006, compared to 2005, and by 17.4% in 2005, compared to 2004. These decreases were due to significant declines in the average balance of mortgage loans held for portfolio resulting from our decision to exit the MPP in 2005, including our sale of $1.4 billion of our government-insured mortgage loans in August 2005. The average balance of our mortgage loans held for portfolio during 2006 and 2005 were $6.8 billion and $9.0 billion. The declines in our average mortgage loans held for portfolio balances in 2006 and 2005, were partially offset by an increase in the average yield of 14 and 7 basis points on such portfolios compared to the prior periods. The balance of our remaining mortgage loans held for portfolio will continue to decrease as these loans are paid off.

 

Interest Expense

 

The following table presents the components of our interest expense by category of interest-bearing liability and the percentage change in each category for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Interest Expense

   2006    2005    2006 v. 2005
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
    2004    2005 v. 2004
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                            

Consolidated obligations

   $ 2,413,097    $ 1,822,266    32.4 %   $ 1,502,955    21.2 %

Deposits

     34,974      26,673    31.1       14,132    88.7  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     7,705      15,162    (49.2 )     8    NA  

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock and other borrowings

     197      28    603.6       228    (87.7 )
                         
Total interest expense    $ 2,455,973    $ 1,864,129    31.7 %   $ 1,517,323    22.9 %
                         

 

Consolidated Obligations. Interest expense on consolidated obligations increased by $590.8 million, or 32.4%, during 2006, compared to 2005. This increase was primarily the result of a significant increase in the volume of borrowings and an increase in the average yield on our borrowings, which was primarily caused by a 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rates during 2006 and our investment strategy of managing our business to a capital-to-assets ratio of 4.30% to more fully use our capital and fund growth in our advances. The average balance of consolidated obligations increased by $3.1 billion, or 6.6%, during 2006, compared to 2005. The average yield on consolidated obligations increased by 96 basis points for 2006, compared to 2005, due to the addition of new consolidated obligations at generally higher costs than the existing obligations held or the obligations replaced, which was primarily due to the increase in short-term interest rates.

 

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The interest expense on consolidated obligations increased by $319.3 million, or 21.2%, during 2005, compared to 2004. This increase was the result of increases in interest rates throughout 2005 and in the second half of 2004. During 2005, the federal funds rate increased by 200 basis points and in the second half of 2004 it increased by 125 basis points. Our funding was primarily short term, with the majority of our debt either repricing or maturing within one year. Consequently, the rising interest-rate environment caused the average cost on our consolidated obligations to increase by 63 basis points for 2005. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense was the $715.2 million growth in the average balance of our consolidated obligations outstanding during 2005. We increased the average balance of our consolidated obligations in order to fund growth in our advances and to purchase short-term investments to increase our net income as part of our strategy of managing our business to more fully use our capital.

 

We seek to manage our debt portfolio by issuing bullet and callable consolidated obligation bonds, by calling and reissuing consolidated obligation bonds to take advantage of lower interest rates, where possible, and by using a combination of callable consolidated obligation bonds and interest-rate swaps. In 2005, we implemented a strategy to hedge MPP loans, investments, and advances primarily with callable consolidated obligations in order to decrease our reliance on stand-alone interest-rate exchange agreements. This strategy was designed to reduce our hedge expense going forward, but the reduction in hedge expense was partially offset by increased interest expense. During 2005, we also extinguished $335.4 million of high-cost, fixed-rate consolidated obligations that had a weighted-average interest rate of 6.10%. We realized a loss of $9.4 million on that extinguishment.

 

Deposits. Interest expense on deposits increased by 31.1% in 2006, compared to 2005, due to a 172 basis point increase in the average yield paid to members for the year ended December 31, 2006. This increase was partially offset by a $125.7 million decrease in the average balance of deposits in 2006, compared to 2005.

 

Interest expense on deposits increased by 88.7% in 2005, driven primarily by a 191 basis point increase in the yield paid to members, which was partially offset by a $278.2 million decrease in the average balance of deposits, compared to 2004.

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Class B Stock and Other Borrowings. Interest expense on mandatorily redeemable Class B stock increased by $169,000 in 2006, compared to 2005, primarily due to a $138,000 mandatorily redeemable Class B stock interest expense recorded in 2006 as a result of the resumption of dividend payments on Class B stock.

 

Interest expense on mandatorily redeemable Class B stock and other borrowings decreased by $200,000 in 2005, compared to 2004, primarily due to suspension of dividends.

 

Effect of Derivatives and Hedging on Net Interest Income

 

The following table presents the effect of derivatives and hedging on the components of our interest income and interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Effect of Derivatives and Hedging on Net Interest Income

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)                   

Increase (Decrease) in Interest Income

      

Advances

   $ 33,545     $ (41,430 )   $ (113,844 )

Decrease (Increase) in Interest Expense

      

Consolidated obligations

     (108,362 )     (15,181 )     135,864  
                        
Increase (decrease) in net interest income    $ (74,817 )   $ (56,611 )   $ 22,020  
                        

 

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We use derivative instruments to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and to adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of our assets and liabilities in response to changing market conditions. We often use interest-rate exchange agreements to hedge fixed interest-rate advances and consolidated obligations by effectively converting their fixed interest rates to short-term variable interest rates. For example, when we fund a variable interest-rate advance with a fixed interest-rate consolidated obligation, we may enter into a interest-rate exchange agreement that effectively converts the fixed interest-rate consolidated obligation to a variable interest rate and locks in the spread between the consolidated obligation and the advance. In this example, the table above would reflect only the impact to interest expense as a result of the hedging of the consolidated obligation and would exclude the impact of the changes to interest income as a result of interest rates changes on the variable interest-rate advance because the advance is not hedged. To the extent that we hedge our interest-rate risk on such transactions, only the hedged side of the transaction is reflected in this table. For additional information, see “—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Derivatives and Hedging.”

 

Our use of interest-rate exchange agreements had a net unfavorable impact on our net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, and a favorable impact on our net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2004, primarily because we held higher notional balances of interest-rate exchange agreements hedging consolidated obligations than hedging advances. As a result, the effective conversion of our consolidated obligations to short-term interest floating rates, combined with significant increases in short-term interest rates, contributed to the declines in net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. However, because of the conversion of our consolidated obligations to short-term floating rates from fixed rates, the low short-term interest rates in 2004 contributed to the favorable impact for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Other Income (Loss)

 

Other income (loss) includes member service fees, net (loss) gain on sale of held-to-maturity securities, net gain on trading securities, net gain (loss) gain on derivatives and hedging activities, net gain (loss) from early extinguishment of consolidated obligations, net gain on the sale of mortgage loans held for sale, and other miscellaneous (loss) income not included in net interest income. Because of the type of financial activity reported in this category, other income (loss) can be volatile from one period to another. For instance, net gain and loss on derivatives and hedging activities is highly dependent on changes in interest rates and spreads between various interest-rate yield curves.

 

The following table presents the components of our other income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

Other Income (Loss)

   2006     2005     2006 v. 2005
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
    2004     2005 v. 2004
Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                               

Service fees

   $ 1,691     $ 2,183     (22.5 )%   $ 2,266     (3.7 )%

Net (loss) gain on sale of held-to-maturity securities

     (6,496 )     (1,234 )   (426.4 )     5,586     (122.1 )

Net gain on trading securities

       1,979     (100.0 )     11,493     (82.8 )

Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities

     470       (26,475 )   101.8       (15,583 )   (69.9 )

Net gain (loss) from early extinguishment of consolidated obligation bonds

     7,232       (9,449 )   176.5       NA  

Net gain on the sale of mortgage loans held for sale

       5,940     (100.0 )     NA  

Other (loss) income, net

     (205 )     (728 )   71.8       (252 )   (188.9 )
                            
Total other income (loss)    $ 2,692     $ (27,784 )   109.7 %   $ 3,510     (891.6 )%
                            

 

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Total other income (loss) increased by $30.5 million in 2006, compared to 2005. The increase was primarily due to a $26.9 million increase in net gain from derivatives and hedging activities and a $16.7 million increase in net gain from early extinguishment of consolidated obligations, partially offset by a $5.3 million increase in net loss on the sale of held-to-maturity securities in 2006 and the one-time sale of government-insured mortgage loans that resulted in a net gain of $5.9 million in 2005 with no comparable activity in 2006.

 

Total other income (loss) decreased by $31.3 million in 2005, compared to 2004, primarily due to a $10.9 million increase in net loss on derivatives and hedging activities, a $9.5 million reduction in net gain (loss) on trading securities, a $9.4 million loss from extinguishment of consolidated obligation bonds, and a $6.8 million decrease in net realized (loss) gain on sale of held-to-maturity securities, partially offset by a $5.9 million net gain on the sale of government-insured mortgage loans.

 

These changes are discussed in more detail below.

 

Net (Loss) Gain on Sale of Held-to-Maturity Securities. In June and July 2006, we sold $1.0 billion of investments in consolidated obligation bonds of other FHLBanks that were within 90 days of maturity, resulting in losses of $6.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. These losses were offset by the net gain of $6.6 million from the repurchase of certain of our outstanding consolidated obligation bonds. In December 2005, we sold $250.0 million of low-yield, held-to-maturity consolidated obligation bonds of other FHLBanks that were within 90 days of maturity, resulting in a $1.2 million loss for the year ended December 31, 2005. Under U.S. GAAP, securities that are within 90 days of maturity or have substantially equal installment payments and that have been paid down to less than 15% of their original balances may be sold without calling into question the classification of other securities as “held-to-maturity.”

 

Net Gain on Trading Securities. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005 we did not hold any trading securities. We held one trading security as of December 31, 2004, which we sold in December 2005. This trading security was economically hedged by an interest-rate exchange agreement that was terminated when we sold the trading security. We recorded the changes in fair value of the trading security and the associated interest-rate exchange agreement as net gain from trading securities and net (loss) gain on derivatives and hedging activities in our Statements of Income. We reported interest income earned on the trading security in interest income and the interest expense on the interest-rate exchange agreements in net (loss) gain on derivatives and hedging activities in our Statements of Income. We had a net gain on the sale of trading securities of $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Net Gain (Loss) on Derivatives and Hedging Activities. In 2006, we had no freestanding swaptions, mortgage commitments, or hedged trading securities, and, accordingly, in 2006, we did not have comparable activity to 2005 and 2004. For 2005, most of the change in our total net loss on derivatives and hedging activities was due to changes in the fair value of mortgage delivery commitments, interest-rate futures and forwards, consolidated obligation bonds and the corresponding interest-rate exchange agreements, and swaptions. For 2004, most of the change in our total net loss on derivatives and hedging activities was due to changes in the fair value of interest-rate exchange agreements that economically hedged our trading security, and accounting adjustments related to the change in the manner of accounting we used to value and measure ineffectiveness for certain highly effective hedging relationship transactions.

 

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Mortgage Loans. In June 2005, we restructured our hedges and balance sheet positions to realign our hedge position. We reduced our reliance on swaptions for hedging against long-term decreases in interest rates, and sold mortgage-backed securities to-be-announced, or TBAs, for forward settlement to economically hedge the interest-rate risk allocated to our mortgage loan portfolio. The realized loss on the TBAs was $3.6 million for 2005. There was no comparable activity in 2006.

 

Consolidated Obligations. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recognized gains of $1.3 million on interest-rate exchange agreements used to hedge consolidated obligations, compared to a loss of $5.0 million for 2005. In addition, in June 2005, we determined that the method we had used since 2004 for valuing the hedged consolidated obligations was in error. Accordingly, we reassessed the bond valuation using an appropriate method. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recorded an additional loss of $1.7 million relating to the second quarter and prior periods.

 

Economic Hedges. During the first half of 2005, we purchased swaptions at an approximate cost of $80 million, as economic hedges to protect against the potential of additional large, unrealized losses in market value of equity. We intended to use swaptions to hedge our interest-rate risk until we were able to significantly reduce this risk by restructuring our assets and liabilities. The $15.8 million of expenses associated with holding these swaptions contributed to our lower earnings for 2005. There was no comparable activity in 2006.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we held $300.0 million and $300.0 million notional amount of interest-rate caps and $150.0 million and zero notional amount of interest-rate floors, that were used to economically hedge changes in the fair value of our assets and liabilities caused by changes in the interest rates. Our recorded gains or losses related to interest-rate caps and floors were $517,000 of gains during 2006 and $657,000 of losses during 2005. The changes in the fair value of the interest-rate caps and interest-rate floors are recorded as net gain(loss) on derivatives and hedging activities in the Statement of Income.

 

 

 

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Net Gain (Loss) on Early Extinguishment of Consolidated Obligation Bonds. During 2006, as part of our efforts to enhance economic value and income, we repurchased $283.1 million in fixed interest-rate debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 5.95%, resulting in a net gain of $6.6 million. The gains from these repurchases were used to offset the losses associated with selling low-yielding held-to-maturity securities that were within 90 days of maturity. In addition, we had a $669,000 net gain associated with extinguishing consolidated obligations by exercising our call options on those bonds. During 2005, we repurchased $335.4 million of fixed-rate bullet debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 6.10%, resulting in a net loss of $9.4 million. We repurchased this debt primarily to economically lower our future costs. 

 

Net Gain on the Sale of Mortgage Loans Held for Sale. In August 2005, we sold $1.4 billion of our $1.9 billion government-insured mortgage loan portfolio to an affiliate of one of our members. We realized a gain of $7.0 million on the sale of these mortgage loans. We also incurred an unrealized loss of $1.1 million on that sale, which was reported in other income (loss), when we reclassified the remaining $424.8 million in unsold mortgage loans as held for portfolio due to our decision in September 2005 not to continue actively marketing the remaining loans. The unrealized loss reduced the net premium associated with the government-insured mortgage loans held for portfolio. The net gain on the August 2005 sale, including the $1.1 million unrealized loss, was $5.9 million. We had no sales of mortgage loans in 2006.

 

Other Expense

 

Other expense includes operating expenses, Finance Board and Office of Finance assessments, and other items, which consist primarily of mortgage loan administrative fees paid to vendors related to our mortgage loans held for portfolio. The following table presents the components of our other expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

      For the Years Ended December 31,  

Other Expenses

   2006    2005    Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
    2004    Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                            

Operating expenses

             

Compensation and benefits

   $ 22,521    $ 26,159    (13.9 )%   $ 24,088    8.6 %

Occupancy cost

     3,791      11,566    (67.2 )     4,172    177.2  

Other operating

     14,018      23,776    (41.0 )     13,177    80.4  

Finance Board

     1,599      1,832    (12.7 )     1,521    20.4  

Office of Finance

     1,312      1,269    3.4       1,124    12.9  

Other

     1,384      1,892    (26.8 )     2,473    (23.5 )
                         
Total expense    $ 44,625    $ 66,494    (32.9 )%   $ 46,555    42.8 %
                         

 

Operating expenses decreased 32.9% in 2006, primarily due to a reduction in average staff, a decrease in professional and other contractual services costs related to implementation of the Written Agreement and development of the business plan, a leasehold impairment charge of $5.4 million in 2005, and a $1.0 million recovery in 2006 resulting from the receipt of updated lease rates. Operating expenses increased in 2005, primarily due to termination-related expenses, increased occupancy and lease impairment costs, and an increase in professional and other contractual services costs related to implementation of the Written Agreement, development of the business plan, the requirement to register a class of our equity securities with the SEC and to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Finance Board requirements.

 

Compensation and benefits expense decreased 13.9% in 2006, primarily because of the reduction in staff. Compensation and benefits expenses increased 8.6% for 2005, primarily because of $3.4 million in termination-related expenses and increased salaries and benefits for existing employees. As of December 31, 2006, we had 118 employees, compared to 126 and 192 as of December 31, 2005 and 2004.

 

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Occupancy cost primarily includes the expenses related to our leases on two offices in downtown Seattle and an emergency back-up facility outside of downtown Seattle. Occupancy cost decreased by 67.2% in 2006, compared to 2005. Although we reflected a 2006 adjustment to our lease abandonment costs of $1.0 million due to the receipt of updated lease rates, occupancy costs in 2005 were significantly impacted by a $5.4 million leasehold impairment, which reflected our vacating leased office space to align with the reduction in staff, primarily due to our exiting the MPP. Occupancy cost increased by 177.2% in 2005, compared to 2004, primarily due to realizing the $5.4 million of abandonment cost.

 

Other operating expenses decreased by 41.0% in 2006, primarily due to decreases in professional and other contractual services and decreases in certain AHP-related costs. In 2005, other operating expenses increased by 80.4%, primarily due to increases in professional and other contractual services, including $4.0 million in consulting fees in connection with the implementation of the Written Agreement and the business plan, and a $1.6 million expense incurred to replenish the AHP fund.

 

Finance Board and Office of Finance expenses represent costs allocated to us by the Finance Board and the Office of Finance, calculated through a formula based on our percentage of capital stock, consolidated obligations issued, and consolidated obligations outstanding for the previous month for the FHLBank System as a whole.

 

Assessments

 

Although we are exempt from all federal, state, and local taxation other than real property tax, the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act and the GLB Act require that we, along with the other 11 FHLBanks, support the payment of part of the interest on bonds previously issued by REFCORP. The REFCORP assessment amount is determined by calculating U.S. GAAP net income before the AHP and REFCORP assessments minus the AHP assessment, then multiplying that amount by 20%. The FHLBanks must make REFCORP payments until the total amount of REFCORP assessment payments made is equivalent to a $300 million annual (or $75 million per quarter) annuity that has a final maturity date of April 15, 2030. The Finance Board will shorten or lengthen the period during which the FHLBanks must make these payments to REFCORP, depending on actual payments made relative to the referenced annuity. In addition, the Finance Board, with the Secretary of the Treasury, selects the appropriate discounting factors used in the payment calculations relating to the REFCORP assessments.

 

Annually, the FHLBanks must also set aside for the AHP the greater of $100 million or 10% of their current year’s aggregate regulatory net income. Regulatory net income for AHP assessment purposes is determined by the Finance Board and is equal to net income reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP before mandatorily redeemable capital stock related interest expense and AHP assessment, but after REFCORP assessment.

 

On September 13, 2006, the Finance Board adopted a final rule modifying the calculations for the FHLBanks’ required annual AHP contributions. Under the final rule, which became effective on January 1, 2007, each FHLBank’s required annual AHP contribution is limited to its annual net income. Under existing regulation, each FHLBank contributes annually to its AHP program the greater of 10% of its annual net earnings or its pro-rata share of an aggregate of $100 million contributed by all of the FHLBanks, such proration being made on the basis of each FHLBank’s annual net income in relation to all FHLBanks’ annual net income.

 

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Our assessments for AHP and REFCORP increased in 2006 due to increased net income, compared to 2005. The decrease in assessments for 2005 reflected lower net income compared to 2004. The table below presents our AHP and REFCORP assessments for the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  

AHP and REFCORP Assessments

       2006            2005        Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
        2004        Percent
Increase /
(Decrease)
 
(dollars in thousands)                            

AHP

   $ 2,871    $ 370    675.9 %   $ 9,191    (96.0 )%

REFCORP

     6,443      428    1,405.4       20,680    (97.9 )
                         
Total assessments    $ 9,314    $ 798    1,067.2 %   $ 29,871    (97.3 )%
                         

 

Segment Information

 

Our core business is traditional member finance, which includes making advances, providing letters of credit, accepting deposits, and providing securities safekeeping and other services. Historically, we offered products and services through two operating segments, traditional member finance and the MPP. The MPP segment consisted of mortgage loans held for portfolio as a result of purchases from participating members. During the first quarter of 2005, we decided to exit the MPP. As a result of this decision, Seattle Bank management no longer manages the business using separate operating segments. The Seattle Bank now aggregates the operating results of the former MPP segment with the traditional member finance segment for decision-making purposes. Accordingly, we stopped reporting segment information in the third quarter of 2006 and no longer discuss our operations in separate segments. As of December 31, 2006, our MPP balance has declined 36.8% to $6.4 billion from $10.1 billion as of March 31, 2005.

 

Summary of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our financial statements and reported results are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the use of estimates and assumptions that may affect our reported results and disclosures. Several of these accounting policies involve the use of accounting estimates that we consider to be critical as: (i) they are likely to change from period to period because they require significant management judgment and assumptions about highly complex and uncertain matters, and (ii) the use of a different estimate or a change in estimate could have a material impact on our reported results of operations or financial condition. We review our estimates and assumptions frequently. Estimates and assumptions that are significant to our results of operations and financial condition are called critical accounting policies and estimates and are described below. Although management believes these estimates, assumptions, and judgments to be reasonably accurate, actual results could differ significantly.

 

Assets and Liabilities Reported at Fair Value

 

We use a variety of means to estimate the fair value of the assets, liabilities, and commitments, including derivatives, reported at fair value on our financial statements, in footnotes to the financial statements and in this management’s discussion and analysis and for purposes of measuring hedge effectiveness. Where available, external pricing sources, including FT Interactive Data, a subsidiary of Interactive Data Corporation, Bloomberg L.P., and investment broker-dealers, are used to estimate the fair value of certain financial instruments. These pricing sources may provide price quotes for the financial instrument itself or for a financial instrument with similar terms or structures. The fair values of certain other instruments are based on pricing models that require the use of assumptions regarding interest rates, prepayment behavior, market volatility, and other factors. Our estimates of interest rates are based on observed LIBOR rates and interest rates on interest-rate exchange agreements. We also use an externally sourced prepayment model that incorporates a number of market factors that is updated as these factors change. In addition, volatility estimates are provided by the Office of Finance and

 

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Bloomberg L.P. Changes in the assumptions we use can have a significant effect on the modeled valuation of these financial assets, liabilities, and commitments, thereby affecting income because these fair value changes are recorded as income or expense.

 

Derivatives and Hedging

 

We report all derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Condition at their fair value. We classify derivative assets and derivative liabilities according to the net fair value of derivatives with each counterparty. Subject to a master netting agreement, if the net fair value of derivatives with a counterparty is positive, the net amount is classified as an asset; if the net fair value of derivatives with a counterparty is negative, it is classified as a liability. As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we held derivative assets of $146.9 million, $13.2 million, and $24.5 million, as well as derivative liabilities of $46.8 million, $133.8 million, and $274.8 million.

 

The following table categorizes the estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments, excluding accrued interest, by product and type of accounting treatment as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Under “Fair Value,” we include derivative instruments where hedge accounting is achieved. In a fair value hedge, the changes in fair value of the hedged item and the derivative offset each other, resulting in little or no impact to earnings. Under “Economic,” we include hedge strategies where derivative hedge accounting is not applied and, therefore, changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded in current period earnings with no adjustments made to the economically hedged asset or liability. Under “Intermediary Positions,” we include transactions where we act as an intermediary between our member and nonmember counterparties in order to enable our members to access the interest-rate swap market. We discontinued offering member swaps as a standard product in mid-2004, but will continue to maintain the existing products through their maturity.

 

    As of December 31,  
    2006     2005  

Derivatives and Hedging

  Notional   Estimated Fair
Value (excludes
accrued interest)
    Hedged Item -
Cumulative Basis
Adjustment
    Notional   Estimated Fair
Value (excludes
accrued interest)
    Hedged Item -
Cumulative Basis
Adjustment
 
(dollars in thousands)                                

Advances

           

Fair value—short-cut

  $ 4,359,901   $ 19,822     $ (19,822 )   $ 4,387,229   $ 8,816     $ (8,816 )

Fair value—long-haul

    280,000     394       (351 )     30,000     859       (859 )

Consolidated Obligations

           

Fair value—short-cut

    17,887,170     (67,175 )     67,175       7,312,430     (69,007 )     69,007  

Fair value—benchmark

    9,099,550     (72,655 )     66,225       5,660,000     (115,693 )     109,454  

Balance Sheet

           

Economic

    1,016,950     1,427         300,500     797    

Intermediary Positions

           

Member swaps

    111,000     10         121,000     38    

Other

    494,500         651,800     (1 )  
                                           

Total Notional and Fair Value

  $ 33,249,071   $ (118,177 )   $ 113,227     $ 18,462,959   $ (174,191 )   $ 168,786  
                                           

Net accrued interest receivable

      218,231           53,631    
                       

Net derivative balance

      100,054           (120,560 )  
                       

Net derivative assets balance

      146,900           13,205    

Net derivative liabilities balance

      (46,846 )         (133,765 )  
                       

Net derivative balance

    $ 100,054         $ (120,560 )  
                       

 

Notional amounts are used to calculate the periodic amounts to be received and paid under interest-rate exchange agreements and generally do not represent actual amounts to be exchanged or directly reflect our exposure to credit risk. Notional amounts are not recorded as assets or liabilities in our Statements of Condition.

 

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Accounting Treatment for Hedging Relationships

 

As part of our risk management strategies, we enter into interest-rate exchange agreements that hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates. Through the use of these instruments, we may adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics to achieve our risk management objectives. We have processes in place to ensure that new hedging strategies are fully researched and analyzed prior to implementation. This analysis includes validation of expected accounting treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, or SFAS 133, determination of the effectiveness testing method to be used and preliminary expectations regarding effectiveness, financial instrument valuation sources, and operational procedures and controls, such that, once the hedging strategy is approved, transactions may proceed and be accurately recorded and reported in the financial statements. Once a strategy is approved, but prior to each transaction’s execution:

 

   

We formally document the hedging relationship, the strategy undertaken, and the risk management objective achieved. Documentation includes identification of the hedged item and hedging derivative instrument, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the exposure to changes in the hedged item’s fair value attributable to the hedged risk will be assessed.

 

   

We perform an assessment to confirm our expectation that the hedging relationship will be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in the fair value attributable to the hedged risk during the hedge period.

 

   

For written options designated as hedging recognized assets or liabilities, we ensure that the combination of the hedged item and the written option provides at least as much potential for gains as a result of a favorable change in the fair value of the combined instruments as exposure to losses from an unfavorable change in their combined fair value.

 

During the second quarter of 2005, we adopted trade-date accounting for derivatives and the related hedged items. Under trade-date accounting, hedge accounting commences on the trade date when subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded along with the offsetting changes in fair value of the hedged item even though the hedged item has not yet settled and has not yet been recognized. On the settlement date, the adjustments attributed to the hedged item become part of its total carrying amount. Previously, we recorded the initial changes in fair value of both derivatives and the hedged items on their settlement dates. We have evaluated the effect of the differences between the two methods on prior periods and have determined that the effect of the differences is immaterial.

 

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The following summarizes our accounting for our principal types of hedging relationships.

 

Fair Value Hedges. In a fair value hedge, the derivative hedges the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or liability that is attributable to a particular risk. We use fair value hedges to mitigate the risk of either changes in the overall fair value of hedged items (full fair value hedges) or changes in the fair value of the hedged items attributable only to changes in the benchmark interest rate (benchmark hedges). Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is effective as, and that is designated and qualifies as, a fair value hedge, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged assets or liabilities that are attributable to the hedged risk, are recorded in current period earnings. The following table details our fair value hedges by accounting designation and type of risk being hedged as of December 31, 2006.

 

Hedging Derivative

  

Hedged Item

   Accounting
Designation
  

Type of Risk Being

Hedged

  

Method of Assessing
Hedge Effectiveness

   Notional Amount
as of
December 31, 2006
(dollars in thousands)                         

Interest-rate swap

   Advances    Short-cut    Benchmark   

Assumption of no ineffectiveness

   $ 4,359,901

Interest-rate swap

  

Consolidated Obligation Bonds

   Short-cut    Benchmark   

Assumption of no ineffectiveness

   $ 17,887,170

Interest-rate swap

  

Consolidated Obligation Bonds

   Long haul    Benchmark    Rolling regression    $ 9,099,550

Interest-rate cap

   Capped Advance    Long haul    Fair value of
embedded cap
   Rolling regression    $ 140,000

Interest-rate cap

   FCC Advance    Long haul    Benchmark    Rolling regression    $ 140,000

 

The following discussion describes the applicable accounting treatments for fair value hedging relationships under SFAS 133.

 

Short-Cut Hedge Relationships. A short-cut relationship implies that the hedge between the derivative and hedged item is considered to be perfectly correlated. Therefore, the changes in the fair value of the derivative and hedged item will perfectly offset, as a short-cut relationship assumes no ineffectiveness. To qualify for short-cut accounting treatment, a number of specific conditions must be met, as illustrated in the following example.

 

In a typical short-cut hedge, we use interest-rate swaps to hedge the changes in fair value of one or more advances or one or more consolidated obligations attributable to changes in the designated benchmark interest rate where: (i) the notional amount of the swap matches the principal amount of the asset or liability, (ii) the fair value of the swap at its inception is zero, (iii) the formula for computing net settlements under the interest-rate swap is the same for each net settlement, (iv) the interest-bearing asset or liability is not prepayable or the interest-rate swap contains the same prepayment criteria, (v) the expiration date of the interest-rate swap matches the maturity date of the asset or liability, (vi) there is no ceiling or floor on the variable interest rate of the swap, and (vii) the interval between repricing periods of the variable interest rate in the swap is no more than six months.

 

Highly Effective Hedge Relationships. A highly effective hedge relationship indicates that, at hedge inception and on an ongoing basis, both prospective and retrospective effectiveness tests indicate that the derivative and hedged item will be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value attributable to the hedged risk. The changes in fair value for the derivative and hedged item may or may not perfectly offset, and the difference, if any, will be recognized as a net gain or loss in current period earnings in the Statements of Income. We refer to these types of hedges as fair value long haul or fair value benchmark hedges, depending upon whether we are hedging the entire fair value of the asset or liability or only the changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

 

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for a full fair value hedge utilizes a simple regression model in which the fair value of the hedging instrument is regressed against the fair value of the hedged item. To perform the regression, we select a statistically significant number of prices that cover the time period of the hedging relationship. If prices associated with the hedging item and prices associated with the hedged item have been, and are expected to continue to be, highly correlated, we may reasonably expect that the changes in the fair value of the hedging item will be highly effective in offsetting the changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Based on our data, we determine if the corresponding changes in cumulative prices meet an acceptable range based on statistical measures to continue to qualify for hedge accounting.

 

For each of our fair value hedges, we run our effectiveness tests at inception and then at least quarterly to ensure that the hedging instrument’s changes in fair value are offsetting the hedged item’s changes in fair value within the parameters set forth within SFAS 133. When a hedging relationship fails the effectiveness test, we immediately discontinue hedge accounting.

 

In certain situations, we aggregate advances and hedge them with one or more derivative instruments. We also may aggregate certain consolidated obligations and hedge them with one or more derivative instruments. We follow the requirements set forth in SFAS 133, and these assets or liabilities that are grouped meet the homogeneity requirement for fair value hedges.

 

Not-Highly Effective Hedge Relationships. If we determine that a hedging relationship is not highly effective, we discontinue the accounting hedge relationship between the derivative and hedged item. This does not imply that there is not an economic hedge relationship between the derivative and hedged item; however, the relationship does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under SFAS 133 and, therefore, the change in fair value of the hedged item is not recorded in current period earnings. We classify these derivatives as “freestanding” pursuant to SFAS 133. Changes in the fair value of the derivative in a freestanding hedge are recorded as income or expense.

 

Types of Derivatives and Hedged Items

 

We incur interest-rate risk on advances, mortgage loans held for portfolio, investments, consolidated obligations, and intermediary positions. The following discussion describes our accounting for our specific derivative instruments and hedges.

 

Advances. The optionality embedded in certain financial instruments we hold (e.g., the prepayment terms in an advance) can create interest-rate risk. When a borrower prepays an advance, we would suffer lower future income if the prepaid principal portion were invested in lower-yield assets that continued to be funded by higher-cost debt. To protect against this risk, we generally charge a prepayment fee designed to make us financially indifferent to a borrower’s decision to prepay an advance. When we offer advances (other than short-term advances) that a member may prepay without a prepayment fee, which would normally occur in a falling interest-rate environment, we usually finance such advances with callable debt or hedge this prepayment option.

 

When we make a putable advance, we have a right to terminate the advance at our discretion. We may hedge a putable advance by entering into a cancelable interest-rate exchange agreement where we pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate based on a market index, typically LIBOR. The swap counterparty can cancel the interest-rate exchange agreement on the put dates, which would normally occur in a rising rate environment, at which time we would generally terminate the advance. This type of hedge is treated as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133.

 

We also offer our members capped advances, or variable-rate advances with a maximum interest rate. When we make a capped advance, we typically purchase an offsetting interest-rate cap from a broker. This type of hedge is treated as a full fair value hedge under SFAS 133.

 

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prepayment speeds. In addition, to the extent that we purchased mortgage loans at premiums or discounts, net income is affected by extensions or contractions in the expected maturities of these assets. We seek to manage the interest-rate and prepayment risk associated with mortgage loans primarily through debt issuance. We use both callable and noncallable debt to attempt to achieve cash flow patterns and liability durations similar to those expected on the mortgage loans.

 

We may also purchase interest-rate exchange agreements to manage the prepayment risk embedded in the mortgage loans. Although these derivatives are valid economic hedges against the prepayment risk of the mortgage loans, they are not specifically linked to individual mortgage loans, and we account for these instruments as freestanding derivatives pursuant to SFAS 133. However, to enable us to lower our overall interest-rate risk profile and reduce our operating costs, including costs associated with managing risks related to our mortgage loans held for portfolio, we are exiting the MPP.

 

Investments. We currently invest primarily in U.S. agency and GSE obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and the taxable portion of state or local housing finance agency securities. The interest-rate and prepayment risk associated with these investment securities is managed through a combination of debt issuance and derivatives. For investment securities carried at fair value, we may also manage the risk arising from changing market prices by matching the cash outflow on the interest-rate exchange agreements with investment securities carried at fair value. These economic hedges are considered freestanding pursuant to SFAS 133.

 

Consolidated Obligations. We manage the risk arising from changing market prices of a consolidated obligation by matching the cash outflow on the consolidated obligation with the cash inflow on an interest-rate exchange agreement. In a typical transaction, the Office of Finance issues a fixed-rate consolidated obligation for the Seattle Bank, and we concurrently enter into a matching interest-rate exchange agreement in which the counterparty pays fixed cash flows, designed to mirror in timing and amount the cash outflows we pay on the consolidated obligation. Such transactions are treated as fair value hedges under SFAS 133. The net result of this transaction is that we pay a variable interest rate that closely matches the interest rates we receive on short-term or variable-rate advances. This intermediation within the financial markets permits us to raise funds at lower costs than would otherwise be available through the issuance of simple fixed or variable-rate consolidated obligations in the financial markets.

 

Intermediation. To assist our members in meeting their hedging needs, we act as an intermediary between members and counterparties by entering into offsetting interest-rate exchange agreements. The notional amounts and settlement, interest payment, and maturity dates are identical in the offsetting interest-rate exchange agreements. Although we discontinued offering member swaps as a standard product in mid-2004, we will continue to maintain the existing transactions through maturity. The derivatives used in intermediary swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and the fair value adjustments are recorded separately through current period earnings. The net result of the accounting for these derivatives does not significantly affect our operating results. These amounts are recorded in other income and presented as net loss on derivatives and hedging activities.

 

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The following table summarizes the notional amounts of member intermediary swap transactions and gains (losses) on these swap transactions as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

      As of December 31,  

Member Intermediary Swap Transactions

   2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands)             

Notional Amount

    

Member swaps

   $ 55,500     $ 60,500  

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     55,500       60,500  
                

Total notional amount

   $ 111,000     $ 121,000  
                
     As of December 31,  
     2006     2005  

Gain (loss)

    

Member swaps

   $ 13     $ 394  

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     (3 )     (509 )
                

Total gain (loss)

   $ 10     $ (115 )
                

 

We may enter into interest-rate exchange agreements to offset the economic effect of other derivatives that are no longer designated in a hedge transaction of one or more advances, investments, or consolidated obligations. In these intermediary transactions, maturity dates, call dates, and fixed interest rates match, as do the notional amounts on the de-designated portion of the interest-rate exchange agreement and the intermediary derivative.

 

The following table summarizes the notional amounts of intermediary swap transactions that offset derivatives that are no longer designated in a hedge transaction as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and gains (losses) on intermediary swap transactions that offset derivatives that are no longer designated in a hedge transaction in each of the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31,  

Intermediary Swap Transactions

   2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands)             

Notional Amount

    

De-Designated swaps

   $ 247,250     $ 326,000  

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     247,250       325,800  
                

Total notional amount

   $ 494,500     $ 651,800  
                
     As of December 31,  
     2006     2005  

Gain (loss)

    

De-Designated swaps

   $ (4,885 )   $ (5,746 )

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     4,885       5,753  
                

Total gain (loss)

   $       $ 7  
                

 

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Amortization of Premiums and Accretion of Discounts

 

The amount of premium or discount on mortgage-based assets, including mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and mortgage loans purchased under the MPP, amortized or accreted into earnings during a period is dependent on our estimate of the remaining lives of these assets and actual prepayment experience. Changes in estimates of prepayment behavior create volatility in interest income because the change to a new expected yield on a pool of mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities, given the new forecast of prepayment behavior, requires an adjustment to cumulative amortization in order for the financial statements to reflect that yield going forward. For a given change in estimated average maturity for a mortgage loan portfolio or a mortgage-backed security, the retrospective change in yield is dependent on the amount of original purchase premium or discount and the cumulative amortization or accretion at the time the estimate is changed. A change in estimated average maturity has the least effect on mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities that have either little cumulative amortization or accretion or are nearly fully amortized or accreted. A change in estimated average maturity has its greatest effect on long-term mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities with cumulative amortization and accretion equal to approximately half of the original purchase premium or discount.

 

For certain mortgage-based assets, we use a commercially available prepayment model and independent third-party pricing sources, including a source that provides data on cash flows, as the basis for estimated future principal prepayments. This model uses a number of market factors, such as historical mortgage rates and housing turnover ratios, as the basis for the prepayment calculation and we are provided monthly market factor updates from the prepayment model vendor. Use of different prepayment models can result in different amounts of premium amortization and discount accretion. We review the data generated from the model against model data from the previous period as well as against commercially available prepayment rate information and the periodic changes in prepayment rates to ensure the reasonableness of the data in light of market conditions.

 

Allowances for Credit Losses

 

We regularly evaluate our requirement for an allowance for credit losses on advances and mortgage loans purchased under the MPP. We would establish an allowance if an event were to occur that would make it probable that all principal and interest due for an advance or mortgage loan would not be collected and the resulting losses were estimable.

 

Advances. Our advances are fully collateralized by high-quality collateral and the Seattle Bank benefits from statutory preferences as a creditor that, combined with conservative collateral practices, make the likelihood of credit losses negligible. To incur a credit loss on an advance, two credit events must occur: (i) the member or nonmember borrower would have to default, and (ii) the available collateral would have to deteriorate in value prior to liquidation of that collateral. We periodically review the collateral held as security on advances and assess our borrowers’ credit conditions. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had rights to collateral, either loans or securities, on a borrower-by-borrower basis, with an estimated fair value in excess of outstanding advances. We have never experienced a credit loss on our advances, and we do not anticipate any credit losses on advances in the future. Based on the foregoing, we have determined that no provision for credit losses on advances is necessary.

 

Mortgage Loans. Since the inception of the MPP, we have never experienced a credit loss nor has our supplemental insurance provider ever experienced a loss claim on our mortgage loan portfolio. To ensure member retention of most of the credit risk and to cover, at a minimum, the expected losses on conventional mortgage loans originated or acquired by a member, we required the member to fund a lender risk account either up front as a portion of the purchase proceeds or over time through a portion of the monthly payments. This account is established to conform to Finance Board regulations applicable to all conventional mortgage purchase programs. The Finance Board regulation stipulates that the member is responsible for all expected losses on the mortgage loans sold to us. In order to comply with this regulation, we evaluated the proposed conventional mortgage loans to be sold (either the specific portfolio or a representative sample) to determine the amount of

 

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expected losses that would occur. The supplemental mortgage insurance provider determined the minimum amount required in order to issue a policy. The member funds the lender risk account with the greater of the expected losses or the amount required by the supplemental mortgage insurance provider. Each master commitment contract specifies the required funding level for its associated lender risk account. In accordance with the applicable contract, either the purchase price for the mortgage loans purchased under a master commitment contract was discounted, or a portion of the monthly payment collected is set aside, to fund the lender risk account. If the member’s lender risk account is funded through monthly payments, the member remains obligated under the master commitment contract to pay the monthly amounts that fund the lender risk account whether or not any of the purchased mortgage loans are in default. The lender risk account funds are used to offset any losses that may occur, with any excess of required balances distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is stipulated in each master commitment contract. The lender risk account balances are not required after 11 years. The lender risk account is recorded in “other liabilities” in the Statements of Condition and totaled $19.8 million and $16.5 million, as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

In addition to the expected losses covered by the lender risk account, a member selling conventional mortgage loans was required to purchase supplemental mortgage insurance as a credit enhancement to cover losses over and above losses covered by the lender risk account. We are listed as the insured, and this coverage serves to further limit our exposure to losses. As with the funding of the lender risk account, a portion of the monthly interest is set aside to pay the supplemental mortgage insurance premium. The lender risk account and the supplemental mortgage insurance are expected to provide loss protection to support the equivalent of an investment-grade rating. If the lender risk account and the standard supplemental mortgage insurance policy do not provide sufficient loss protection to support the equivalent of an investment-grade rating, the member must purchase additional mortgage insurance coverage called SMI Plus. This policy provides additional credit enhancement coverage to achieve an equivalent of an investment-grade rating. Other than the lender risk account, supplemental mortgage insurance, and if applicable, SMI Plus, we do not charge any other credit enhancement fees to MPP participants.

 

As a result of the credit enhancements described above, we and our members share the credit risk of the mortgage loans sold to us under the MPP. The member has assumed a first-loss obligation in the event of a mortgage borrower default equivalent to a minimum of the expected losses through its lender risk account after the exhaustion of the borrower’s equity and any primary mortgage insurance coverage, if required. If the member’s lender risk account is insufficient to cover any losses, then the supplemental mortgage insurance coverage is used. Only after exhausting the supplemental mortgage insurance coverage will the Seattle Bank absorb any potential losses. Under the credit enhancement structure of the MPP, the value of the foreclosed property would have to fall below 50% of the outstanding loan amount to result in a loss to us. We regularly monitor delinquency data provided by our members to ensure that mortgage principal and interest are remitted timely, and perform quality control reviews on all individual mortgage loans that become 90 days delinquent. In addition, members are responsible for remitting principal and interest to us, even though there may be individual mortgage loans with delinquent payments to the member. Occasionally, we require our members to repurchase mortgage loans. These instances include failure by a member to comply with MPP requirements, breach of representations and warranties made by a member, noncompliance with final documentation, and servicing errors.

 

Given the level of credit enhancement available to us, we do not believe an allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans is required. We do not expect that our decision to exit from the MPP will result in increased credit risk or the need for an allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

 

SFAS 155

 

On February 16, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 14, or SFAS 155, which resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, or DIG Issue D1. SFAS 155 amends

 

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SFAS 133 to simplify the accounting for certain derivatives embedded in other financial instruments (a hybrid financial instrument) by permitting fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise requires bifurcation, provided that the entire hybrid financial instrument is accounted for on a fair value basis. SFAS 155 also establishes the requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, which replaces the interim guidance in DIG Issue D1. SFAS 155 amends SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement 125, or SFAS 140, to allow a qualifying special-purpose entity to hold a derivative financial instrument that pertains to beneficial interests other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006 (January 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank), with earlier adoption allowed. We do no expect that the implementation of SFAS 155 will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SAB 108

 

On September 13, 2006, the SEC issued SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, or SAB 108. Traditionally, there have been two widely-recognized methods for quantifying the effects of financial statement restatements: the “roll-over” method and the “iron curtain” method. The roll-over method focuses primarily on the impact of a misstatement on the income statement, which includes the reversing effect of prior year misstatements. The sole use of the roll-over method can lead to the accumulation of misstatements in the balance sheet. The iron curtain method focuses primarily on the effect of correcting the period-end balance sheet, with less emphasis on reversing effects of prior year errors on the income statement.

 

In SAB 108, the SEC staff established an approach that requires quantification of financial statement misstatements based on the misstatements of each of the FHLBanks’ financial statements and related financial statement disclosures. This model is commonly referred to as a “dual approach” because it requires quantification of errors under both the iron curtain and the roll-over methods.

 

SAB 108 permits the Seattle Bank to initially apply its provisions by (i) restating prior financial statements as if the dual approach had always been used or (ii) recording the cumulative effect of initially applying the dual approach as adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006, with an offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. It should be noted that misstatements solely related to the 2006 calendar year would not be included in the transition cumulative adjustment. Use of the “cumulative effect” transition method requires a detailed disclosure of the nature and amount of each individual error (regardless of materiality) being corrected through the cumulative adjustment and how and when it arose.

 

We initially applied the provision of SAB 108 in connection with the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. SAB 108 did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition as of January 1, 2006, and accordingly, no restatement in prior period or recording of cumulative effect adjustment was required. Furthermore, SAB 108 did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

SFAS 157

 

On September 18, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157. In defining fair value, SFAS 157 retains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value. However, the definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price), not the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (an entry price). SFAS 157 applies whenever other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop assumptions used to determine the exit price. Under the

 

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standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008, for the Seattle Bank), and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted provided the entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year, including financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year. We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that the implementation of SFAS 157 will have on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SFAS 158

 

On September 29, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R), or SFAS 158. SFAS 158 requires that an employer that is a business entity and sponsors one or more single-employer defined benefit plans to:

 

   

Recognize the funded status of a benefit plan—measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value (with limited exceptions) and the benefit obligation—in its statement of financial position. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation; for any other post-retirement benefit plan, such as a retiree health care plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation.

 

   

Recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FASB Statement No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, or No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, including the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and the transition asset or obligation remaining from the initial application of Statements 87 and 106, are adjusted as they are subsequently recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to the recognition provisions of those statements.

 

   

Measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions).

 

   

Disclose in the notes to the financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation.

 

We adopted SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006. At the time of adoption, we recorded $2.1 million in other liability with an offsetting amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

DIG Issue G26

 

On December 13, 2006, the FASB issued Derivatives Implementation Group, or DIG No. G26, Hedging Interest Cash Flows on Variable-Rate Assets and Liabilities That Are Not Based on a Benchmark Interest Rate, or DIG Issue G26. DIG Issue G26 clarifies when the hedge of a designated risk related to variable—rate financial assets or liabilities qualifies as a cash flow hedge. DIG Issue G26 becomes effective with the first fiscal quarter beginning after January 8, 2007 (April 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank). We do not expect DIG Issue G26 to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

DIG Issue B40

 

On December 20, 2006, the FASB issued DIG No. B40, Application of Paragraph 13(b) to Securitized Interest in Prepayable Financial Assets, or DIG Issue B40. DIG Issue B40 clarifies when a securitized interest in prepayable financial assets is subject to the conditions in paragraph 13(b) of SFAS 133. DIG Issue B40 becomes effective upon initial adoption of SFAS 155 (January 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank). We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that DIG Issue B40 will have on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

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EITF 06-6

 

On November 29, 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force ratified its draft abstract, 06-06—Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instrument, or EITF 06-06. This issue addresses how the modification of a debt instrument affecting the terms of an embedded conversion option should be considered in the issuer’s analysis of whether debt extinguishment accounting should be applied. This issue also addresses how the accounting for a modification of a debt instrument affecting the terms of an embedded option when extinguishment accounting is applied. This issue is effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning after November 29, 2006 (January 1, 2007, for the Seattle Bank), and we do not expect the issue to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

EITF 06-07

 

On November 29, 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force ratified its draft abstract, 06-07—Issuer’s Accounting for a Previously Bifurcated Conversion Option in a Convertible Debt Instrument When the Conversion Option No Longer Meets the Bifurcation Criteria in FAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, or EITF 06-07. This issue addresses the accounting of a previously bifurcated conversion option in a convertible debt instrument if that conversion option no longer meets the bifurcation criteria in SFAS 133. EITF 06-07 also addresses the disclosure when an embedded option previously accounted for as a derivative under SFAS 133 no longer meets the separation criteria of SFAS 133. This issue is effective in interim or annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006 (January 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank), and we do not expect the issue to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SFAS 159

 

In February 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, or SFAS 159, which permits us to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The fair value option may be applied, with a few exceptions, on an instrument by instrument basis. The election is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs and the election must be applied to the entire financial instrument and not to only the specified risks, specified cash flows, or portions of that financial instrument. Certain financial instruments, such as deposit liabilities, are not eligible for the fair value option. The difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of eligible items for which the fair value option is elected at the effective date will be removed from the statement of condition and included in the cumulative effect adjustment. Those differences may include, but are not limited to; (i) unamortized concession fees, premiums, and discounts; (ii) allowance for loan losses; and (iii) accrued interest, which would be reported as part of the fair value of the eligible item. Additionally, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities held at the effective date are eligible for the fair value option at that date. If the fair value option is elected for any of those securities at the effective date, cumulative unrealized gains and losses at that date should be included in the cumulative-effect adjustment. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected will be recognized into operating results as incurred rather than deferred and amortized. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for the Seattle Bank) and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier adoption is permitted if the company also elects to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. We expect to adopt SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008 consistent with our adoption of SFAS 157. We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that the implementation of SFAS 159 will have on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of loss to the market value of financial instruments—and potential loss of future net interest income—that may result from changes in interest rates and other market factors. Our business model requires us to take on market risks. We measure our sensitivity to changes in interest rates by measuring the effective duration and effective convexity of our financial positions. Effective duration is an approximation of the estimated proportional change in the price of a financial instrument relative to the absolute change in interest

 

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rates. Effective convexity is an approximation of the non-proportional change in the price of a financial instrument relative to the absolute change in interest rates. All else equal, the greater the absolute value of an instrument’s effective duration measure, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates. A positive effective convexity measure for an instrument predicts, all else equal, that price increases will exceed the effect predicted by effective duration alone and that price decreases will be less than the effect predicted by effective duration alone. The converse is true for negative convexity. Yield-curve risk refers to changes in the relative relationship among various points of the term structure of interest rates and an instrument’s relative price sensitivity to the various term points. We measure our sensitivity to yield-curve risk by calculating effective key-rate durations. Key-rate durations measure an instrument’s relative sensitivity to various specified points in the term structure of interest rates. These measures can be calculated for individual financial instruments, such as one of our mortgage-backed securities, or for an entire portfolio such as our MPP. We seek to control market risk through our funding and investment decisions, and with interest-rate exchange agreements. Through our market-risk management, we attempt to ensure that we are profitable and to protect net interest income and market value of equity over a wide range of interest-rate environments.

 

Our general approach to managing market risk is to acquire and maintain a portfolio of assets and liabilities that, together with our associated interest-rate exchange agreements, limits our expected market value and income statement volatility. Our approach complies with Finance Board regulations regarding interest-rate exchange agreements, which enable the FHLBanks to enter into these agreements only to reduce the market-risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions.

 

Measurement of Market Risk

 

We monitor our market risk through a variety of measures. Our Board oversees policy and has adopted four primary risk measures—effective duration of equity, effective key-rate duration of equity mismatch, effective convexity of equity, and market value of equity sensitivity. These policy measures are described below. Historically, our risk management policy included two primary measures of market risk—effective duration of equity and market value of equity sensitivity. Based on the decline in our market value of equity since 2002, which was due primarily to mismatches between the terms of certain of our MPP and investment securities (including the consolidated obligations in other FHLBanks) and the debt used to fund those assets as well as our failure to manage the resulting convexity risk, we revised our policy limits at the direction of our Board to more specifically deal with the relevant market risks.

 

In May 2005, our Board adopted our current risk management policy that added new risk management measures, effective convexity of equity and effective key-rate duration of equity mismatch, to the existing measures of effective duration of equity and market value of equity sensitivity. The new policy established limits for these measures for managing and monitoring our market risk. We quantify and monitor our market risk daily and manage market risk within the policy limits. These measures and other key terms are defined below.

 

   

Market Value of Equity. Market value of equity is the present value of the expected net cash flows from all our assets, liabilities, and commitments.

 

   

Effective Duration. Effective duration represents the estimated change in the value of a financial instrument for a given instantaneous parallel shift in the yield curve. Stated simply, effective duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of a financial instrument to changes in interest rates. Higher duration numbers, whether positive or negative, indicate greater price-sensitivity to changes in interest rates. For example, if a portfolio has an effective duration of two, then the portfolio’s value would be expected to decline about 2% for a 1% increase in interest rates—or rise about 2% for a 1% decrease in interest rates.

 

   

Effective Duration of Equity. Effective duration of equity is the market value of assets multiplied by the effective duration of assets minus the market value of liabilities multiplied by the effective duration of liabilities, plus or minus the market value of commitments multiplied by the effective duration of commitments, with the net result divided by the market value of equity. Effective duration of equity

 

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measures the sensitivity of the market value of equity to instantaneous changes in interest rates. All else equal, higher effective duration numbers, whether positive or negative, indicate greater market value sensitivity to changes in interest rates.

 

   

Market Value of Equity Sensitivity. Market value of equity sensitivity is the change observed in our estimated market value of equity, given an instantaneous parallel increase or decrease in the yield curve.

 

   

Effective Convexity. Effective convexity measures the estimated effect of the non-proportional changes in instrument prices that is not incorporated in the proportional effects measured by effective duration. Financial instruments can have positive or negative effective convexity.

 

   

Effective Convexity of Equity. Effective convexity of equity is the market value of assets multiplied by the effective convexity of assets minus the market value of liabilities multiplied by the effective convexity of liabilities, plus or minus the market value of commitments multiplied by the effective convexity of commitments, with the net result divided by the market value of equity.

 

   

Effective Key-Rate Duration of Equity. Effective key-rate duration of equity disaggregates effective duration of equity into various points on the yield curve to allow us to measure and manage our exposure to changes in the shape of the yield curve.

 

   

Effective Key-Rate Duration of Equity Mismatch. This measurement is the difference between the maximum and minimum effective key-rate duration of equity measures.

 

Market-Risk Management

 

Our market-risk measures reflect the sensitivity of our business to changes in interest rates, primarily because of mismatches in the maturities and embedded options associated with our mortgage-based assets and the consolidated obligation bonds we use to fund these assets. The prepayment options embedded in mortgage-based instruments may be exercised at any time, while the call options embedded in our callable debt are exercisable on a set date or series of dates following a lock-out period. These differences in the structure and characteristics of the mortgage prepayment options embedded in our mortgage-based assets and the debt call options in the consolidated obligations sold on our behalf cause the market values of our mortgage-based assets and callable debt to respond differently to changes in interest rates and the shape of the yield curve. For example, a significant drop in interest rates will likely trigger rapid prepayments of our mortgage-based assets, while the debt issued to fund the purchase of those assets may or may not be callable depending on the remaining length of the lock-out periods, the exercise prices of the call options, and whether the options are exercisable continuously, periodically, or on a specific date.

 

We evaluate our market-risk measures on an ongoing basis, under a variety of parallel and non-parallel shock scenarios. As of December 31, 2006, our market-risk measures were within our policy limits.

 

The following table summarizes our four primary risk measures and their respective limits and our compliance as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Primary Risk Measure

   As of
December 31, 2006
    As of
December 31, 2005
    Risk Measure
Limit
 

Effective duration of equity

   0.96     (0.36 )   +/-5.00  

Effective convexity of equity

   (1.96 )   (2.46 )   +/-5.00  

Effective key-rate-duration-of-equity mismatch

   1.09     2.60     +/-5.50  

Market value of equity sensitivity

      

(+ 100 basis point shock scenario) (in percentages)

   (1.87 )%   (0.67 )%   +/-4.50 %

Market value of equity sensitivity

      

( -100 basis point shock scenario) (in percentages)

   0.06 %   (1.45 )%   +/-4.50 %

 

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As of December 31, 2006, the effective duration of equity increased 1.32 and the effective convexity of equity increased 0.50, compared to December 31, 2005. The change to the effective duration of equity resulted from a significant change in the composition of our liability structures, which shortened the duration of liabilities causing a lengthening in the effective duration of equity. The change in the effective convexity of equity resulted from a decision by management to target a duration of equity of 1.0 to minimize the impact of rising interest rates on our mortgage loan durations. In addition, the rise in interest rates and the flattening of the yield curve acted to reduce the negative effective convexity of our mortgage-related portfolios relative to the funding used to hedge those mortgage assets. Furthermore, we engaged in some debt restructuring to incrementally decrease our negative effective convexity and key-rate-duration mismatches during 2006.

 

Instruments That Address Market Risk

 

We use interest-rate exchange agreements, such as interest-rate swaps, interest-rate caps and floors, forward purchase and sale agreements, and swaptions to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates. This enables us to adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of our assets and liabilities in response to changing market conditions.

 

Some of the specific types of instruments we use to manage our interest-rate risk are described in the table below.

 

Hedge Instrument

  

Hedged Item

  

Purpose of Hedge Transaction

Pay fixed, receive LIBOR swap; we own option to cancel swap if applicable    Putable or callable advance; fixed-rate advance with option to cancel advance prior to maturity date    To provide customized advance products to our customers at minimal risk to us
Purchased interest-rate cap    Capped advance    To provide customized advance products to our customers at minimal risk to us
Pay fixed, receive LIBOR swap    Fixed-rate advance    To provide customized advance products to our customers at minimal risk to us
Pay LIBOR, receive fixed swap; pay LIBOR, receive fixed swap in which counterparty owns options to cancel swap    Bullet fixed-rate debt; callable fixed-rate debt in which we own option to call debt prior to stated maturity date    To achieve lower cost funds with minimal risk to us
Payer or receiver swaptions    Mortgage-backed assets, including MPP mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities    To hedge our prepayment risk on our mortgage-backed assets and manage our effective duration of equity
Pay variable until conversion date, then pay fixed, with option to cancel swap prior to maturity date    Variable-to-fixed advance with option to cancel advance prior to maturity date    To provide customized advance products to our customers at minimal risk to us
Pay LIBOR, receive floating index    Floating rate consolidated obligation    To achieve lower cost of funds with minimal risk to us

 

The total notional amount of interest-rate exchange agreements outstanding was $33.2 billion and $18.5 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The notional amount of interest-rate exchange agreements increased during 2006, primarily due to increases in fair value hedges of consolidated obligations.

 

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The notional amount of these agreements serves as a factor in determining periodic interest payments or cash flows received and paid, and does not represent actual amounts exchanged or our exposure to credit or market risk. Therefore, the notional amount is significantly greater than the potential market or credit loss that could result from such transactions. Notional values are not meaningful measures of the risks associated with interest-rate exchange agreements or other derivatives, which can only be meaningfully measured on a market value basis, taking into consideration the cost of replacing interest-rate exchange agreements with similar agreements from a highly-rated counterparty.

 

Credit-Risk Management

 

Credit risk is the risk of loss due to default. We face credit risk on advances, certain investments, mortgage loans, interest-rate exchange agreements, and counterparty exposures.

 

Advances

 

We have never experienced a credit loss on advances. We protect against credit risk on advances by requiring collateral on all advances we fund. We can also call for additional or substitute collateral during the life of an advance to protect our security interest. The FHLBank Act limits eligible collateral to certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, deposits with the Seattle Bank, and other real estate-related assets. The GLB Act and other federal regulations allow the FHLBanks to expand eligible collateral for many of their members. Members that qualify as community financial institutions, defined in the GLB Act as FDIC-insured depository institutions with average assets for the past three calendar years totaling no more than $587.0 million, may pledge small-business, small-farm, and small-agribusiness loans as collateral for advances. Advances to community financial institutions secured with expanded collateral represented $133.0 million of the $28.0 billion of advances as of December 31, 2006 and $135.0 million of the $21.4 billion of advances outstanding as of December 31, 2005. We believe that we have the policies and procedures in place to effectively manage this credit risk. Accordingly, we have not provided any allowance for losses on advances, including those referenced above.

 

Investments

 

We are subject to credit risk on some investments. We limit our unsecured credit exposure to any counterparty, other than the U.S. government or GSEs, based on the credit quality and capital level of the counterparty and the capital level of the Seattle Bank. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, our unsecured credit exposure was $12.3 billion and $13.2 billion, primarily consisting of $4.2 billion and $5.3 billion of other FHLBank consolidated obligations and $2.8 billion and $6.3 billion of federal funds sold. This decrease in unsecured credit exposure primarily resulted from a decrease in our short-term investments, including federal funds sold, as advance balances increased. We do not intend to purchase additional investments in the consolidated obligations of other FHLBanks without Finance Board approval.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

 

The Seattle Bank has never experienced a credit loss nor has our SMI provider experienced a loss claim on an MPP mortgage loan. Under the MPP, we have purchased mortgage loans from members, and the participating members continue to bear a portion of the credit risk on the outstanding loans. Our total principal of mortgage loans outstanding through the MPP was $6.3 billion and $7.2 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, which comprised $292.1 million and $383.4 million in government-insured mortgage loans and $6.0 billion and $6.8 billion in conventional mortgage loans. The conventional mortgage loans are credit-enhanced by our participating members to a level equivalent to at least an investment-grade rating through the lender risk account and supplemental mortgage insurance. As part of the business plan, we are exiting from the MPP. However, we do not expect that this decision will impact the credit risk of the mortgage loans held for portfolio. We conduct a loss reserve analysis on a quarterly basis and have determined that no loan loss allowance is necessary, and believe that we have the policies and procedures in place to appropriately manage this credit risk.

 

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Derivative Credit-Risk Exposure and Counterparty Ratings

 

The Seattle Bank is subject to credit risk because of the potential nonperformance by a counterparty to an agreement. The degree of counterparty risk on interest-rate exchange agreements and other derivatives depends on our selection of counterparties and the extent to which we use netting procedures and other credit enhancements to mitigate the risk. We manage counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral management, and other credit enhancements. We require agreements to be in place for all counterparties. These agreements must include provisions for netting exposures across all transactions with that counterparty. The agreements also require the counterparties to collateralize exposures with the thresholds for priority collateral tied to the credit risk of the counterparty. For example, a counterparty must deliver collateral to the Seattle Bank if the total market value of our exposure to that counterparty rises above a specific threshold. As a result of these risk mitigation initiatives, we do not currently anticipate any credit losses on our interest-rate exchange agreements.

 

Our credit risk equals the estimated cost of replacing favorable interest-rate swaps, forward agreements, and purchased caps and floors, if the counterparty defaults, net of the value of related collateral. Our maximum credit risk, taking into consideration master netting agreements but before considering collateral, was $146.9 million and $4.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. In determining maximum credit risk, we consider accrued interest receivable and payable, and the legal right to offset assets and liabilities by counterparty. Our net exposure after considering collateral was $133.5 million and $4.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. These increases in credit risk and net exposure after considering collateral were primarily due to changes in market conditions, including the level and slope of the yield curve during the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Counterparty Credit Exposure

 

Our counterparty credit exposure, by credit rating, was as follows as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31, 2006

Counterparty Credit Exposure by Credit Rating

   Notional
Amount
   Total Net
Exposure
at Fair
Value
   Collateral
Held
   Net
Exposure
After
Collateral
(dollars in thousands)                    

AA+

   $ 1,132,780    $ 3,134    $      $ 3,134

AA

     11,061,155      82,672         82,672

AA–

     17,021,136      28,811         28,811

A+

     3,978,500      32,324      13,438      18,886

A

           

Member institutions (1)

     55,500         
                           

Total

   $ 33,249,071    $ 146,941    $ 13,438    $ 133,503
                           
     As of December 31, 2005

Counterparty Credit Exposure by Credit Rating

   Notional
Amount
   Total Net
Exposure
at Fair
Value
   Collateral
Held
   Net
Exposure
After
Collateral
(dollars in thousands)                    

AA+

   $ 834,130    $      $      $  

AA

     2,626,562         

AA–

     9,887,592         

A+

     4,914,175      4,556         4,556

A

     140,000         

Member institutions (1)

     60,500         
                           

Total

   $ 18,462,959    $ 4,556    $      $ 4,556
                           

(1) Collateral held with respect to interest-rate exchange agreements with member institutions represents either collateral physically held by or on behalf of the Seattle Bank or collateral assigned to the Seattle Bank, as evidenced by a written security agreement, and held by the member institution for the benefit of the Seattle Bank. This notional amount excludes stand-alone delivery commitments.

 

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We have never experienced a loss on a derivative transaction due to default by a counterparty. We believe that the credit risk on our interest-rate exchange agreements is low because we contract with counterparties that are of very high credit quality. As of December 31, 2006, 20 counterparties represented the total notional amount of our outstanding interest-rate exchange agreements excluding agreements in which we served as intermediaries. As of December 31, 2006, 87.9% of the total notional amount of our outstanding interest-rate exchange agreements was with 14 counterparties rated AA– or higher. Excluding interest-rate exchange agreements in which we are an intermediary for members and which are fully collateralized, 100.0% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 of the notional amount of our outstanding interest-rate exchange agreements were with counterparties with credit ratings of “A” or equivalent from an NRSRO, such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

     Page
Audited Financial Statements   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm—PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

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Statements of Condition as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

   93

Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004

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Statements of Capital Accounts for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004

   95

Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004

   96-97

Notes to Financial Statements

   98-154
Audited Financial Statements Supplementary Data   

Unaudited Supplementary Data

   155-158

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of condition and the related statements of income, capital and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (the “Bank”) at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Bank’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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Statements of Condition

 

    

As of

December 31, 2006

   

As of

December 31, 2005

    
(dollars in thousands, except par value)           

Assets

    

Cash and due from banks (Note 3)

   $ 1,119     $ 4,124

Restricted cash (Note 4)

       15,360

Interest-bearing deposits

     2,165,000       1,415,007

Securities purchased under agreements to resell (Note 5)

       850,000

Federal funds sold

     2,832,000       6,428,000

Held-to-maturity securities* (Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations: $4,224,959 and $5,274,944) (Note 6)

     13,687,909       14,877,594

Advances (Note 7)

     27,960,994       21,435,492

Mortgage loans held for portfolio (Note 10)

     6,366,648       7,215,607

Accrued interest receivable (Other FHLBanks: $51,325 and $ 59,219)

     323,342       250,943

Premises and equipment, net

     12,622       13,963

Derivative assets (Note 16)

     146,900       13,205

Receivable from Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP) (Note 9)

       2,528

Other assets

     18,211       19,747
              

Total Assets

   $ 53,514,745     $ 52,541,570
              

Liabilities and Capital

    

Liabilities

    

Deposits (Note 11)

   $ 1,003,960     $ 800,820

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (Note 12)

       393,500

Consolidated obligations, net (Note 13):

    

Discount notes

     1,495,861       10,620,951

Bonds

     48,040,715       37,881,557
              

Total consolidated obligations, net

     49,536,576       48,502,508
              

Accrued interest payable

     567,585       377,236

Affordable Housing Program (AHP) (Note 8)

     22,759       31,235

Payable to REFCORP (Note 9)

     1,541    

Derivative liabilities (Note 16)

     46,846       133,765

Other liabilities

     34,952       34,954

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock (Note 14)

     69,222       66,259
              

Total Liabilities

     51,283,441       50,340,277
              

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)

    

Capital

    

Capital Stock ($100 par value), putable, issued and outstanding shares (Note 14)

    

Class B stock: (21,410)

     2,140,997    

Class B(1) stock: (20,197)

       2,019,731

Class B(2) stock: (1,128)

       112,803

Retained earnings

     92,397       68,759

Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
Adoption of SFAS 158 to employee retirement plan (Note 15)

     (2,090 )  
              

Total Capital

     2,231,304       2,201,293
              

Total Liabilities and Capital

   $ 53,514,745     $ 52,541,570
              

* Fair values of held-to-maturity securities were $13,474,121 and $14,584,699 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Income

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)       

Interest Income

      

Advances

   $ 1,289,132     $ 689,527     $ 422,572  

Prepayment fees on advances

     608       4,626       954  

Interest-bearing deposits

     59,981       22,395       14,231  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     12,475       4,077       655  

Federal funds sold

     247,960       117,547       34,890  

Trading securities

       13,332       14,500  

Held-to-maturity securities (Other FHLBank’s consolidated obligations: $166,736, $226,762 and $ 142,948)

     578,584       663,173       644,880  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     344,234       446,216       540,267  

Loans to other FHLBanks

     19       26       10  
                        

Total interest income

     2,532,993       1,960,919       1,672,959  
                        

Interest Expense

      

Consolidated obligations

     2,413,097       1,822,266       1,502,955  

Deposits

     34,974       26,673       14,132  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     7,705       15,162       8  

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock and other borrowings

     197       28       228  
                        

Total interest expense

     2,455,973       1,864,129       1,517,323  
                        

Net Interest Income

     77,020       96,790       155,636  

Other Income (Loss)

      

Service fees

     1,691       2,183       2,266  

Net gain from trading securities

       1,979       11,493  

Net (loss) gain from sale of held-to-maturity securities

     (6,496 )     (1,234 )     5,586  

Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities

     470       (26,475 )     (15,583 )

Net gain (loss) on early extinguishment of consolidated obligations

     7,232       (9,449 )  

Net realized gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale

       5,940    

Other loss, net

     (205 )     (728 )     (252 )
                        

Total other income (loss)

     2,692       (27,784 )     3,510  
                        

Other Expense

      

Operating expenses:

      

Compensation and benefits

     22,521       26,159       24,088  

Other operating

     17,809       35,342       17,349  

Federal Housing Finance Board

     1,599       1,832       1,521  

Office of Finance

     1,312       1,269       1,124  

Other

     1,384       1,892       2,473  
                        

Total other expense

     44,625       66,494       46,555  
                        

Income Before Assessments

     35,087       2,512       112,591  

Assessments

      

Affordable Housing Program (AHP)

     2,871       370       9,191  

Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP)

     6,443       428       20,680  
                        

Total assessments

     9,314       798       29,871  
                        

Net Income

   $ 25,773     $ 1,714     $ 82,720  
                        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statement of Capital

 

    

Class B Stock –

Putable

  Class B(1) Stock –
Putable
    Class B(2) Stock –
Putable
   

Retained

Earnings

   

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive

Income

   

Total

Capital

 

For the Years Ended

December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004

  Shares   Par Value   Shares     Par Value     Shares     Par Value        

(dollars in thousands, except annualized dividend rate data)

                                         

Balance as of December 31, 2003

      22,850     $ 2,285,032     1,134     $ 113,473     $ 57,177     $ (75 )   $ 2,455,607  

Issuance of stock

      944       94,388               94,388  

Transfers

      (1,707 )     (170,697 )   1,707       170,697        

Net shares classified as mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

      (2,990 )     (298,982 )   (2,312 )     (231,241 )     (378 )       (530,601 )

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                82,720         82,720  

Other comprehensive income:

                 

Reclassification adjustment for loss on hedging activities included in net income

                  75       75  
                                   

Total comprehensive income

                82,720       75       82,795  

Dividends on stock:

                 

Class B(1) stock (2.87%) and Class B(2) stock (0.63%)

                 

Cash

                (66 )       (66 )

Stock

      629       62,853     13       1,304       (64,157 )    
                                                             

Balance as of December 31, 2004

      19,726     $ 1,972,594     542       54,233     $ 75,296       $ 2,102,123  

Issuance of stock

      1,103       110,291               110,291  

Transfers

      (724 )     (72,374 )   724       72,374        

Repurchases

          (104 )     (10,388 )         (10,388 )

Net shares classified as mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

      10       999     (36 )     (3,650 )     227         (2,424 )

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                1,714         1,714  

Dividends on stock:

                 

Class B(1) stock (0.41%) and Class B(2) stock (0.38%)

                 

Cash

                (23 )       (23 )

Stock

      82       8,221     2       234       (8,455 )    
                                                             

Balance as of December 31, 2005

      20,197     $ 2,019,731     1,128       112,803     $ 68,759       $ 2,201,293  

Issuance of stock

  30     2,983   85       8,443               11,426  

Transfers

      (1,424 )     (142,384 )   1,424       142,384        

Net shares classified as mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

      (29 )     (2,865 )   (1 )     (98 )         (2,963 )

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                25,773         25,773  
                             

Total comprehensive income

                 

Adoption of SFAS 158 to employee retirement plan

                  (2,090 )     (2,090 )

Conversion to Class B Shares

  21,380     2,138,014   (18,829 )     (1,882,925 )   (2,551 )     (255,089 )      

Dividends on stock:

                 

Class B(1) and Class B(2) stock (at $0.10 per share)

                 

Cash

                (2,135 )       (2,135 )
                                                             

Balance as of December 31, 2006

  21,410   $ 2,140,997     $         $       $ 92,397     $ (2,090 )   $ 2,231,304  
                                                             

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)       

Operating Activities

      

Net income

   $ 25,773     $ 1,714     $ 82,720  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization:

      

Net premiums and discounts on consolidated obligations, investments, and mortgage loans held for portfolio

     (33,121 )     39,600       19,230  

Concessions on consolidated obligation bonds

     5,614       6,046       8,893  

Premises and equipment

     3,066       2,219       1,879  

Other

     (1,818 )       74  

Decrease (increase) in trading securities

       255,680       (11,493 )

Net realized loss (gain) from sale of held-to-maturity securities

     6,496       1,234       (5,586 )

Net realized gain on sale of mortgage loans held for sale

       (5,940 )  

Net increase in fair value adjustment on derivatives and hedging activities

     (16,620 )     (49,412 )     (1,759 )

(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt

     (7,232 )     9,449    

Net loss on disposal of premises and equipment

     232       812       422  

(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable

     (72,398 )     10,863       (39,761 )

(Increase) decrease in net accrued interest on derivatives

     (164,600 )     (26,251 )     5,548  

Decrease (Increase) in other assets

     541       (355 )     (13,138 )

Decrease in AHP liability and discount on AHP advances

     (8,543 )     (12,323 )     (4,810 )

Increase (decrease) in payable to REFCORP

     4,069       (6,832 )     (4,761 )

Increase in accrued interest payable

     190,349       2,096       1,384  

(Decrease) increase in other liabilities

     (2,090 )     12,346       7,631  
                        

Total adjustments

     (96,055 )     239,232       (36,247 )
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (70,282 )     240,946       46,473  
                        

Investing Activities

      

Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits

     (734,639 )     (1,230,360 )     570,000  

Net decrease (increase) in securities purchased under agreements to resell

     850,000       (850,000 )     100,000  

Net decrease (increase) in federal funds sold

     3,596,000       (4,748,500 )     762,000  

Proceeds from maturities and sales of held-to-maturity securities (Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations: $1,050,000, $2,750,000, and $ 2,000,000)

     2,915,601       7,102,022       6,517,762  

Purchases of held-to-maturity securities (Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations: $0, $0, and $ 6,525,000)

     (1,731,948 )     (1,686,265 )     (10,423,139 )

Principal collected on advances

     98,677,705       78,939,690       47,455,260  

Advances made

     (105,211,820 )     (85,630,554 )     (42,812,110 )

Principal collections and recoveries on mortgage loans held for portfolio

     845,630       3,304,113       2,267,832  

Purchases of mortgage loans held for portfolio

       (89,573 )     (1,568,678 )

Net increase in premises and equipment

     (1,956 )     (7,025 )     (7,011 )
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by investment activities

   $ (795,427 )   $ (4,896,452 )   $ 2,861,916  
                        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

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Statements of Cash Flows—(Continued)

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)                   

Financing Activities

      

Net decrease in deposits

   $ 203,140     $ (212,494 )   $ (303,424 )

Net (decrease) increase in securities purchased under agreements to repurchase

     (393,500 )     314,200       79,300  

Net proceeds from issuance of consolidated obligations:

      

Discount notes

     351,198,739       450,714,148       250,189,434  

Bonds (Transfer from other FHLBanks: $0, $93,000, and $ 362,000)

     25,502,528       9,763,249       17,341,515  

Payments for maturing and retiring consolidated obligations

      

Discount notes

     (360,290,972 )     (442,926,907 )     (253,994,112 )

Bonds

     (15,366,522 )     (13,096,593 )     (15,848,713 )

Proceeds from the sale of Class B stock, formerly B(1)

     11,426       110,291       94,388  

Repurchases of Class B(2) stock

       (10,388 )  

Retirement of mandatorily redeemable Class B(1) stock

         (235,635 )

Retirement of mandatorily redeemable Class B(2) stock

       (415 )     (230,827 )

Dividends paid

     (2,135 )     (23 )     (66 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) in financing activities

     862,704       4,655,068       (2,908,140 )
                        

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,005 )     (438 )     249  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     4,124       4,562       4,313  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 1,119     $ 4,124     $ 4,562  
                        

Supplemental Disclosures

      

Interest paid

   $ 2,266,149     $ 1,862,143     $ 1,515,939  

Affordable Housing Program payments

     11,348       12,693       14,001  

Resolution Funding Corporation payments, net

     2,402       7,260       25,442  

Real estate owned

     373      

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (the Seattle Bank), a federally chartered corporation, is one of 12 district Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and was created by Congress under the authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932, as amended, or the FHLBank Act. The FHLBanks serve the public by enhancing the availability of credit for residential mortgages and targeted community development. We provide a readily available, low-cost source of funds to our member institutions. The Seattle Bank is a cooperative, which means that current members own nearly all of our outstanding capital stock and may receive dividends on their investment. Regulated financial depositories and insurance companies engaged in residential housing finance may apply for membership.

 

All members must purchase stock in the Seattle Bank. Our current capital plan provides for two classes of putable Class A and Class B stock, each of which has a par value of $100. Each class of stock can be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at par value. For membership requirements, members are required to hold a specified amount of our putable Class B stock, based on the member’s home mortgage loans and mortgage loan pass-through securities. Class A stock can only be purchased to support member advance activity. As a result of these stock ownership requirements, we conduct business with related parties in the normal course of business. For purposes of these financial statements, we consider related parties as those members that own more than 10.0% of our total outstanding capital stock including our mandatorily redeemable Class B stock. See Notes 14 and 21 for additional information regarding membership requirements and related party transactions.

 

The Federal Housing Finance Board, or Finance Board, an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States Government, supervises and regulates the FHLBanks and the Office of Finance. The Finance Board’s principal purpose is to ensure that the FHLBanks operate in a safe and sound manner. In addition, the Finance Board ensures that the FHLBanks carry out their housing finance mission, remain adequately capitalized, and can raise funds in the capital markets. Also, the Finance Board establishes policies and regulations covering the operations of the FHLBanks. The Seattle Bank operates as a separate entity with its own management, employees, and Board of Directors, or Board. The Seattle Bank does not conduct business through any special purpose entities or any other type of off-balance-sheet conduits.

 

The FHLBanks’ debt instruments (consolidated obligations) are the joint and several obligations of all the FHLBanks and are the primary source of funds for the FHLBanks. Deposits, other borrowings, and capital stock issued to members also provide funds. We have historically used all these funding sources to provide advances to members and to purchase mortgage loans from members.

 

• Finance Board Agreement; Three-Year Business and Capital Management Plan • On December 10, 2004, under the oversight of a special committee of our Board of Directors and with our Board’s approval, we entered into a written agreement with the Finance Board, which we refer to as the Written Agreement, and operated under until January, 2007 when the Finance Board terminated such Written Agreement. The Written Agreement imposed certain requirements on us that were intended to strengthen our risk management, capital structure, governance, and capital plan. Our Board of Directors was responsible for monitoring and coordinating our compliance with the terms of the Written Agreement.

 

On April 5, 2005, as part of the Written Agreement, we submitted our three-year business and capital management plan to the Finance Board, which was accepted by the Finance Board on May18, 2005, subject to our adoption of certain dividend and stock repurchase restrictions. To meet the Finance Board conditions, our Board of Directors adopted policies on May 18, 2005, (i) suspending indefinitely the declaration or payment of any dividends and providing that any future dividend declaration or payment generally may be made only after prior approval of the Director of the Office of Supervision of the Finance Board, referred to as the OS Director,

 

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and (ii) suspending indefinitely the repurchase of any Class B stock, except under limited circumstances, after prior approval of the OS Director.

 

These policies were to be in effect until formally revoked by our Board of Directors following approval of the OS Director. Our Board of Directors sought a waiver to begin declaring dividends again which was approved by the OS Director in December, 2006 subject to certain restrictions. We have not sought and do not expect to obtain waivers from the Finance Board for the repurchase of Class B stock in the foreseeable future.

 

Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

• Use of Estimates • The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to make assumptions and estimates. These assumptions and estimates affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of income and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections • During 2005, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3, or SFAS 154, and during 2006, we adopted Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, or SAB 108. We account for changes in accounting principle through retrospective application of newly implemented accounting principle to all prior periods, unless it is impractical to do so, or not required in the new pronouncement’s transition requirements. We account for changes in accounting estimates in (a) the period of change if the change affects that period only or (b) the period of change and the future period if the change affects both such periods. We account for corrections of errors in previously issued financial statements as a prior-period adjustment by restating the prior-period financial statements. Restatement may include either reissuance of prior-year financial statements or correction of prior-year results in the current-year financial statements, depending upon the materiality of the error.

 

Segment Disclosure • Our core business is traditional member finance, which includes making advances, providing letters of credit, accepting deposits, and providing securities safekeeping and other services. Historically, we offered products and services through two operating segments, traditional member finance and the Mortgage Purchase Program, or MPP. The MPP segment consisted of mortgage loans held for portfolio as a result of purchases from participating members. During the first quarter of 2005, we decided to exit the MPP. As a result of this decision, we no longer manage the business using separate operating segments. We now aggregate the operating results of the former MPP segment with the traditional member finance segment for decision-making purposes. Accordingly, the note containing segment information previously contained in the notes to our financial statements has been removed from these Notes to Financial Statements. Certain amounts from the prior period have been modified to conform to the current presentation.

 

Interest-Bearing Deposits in Banks, Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and Federal Funds Sold • These investments provide short-term liquidity and are carried at cost. We treat securities purchased under agreements to resell as collateralized financings.

 

Investments • We carry, at cost, investments that we have both the ability and intent to hold to maturity, adjusted for the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts using the level-yield method. Under

 

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SFAS No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, or SFAS 115, changes in circumstances may cause us to change our intent to hold a certain security to maturity without calling into question its intent to hold other debt securities to maturity in the future. Thus, the sale or transfer of a held-to-maturity security due to certain changes in circumstances, such as evidence of significant deterioration in the issuer’s creditworthiness or changes in regulatory requirements, is not considered to be inconsistent with its original classification. Other events that are isolated, nonrecurring, and unusual that could not have been reasonably anticipated may cause us to sell or transfer a held-to-maturity security without necessarily calling into question its intent to hold other debt securities to maturity.

 

In addition and in accordance with SFAS 115, sales of debt securities that meet either of the following two conditions may be considered as maturities for purposes of the classification of securities: (i) the sale occurs near enough to its maturity date (or call date if exercise of the call is probable) that interest rate risk is substantially eliminated as a pricing factor and the changes in market interest rates would not have a significant effect on the security’s fair value; or (ii) the sale of a security occurs after we have already collected a substantial portion (at least 85.0%) of the principal outstanding at acquisition due either to prepayments on the debt security or to scheduled payments on a debt security, payable in equal installments (both principal and interest) over its term.

 

We compute the amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on securities using the level-yield method over the historical cash flows and estimated prepayments of the securities. This method requires a retrospective adjustment of the effective yield each time we change the estimated cash flow as if the new estimate had been known since the original acquisition date of the securities. We compute the amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on other investments using the level-yield method to the contractual maturity of the securities.

 

We classified certain investments acquired for purposes of liquidity and asset-liability management as trading securities and carried them at fair value. This classification was determined at the time of acquisition, and investments included in this classification were generally debt securities or mortgage-based securities issued by other government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs. We record changes in the fair value of these investments through current earnings. However, we do not participate in trading practices and had discontinued holding trading securities since the fourth quarter of 2005.

 

We compute gains and losses on sales of investment securities using the specific identification method and include these gains and losses in other income. We account for securities purchased under agreements to resell as collateralized financing.

 

We regularly evaluate outstanding investments for changes in fair value and record an impairment loss when a decline in fair value is deemed to be other than temporary. An investment is deemed impaired if the fair value of the investment is less than its amortized cost. After the investment is determined to be impaired, we evaluate whether this decline in value is other than temporary. When evaluating whether the impairment is other than temporary, we take into consideration whether or not we are going to receive all of the investment’s contractual cash flows and our intent and ability to hold the investment for a sufficient amount of time to recover the unrealized losses. In addition, we consider issuer or collateral specific factors, such as rating agency actions and business and financial outlook. We also evaluate broader industry and sector performance indicators. If there is an other-than-temporary impairment in value of an investment, the decline in value is recognized as a loss and presented in the Statement of Income as other expense. We have not experienced any other-than-temporary impairment in value of our investments during the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 or 2004.

 

Advances • We report advances, net of unearned commitment fees and discounts on advances for the Affordable Housing Program, or AHP, as discussed below. We amortize the premiums and discounts on

 

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advances to interest income using the straight-line method, which produces a result that is expected to be immaterially different from the level-yield method. The results of the two methods are compared at least on an annual basis, and necessary adjustments are made to bring amortization amounts close or equal to level-yield results. We credit interest on advances to income as earned. Following the requirements of the FHLBank Act, we obtain sufficient collateral on advances to protect us from losses. The FHLBank Act limits eligible collateral to certain investment securities, residential mortgage loans, cash or deposits with us, and other eligible real estate-related assets. As Note 7, Advances, more fully describes, Community Financial Institutions (FDIC-insured institutions with average assets over the preceding three-year period of $587.0 million or less during 2006), or CFI’s, are eligible to utilize expanded statutory collateral rules that include secured small business and agricultural loans, and securities representing a whole interest in such secured loans. We have not incurred any credit losses on advances since our inception.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio • We historically purchased mortgage loans held for portfolio through the MPP. Within the MPP, we invested in government-insured (Federal Home Administration-insured and Veterans’ Administration-guaranteed) and conventional residential mortgage loans purchased directly from our participating members. In March 2005, we announced that we were exiting the MPP in order to lower our overall risk profile and reduce our operating cost structure. As a result, we no longer enter into new master commitment contracts and have closed out all open contracts.

 

We classify mortgage loans as held for investment and, accordingly, report them at their principal amount outstanding, net of premiums and discounts. We defer and amortize mortgage loan premiums and accrete mortgage loan discounts paid to and received by our members as interest income, using the level-yield method over the estimated life of the related mortgage loans in accordance with SFAS Statement No. 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases, or SFAS 91. Actual prepayment experience and estimates of future principal prepayments are used in calculating the estimated lives of the mortgage loans. We aggregate the mortgage loans by similar characteristics (i.e., type, maturity, note rate and acquisition date) in determining prepayment estimates. This amortization method requires a retrospective adjustment each time we change the estimated lives, as if the new estimate had been known since the original acquisition date of the mortgage loans.

 

Under the MPP, we manage the liquidity, interest-rate and prepayment risks of the mortgage loans. Members either retained or released the loan-servicing activities. If participating in the servicing released program, the member concurrently sold the servicing of the mortgage loans to a qualified mortgage service provider. We and the member share in the credit risk on conventional mortgage loans, with the member assuming a first-loss obligation equivalent to the greater of expected losses or the minimum requirement for the supplemental mortgage insurance, or SMI, policy. We assume credit losses in excess of mortgage insurance coverage, SMI coverage, and the member’s obligation.

 

To ensure the retention of credit risk and to cover the expected losses on conventional mortgage loans originated or acquired by a member, a lender risk account, or LRA, was established either up front as a portion of the purchase proceeds, other credit enhancement fees or by an additional modification to the yield on the mortgage loans purchased such that a portion of the amount paid by the member each month is designated for the LRA. This account was established to conform to regulations as established by the Finance Board for all conventional mortgage purchase programs. The Finance Board regulations stipulate that the member is responsible for all expected losses on the mortgages sold to us. In order to comply with this regulation, we evaluated the proposed conventional mortgages to be sold (either the specific portfolio or a representative sample) to determine the amount of expected losses that would occur. The SMI provider determined the minimum amount required in order to issue a policy. The member funded the LRA with the greater of the

 

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expected losses or the minimum amount required by the SMI provider to provide SMI insurance. Each master commitment contract specifies the required funding level for its associated LRA. In accordance with the applicable contract, either the purchase price for the mortgage loans purchased under a member’s master commitment contract was discounted or the amount paid monthly by the member was increased to fund the LRA. The LRA funds are used to offset any losses that may occur, with any excess of required balances distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is stipulated in each master commitment contract. No LRA balance is required after eleven years. The LRA is recorded in “other liabilities” and totaled $19.8 million and $16.5 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

As a result of the credit enhancements described above, we and our participating members share the credit risk of the mortgage loans sold to us under the MPP. The participating member assumed a first-loss obligation equivalent to a minimum of the expected losses through its LRA, and we assumed credit losses in excess of primary mortgage insurance coverage, the participating member’s LRA, and SMI coverage. Under the credit enhancement structure of the MPP, the value of the foreclosed property would have to fall below 50.0% of the outstanding loan amount to result in a loss to us. We regularly monitor delinquency data provided by our participating members to ensure that mortgage principal and interest are remitted timely. In addition, loan servicers are responsible for remitting principal and interest to us, even though there may be individual mortgage loans with delinquent payments owed to the loan servicer.

 

In addition to the expected losses covered by the LRA, the member who was selling conventional loans to us was required to purchase SMI as an enhancement for losses over and above losses covered by the LRA. We are listed as the insured and this coverage serves to further limit our exposure to losses. The LRA and the SMI are expected to provide the equivalent to an investment-grade rating. As with the funding of the LRA, either the purchase price for the mortgage loans purchased under a member’s master commitment contract was discounted or the amount paid monthly by the member was increased to fund the SMI. In the event the LRA and the standard SMI policy did not provide sufficient loss protection to support the equivalent investment grade rating, additional mortgage insurance coverage called SMI Plus also had to be purchased by the member. This policy covers the expected losses to achieve an investment-grade rating (equivalent to AA) over and above the LRA and SMI. Other than the LRA, SMI, and if applicable, SMI Plus, we do not charge any other credit enhancement fees to MPP participants.

 

We base the allowance for credit losses on management’s estimate of credit losses inherent in our mortgage loan portfolio as of the Statement of Condition date. We perform periodic reviews of our portfolio to identify the losses inherent within the portfolio and to determine the likelihood of collection of the portfolio. The overall allowance is determined by an analysis that includes consideration of various data observations such as past performance, current performance, loan portfolio characteristics, collateral valuations, industry data, and prevailing economic conditions. As a result of this analysis, we have determined that each member’s obligation for losses and the mortgage insurance coverage exceeds the inherent loss in the portfolio. Accordingly, no allowance for loan losses is considered necessary. Also, because we have never experienced a loss on our mortgage loans held for portfolio and because of the credit enhancements available to us, we continue to accrue interest on loans that are 90 days or more past due.

 

Premises and Equipment • We record premises, software, and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Our accumulated depreciation and amortization related to premises, software and equipment was $8.1 million and $6.4 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We compute depreciation on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of relevant assets, ranging from three to 10 years. We amortize leasehold improvements on the straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the improvement or the remaining term of the lease. We capitalize improvements and major renewals but expense

 

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ordinary maintenance and repairs when incurred. Depreciation and amortization expense for premises, software, and equipment was $3.1 million, $2.2 million, and $1.9 million, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. We include gains and losses on disposal of premises, software, and equipment in “other income”. The net realized loss on disposal of premises, software, and equipment was $119,000, $812,000 and $422,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Cost of computer software developed or obtained for internal use is accounted for in accordance with Statement of Position No. 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use, or SOP 98-1. SOP 98-1 requires the cost of purchased software and certain costs incurred in developing computer software for internal use to be capitalized and amortized over future periods. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had $5.6 million and $6.9 million, in unamortized computer software costs included in our premises, software, and equipment. Amortization of computer software costs charged to expense was $714,000, $664,000, and $492,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Derivatives • Accounting for derivatives is addressed in SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended by SFAS No. 137, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—Deferral of Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, SFAS No. 138, Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, and SFAS No. 149, Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, or SFAS 133. All derivatives are recognized on the Statement of Condition at their fair values. Each derivative is designated as one of the following:

 

(i) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (a “fair value hedge”);

 

(ii) a non-qualifying hedge of an asset or liability (“economic hedge”) for asset-liability management purposes; or

 

(iii) a non-qualifying hedge of another derivative (an “intermediated hedge”) that is offered as a product to members or used to offset other derivatives with non-member counterparties.

 

Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated and qualifies as a fair value hedge, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk (including changes that reflect losses or gains on firm commitments), are recorded in other income as “net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.”

 

For fair value hedges, any hedge ineffectiveness (which represents the amount by which the change in the fair value of the derivative differs from the change in the fair value of the hedged item) is recorded in other income as net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities. Changes in the fair value of a derivative not qualifying as a hedge are recorded in current period earnings with no fair value adjustment to an asset or liability. Both the net interest on the derivative and the fair value adjustments are recorded in other income as net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities. We did not apply cash-flow hedge accounting to any transactions for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

We use trade-date accounting for derivatives and hedge accounting activities. Under this convention, hedge accounting commences on the trade date with changes in the derivative’s fair value and with offsetting changes in the fair value of the hedged item recognized in earnings. Assuming the hedge was effective, the hedged item’s carrying amount is adjusted for fair value hedge changes that occurred after the trade date on the hedged item’s settlement date.

 

The differentials between accruals of interest receivables and payables on derivatives designated as fair value are recognized as adjustments to the income or expense of the designated underlying investment securities,

 

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advances, consolidated obligations, or other financial instruments. The differentials between accruals of interest receivables and payables on intermediated hedges for members and other economic hedges are recognized in other income as “net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.”

 

We may issue debt, make advances, or purchase financial instruments in which a derivative instrument is “embedded.” Upon execution of these transactions, we assess whether the economic characteristics of the embedded derivative are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the advance or debt (the host contract) and whether a separate, non-embedded instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When we determine that (1) the embedded derivative has economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate, stand-alone instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded derivative is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and designated as a stand-alone derivative instrument pursuant to an economic hedge. However, if the entire contract (the host contract and the embedded derivative) is to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in current earnings (such as an investment security classified as trading under SFAS 115), or if we cannot reliably identify and measure the embedded derivative for purposes of separating that derivative from its host contract, the entire contract is carried on the Statement of Condition at fair value and no portion of the contract is designated as a hedging instrument.

 

If hedging relationships meet certain criteria specified in SFAS 133, they are eligible for hedge accounting and the offsetting changes in fair value of the hedged items may be recorded in earnings. The application of hedge accounting generally requires us to evaluate the effectiveness of the hedging relationships on an ongoing basis and to calculate the changes in fair value of the derivatives and related hedged items independently. This is known as the long-haul method of hedge accounting. Transactions that meet more stringent criteria qualify for the short-cut method of hedge accounting in which an assumption can be made that the change in fair value of a hedged item exactly offsets the change in fair value of the related derivative.

 

When hedge accounting is discontinued because we determine that the derivative no longer qualifies as an effective fair value hedge of an existing hedged item, we continue to carry the derivative on the Statements of Condition at its fair value, cease to adjust the hedged asset or liability for changes in fair value, and amortize the cumulative basis adjustment on the hedged item into earnings over the remaining life of the hedged item.

 

Derivatives are typically executed at the same time as the hedged advances or consolidated obligations and we designate the hedged item in a qualifying hedge relationship as of the trade date. In many hedging relationships, we may designate the hedging relationship upon its commitment to disburse an advance or trade a consolidated obligation in which settlement occurs within the shortest period of time possible for the type of instrument based on market settlement conventions.

 

During the second quarter of 2004, we changed our manner of assessing effectiveness for certain highly-effective hedging relationship transactions used since the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001.

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock • We adopted SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, or SFAS 150, effective as of January 1, 2004. In accordance with SFAS 150, we reclassify from equity to a liability Class B stock, formerly Class B(1) and Class B(2) stock, when a member gives notice of intent to withdraw from membership or attains non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership and we determine the penalty the member would incur for rescinding the redemption request to be substantive. When the penalty, which is based on dividends paid, for rescinding a redemption request is not substantive, we will not reclassify

 

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the equity stock as a mandatory redeemable liability. However, whenever circumstances change (e.g. a dividend is paid), we will evaluate the rescission penalty and, if necessary, make the appropriate reclassification.

 

The reclassification is made at fair value. Dividends declared on member shares classified as a liability in accordance with SFAS 150 are accrued at the expected dividend rate and reflected as interest expense in the Statement of Income. The repayment of these mandatorily redeemable financial instruments will be reflected as cash outflows in the financing activities section of the Statement of Cash Flows once redeemed.

 

If a member cancels its written notice of redemption or notice of withdrawal, we reclassify the mandatorily redeemable capital stock from a liability to equity in compliance with SFAS 150. After the reclassification, dividends on the capital stock will no longer be classified as interest expense. See Note 14 for more information.

 

Prepayment Fees • We charge a member a prepayment fee when the member prepays certain advances before the original maturity. We record prepayment fees net of SFAS 133 basis adjustments included in the book basis of the advance as “prepayment fees on advances, net” in the interest income section of the Statements of Income. In cases in which we fund a new advance concurrent with or within a short period of time of the prepayment of an existing advance, we evaluate whether the new advance meets the accounting criteria to qualify as a modification of an existing advance or as a new advance in accordance with EITF Issue No. 01-7, Creditor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments, and SFAS 91. We initially assume that all advance prepayments are debt extinguishments and record the prepayment fees as interest income from advances. However, if a new advance is taken out by the member within five days immediately preceding or following the date of the advance prepayment, we then analyze whether the advance prepayment should remain reported as an extinguishment or whether it should be reported as a new advance.

 

If the new advance qualifies as a modification of the existing advance, the net prepayment fee on the prepaid advance is deferred, recorded in the basis of the modified advance, and amortized to advance interest income over the life of the modified advance using the straight-line method which produces a result that is expected to be immaterially different form the level-yield method. The amortization of such basis adjustments increased net interest income $1.6 million for December 31, 2006 and 2005 and $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2004. If we determine that a new advance does not qualify as a modification of an existing advance, the repayment of the existing advance is treated as a termination and the net fees are recorded in interest income as “prepayment fees on advances, net.”

 

• Commitment Fees • We defer commitment fees for advances and amortize them to interest income using the straight-line method. Our amortization of commitment fees is not materially different from the amount that would have been recognized using the level-yield method. Refundable fees are deferred until the commitment expires or until the advance is made. We record commitment fees for standby letters of credit as a deferred credit when we receive the fees and amortize them using the straight-line method over the term of the standby letter of credit. We believe that the likelihood of standby letters of credit being drawn upon is remote based upon past experience.

 

Concessions on Consolidated Obligations • We defer and amortize using the level-yield method, concession fees paid to dealers in connection with the sale of consolidated obligations over the terms of the consolidated obligations. We changed to the level-yield method from straight-line method of accounting concession fees on consolidated obligation bonds in the second quarter of 2005. See Note 2 for additional information. The Office of Finance prorates the amount of the concession to us based upon the percentage of the debt issued that is assumed by us. Unamortized concessions were $13.7 million and $15.1 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and are included in other assets on the Statements of Condition. When we call

 

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consolidated obligations, the unamortized concession is charged to current period earnings. Amortization of such concessions is included in consolidated obligation interest expense and totaled $5.6 million, $6.8 million, and $9.4 million for the years ended 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Discounts and Premiums on Consolidated Obligations • We expense the discounts on consolidated obligation discount notes using the level-yield method which amortizes the discounts and premiums on consolidated bonds to expense over the terms to maturity using estimated cash flows of the consolidated obligation bonds. We changed to the level-yield method from straight-line method of accounting for discounts and premiums and concession fees on consolidated obligation bonds in second quarter of 2005. See Note 2 for additional information.

 

Post Retirement Pensions • Accounting for post-retirement pension plans are discussed in SFAS No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined-benefit Pension Plans and for Termination of Benefits, and SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined-benefit Pension and other Postretirement Plans, or SFAS 158.

 

Our net periodic contributions to the defined-benefit pension plan are recorded as components of other expenses in the Statements of Income based on actuarial calculations performed by an employee benefits consulting firm. Any contribution due but unpaid at the end of a financial reporting period is recognized as a liability on the Statements of Condition. We adopted the newly issued accounting pronouncement, SFAS 158, in 2006. SFAS 158 requires projected benefit obligations to be determined and recognized for single-employer plans as a liability in the Statement of Condition with an offsetting amount in accumulated other comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2006 our accumulated other comprehensive loss balance was $2.1 million as a result of the adoption of SFAS 158.

 

We recognized periodic pension costs for our two defined-contribution pension plans based on an individual’s contribution to the account made for periods of service rendered. Any contribution due at the end of the financial reporting period is recognized as a liability on the Statement of Condition.

 

Finance Board and Office of Finance Expenses • We are assessed for our proportionate share of the costs of operating the Finance Board and the Office of Finance. The Finance Board allocates its operating and capital expenditures to us based on each FHLBank’s percentage of total capital. The Office of Finance allocates its operating and capital expenditures based on each FHLBank’s percentage of capital stock, percentage of consolidated obligations issued and percentage of consolidated obligations outstanding.

 

Affordable Housing Program Assessments • The FHLBank Act requires each FHLBank to establish and fund an AHP. We charge the required funding for AHP to earnings and establish a liability. The AHP funds provide subsidies to members to assist in the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households. We issue AHP advances at interest rates below the customary interest rate for non-subsidized advances. When we make an AHP advance, the present value of the variation in the cash flow caused by the difference in the interest rate between the AHP advance rate and our related cost of funds for comparable maturity funding is charged against the AHP liability and recorded as a discount on the AHP advance. As an alternative, we have the authority to make the AHP subsidy available to members as a grant. The discount on AHP advances is accreted to interest income on advances using the straight-line method over the life of the advance. See Note 8 for more information.

 

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Resolution Funding Corporation, or REFCORP, to pay interest on bonds issued by REFCORP. Officers, employees, and agents of the Office of Finance are authorized to act for and on behalf of REFCORP to carry out the functions of REFCORP. The REFCORP assessment is accrued in income, based on the applicable assessment rate. In no event, however, can our assessment be negative in any calendar year. See Note 9 for more information.

 

Estimated Fair Values • Where available, we use quoted market prices from independent third-party sources to determine our estimated fair values. However, many of our financial instruments lack an available trading market characterized by transactions between a willing buyer and a willing seller engaging in an exchange transaction. Therefore, we use internal models employing significant estimates and present-value calculations when disclosing estimated fair values. Note 17 details the estimated fair values of our financial instruments.

 

Cash Flows • In the Statements of Cash Flows, we consider cash and due from banks as cash and cash equivalents. Federal funds sold are not treated as cash equivalents for purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, but are instead treated as short-term investments and are reflected in the investing activities section of the Statements of Cash Flows. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no investments that had been traded but not settled.

 

Note 2—Accounting Adjustments, Change in Accounting Principles and Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

 

Accounting Adjustments

 

• Class B Capital Stock • In the fourth quarter of 2006, we made revisions to our Capital Plan that included converting all outstanding Class B(1) and Class B(2) stock to one Class B stock of equal par value without any action on the part of the members. As a result, a new line item, Class B stock, was created in the capital section of the 2006 Statement of Condition that represents the combined Class B(1) and Class B(2) stock as a single class of stock.

 

• Concession Fees, Premium and Discount Amortization Related to Consolidated Obligation Bonds • During the second quarter of 2005, we corrected our accounting for premiums, discounts, and concession fees on consolidated obligation bonds to comply with SFAS 91, Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Cost of Leases. Under our prior approach, we inappropriately applied the straight-line method to amortize premiums, discounts, and concession fees associated with consolidated obligation bonds. The new approach amortizes premiums, discounts, and concessions fees on consolidated obligation bonds using the level-yield method of amortization. Using this new approach, we recorded a cumulative adjustment of $1.1 million to the consolidated obligation interest expense during the second quarter of 2005.

 

• Mandatorily Redeemable Capital Stock • In May 2003, FASB issued SFAS 150 which establishes that certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity are to be classified in the financial statements as liabilities, including, among other things, mandatorily redeemable financial instruments. We adopted SFAS 150 as of January 1, 2004 based on the characteristics of our stock and the implementation guidance included in SFAS 150 and FASB Staff Position 150-3, Effective Date, Disclosures, and Transition for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests under FASB Statement No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, or FASB Staff Position 150-3.

 

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In compliance with SFAS 150, in our initial application of this principle, we reclassified stock subject to redemption from equity to a liability at fair value when a member exercised a written redemption right, gave notice of intent to withdraw from membership, or attain non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership. Dividends related to Class B stock were classified as a liability, accrued at the expected dividend rate and reported as interest expense in the Statements of Income. The repayment of these mandatorily redeemable financial instruments was reflected as a cash outflow in our financing activities section in the Statements of Cash Flows.

 

Prior to the second quarter of 2005, we reclassified stock subject to redemption from equity to a liability at fair value once a member notified us in writing of an intent to redeem excess stock or to withdraw from membership, or the member no longer qualified for membership as a result of certain events such as a merger or acquisition, charter termination, or other event causing an involuntary termination. Although members generally have a right to rescind a redemption request, our Capital Plan provides for a rescission penalty calculated using our dividend rate and the length of time between the redemption request and the rescission request. As a result of this rescission penalty, each time we received a redemption request for any of the reasons above, we reclassified the shares as a liability. We believed that this method complied with SFAS 150.

 

In June 2005, we reviewed the materiality of the rescission penalty and concluded that, since we were then not paying dividends, the penalty would not be considered substantive. As a result, we concluded that, in the specific instance of a written redemption request of excess stock by a member, the reclassification of the stock to a liability as mandatorily redeemable capital stock was an error. Other written redemption requests relate to termination of membership, and we have concluded that the reclassification of the stock to a liability for these requests was correct. The cumulative adjustment resulted in a reclassification from mandatorily redeemable stock to equity of $65.1 million during the second quarter of 2005, but there was no effect on earnings for prior periods. During fourth quarter 2006, we resumed payment of dividends on outstanding Class B stock. Based on this change in circumstances, we assessed the materiality of the resulting penalty if members would rescind outstanding redemption requests. It was determined that the rescission penalty was not material enough to reclassify the stock to a liability account from equity. With the exception of written redemption requests relating to membership termination, none of the redemption requests were deemed to be mandatorily redeemable in 2006.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had classified $69.2 million and $66.3 million of outstanding Class B stock as mandatorily redeemable Class B stock in the liabilities section in our Statements of Condition. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded an interest expense of $138,000 and for the year ended December 31, 2005, we recorded no interest expense as part of the carrying value of the mandatorily redeemable Class B stock. Although the mandatorily redeemable Class B stock is not included in capital for financial reporting purposes, such outstanding stock is considered capital for regulatory purposes. See Note 14 for additional information, including significant restrictions on stock redemption.

 

• Operating Leases • During the second quarter of 2005, we corrected our method of accounting for operating leases in compliance with SFAS No. 13, Accounting for Leases, or SFAS 13. Ordinarily, SFAS 13 allows cash payments to the lessor under an operating lease contract to be treated as expenses. However, when the lease contains an escalation clause affecting the minimum rents over the term of the lease, SFAS 13 requires the lessee to average the minimum payments over the term of the lease and report a level rent expense. Under our previous approach, we had inappropriately recorded as rent the actual lease payments. A review of our lease amendments after 2002 revealed that we had agreed to an escalating-rate structure. Averaging the lease payments over the 10-year term of the lease resulted in a difference between straight-line measurement of rent versus recognizing as rent the actual cash payments to the lessor. We recorded a cumulative adjustment of $447,000 to our operating expenses during the second quarter of 2005.

 

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• Miscellaneous Adjustments • Other smaller accounting errors offset the change in the method of accounting for operating leases in operating expense. The net effect was a cumulative adjustment of $15,000 in the second quarter of 2005.

 

Consolidated Obligation Hedging Relationships • During the second quarter of 2004, we changed the manner in which we assess effectiveness for certain highly effective consolidated obligation hedging relationships pursuant to our adoption of SFAS 133. Under our prior approach, we inappropriately assumed no ineffectiveness for these hedging transactions, since each consolidated obligation and its designated interest-rate exchange agreement had identical terms, with the exception that the interest-rate exchange agreement used in these relationships was structured with one settlement amount under the receive-side of the interest-rate exchange agreement that differed from all other receive-side settlements by an amount equivalent to the concession cost associated with the consolidated obligation. During 2004, we changed our method of accounting for these relationships to begin measuring effectiveness for such transactions during each reporting period. Changes in the fair value of the hedged consolidated obligations are recorded as an offset to the changes in fair value of the derivatives that hedge them.

 

We assessed the impact of this change on all prior annual periods since the adoption of SFAS 133 on January 1, 2001, and all prior quarterly periods for 2004 and 2003. We determined that had we applied this approach since January 1, 2001, it would not have had a material impact on the results of our operations or financial condition for any of these prior reporting periods. For the year ended December 31, 2004, we recorded an increase of $2.9 million to net income before assessments, reflecting the accounting as if we had employed the new approach since the date of adoption of SFAS 133 through March 31, 2004. Of this amount, $1.7 million related to prior periods. In addition, as part of the accounting adjustment, we reclassified $3.0 million of deferred interest-rate swap agreement fees from interest expense to “net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities” in the Statement of Income. The reclassification relates to fees recognized on terminated interest-rate exchange agreements hedging consolidated obligations that had been repaid. In June 2005, we determined that the method we had used since 2004 for valuing the hedged consolidated obligations was in error. Accordingly, we reassessed the bond valuation using an appropriate method. As a result, in the second quarter of 2005, we recorded an additional loss of $1.7 million relating to the second quarter and prior periods.

 

Premium and Discount Amortization Related to Mortgage-Based Assets • During the fourth quarter of 2004, as part of our efforts to convert to our current investment accounting system for our mortgage-based assets, we determined that our then current methodology for calculating our premium amortization and discount accretion, which relied on sampling of our mortgage-based assets, was less comprehensive than the methodology employed by the new system, which evaluates the entire portfolio of mortgage-based assets. The cumulative difference in premium amortization and discount accretion using the new system’s methodology was a loss of $3.8 million to net income before assessments, of which $2.8 million was included in interest income from mortgage loans held for portfolio and $1.0 million was included in interest income from held-to-maturity securities. The difference related to the correction of calculations performed during 2003 and 2004. The cumulative difference relating to periods prior to January 1, 2004, was $2.2 million. We deemed this difference an accounting error. Based on our analysis of both the quantitative impact on the prior affected periods and other relevant qualitative criteria, we determined that the impact of this accounting error on these prior periods is immaterial. Accordingly, we recorded the cumulative difference in December 2004.

 

Change in Accounting Principles

 

• Trade-Date Accounting • During the second quarter of 2005, we began recording the changes in fair value of both derivatives and the related hedged items on their trade dates. Pursuant to this change, hedge accounting commences on the trade date, and subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded

 

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along with the offsetting changes in fair value of the hedged item even though the hedged item has not yet settled and has not yet been recognized. On the settlement date, the adjustments attributed to the hedged item become part of its total carrying amount. Previously, we recorded the changes in fair value of both derivatives and the hedged items on their settlement dates. We have evaluated the effect of the differences between the two methods on prior periods and have determined that the effect of the differences is immaterial.

 

Defined-Benefit Pension Plans • During the fourth quarter of 2006, we implemented SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined-benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, amendments of SFAS No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined-benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, SFAS No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, and SFAS No. 132 (revised 2003), Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit, or SFAS 158. SFAS 158 requires employers to recognize the unfunded status of defined-benefit pension plans in the Statement of Condition measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and projected benefit obligations. In addition, SFAS 158 requires that we recognize against other comprehensive income prior service cost and gain or loss that were not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FASB 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions Implementation of SFAS 158 on the non-qualified supplemental defined-benefit pension plan resulted in the recognition of a liability of $2.1 million with an offsetting amount in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Interpretations

 

SFAS 155 • On February 16, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 14, or SFAS 155, which resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, or DIG Issue D1. SFAS 155 amends SFAS 133 to simplify the accounting for certain derivatives embedded in other financial instruments (a hybrid financial instrument) by permitting fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise required bifurcation, provided that the entire hybrid financial instrument is accounted for on a fair value basis. SFAS 155 also establishes the requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, which replaces the interim guidance in DIG Issue D1. SFAS 155 amends SFAS 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishment of Liabilities, a replacement of FASB Statement 125, or SFAS 140, to allow a qualifying special-purpose entity to hold a derivative financial instrument that pertains to beneficial interests other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006 (January 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank), with earlier adoption allowed. We do no expect that the implementation of SFAS 155 will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SAB 108 • On September 13, 2006, the SEC issued SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, or SAB 108. Traditionally, there have been two widely-recognized methods for quantifying the effects of financial statement restatements: the “roll-over” method and the “iron curtain” method. The roll-over method focuses primarily on the impact of a misstatement on the income statement, which includes the reversing effect of prior year misstatements. The sole use of the roll-over method can lead to the accumulation of misstatements in the balance sheet. The iron curtain method focuses primarily on the effect of correcting the period-end balance sheet with less emphasis on reversing effects of prior year errors on the income statement.

 

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statement disclosures. This model is commonly referred to as a “dual approach” because it requires quantification of errors under both the iron curtain and the roll-over methods.

 

SAB 108 permits the Seattle Bank to initially apply its provisions by (i) restating prior financial statements as if the dual approach had always been used or (ii) recording the cumulative effect of initially applying the dual approach as adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities as of January 1, 2006, with an offsetting adjustment recorded to the opening balance of retained earnings. It should be noted that misstatements solely related to the 2006 calendar year would not be included in the transition cumulative adjustment. Use of the “cumulative effect” transition method requires a detailed disclosure of the nature and amount of each individual error (regardless of materiality) being corrected through the cumulative adjustment and how and when it arose.

 

We initially applied the provision of SAB 108 in connection with the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. SAB 108 did not have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition as of January 1, 2006, and accordingly, no restatement in prior period or recording of cumulative effect adjustment was required. Furthermore, SAB 108 did not have a material impact on our results of operation or financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

SFAS 157 • On September 18, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, or SFAS 157. In defining fair value, SFAS 157 retains the exchange price notion in earlier definitions of fair value. However, the definition focuses on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price), not the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or received to assume the liability (an entry price). SFAS 157 applies whenever other accounting pronouncements require or permit fair value measurements. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. SFAS 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop assumptions used to determine the exit price. Under the standard, fair value measurements would be separately disclosed by level within the fair value hierarchy. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (January 1, 2008, for the Seattle Bank), and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted provided the entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year, including financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year. We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that the implementation of SFAS 157 will have on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SFAS 158 • On September 29, 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) or SFAS 158. SFAS 158 requires that an employer that is a business entity and sponsors one or more single-employer defined benefit plans to:

 

   

Recognize the funded status of a benefit plan—measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value (with limited exceptions) and the benefit obligation—in its statement of financial position. For a pension plan, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation; for any other postretirement benefit plan, such as a retiree health care plan, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation.

 

   

Recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise during the period but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to FASB Statement No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, or No. 106, Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, including the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and the transition asset or obligation remaining from the initial application of Statements 87 and 106, are adjusted as they are subsequently recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost pursuant to the recognition provisions of those Statements.

 

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Measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position (with limited exceptions).

 

   

Disclose in the notes to the financial statements additional information about certain effects on net periodic benefit cost for the next fiscal year that arise from delayed recognition of the gains or losses, prior service costs or credits, and transition asset or obligation.

 

We adopted SFAS 158 as of December 31, 2006. At the time of adoption, $2.1 million was recorded in other liability with an offsetting amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

• DIG Issue G26 • On December 13, 2006, the FASB issued DIG No. G26, Hedging Interest Cash Flows on Variable-Rate Assets and Liabilities That Are Not Based on a Benchmark Interest Rate or DIG Issue G26. DIG Issue G26 clarifies when the hedge of a designated risk related to variable–rate financial assets or liabilities qualifies as a cash flow hedge. DIG Issue G26 becomes effective with the first fiscal quarter beginning after January 8, 2007 (April 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank). We do not expect DIG Issue G26 to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

DIG Issue B40 • On December 20, 2006, the FASB issued Derivatives Implementation Group (“DIG”) No. B40, Application of Paragraph 13(b) to Securitized Interest in Prepayable Financial Assets or DIG Issue B40. DIG Issue B40 clarifies when a securitized interest in prepayable financial assets is subject to the conditions in paragraph 13(b) of SFAS 133. DIG Issue B40 becomes effective upon initial adoption of SFAS 155 (January 1, 2007 for the Seattle Bank). We do not expect DIG Issue B40 to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

EITF 06-6 • On November 29, 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force ratified its draft abstract, 06-06—Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instrument or EITF 06-06. This issue addresses how the modification of a debt instrument affecting the terms of an embedded conversion option should be considered in the issuer’s analysis of whether debt extinguishment accounting should be applied. The issue also addresses how the accounting for a modification of a debt instrument affecting the terms of an embedded option when extinguishment accounting is not applied. This issue is effective for interim or annual reporting periods beginning after November 29, 2006 (January 1, 2007, for the Seattle Bank), and is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

EITF 06-07 • On November 29, 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force ratified its draft abstract, 06-07—Issuer’s Accounting for a Previously Bifurcated Conversion Option in a Convertible Debt Instrument When the Conversion Option No Longer Meets the Bifurcation Criteria in FAS 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities or EITF 06-07. This issue addresses the accounting of a previously bifurcated conversion option in a convertible debt instrument if that conversion option no longer meets the bifurcation criteria in SFAS 133. EITF 06-07 also addresses the disclosure when an embedded option previously accounted for as a derivative under SFAS 133 no longer meets the separation criteria of SFAS 133. This issue is effective in interim or annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006 (January 1, 2007, for the Seattle Bank), and is not expected to have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

SFAS 159 • In February 2007 the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” or SFAS 159, which permits us to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The fair value option may be applied, with a few exceptions, on an instrument by instrument basis. The election is irrevocable unless a new election date occurs and the election must be applied to entire financial instrument and not to only the specified risks, specified cash flows, or portions of that financial instrument. Certain financial instruments, such as deposit liabilities, are not eligible for the fair value option. The difference between the carrying amount

 

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and the fair value of eligible items for which the fair value option is elected at the effective date will be removed from the statement of condition and included in the cumulative effect adjustment. Those differences may include, but are not limited to, (a) unamortized concession fees, premiums, and discounts; (b) allowance for loan losses; and (c) accrued interest, which would be reported as part of the fair value of the eligible item. Additionally, available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities held at the effective date are eligible for the fair value option at that date. If the fair value option is elected for any of those securities at the effective date, cumulative unrealized gains and losses at that date should be in included in the cumulative-effect adjustment. Upfront costs and fees related to items for which the fair value option is elected will be recognized into operating results as incurred rather than deferred and amortized. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Earlier adoption is permitted provided we also elect to apply the provisions of SFAS 157. We expect to adopt SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008 consistent with our adoption of SFAS 157. We have not yet determined the impact, if any, that the implementation of SFAS 159 will have on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

Note 3—Cash and Due From Banks

 

Compensating Balances • We maintain collected cash balances with commercial banks in return for certain services. These agreements contain no legal restrictions on the withdrawal of funds. The minimum compensating balances for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, were $100,000 and $126,000.

 

In addition, we maintained with various Federal Reserve Banks and branches average minimum required clearing balances of $1.0 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. These are required clearing balances and may not be withdrawn; however, we may use earnings credits on these balances to pay for services received from the Federal Reserve Banks.

 

Note 4—Restricted Cash

 

We are, under the terms of our agreements with derivatives counterparties, required to pledge cash collateral when the credit exposure we represent to the counterparty exceeds agreed upon thresholds. Cash is released from the account to us in the event that derivatives have fair value changes in our favor or we extinguish derivative liabilities. As of December 31, 2006, we had no deposits in cash in a restricted interest-bearing account with the counterparty, however, as of December 31, 2005, we had deposits of $15.4 million in cash in a restricted account.

 

Note 5—Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell

 

We periodically hold securities purchased under agreements to resell the securities. These amounts are short-term loans and are reported as assets in the Statements of Condition. Our securities safekeeping agent holds the securities purchased under agreements to resell in the name of the Seattle Bank. Should the market value of the underlying securities decrease below the collateral market value requirement, the counterparty has the option to remit to us an equivalent amount of cash or pledge additional securities with our safekeeping agent. As of December 31, 2006, we held no securities purchased under agreements to resell. As of December 31, 2005, we held $850.0 million in securities purchased under agreements to resell with collateral at a fair value of $1.0 billion, which represented 122.0% of the amount receivable under the agreements.

 

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Note 6—Held-to-Maturity Securities

 

Major Security Types • The following tables summarize our held-to-maturity securities as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

As of December 31, 2006

   Amortized Cost*    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Loss
   

Estimated

Fair Value

(dollars in thousands)      

Non-Mortgage-Backed Securities

          

Other U.S. obligations

   $ 146,298    $ 3,073    $       $ 149,371

Government-sponsored enterprises

     2,691,238      21,697      (33,725 )     2,679,210

Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds

     4,224,959         (73,113 )     4,151,846

State or local housing agency obligations

     12,067      77        12,144
                            

Subtotal

     7,074,562      24,847      (106,838 )     6,992,571
                            

Mortgage-Backed Securities

          

Government-sponsored enterprises

     1,779,877      689      (71,052 )     1,709,514

Other U.S. obligations

     6,963      102        7,065

Other

     4,826,507      2,637      (64,173 )     4,764,971
                            

Subtotal

     6,613,347      3,428      (135,225 )     6,481,550
                            

Total

   $ 13,687,909    $ 28,275    $ (242,063 )   $ 13,474,121
                            

As of December 31, 2005

   Amortized Cost*    Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Loss
    Estimated
Fair Value
(dollars in thousands)      

Non-Mortgage-Backed Securities

          

Commercial Paper

   $ 194,106    $ 324    $ (324 )   $ 194,106

Other U.S. agency obligations

     221,671      4,932      (1 )     226,602

Government-sponsored enterprises

     2,698,649      28,764      (63,685 )     2,663,728

Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds

     5,274,944         (114,617 )     5,160,327

State or local housing agency obligations

     16,900      218        17,118
                            

Subtotal

     8,406,270      34,238      (178,627 )     8,261,881
                            

Mortgage-Backed Securities

          

Government-sponsored enterprises

     2,141,284      1,584      (79,759 )     2,063,109

Other

     4,330,040      646      (70,977 )     4,259,709
                            

Subtotal

     6,471,324      2,230      (150,736 )     6,322,818
                            

Total

   $ 14,877,594    $ 36,468    $ (329,363 )   $ 14,584,699
                            

* The amortized cost of our mortgage-backed securities classified as held-to-maturity includes net discounts of $35.7 million and $40.9 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

We generally execute interest-rate exchange agreements with major broker-dealers under bilateral collateral agreements. As of December 31, 2006, we did not have any securities pledged as collateral to broker-dealers which they cannot sell or repledge.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we held $366.8 million and $514.0 million of held-to-maturity securities purchased from members or affiliates of members who own more than 10.0% of our total outstanding Class B stock, or members with representatives serving on our Board, and mandatorily redeemable Class B stock. See Note 19 for additional information.

 

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• Other U.S. Obligations and Government-Sponsored Enterprises • Our investments in other U.S. obligations consist primarily of debt securities and mortgage-backed securities of the Government National Mortgage Agency, or Ginnie Mae, or other government agencies whose debt is guaranteed, either directly or indirectly, by the U.S. government. The U.S. government does not guarantee debt securities and mortgage-backed securities issued by certain GSEs, such as Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, either directly or indirectly.

 

• Other Federal Home Loan Bank Consolidated Obligation Bonds • The following table details our other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds by primary obligor as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

      As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Other FHLBank’s Consolidated Obligation Bonds

   Amortized Costs    Estimated
Fair Value
   Amortized
Costs
   Estimated
Fair Value
(dollars in thousands)

FHLBank Atlanta

   $      $      $ 500,000    $ 492,969

FHLBank Boston

     450,000      449,419      500,000      492,500

FHLBank Des Moines

     1,879,959      1,830,756      2,129,944      2,075,206

FHLBank San Francisco

     1,895,000      1,871,671      2,145,000      2,099,652
                           

Total

   $ 4,224,959    $ 4,151,846    $ 5,274,944    $ 5,160,327
                           

 

• Temporary Impairment • The following tables summarize our held-to-maturity securities with gross unrealized losses, aggregated by major security type and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

    Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  

As of December 31, 2006

  Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(dollars in thousands)  

Non-Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Government-sponsored enterprises

  $     $       $ 2,269,882   $ (33,725 )   $ 2,269,882   $ (33,725 )

Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds

        4,151,846     (73,113 )     4,151,846     (73,113 )
                                         

Subtotal

        6,421,728     (106,838 )     6,421,728     (106,838 )
                                         

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Government-sponsored enterprises

        1,601,347     (71,052 )     1,601,347     (71,052 )

Other

    318,767     (3,454 )     2,432,972     (60,719 )     2,751,739     (64,173 )
                                         

Subtotal

    318,767     (3,454 )     4,034,319     (131,771 )     4,353,086     (135,225 )
                                         

Total

  $ 318,767   $ (3,454 )   $ 10,456,047   $ (238,609 )   $ 10,774,814   $ (242,063 )
                                         

 

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    Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  

As of December 31, 2005

  Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
  Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(dollars in thousands)      

Non-Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Commercial Paper

  $ 99,542   $ (324 )   $     $       $ 99,542   $ (324 )

Other U.S. agency obligations

    10,734     (1 )         10,734     (1 )

Government-sponsored enterprises

    493,055     (6,945 )     1,754,354     (56,740 )     2,247,409     (63,685 )

Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds

    1,961,827     (38,173 )     3,198,500     (76,444 )     5,160,327     (114,617 )
                                         

Subtotal

    2,565,158     (45,443 )     4,952,854     (133,184 )     7,518,012     (178,627 )
                                         

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Government-sponsored enterprises

    648,813     (15,105 )     1,315,936     (64,654 )     1,964,749     (79,759 )

Other

    1,734,418     (18,739 )     1,677,707     (52,238 )     3,412,125     (70,977 )
                                         

Subtotal

    2,383,231     (33,844 )     2,993,643     (116,892 )     5,376,874     (150,736 )
                                         

Total

  $ 4,948,389   $ (79,287 )   $ 7,946,497   $ (250,076 )   $ 12,894,886   $ (329,363 )
                                         

 

The gross unrealized losses on our held-to-maturity portfolio as of December 31, 2006 were related to declining market values as a result of overall increases in market interest rates and not to underlying credit concerns relating to issuers. As of December 31, 2006, 149 of our investment positions had gross unrealized losses totaling $242.1 million, with the total estimated fair value of these positions being approximately 97.8% of their carrying value. Of these 149 positions, 139 positions had gross unrealized losses for at least 12 months or more.

 

The gross unrealized losses on our held-to-maturity portfolio as of December 31, 2005 were related to declining market values as a result of overall increases in market interest rates and not to underlying credit concerns relating to issuers. As of December 31, 2005, 159 of our investment positions had gross unrealized losses totaling $329.4 million, with the total estimated fair value of these positions being approximately 97.5% of their carrying value. Of these 159 positions, 93 positions had gross unrealized losses for at least 12 months or more.

 

We reviewed our investment security holdings as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and have determined that all unrealized losses reflected above were temporary, based in part on the creditworthiness of the issuers and the underlying collateral. Furthermore, we have both the ability and the intent to hold such securities until we recover all contractual principal and interest payments.

 

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Redemption Terms • The amortized cost and estimated fair value of held-to-maturity securities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are shown below. Expected maturities of some securities and mortgage-backed securities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment fees.

 

     As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Term to Maturity

   Amortized Cost    Estimated
Fair Value
   Amortized Cost    Estimated
Fair Value
(dollars in thousands)     

Non-Mortgage-Backed Securities, excluding Other FHLBanks’ Consolidated Obligation Bonds

           

Due in one year or less

   $ 1,817,899    $ 1,805,823    $ 217,024    $ 217,025

Due after one year through five years

     576,466      557,000      2,342,944      2,280,089

Due after five years through 10 years

     388,332      410,035      486,095      518,334

Due after 10 years

     66,906      67,867      85,263      86,106
                           

Subtotal

     2,849,603      2,840,725      3,131,326      3,101,554
                           

Other FHLBanks’ Consolidated Obligation Bonds

           

Due in one year or less

     1,700,000      1,691,215      1,000,000      985,157

Due after one year through five years

     2,524,959      2,460,631      4,274,944      4,175,170
                           

Subtotal

     4,224,959      4,151,846      5,274,944      5,160,327
                           

Mortgage-Backed Securities

           

Due after one year through five years

     2,120      2,161      95      102

Due after five years through 10 years

     29,267      28,927      35,026      34,704

Due after 10 years

     6,581,960      6,450,462      6,436,203      6,288,012
                           

Subtotal

     6,613,347      6,481,550      6,471,324      6,322,818
                           

Total

   $ 13,687,909    $ 13,474,121    $ 14,877,594    $ 14,584,699
                           

 

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Interest Rate Payment Terms • The following table details interest rate payment terms for the amortized cost of investment securities classified as held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Interest-Rate Payment Terms

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)

Amortized Cost of Held-To-Maturity Securities:

     

Investments, excluding Other FHLBanks’ Consolidated Obligation Bonds and Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

Fixed-Rate

   $ 2,771,983    $ 2,821,150

Variable-Rate

     77,620      310,176
             

Subtotal

     2,849,603      3,131,326
             

Other FHLBanks’ Consolidated Obligation Bonds

     

Fixed-rate

     4,224,959      5,274,944
             

Subtotal

     4,224,959      5,274,944
             

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

Pass-through securities

     

Fixed-rate

   $ 109,370      133,154

Variable-rate

     6,762      8,674
             

Subtotal

     116,132      141,828

Collateralized mortgage obligations

     

Fixed-rate

     3,405,372      4,041,759

Variable-rate

     3,091,843      2,287,737
             

Subtotal

     6,497,215      6,329,496
             

Total

   $ 13,687,909    $ 14,877,594
             

 

Losses on the Sale of Held-to-Maturity Securities • We recorded net realized losses of $6.5 million and $1.2 million on sales of held-to-maturity securities during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The proceeds received of $1.0 billion and $248.8 million on the sale of held-to-maturity securities in 2006 and 2005 were for securities that were within three months of maturity or had returned at least 85.0% of the principal outstanding from the date of acquisition.

 

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Note 7—Advances

 

Redemption Terms •  We had advances outstanding, including AHP advances, at interest rates ranging from 1.78% to 8.62% as of December 31, 2006 and 1.60% to 8.62% as of December 31, 2005. Our interest rates on our AHP advances ranged from 2.80% to 5.99% as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

The following table summarizes the amount and weighted average interest rate of our advances by term to maturity.

 

     As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Term to Maturity

   Amount     Weighted Average
Interest Rate %
   Amount     Weighted Average
Interest Rate %
(dollars in thousands, except interest rates)     

2006

   $          $ 11,259,608     4.21

2007

     16,139,522     5.24      1,508,481     3.93

2008

     6,425,043     5.21      3,868,399     4.40

2009

     1,238,398     4.63      1,069,882     4.12

2010

     902,522     5.09      889,719     4.93

2011

     782,108     4.97      1,020,638     4.90

Thereafter

     2,499,226     4.62      1,838,070     4.42
                     

Total par value

   $ 27,986,819     5.14    $ 21,454,797     4.30

Overdrawn demand deposit accounts

     2,361          275    

Discount on advances

     (6,708 )        (8,536 )  

Commitment fees

     (1,020 )        (1,017 )  

Discount on AHP advances

     (285 )        (352 )  

Derivatives hedging adjustments

     (20,173 )        (9,675 )  
                     

Total

   $ 27,960,994        $ 21,435,492    
                     

 

Generally, advances may only be prepaid by the member paying us a prepayment fee that makes us financially indifferent to the prepayment. Prepayment fees received in connection with the restructure of an existing advance are included in “discounts on advances.” We offer callable advances to members, which the member may prepay on certain call dates without incurring prepayment or termination fees. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had no callable advances outstanding. We also make putable advances in which we have a right to terminate the advance at our discretion. We had putable advances outstanding of $3.2 billion and $3.3 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

In 2006, we began offering floating-to-fixed convertible advances, or FFC. With an FFC, the advance starts as a floating-rate advance and then, on a certain date, converts to a fixed-rate advance. We also have the option on specified dates to cancel the advance with the member. We had FFC balances of $140.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2006.

 

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The following table summarizes the par value of advances by year of maturity or next put date for putable advances.

 

Year of Maturity or Next Put Date

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

2006

   $      $ 13,657,450

2007

     18,281,052      1,562,969

2008

     6,170,343      3,579,699

2009

     1,083,900      806,384

2010

     729,522      426,719

2011

     1,029,180      363,443

Thereafter

     692,822      1,058,133
             

Total par value

   $ 27,986,819    $ 21,454,797
             

 

Security Terms • We lend to financial institutions involved in housing finance within our district according to federal statutes, including the FHLBank Act. The FHLBank Act requires us to obtain sufficient collateral on advances to protect against losses and to accept only certain U.S. government or government agency securities, residential mortgage loans, cash or member capital stock of or deposits in the Seattle Bank, and other eligible real estate-related assets as collateral on such advances. CFIs are subject to expanded statutory collateral provisions dealing with small business or agricultural loans. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had rights to collateral with an estimated value greater than outstanding advances. Based on a risk analysis of each member, we may: (i) allow a member to retain possession of other than security collateral assigned to us, if the member executes a written security agreement and agrees to hold such collateral for our benefit; or (ii) require the member specifically assign or place physical possession of such collateral with us or our safekeeping agent.

 

Beyond these provisions, Section 10(e) of the FHLBank Act affords any security interest granted by a member to the Seattle Bank priority over the claims or rights of any other party. The exceptions are claims that would be entitled to priority under otherwise applicable law and are claims by bona fide purchasers for value or by parties that have perfected security interests.

 

Credit Risk • We have policies and procedures in place to appropriately manage credit risks that include requirements for physical possession or control of pledged collateral, restrictions on borrowing, specific review of each advance request, verifications of collateral and continuous monitoring of borrowings. Accordingly, we have not provided any allowances for losses on advances.

 

In addition to collateral held under blanket pledge agreements, we physically held collateral with a fair value of $3.9 billion and $12.3 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We had additional collateral with a fair value of $20.2 billion and $6.0 billion specifically segregated and pledged to us by members as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The increase in the specifically segregated and pledged collateral was primarily due to a collateral arrangement for one large member that requires physical possession of collateral that is specifically segregated and pledged to us. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we held $21.6 million and $22.3 million of advances to two borrowers that we classified as substandard. These advances are fully collateralized with high-grade, marketable securities and rights to proceeds from mortgage loan collections. Because the borrowers continue to pay according to contractual requirements and because of our collateral position, we continue to accrue interest on the advances.

 

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Concentration Risk • Our credit risk from advances is concentrated in commercial banks and savings institutions. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had advances of $15.9 billion and $10.3 billion outstanding to two member institutions, Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B. and Bank of America Oregon, N.A., representing 56.8% and 48.0% of total advances outstanding. The income from advances to these member institutions totaled $616.6 million and $333.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. We held sufficient collateral to cover the advances to these institutions, and as a result, we do not expect to incur any credit losses on these advances. These same two members, Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B. and Bank of American Oregon, N.A., held more than 10.0% of our total outstanding Class B stock, including mandatorily redeemable Class B stock, as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005. See Note 19 for additional information. No other member institutions held advances in excess of 10.0% of our total advances outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Interest-Rate Payment Terms • The following table summarizes the par value of advances by interest-rate payment terms.

 

Interest-Rate Payment Terms

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Fixed-rate

   $ 15,663,821    $ 16,751,372

Variable-rate

     12,182,998      4,703,425

Floating-to-fixed convertible

     140,000   
             

Total par value

   $ 27,986,819    $ 21,454,797
             

 

Prepayment Fees • We record prepayment fees received from members on prepaid advances net of any associated SFAS 133 hedging fair-value adjustments on those advances.

 

The net amount of prepayment fees is reflected as interest income in our Statements of Income. Gross advance prepayment fees received from members were $495,000, $31.8 million and $8.0 million for the three years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Note 8—Affordable Housing Program

 

Section 10(j) of the FHLBank Act requires each FHLBank to establish an AHP. Each FHLBank provides subsidies in the form of direct grants and below-market interest rate advances to members who use the funds to assist in the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households. Annually, the FHLBanks must set aside for the AHP the greater of $100.0 million or 10.0% of regulatory income. Regulatory income is defined as GAAP income before interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable Class B stock under SFAS 150 and the assessment for AHP, but after the assessment for REFCORP. The exclusion of interest expense related to mandatorily redeemable Class B stock is a regulatory calculation determined by the Finance Board. The AHP and REFCORP assessments are calculated simultaneously because of their interdependence on each other. The amount set aside for AHP is charged to expense monthly and recognized as a liability. The AHP liability is released as members use subsidies. Calculation of the REFCORP assessment is discussed in Note 9.

 

In the event an FHLBank experienced a regulatory loss during a quarter, but still had regulatory income for the year, its obligation to the AHP will be calculated based on its year-to-date regulatory income. If an FHLBank had regulatory income in subsequent quarters, it would be required to contribute additional amounts to meet its calculated annual obligation. If an FHLBank experienced a regulatory loss for a full year, it would have no

 

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obligation to the AHP for the year except in the following circumstance. If the result of the aggregate 10.0% calculation described above is less than $100.0 million for all 12 FHLBanks, then the FHLBank Act requires that each FHLBank contribute such prorated sums as may be required to assure that the FHLBanks’ aggregate contributions equals $100.0 million. Our pro rata contribution would be made on the basis of each FHLBank’s income for the previous year.

 

There was no shortfall in AHP assessments for 2006, 2005, or 2004 within the FHLBanks. If an FHLBank should become financially unstable, such bank may apply to the Finance Board for a temporary suspension of its contribution requirements.

 

The following table summarizes our AHP activities for 2006 and 2005:

 

For the Years Ending December 31,

   2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands)       

AHP liability as of January 1,

   $ 31,235     $ 43,558  

Additions

     2,871       1,989  

Distributions, net

     (11,347 )     (14,312 )
                

AHP liability as of December 31,

   $ 22,759     $ 31,235  
                

 

In addition to AHP grants, we had outstanding principal in AHP-related advances of $2.9 million and $3.0 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

We evaluated our exposure to losses on outstanding AHP projects and as of December 31, 2006, there were no AHP projects that were required to be written off. In 2005, we identified nine AHP projects with grants totaling $1.6 million that did not comply with AHP grant requirements. As a result, we refunded AHP for the previously disbursed grants.

 

Note 9—Resolution Funding Corporation (REFCORP)

 

Each FHLBank is required to pay 20.0% of income for REFCORP assessments, as calculated in accordance with GAAP after the assessment for AHP, but before the assessment for the REFCORP. The AHP and REFCORP assessments are calculated simultaneously because of their interdependence on each other. We accrue our REFCORP assessment on a monthly basis. The REFCORP has been designated as the calculation agent for AHP and REFCORP assessments. Each FHLBank provides its net income before AHP and REFCORP to the REFCORP which then performs the calculations for each quarter end. Calculation of the AHP assessment is discussed in Note 8.

 

The FHLBanks will continue to expense these amounts until the aggregate amounts actually paid by all 12 FHLBanks are equivalent to a $300.0 million annual annuity (or a scheduled payment of $75.0 million per quarter) with a final maturity date of April 15, 2030, at which point the required payment of each FHLBank to the REFCORP will be fully satisfied. The Finance Board, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, selects the appropriate discounting factors to be used in this annuity calculation. The FHLBanks use the actual payments made to determine the amount of the future obligation that has been defeased. The cumulative amount to be paid to the REFCORP by each FHLBank is not determinable at this time because it depends on the future earnings of all FHLBanks and interest rates. If an FHLBank experiences a net loss during a quarter, but still has net income for the year, the FHLBank’s obligation to the REFCORP will be calculated based on the FHLBank’s year-to-date net income. The FHLBank is entitled to a refund of amounts paid for the full year that are in excess of its calculated annual obligation. If the FHLBank has net income in subsequent quarters, it is required to

 

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contribute additional amounts to meet its calculated annual obligation. If the FHLBank experiences a net loss for a full year, the FHLBank has no obligation to the REFCORP for the year.

 

The Finance Board is required to extend the term of the FHLBank’s obligation to the REFCORP for each calendar quarter in which there is a deficit quarterly payment. A deficit quarterly payment is the amount by which the actual quarterly payment falls short of $75.0 million.

 

The FHLBanks’ aggregate payments through 2006 exceeded the scheduled payments, effectively accelerating payment of the REFCORP obligation and shortening its remaining term to the 3rd quarter of 2015. The FHLBanks’ aggregate payments through 2006 have satisfied $3.1 million of the $75.0 million scheduled payment for the 3rd quarter of 2015 and all scheduled payments thereafter. This date assumes that the FHLBanks will pay exactly $300.0 million annually after December 31, 2006 until the annuity is satisfied.

 

The benchmark payments or portions of them could be reinstated if the actual REFCORP payments of the FHLBanks fall short of $75.0 million in a quarter. The maturity date of the REFCORP obligation may be extended beyond April 15, 2030 if such extension is necessary to ensure that the value of the aggregate amounts the FHLBanks pay equates to a $300.0 million annual annuity. Any payment beyond April 15, 2030 will be paid to the Department of Treasury.

 

Note 10—Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

 

We historically purchased our mortgage loans held for portfolio directly from participating members through the MPP. The mortgage loans held for portfolio represent held-for-investment mortgage loans that our members originated, service, and support with credit enhancements. If the originating member was not required to service a mortgage loan under the purchase agreement, the servicing for the mortgage loan was transferred to a designated mortgage service provider at the time we purchased the mortgage loan. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, 88.8% and 88.5% of our outstanding mortgage loans held for portfolio had been purchased from one participating member, Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B. This member owned more than 10.0% of our total outstanding Class B stock and mandatorily redeemable Class B stock as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. For more information, see Note 19.

 

In accordance with our business plan, we are exiting from the MPP, which has lowered, and will continue to lower, our overall interest-rate risk profile and reduced our operating costs, including costs associated with managing risks related to our mortgage loans held for portfolio. In July 2005, we reclassified our entire $1.9 billion portfolio of government-insured mortgage loans as held for sale. In August 2005, we sold $1.4 billion of these loans to an affiliate of one of our members. We realized a gain of $7.1 million on the sale of the mortgage loans, which was partially offset by a valuation loss of $1.1 million that was recognized when we reclassified the unsold mortgage loans as held for portfolio. The valuation loss reduced the net premium associated with the government-insured mortgage loans held for portfolio.

 

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The following table summarizes information on mortgage loans held for portfolio.

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio

   As of
December 31,
2006
    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Fixed, medium-term*, single-family mortgage loans

   $ 1,041,407     $ 1,222,163  

Fixed, long-term, single-family mortgage loans

     5,295,225       5,960,379  
                

Total loan principal

     6,336,632       7,182,542  

Unamortized premiums

     73,110       79,147  

Unamortized discounts

     (43,094 )     (46,082 )
                

Total

   $ 6,366,648     $ 7,215,607  
                

* Medium-term is defined as a term of 15 years or less.

 

The principal value of mortgage loans held for portfolio as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was comprised of government-insured mortgage loans totaling $292.1 million and $383.4 million and conventional mortgage loans totaling $6.0 billion and $6.8 billion. See Note 17 for the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans held for portfolio as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

In connection with the MPP, we required a member to fund an LRA, either up front as a portion of the purchase proceeds or over time through setting aside a portion of the monthly payment collected. The LRA amount funded by the member is the greater of the expected losses, based on an evaluation of the portfolio or a representative sample of the portfolio, or the minimum amount required by the SMI provider in order to provide SMI. The LRA funds are used to offset any losses that may occur, with excess funds distributed to the member in accordance with a step-down schedule that is stipulated in each master commitment contract. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we held amounts of $19.8 million and $16.5 million in our LRA. See Note 1 for additional information.

 

The following table summarizes the activities of the LRAs.

 

Lender Risk Account

  

For the Year

Ended
December 31,
2006

   

For the Year

Ended
December 31,
2005

 
(dollars in thousands)       

Balance, as of January 1

   $ 16,548     $ 12,142  

Additions

     4,334       5,160  

Distributions, net

     (1,084 )     (754 )
                

Balance, as of December 31

   $ 19,798     $ 16,548  
                

 

The total coverage of the combined LRA and SMI does not change over the life of mortgage loans delivered under a master commitment contract. Under the credit enhancement structure of the MPP, the value of the foreclosed property would have to fall below 50% of the outstanding mortgage loan amount to result in a loss to us. In addition, we perform quality control reviews on all individual conventional mortgage loans that become 90 days delinquent, and we, as well as the SMI provider, help the member resolve the delinquency. Because of the credit enhancements in the program, we continue to accrue interest on mortgage loans that are 90 days or more past due.

 

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The following table summarizes data on mortgage loan delinquencies.

 

Mortgage Loan Delinquencies

  

As of
December 31,

2006

    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(in thousands, except percentage data)       

30—59 days

   $ 74,214     $ 92,940  

60—89 days

     21,735       31,419  

90 days or more

     42,751       67,492  
                

Total delinquencies

   $ 138,700     $ 191,851  
                

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest

   $ 42,751     $ 67,492  

Delinquencies as a percent of total principal balance mortgage loans outstanding

     2.19 %     2.67 %

 

As of December 31, 2006, we had $42.8 million of mortgage loans delinquent 90 days or more, compared to $67.5 million as of December 31, 2005, and we had no mortgage loans on non-accrual status as of either of such dates because of the credit enhancements available to us. Mortgage loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage loan agreement. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had no investments in impaired mortgage loans. Based on our analysis of the mortgage loan portfolio, we have determined that the credit enhancement provided by the members, including the LRA and SMI, is sufficient to absorb inherent credit losses and that an allowance for credit loss is unnecessary.

 

As of December 31, 2006, we had 11 mortgage loans totaling $1.8 million in foreclosure. As of December 31, 2006, our other assets included $147,000 of real estate owned resulting from foreclosure of one mortgage loan that we held. The real estate, which is carried at the lower of market value, less estimated selling costs, or carrying value, is currently being evaluated for disposal. As of December 31, 2005, we did not own any real estate properties.

 

We have never experienced a credit loss, nor has our SMI carrier ever experienced a loss claim on a mortgage loan purchased under the MPP. In certain instances, we require our members to repurchase mortgage loans. These instances include failure of a member to comply with MPP requirements, breach of representation and warranties made by a member, non-compliance with final documentation, and servicing errors.

 

The following table summarizes the number and par value of mortgage loans repurchased by our members.

 

Mortgage Loan Repurchases

  

For the Year

Ended
December 31,
2006

  

For the Year

Ended
December 31,
2005

(dollars in thousands)     

Number of mortgage loans repurchased

     72      422

Par value of mortgage loans repurchased

   $ 10,671    $ 62,180

 

Note 11—Deposits

 

We offer demand and overnight deposits for members and qualifying non-members. In addition, we offer short-term deposit programs to members.

 

Deposits classified as demand and overnight and other, pay interest based on a daily interest rate. Term deposits pay interest based on a fixed rate determined at the issuance of the deposit. The average interest rates paid on average deposits during 2006, 2005 and 2004 were 4.89%, 3.17%, and 1.26%.

 

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The following table details interest bearing and non-interest bearing deposits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Interest-Bearing and Non-Interest Bearing Deposits

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Interest bearing

     

Demand and overnight

   $ 925,913    $ 717,499

Term

     64,499      83,278

Other

     13,438   
             

Total interest-bearing

     1,003,850      800,777

Non-interest bearing demand and overnight

     110      43
             

Total deposits

   $ 1,003,960    $ 800,820
             

 

The following table summarizes the amount and weighted average interest rate of our interest-bearing deposits by term of maturity.

 

     As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Term to Maturity

   Amount   

Weighted Average

Interest Rate %

   Amount   

Weighted Average

Interest Rate %

(dollars in thousands)     

Demand and overnight

   $ 961,790    5.14    $ 744,599    3.89

One to three months

     37,890    5.12      46,405    4.11

Three to six months

     1,925    5.05      5,998    4.28

Six to 12 months

     2,245    5.11      3,775    4.12
                   

Total interest-bearing deposits

   $ 1,003,850    5.14    $ 800,777    3.91
                   

 

Note 12—Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

 

We sell securities under agreements to repurchase the securities. The amounts received under these agreements represent short-term borrowings and are liabilities in the Statement of Condition. We have delivered securities sold under agreements to repurchase to the primary dealer. Should the market value of the underlying securities fall below the market value required as collateral, we must deliver additional securities to the dealer. As of December 31, 2006, we had no securities sold under agreements to repurchase and as of December 31, 2005, our balance was $393.5 million.

 

Note 13—Consolidated Obligations

 

Consolidated obligations are the joint and several obligations of the FHLBanks and consist of consolidated obligation bonds and discount notes. The FHLBanks issue consolidated obligations through the Office of Finance as their agent. In connection with each debt issuance, each FHLBank specifies the amount of debt it wants issued on its behalf. The Office of Finance tracks the amount of debt issued on behalf of each FHLBank. In addition, we separately track and record as a liability our specific portion of consolidated obligations for which we are the primary obligor. The Finance Board and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury have oversight over the issuance of FHLBank debt through the OF. Consolidated bonds are issued primarily to raise intermediate and long-term funds for the FHLBanks and are not subject to any statutory or regulatory limits on maturity. Consolidated discount notes are issued primarily to raise short-term funds. These notes sell at less than their face amount and are redeemed at par value when they mature.

 

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The majority of our consolidated obligation bonds are fixed-rate, non-callable bonds sold through a daily auction process. At times, rather than auctioning new debt on which we are primarily liable, we may negotiate with another FHLBank to transfer their existing debt to us. We may do so when the terms or yield of the transferred debt are more favorable than what we can obtain through the daily auction process. For example, this may occur when the type of consolidated obligation bond available from another FHLBank is issued in the global debt program, where the bonds trade in a more liquid market than exists for other FHLBank programs, or when their term to maturity on a consolidated obligation bond available from another FHLBank matches more closely the term of the asset to be funded than those of the consolidated obligation bonds available in the daily auction.

 

Because each FHLBank seeks to manage its market risk within its risk management framework, the opportunity to acquire debt from other FHLBanks on favorable terms is generally limited. If an FHLBank is primarily liable for a type of consolidated obligation bond with terms that do not meet its risk management objectives, it may inquire whether any other FHLBank requires the particular type of consolidated obligation. For example, if an FHLBank has ten-year non-callable consolidated obligation bonds in excess of the advances or mortgages loans that it funded with the proceeds because a portion of the related advances or mortgage loans was repaid, it may inquire whether any other FHLBank requires this type of consolidated obligation bond. If the current yield on the bond is attractive, the second FHLBank may enter into a transfer transaction with the first FHLBank rather than having the FHLBank System issue additional ten-year non-callable debt on its behalf. Our ability to acquire transferred debt depends entirely upon circumstances at other FHLBanks therefore, we cannot predict when this funding alternative will be available to us.

 

In circumstances where we transfer debt from another FHLBank, we negotiate a transfer price directly with the transferring FHLBank. We generally transfer debt with a two-day forward settlement. At settlement, we assume the payment obligations on the transferred debt and receive a cash payment equal to the net settlement value of par, discount or premium, and accrued interest, and notify the Office of Finance of a change in primary obligor for the transferred debt.

 

Although we are primarily liable for the allocated portion of consolidated obligations issued on our behalf, we are also jointly and severally liable with the other 11 FHLBanks for the payment of principal and interest on all of the consolidated obligations of the FHLBank System. The Finance Board, at its discretion, may require any FHLBank to make principal or interest payments due on any FHLBank’s consolidated obligations, even in the absence of a default of an FHLBank. Although it has never occurred, to the extent that an FHLBank would make a payment on a consolidated obligation on behalf of another FHLBank, the paying FHLBank would be entitled to reimbursement from the other FHLBank. However, if the Finance Board determines that an FHLBank is unable to satisfy its obligations, then the Finance Board may allocate the outstanding liability among the remaining FHLBanks on a pro-rata basis in proportion to each FHLBank’s participation in all consolidated obligations outstanding, or on any other basis the Finance Board may determine. No FHLBank has ever defaulted on a consolidated obligation, and the joint and several requirements have never been invoked.

 

The par amounts of the 12 FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations, including consolidated obligations held by other FHLBanks, were $952.0 billion and $937.5 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We currently hold $4.2 billion in consolidated obligation bonds issued by other FHLBanks. Regulations of each FHLBank require that we maintain unpledged qualifying assets equal to its participation in the consolidated obligations outstanding. Under the FHLBank Act, qualifying assets are defined as: cash; secured advances; assets with an assessment or rating at least equivalent to the current assessment or rating of the consolidated obligations; obligations of or fully guaranteed by the United States, obligations, participations, or other instruments of or issued by Fannie Mae or the Government National Mortgage Association, or Ginnie Mae; mortgages, obligations or other securities which are or have ever been sold by Freddie Mac; and other securities, such as fiduciary and trust funds an FHLBank may invest in under statutory law.

 

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To provide the holders of consolidated obligations issued before January 29, 1993 (prior bondholders) the protection equivalent to that provided under our previous leverage limit of 12 times our capital stock, prior bondholders have a claim on a certain amount of the qualifying assets Special Asset Account, or SAA, if capital stock is less than 8.33% of consolidated obligations. Mandatorily redeemable capital stock is considered capital stock for determining an FHLBank’s compliance with this requirement.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the FHLBanks’ regulatory capital stock was 4.50% and 4.60% of the par value of consolidated obligations outstanding, and the required minimum pledged asset balance was approximately $26,000 and $110,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Further, the regulations require each FHLBank to transfer qualifying assets in the amount of its allocated share of the FHLBanks’ SAA to a trust for the benefit of the prior bondholders if its capital-to-assets ratio falls below 2.00%. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, no FHLBank had a capital-to-assets ratio of less than 2.00%; therefore, no assets were being held in a trust. In addition, no trust has ever been established as a result of this regulation, as the ratio has never fallen below 2.00%.

 

General Terms • Consolidated obligations are issued with either fixed-interest rate payment terms or variable-interest rate payment terms that use a variety of indices for interest-rate resets, including the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, Constant Maturity Treasury, or CMT, 11th District Cost of Funds, and others. In addition, to meet the expected specific needs of certain investors in consolidated obligations, both fixed-rate bonds and variable-rate bonds may also contain certain features, which may result in complex interest-rate payment terms and call options. When such consolidated obligations are issued, we typically enter into interest-rate exchange agreements containing offsetting features that effectively convert the terms of the bond to those of a simple variable-rate bond or a fixed-rate bond. These consolidated obligations, beyond having fixed-rate or simple variable-rate coupon payment terms, may also have the following broad terms regarding either principal repayment or coupon payment terms:

 

Optional Principal Redemption Bonds, or callable bonds, may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at our discretion, on predetermined call dates, according to terms of bond offerings; and

 

Putable Bonds may be redeemed, in whole or in part, by the bondholder, at their discretion, on predetermined put dates, according to the terms of the bond offering.

 

With respect to interest payments, consolidated obligations may also have the following terms:

 

Step-up Bonds generally pay interest at increasing fixed rates for specified intervals over the life of the bond. These bonds generally contain provisions enabling us to call bonds at our option on the step-up dates; and,

 

Variable-Rate Bonds have interest payment rates determined by the market indices, typically Prime, CMT, and LIBOR.

 

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Interest Rate Payment Terms • The following table summarizes the par value of consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by interest-rate payment terms.

 

Interest-Rate Payment Terms

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)          

Fixed Rate

   $ 46,756,090    $ 37,786,010

Step-up

     235,000   

Variable-rate bonds

     1,230,000      300,000
             

Total consolidated obligations par value

   $ 48,221,090    $ 38,086,010
             

 

Redemption Terms • The following table summarizes our participation in consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by term to maturity.

 

     As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Term to Maturity

   Amount     Weighted Average
Interest Rate %
   Amount    

Weighted Average

Interest Rate %

(dollars in thousands, except for interest rates)     

Due in one year or less

   $ 20,272,290     4.87    $ 8,635,775     3.44

Due after one year through two years

     9,586,050     4.38      7,957,230     4.21

Due after two years through three years

     5,206,520     4.87      6,527,550     3.94

Due after three years through four years

     2,453,300     4.63      3,260,500     4.64

Due after four years through five years

     1,586,865     5.14      1,963,300     4.55

Thereafter

     9,116,065     5.37      9,741,655     5.33
                     

Total par value

     48,221,090     4.87      38,086,010     4.33

Premiums

     27,641          45,890    

Discounts

     (74,809 )        (70,100 )  

Derivatives hedging adjustments

     (133,207 )        (180,243 )  
                     

Total interest-bearing deposits

   $ 48,040,715        $ 37,881,557    
                     

 

The amounts in the above table include the FHLBank consolidated obligation bond transfers of $1.4 billion par from the FHLBank of Chicago and $50.0 million par value from FHLBank of Pittsburgh. These transfers included associated bond discounts of $32.1 million and $31.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Consolidated obligation bonds outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, included callable bonds totaling $24.5 billion and $19.2 billion. We continue to classify our debt as callable after the last call date has passed. Simultaneous with such a debt issue, we may also enter into an interest-rate exchange agreement (in which we pay variable and receive fixed cash flows) with a call feature that mirrors the option embedded in the debt (e.g., a sold callable swap). The combined sold callable swap and callable debt allows us to provide members with more economically priced, variable-rate funding.

 

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The following table summarizes the par value of consolidated obligation bonds outstanding by callable and putable terms.

 

Consolidated Obligation Bonds

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Non-callable or non-putable

   $ 23,300,375    $ 18,473,880

Callable

     24,516,615      19,208,030

Putable

     404,100      404,100
             

Total

   $ 48,221,090    $ 38,086,010
             

 

The following table summarizes the par value of consolidated bonds outstanding by year of original maturity or next call date as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Term to Maturity or Next Call Date

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Due in one year or less

   $ 35,279,905    $ 22,854,080

Due after one year through two years

     4,711,000      4,721,130

Due after two years through three years

     2,704,520      3,650,000

Due after three years through four years

     841,300      1,728,500

Due after four years through five years

     529,865      648,300

Thereafter

     4,154,500      4,484,000
             

Total par value

   $ 48,221,090    $ 38,086,010
             

 

Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes • Consolidated obligation discount notes are issued to raise short-term funds. Discount notes are consolidated obligations with original maturities up to one year. These notes are issued at less than their face amount and redeemed at par value when they mature.

 

The following summarizes the par value, the net discounts, the concessions, book value and the weighted average interest rate, for our consolidated discount notes.

 

Book Value & Weighted Average Interest Rate

   2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands, except percentage data)       

Par Value

   $ 1,496,508     $ 10,646,479  

Discounts, net

     (643 )     (25,501 )

Concession

     (4 )     (27 )
                

Book Value

   $ 1,495,861     $ 10,620,951  
                

Weighted Average Yield

     4.86 %     3.95 %

 

Note 14—Capital

 

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, or the GLB Act, required each FHLBank to adopt a Capital Plan and convert to a new capital structure. The Finance Board’s capital rule, which implemented the capital provisions of the GLB Act, required each FHLBank to submit a capital plan to the Finance Board by October 29, 2001. The

 

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Finance Board approved our capital plan and we converted to our new capital structure during 2002. The conversion was considered a capital transaction and was accounted for at par value.

 

Capital Requirements • We are subject to three capital requirements under our Capital Plan and the Finance Board rules and regulations: (1) risk-based capital, (2) total capital and (3) leverage capital.

 

First, under the risk-based capital requirement, we must maintain at all times permanent capital defined as Class B stock and retained earnings in an amount at least equal to the sum of our credit risk, market risk, and operations risk capital requirements, all of which are calculated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Finance Board. The Finance Board has the authority to require us to maintain a greater amount of permanent capital than is required by the risk-based capital requirement, but to date has not exercised such authority.

 

Second, we are required to maintain at all times a total capital-to-assets ratio of at least 4.00%. Total capital is the sum of permanent capital, Class A stock, any general loss allowance, if consistent with GAAP and not established for specific assets, and other amounts from sources determined by the Finance Board as available to absorb losses. However, as described below, we are subject to a higher Board approved minimum capital requirement. For the purposes of the capital-to-assets ratio, capital is defined as permanent capital plus non-permanent capital, divided by total assets.

 

Third, we are required to maintain at all times a leverage capital-to-assets ratio of at least 5.00%. Leverage capital is defined as the sum of permanent capital weighted by a 1.5 multiplier plus non-permanent capital, divided by total assets.

 

We are in compliance with the aforementioned capital rules and requirements. In addition, for regulatory purposes mandatorily redeemable stock, discussed further below, is considered permanent capital. The following table shows our regulatory capital requirements compared to our actual capital position.

 

     As of December 31, 2006     As of December 31, 2005  

Regulatory Capital Requirements

   Required     Actual     Required     Actual  
(dollars in thousands, except for ratios)       

Risk-based capital

   $ 325,782     $ 2,302,616     $ 461,462     $ 2,267,552  

Total capital-to-assets ratio

     4.00 %     4.30 %     4.00 %     4.32 %

Total regulatory capital

     2,140,590       2,302,616       2,101,663       2,267,552  

Leverage ratio

     5.00 %     6.45 %     5.00 %     6.47 %

Leverage capital

     2,675,737       3,453,922       2,627,079       3,401,328  

 

Supervisory Capital Requirements • On January 11, 2007, the Finance Board terminated the Written Agreement between the Seattle Bank and the Finance Board dated as of December 10, 2004. Subsequently, on January 26, 2007 due to the termination of the Written Agreement, our Board authorized us to lower our minimum capital-to-asset ratio from 4.25% to 4.05%. Previous to the termination of the Written Agreement, we maintained a minimum supervisory capital-to-assets ratio of 4.25% which was required under our business plan submitted to the Finance Board in April 2005, and accepted by the Finance Board in May 2005. We were in compliance with the applicable regulatory and supervisory capital requirements at all times during 2006 and 2005.

 

Capital Plan • Our current Capital Plan provides for two classes of stock, Class A and Class B, each of which has a par value of $100. Each class of stock can be issued, redeemed, and repurchased only at par value. The terms and conditions for ownership of our Class A and Class B stock are discussed below.

 

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Total Stock Purchase Requirements. Members are required to hold stock equal to the greater of:

 

   

$500.00 or 0.50% of the member’s home mortgage loans and mortgage loan pass-through securities; or

 

   

The sum of the requirement for advances currently outstanding to that member and the requirement for the remaining principal balance of mortgages sold to us under the MPP.

 

Only Class B Stock can be used to meet the membership stock purchase requirement and the MPP stock purchase requirement. Subject to the limitations specified in the Capital Plan, a member may use Class B stock, Class A stock or the Excess Stock Pool to meet its advance stock purchase requirement.

 

During 2005 and the majority of 2006 we had two classes of capital stock, Class B(1) and Class B(2). The Class B(1) stock represented the stock that members were required to hold based on the minimum membership requirements and the Class B(2) represented stock that a member was no longer required to hold, that exceeded the amount of allowable excess Class B(1) stock. On October 11, 2006, the Finance Board approved amendments to our Capital Plan that simplified the terms and provisions of our Capital Plan. Included in the amendments to the Capital Plan were the conversions of our Class B(1) and Class B(2) into a single Class B stock.

 

Class B stock. Our Class B stock is redeemable five years after: (1) written notice from the member; (2) consolidation or merger of a member with a nonmember; or (3) withdrawal or termination of membership. All stock redemptions are subject to restrictions set forth in the FHLBank Act, Finance Board regulations, and our Capital Plan. Historically we have elected to repurchase stock that was subject to redemption prior to the expiration of the five-year redemption period that applies to each redemption request if that stock was not required to be held by the member to meet its total stock purchase requirements. However, as further described below, our Board of Directors adopted limitations on our ability to repurchase Class B stock from members.

 

Class A stock. The October 11, 2006 amendment to the Capital Plan permitted the issuance of a new Class A stock designed to encourage borrowing by our members of the Seattle Bank. The Class A stock has a par value of $100 per share and is redeemable at par upon six months written notice to the Seattle Bank. Class A stock is only issued to members to satisfy a member’s advance stock purchase requirement for new or renewing advances if the member has no excess.

 

Voting. Each member has the right to vote its stock for the number of directors allocated to the member’s state, subject to certain limitations on the maximum number of shares that can be voted, as set forth in applicable law and regulations.

 

Dividends • Generally, under our Capital Plan, our Board can declare and pay dividends, in either cash or capital stock, only from retained earnings or current net earnings. However, the Board has adopted a resolution limiting dividends on Class A stock to cash in September 2006, and on December 28, 2006, the Finance Board adopted a resolution limiting an FHLBank from issuing stock dividends, if, after the issuance, the outstanding excess stock at the FHLBank would be greater than 1.00% of its total assets. As of December 31, 2006, we had excess stock of $902.2 million or 1.69% of our total assets.

 

To meet Finance Board conditions for the acceptance of our business plan, our Board adopted a policy on May 18, 2005, suspending indefinitely the declaration or payment of any dividends and providing that any future dividend declaration or payment generally may be made only after prior approval of the OS Director.

 

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On December 8, 2006, the OS Director granted us a waiver, at the request of our Board, to resume paying quarterly dividends beginning with the fourth quarter of 2006. The waiver contained dividend limitations imposed by our Board as a condition to the Finance Board’s acceptance in 2005 of our business and capital management plan. The dividend limitation identified in the waiver generally provides that dividend payments may not exceed 50.0% of year-to-date GAAP net income. The waiver allows us to pay quarterly cash dividends to our members within the following parameters:

 

   

Dividends paid during the fourth quarter of 2006 may not exceed 50.0% of our third quarter 2006 GAAP net income;

 

   

Total dividends paid during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007 may not exceed 50.0% of combined third quarter and fourth quarter 2006 GAAP net income;

 

   

Total dividends paid during the second, third and fourth quarters of any calendar year (any such calendar year being referred to as “Year N”) and the first quarter of the immediately following calendar year (the four quarters being the “Year N Quarters”) may not exceed 50.0% of our GAAP net income for Year N, as calculated pursuant to GAAP;

 

   

After the first quarter of 2007, dividends paid during any particular Year N Quarter may exceed 50.0% of the net income for the immediately preceding Year N Quarter, but only if and to the extent that the aggregate amount of dividends paid with respect to earlier Year N Quarters does not exceed 50.0% of aggregate year-to-date net income, as calculated pursuant to GAAP, through the end of the immediately preceding Year N Quarter.

 

These dividend limitations will remain in effect until we receive written approval from the OS Director to exceed the limitations. There can be no assurance that our Board will declare dividends, if any, to the fullest extent permitted for any period.

 

Pursuant to the waiver received from the OS Director, our Board declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on our Class B stock based upon the average amount of such stock held. Based upon Board approval, we paid a $2.1 million cash dividend in late December 2006. We had no Class A stock outstanding during 2006 and therefore, no Class A dividends were declared by our Board.

 

Excess Stock Pool • As part of our efforts to encourage members to borrow from us, the October 11, 2006 amendments to our Capital Plan included the creation of the Excess Stock Pool. Under the amended Capital Plan, we permit members with no excess stock available to capitalize new or renewing advances to satisfy their incremental advance stock purchase requirement by relying on Seattle Bank capital that is associated with total outstanding excess stock of all members and other holders of Seattle Bank stock, which we refer to as the Excess Stock Pool. Excess stock is the amount of stock held by a member in excess of its total stock purchase requirement, which is the greater of the member’s membership stock purchase requirement or the sum of (i) the member’s advance stock purchase requirement and (ii) the member’s mortgage purchase plan stock purchase requirement. There are certain limitations relating to the use of the Excess Stock Pool, including among others, restricting the aggregate use of the Excess Stock Pool to 50.0% of the total amount of all excess stock and the ability of our Board to suspend the use of the Excess Stock Pool at any time. Other limitations include: a maturity limit of one year on advances supported by the Excess Stock Pool; a per-member usage limit of 25.0% of the total amount of the Excess Stock Pool; and a maximum dollar threshold whereby a member cannot use the Excess Stock Pool to support additional advances if, on the date the advance would be received by the member, the member’s total outstanding advances equal or exceed $11.0 billion. The authority to use the Excess Stock Pool to support additional advances will terminate on October 1, 2008, unless extended by our Board following approval by the Finance Board.

 

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Additionally, in actions relating to approval of the amendments to the Capital Plan, our Board resolved that we would maintain a 4.00% member advance stock purchase requirement and not repurchase Class B stock during the period the Excess Stock Pool is in effect and would seek prior written authorization of the OS Director if we wish to lower that requirement or repurchase Class B stock thereafter.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, our members held $902.2 million and $577.9 million in Class B stock in excess of the minimum amount required to be held in accordance with our Capital Plan.

 

Stock Redemption • Generally, and provided that we are in compliance with the regulatory capital requirements, stock is redeemable following the expiration of the applicable notice period after: (1) written notice from the member; (2) consolidation or merger of two members; or (3) withdrawal or termination of membership. We may elect to repurchase stock that is subject to redemption prior to the expiration of the applicable notice period, subject to restrictions contained in the FHLBank Act, Finance Board regulations, and our Capital Plan, but we are under no obligation to do so. In addition, subject to the same restrictions, we may elect, at any time and upon five days’ written notice, to repurchase at par value, payable in cash, any excess stock. Historically, we have generally voluntarily repurchased stock that was subject to redemption within one month after receipt of a member’s redemption request.

 

However, as part of the Finance Board’s acceptance of our business and capital management plan, our Board adopted a policy on May 18, 2005 suspending indefinitely the repurchases of any Class B stock, except that a limited amount of Class B stock repurchases may be made after prior approval of the OS Director. This policy will be in effect until formally revoked by our Board of Directors, following approval of the OS Director. We do not expect to obtain waivers from the Finance Board for the repurchase of the Class B stock for the foreseeable future.

 

In accordance with the GLB Act, each class of our stock is considered putable with restrictions, due to the significant restrictions on the obligation/right to redeem and the limitation of the redemption privilege to a small fraction of our outstanding stock. Statutory and regulatory restrictions on the redemption of our stock include the following:

 

   

In no case may we redeem any stock if, following such redemption, we would fail to satisfy our minimum capital requirements (i.e., a statutory capital-to-asset ratio requirement established by the GLB Act, and a regulatory risk-based capital-to-asset ratio requirement established by the Finance Board);

 

   

By law, all member holdings of our stock immediately become non-redeemable if we become undercapitalized. In no case may we redeem any stock if either our Board or the Finance Board determines that we have incurred, or are likely to incur, losses resulting, or expected to result, in a charge against capital;

 

   

In addition to possessing the authority to prohibit stock redemptions, our Board has a right and an obligation to call for additional stock purchases by our members, as a condition of membership, as needed to satisfy statutory and regulatory capital requirements. These requirements include the maintenance of a stand-alone “AA” credit rating from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization;

 

   

If, during the period between receipt of a stock redemption notification from a member and the actual redemption (which could last indefinitely if we were undercapitalized, did not have the required credit rating, etc.), an FHLBank becomes insolvent and is either liquidated or forced to merge with another FHLBank, the redemption value of our stock will be established either through the market liquidation

 

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process or through negotiation with a merger partner. In either case, all senior claims must first be settled at par, and there are no claims which are subordinated to the rights of FHLBank stockholders;

 

   

The GLB Act states that we may redeem, at our sole discretion, stock investments that exceed the required minimum amount. In no case may we redeem any stock if the principal or interest due on any consolidated obligation issued by the Office of Finance has not been paid in full;

 

   

In no case may we redeem any stock if we fail to provide the Finance Board the quarterly certification required by section 966.9(b)(1) of the Finance Board’s rules prior to declaring or paying dividends for a quarter;

 

   

In no case may we redeem any stock if we project that we will fail to comply with statutory or regulatory liquidity requirements or will be unable to timely and fully meet all of our obligations, actually fail to satisfy these requirements or obligations, or negotiate to enter or enter into an agreement with another FHLBank to obtain financial assistance to meet our current obligations;

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Stock • We adopted SFAS 150 as of January 1, 2004, based on the characteristics of the Seattle Bank’s stock, SFAS 150’s definition of a nonpublic entity, and the definition of an SEC registrant in FASB Staff Position 150-3. We are a cooperative whose members and former members own all of the Seattle Bank’s capital stock. Member shares cannot be purchased or sold except between the Seattle Bank and its members at its $100 per share par value. In accordance with SFAS 150, we reclassify our stock from equity to a liability whenever a member gives notice of intent to withdraw from membership or attains non-member status by merger or acquisition, charter termination, or involuntary termination from membership and we determine the penalty the member would incur for rescinding the redemption request to be substantive. Written redemption requests of excess stock remain classified as equity because the penalty of rescission is not substantive as it is based on the forfeiture of future dividends. If circumstances change, such that the rescission of an excess stock redemption request is subject to a substantive penalty, we would reclassify such stock as mandatorily redeemable capital stock. The reclassification is made at fair value. Dividends on mandatorily redeemable capital stock are accrued on the dividend declaration date and reported as interest expense in the Statements of Income. The repayment of these mandatorily redeemable financial instruments will be reflected as financing activities in the Statements of Cash Flows on settlement date.

 

At December 31, 2006 and 2005 we had $69.2 million and $66.3 million in Class B stock subject to mandatory redemption with payment subject to a five-year waiting period.

 

The following table provides the number of members that notified us of their respective decisions to voluntarily redeem their capital stock and the number of redemptions or repurchases during 2006 and 2005:

 

Voluntary Redemption of Capital Stock

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005

Beginning, January 1

   34    6

Due to mergers and acquisitions

   3    1

Due to withdrawals

   2    4

Redemptions or repurchases during the year

   24    23
         

Balance, December 31

           63            34
         

 

The following table shows the amount of mandatorily redeemable capital stock by year of redemption as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The year of redemption in the table is the later of the end of the five-year redemption period, or the maturity date of the activity the stock is related to, if the capital stock represents the

 

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activity-based stock purchase requirement of a non-member (former member that withdrew from membership, merged into a non-member or was otherwise acquired by a non-member). Consistent with the Capital Plan currently in effect, we are not required to redeem membership stock until five years after the membership is terminated or we receive notice of withdrawal. We are not required to redeem activity-based stock until the later of the expiration of the notice of redemption or until the activity to which the capital stock relates no longer remains outstanding. If activity-based stock becomes excess stock as a result of an activity no longer remaining outstanding, we may repurchase such shares, in our sole discretion.

 

Contractual Year of Redemption

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)          

2008

   $      $  

2009

     63,622      63,622

2010

     2,637      2,637

2011

     2,963   
             

Total

   $ 69,222    $ 66,259
             

 

The following table summarizes our activity related to mandatorily redeemable Class B stock.

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Stock

   For the
Year Ended
2006
   For the
Year Ended
2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Balance, January 1

   $ 66,259    $ 64,139  

Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified from equity

     

Withdrawals

     2,963      2,387  

Other redemptions

        65,100  

Capital stock subject to mandatory redemption reclassified to equity

        (65,515 )

Imputed interest and dividends

        148  
               

Balance, December 31

   $ 69,222    $ 66,259  
               

 

A member may cancel or revoke its written notice of redemption or its notice of withdrawal from membership prior to the end of the five-year redemption period.

 

Membership • The GLB Act made membership voluntary for all members. Members that withdraw from membership must wait five years from the divesture date for all Class B stock that is held as a condition of membership, as that requirement is set out in our Capital Plan, unless the institution has cancelled its notice of withdrawal prior to that date, before being readmitted to membership in any FHLBank.

 

Capital Concentration • The following table presents holdings of 10.0% or more of the Seattle Bank’s total capital stock including mandatorily redeemable capital stock outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     As of December 31, 2006    As of December 31, 2005

Capital Stock Concentration

   Capital Stock
Outstanding
   Percent of
Total
   Capital Stock
Outstanding
   Percent of
Total
(dollars in thousands, except for percentages)     

Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B.

   $ 590,047    26.7    $ 590,047    26.8

Bank of America

     249,333    11.3      249,333    11.3

 

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Note 15— Employee Retirement Plans

 

As of December 31, 2006, the Seattle Bank offered two defined-benefit pension plans and three defined-contribution pension plans.

 

Qualified Defined-Benefit Multi-Employer Plan • We participate in the Pentegra Defined-Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions, or Pentegra DB Plan, a tax qualified benefit pension plan, formerly known as the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund. The plan covers substantially all of our officers and employees hired before January 1, 2004. Our contributions to the plan through June 30, 1987, represented the normal cost of the plan. The plan reached the full-funding limitation, as defined by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, for the plan year beginning July 1, 1987, because of favorable investment and other actuarial experience during previous years. As a result, the plan suspended employer contributions for all plan years ending after June 30, 1987, through June 30, 2003. Contributions to the plan resumed on July 1, 2003. Funding and administrative costs of the plan charged to operating expenses were $2.9 million, $2.5 million, and $1.8 million in 2006, 2005, and 2004. The Pentegra DB Plan is a multi-employer plan and does not segregate its assets, liabilities, or costs by participating employer. As a result, disclosure of the accumulated benefit obligations, plan assets, and the components of annual pension expense attributable to the Seattle Bank cannot be made.

 

Qualified Defined-Contribution Retirement Plans • We offer two defined-contribution 401(k) savings plans for eligible employees. One plan is open to all eligible employees and our contributions to that plan are equal to a percentage of voluntary employee contributions, subject to certain limitations. We contributed $454,000, $509,000 and $510,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The second plan covers substantially all officers and employees hired after December 31, 2003. Our contributions to the second plan are equal to a percentage of the participating employee’s annual salary. Contributions to the plan were $49,000 and $84,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. There were no contributions for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Non-Qualified Supplemental Retirement Plans • We offer to certain highly compensated employees non-qualified supplemental retirement plans, including the Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan, or Thrift BEP, a defined-contribution pension plan, and the Federal Bank Home Loan Bank of Seattle Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan, or Retirement BEP, a defined-benefit pension plan.

 

Thrift BEP

 

Our liability for the Thrift BEP consists of deferred compensation and accrued earnings on deferred compensation. Our minimum obligation on the Thrift BEP as of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $251,000, $249,000, and $1.6 million. Operating expense includes deferred compensation and accrued earnings of ($28,000), $(40,000), and $118,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Retirement BEP

 

Our liability for the Retirement BEP consists of the actuarial present value of benefits for the participants, accumulated deferred compensation, and accrued earnings on the deferrals. Our minimum obligation on this plan was $715,000 and $621,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Operating expense includes deferred compensation and accrued earnings of $639,000, $230,000, and $539,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

During 2006, we adopted SFAS 158 which required projected benefit obligations to be determined and recognized for single-employer plans as a liability in the Statements of Condition with an offsetting amount in accumulated other comprehensive income. Among the above five retirement plans, only the non-qualified Retirement BEP meets the application criteria of SFAS 158.

 

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The table below identifies the accounts impacted by the adoption of SFAS 158.

 

As of December 31, 2006

   Before
Application of
SFAS 158
   Adjustments     After
Application of
SFAS 158
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Other liabilities

   $ 32,862    $ 2,090     $ 34,952  

Total liabilities

     51,281,351      2,090       51,283,441  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss*

        (2,090 )     (2,090 )

Total capital

     2,233,394      (2,090 )     2,231,304  

* Accumulated other comprehensive loss is composed of an adjustment to the funded status for unrealized prior service costs of $1.9 million and unrecognized loss of $212,000. The estimated portion of net gain or loss and net prior service cost remaining in accumulated other comprehensive income that is expected to be recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost over the next fiscal year is $10,000 and $113,000.

 

The following table summarizes our obligations and funded status of the Retirement BEP as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Funded Status of the Retirement BEP

   As of
December 31,
2006
    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Change in benefit obligation

    

Projected benefit obligation as of January 1,

   $ 3,259     $ 2,541  

Service cost

     174       33  

Interest cost

     186       130  

Data and discount rate change

     (19 )  

Payout for retirements

     (796 )     (1,351 )
                

Projected benefit obligation as of December 31,

     2,804       1,353  

Funded status

    

Unrecognized net actuarial loss

       (305 )

Unrecognized prior service cost

       (427 )
                

Net amount recognized

   $ 2,804     $ 621  
                

 

The amounts recognized in the Statements of Condition for our Retirement BEP as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, are identified in the table below.

 

Accumulated Benefit Obligation for the Retirement BEP

   2006    2005  
(dollars in thousands)       

Accrued benefit obligation

   $ 2,804    $ 814  

Intangible assets

        (193 )
               

Net amount recognized

   $ 2,804    $ 621  
               

 

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The following table summarizes the components of the net periodic pension cost for our Retirement BEP for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

Net Periodic Pension Cost for the Retirement BEP

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
    As of
December 31,
2004
(dollars in thousands)     

Service costs

   $ 174    $ 33     $ 299

Interest costs

     186      130       218

Curtailment loss (gain)

     344      (701 )  

Settlement loss

     64      313    

Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost

     113      23       62

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

     9        16
                     

Net periodic pension cost

   $ 890    $ (202 )   $ 595
                     

 

The increase in the minimum liability included in accumulated other comprehensive loss was $2.1 million as of December 31, 2006.

 

We realized a curtailment (gain) loss, net of settlement loss, of $408,000 and $(389,000) as a result of the termination and retirement of certain highly compensated employees during the years ended December 31, 2006, and 2005. The measurement date used to determine the current year’s benefit obligation was December 31, 2006.

 

The following table summarizes the key assumptions and other information for the actuarial calculations for our supplemental defined-benefits retirement plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Key Assumptions and Actuarial Calculations

   As of
December 31,
2006
    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(in percentages, except years)       

Discount Rate

   5.75 %   5.50 %

Salary increases

   5.00 %   5.00 %

Gain/loss amortization period (in years)

   17.4     19.1  

 

The following table summarizes the estimated future benefit payments reflecting expected future service as of December 31, 2006.

 

Years

   Estimated Future
Benefit Payments
(dollars in thousands)     

2007

   $ 30,393

2008

     29,708

2009

     28,969

2010

     28,181

2011

     27,345

2012-2016

     100,185

 

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Note 16—Derivatives and Hedging Activities

 

Nature of Business Activity • We may enter into interest rate swaps (including callable and putable swaps), swaptions, interest-rate cap and floor agreements, calls, puts, and futures and forward contracts (collectively referred to as derivatives or interest-rate exchange agreements) to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates.

 

We may adjust the effective maturity, repricing frequency, or option characteristics of financial instruments to achieve risk management objectives. We use derivatives in several ways: by designating them as either a fair value or cash flow hedge of an underlying financial instrument or a forecasted transaction, by acting as an intermediary, or in asset-liability management (i.e., an economic hedge). For example, we use derivatives in our overall interest-rate risk management to adjust the interest-rate sensitivity of consolidated obligations to approximate more closely the interest-rate sensitivity of assets (advances, investments, and mortgage loans), or to adjust the interest-rate sensitivity of advances, investments, or mortgage loans to approximate more closely the interest-rate sensitivity of liabilities.

 

In addition to using derivatives to manage mismatches of interest rates between assets and liabilities, we also use derivatives as follows: (1) to manage embedded options in assets and liabilities, (2) to hedge the market value of existing assets and liabilities and anticipated transactions, (3) to hedge the duration risk of prepayable instruments, (4) to exactly offset other derivatives executed with members (when we serve as an intermediary) and (5) to reduce funding costs.

 

Consistent with Finance Board regulation, we enter into derivatives only to reduce the interest rate risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions, to achieve our risk management objectives, and, formerly, to act as an intermediary between our members and counterparties. We use derivatives when they are considered to be the most cost-effective alternative to achieve our financial and risk management objectives. Accordingly, we may enter into derivatives that do not necessarily qualify for hedge accounting (i.e., economic hedges).

 

An economic hedge is defined as a derivative hedging specific or non-specific underlying assets, liabilities, or firm commitments that does not qualify or was not designated for hedge accounting, but is an acceptable hedging strategy under our risk management program. Economic hedging strategies must also comply with Finance Board regulatory requirements prohibiting speculative hedge transactions. An economic hedge by definition introduces the potential for earnings variability caused by the changes in fair value on the derivatives that are recorded in our income but not offset by corresponding changes in the value of the economically hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments. As a result, we recognize only the change in fair value of these derivatives in other income as “Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities” with no offsetting fair value adjustments for the asset, liability, or firm commitment.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we recorded $470,000 net gains, $26.5 million net losses, and $15.6 million net losses on derivatives and hedging activities in other income. The following table summarizes our net gain and loss on derivatives and hedging activities as of the periods indicated.

 

Net Gain (Losses) on Derivatives and Hedging Activities and
Hedging Activities

   For the Year Ended
December 31, 2006
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2005
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2004
 

(dollars in thousands)

      

Net gain (loss) related to fair value hedge ineffectiveness

   $ 2,463     $ (4,974 )   $ 4,350  

Net loss on economic hedges

     (799 )     (21,501 )     (19,933 )

Net gain related to discontinued fair value hedges on early extinguished debt

     (1,194 )    
                        

Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities

   $ 470     $ (26,475 )   $ (15,583 )
                        

 

We had no cash flow hedges during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004.

 

The following table summarizes the outstanding notional amounts and estimated fair values of the derivatives outstanding.

 

     As of December 31, 2006     As of December 31, 2005  

Derivative Notional Amounts and Estimated Fair Values

   Notional    Estimated
Fair Value
    Notional    Estimated
Fair Value
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Interest-rate swaps

          

Fair value

   $ 31,486,621    $ (120,698 )   $ 17,359,659    $ (175,885 )

Economic

     1,172,450      137       773,300      53  

Interest-rate swaptions

          

Economic

          

Interest-rate cap/floor

          

Fair value

     140,000      1,085       30,000      859  

Economic

     450,000      1,299       300,000      782  
                              

Total

   $ 33,249,071      (118,177 )   $ 18,462,959      (174,191 )
              

Accrued interest

        218,231          53,631  
                      

Net derivative balances

      $ 100,054        $ (120,560 )
                      

Derivative balances

          

Assets

      $ 146,900        $ 13,205  

Liabilities

        (46,846 )        (133,765 )
                      

Net derivative balances

      $ 100,054        $ (120,560 )
                      

 

• Types of Assets and Liabilities Hedged • We document all relationships between derivatives designated as hedging instruments and hedged items, our risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking various hedge transactions, and our method of assessing effectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value, cash flow, or foreign currency hedges to (1) assets and liabilities on the Statement of Condition, (2) firm commitments, or (3) forecasted transactions. We also formally assess (both at the hedge’s inception and at least quarterly) whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions have been effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of hedged items and whether those derivatives may be expected to remain effective in future periods. We typically use regression analysis or other statistical analyses to assess the effectiveness of our hedges.

 

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We discontinue hedge accounting prospectively when: (1) we determine that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of a hedged item (including hedged items such as firm commitments or forecasted transactions); (2) the derivative or the hedged item expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised; (3) it is no longer probable that the forecasted transaction will occur in the originally expected period; (4) a hedged firm commitment no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment; or (5) we determine that designating the derivative as a hedging instrument in accordance with SFAS 133 is no longer appropriate.

 

Consolidated Obligations • While consolidated obligations are our joint and several obligations, each FHLBank has consolidated obligations for which it is the primary obligor. We enter into derivatives to hedge the interest rate risk associated with our specific debt issuances.

 

For instance, in a typical transaction, fixed-rate consolidated obligations are issued for one or more FHLBanks, and we simultaneously enters into a matching derivative in which the counterparty pays fixed cash flows to us designed to mirror in timing and amount the cash outflows we paid on the consolidated obligation. These transactions are treated as fair value hedges under SFAS 133. In a typical transaction for us, we pay a variable cash flow that closely matches the interest payments we receive on short-term or variable-rate advances (typically one or three-month LIBOR). This intermediation between the capital and derivatives markets permits us to raise funds at lower costs than would otherwise be available through the issuance of simple fixed- or floating-rate consolidated obligations in the capital markets.

 

Advances • With issuances of putable or convertible advances, we purchase from the member a put option that enables us to convert an advance from a floating-to-fixed rate if interest rates increase or to terminate the advance and extend additional credit on new terms. We may hedge a putable or convertible advance by entering into a cancelable derivative with a counterparty pursuant to which we pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate. This type of hedge is treated as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133. The derivative counterparty may cancel the derivative on the put date, which the counterparty normally would do in a rising interest rate environment, subsequently, we would convert the advance to a fixed rate on the same put date.

 

By making putable advances, we purchase from the member a put option that enables us to terminate an advance if interest rates increase. We may hedge a putable advance by entering into a cancelable derivative with a counterparty, pursuant to which we pay a fixed rate and receive a variable rate. This is treated as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133. The derivative counterparty may cancel the derivative on the put date, which would normally occur in a rising rate environment, and we would, in turn, terminate the advance.

 

We also offer our members capped advances, or variable-rate advances with a maximum interest rate. To protect us against unfavorable changes in interest rates, when we make a capped advance, we typically purchase an offsetting interest-rate cap from a broker. This is treated as a fair value hedge under SFAS 133.

 

• Mortgage Loans Held For Portfolio • To enable us to lower our overall interest-rate risk profile and reduce our operating cost structure, including costs associated with managing risks related to our mortgage loans held for portfolio, we are exiting the MPP.

 

We have historically invested in fixed-rate mortgage loans. The prepayment options embedded in mortgage loans can result in extensions or contractions in the expected repayment of these assets, depending on changes in estimated prepayment speeds. We attempt to manage the interest-rate and prepayment risk associated with mortgage loans through debt issuance. We issue both callable and non-callable debt to attempt to achieve cash flow patterns and liability durations similar to those expected on the mortgage loans. We may also purchase interest-rate exchange agreements to manage the prepayment risk embedded in the mortgage loans. Although

 

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these derivatives are valid economic hedges against the prepayment risk of the mortgage loans, they are not specifically linked to individual mortgage loans, and we account for these derivatives as freestanding pursuant to SFAS 133.

 

Historically, we received pair-off fees at closing of a mortgage delivery contract only when the amount of mortgage loans actually funded was less than 99% of the delivery commitment amount. We classified such pair-off fees in “other income.” Pair-off fees received for non-delivery of mortgage loans were $13,000 and $54,000 for 2005 and 2004.

 

Investments • We invest in U.S. agency obligations, mortgage-backed securities, and the taxable portion of state or local housing finance agency obligations. The interest rate and prepayment risk associated with these investment securities is managed through a combination of debt issuance and derivatives. We may manage the prepayment and interest-rate risk by funding investment securities with consolidated obligations that have call features or by hedging the prepayment risk with caps or floors, callable swaps, or swaptions. These investment securities may be classified as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading securities.

 

We may also manage the risk arising from changing market prices or cash flows of investment securities classified as trading by entering into derivatives (economic hedges) that offset the changes in fair value or cash flows of the securities. The market value changes of both the trading securities and the associated derivatives are included in other income in the Statement of Income and presented as part of the “Net gain (loss) on trading securities” and “Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.”

 

Managing Credit Risk on Derivatives • We are subject to credit risk due to the risk of nonperformance by counterparties to the derivative agreements. The degree of counterparty risk depends on the extent to which master netting arrangements are included in such contracts to mitigate the risk. We manage counterparty credit risk through credit analysis, collateral requirements and adherence to the requirements set forth in FHLBank policies and Finance Board regulations. Based on credit analyses and collateral requirements, our management does not anticipate any credit losses on its derivative agreements.

 

The contractual or notional amount of derivatives reflects our involvement in the various classes of financial instruments. The notional amount of derivatives does not measure our credit risk exposure and our maximum credit exposure is substantially less than the notional amount. We require collateral agreements on all derivatives that establish collateral thresholds. The maximum credit risk is the estimated cost of replacing interest-rate swaps, forward agreements, mandatory delivery contracts for mortgage loans, and purchased caps and floors that have a net positive market value, assuming the counterparty defaults and the related collateral, if any is of no value to us.

 

Our maximum credit risk, as defined above, was approximately $146.9 million and, $4.5 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. These totals included $187.9 million and $4.5 million of net accrued interest receivable. In determining maximum credit risk, we consider accrued interest receivables and payables, and the legal right to offset derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty. We held securities and cash from our counterparties with a fair value of $13.4 million as collateral as of December 31, 2006. We held no securities or cash as collateral from our counterparties as of December 31, 2005.

 

Additionally, collateral with respect to derivatives with member institutions includes collateral assigned to us as evidenced by a written security agreement and held by the member institution for our benefit.

 

We transact most of our derivatives with large banks and major broker-dealers. Some of these banks and broker-dealers or their affiliates buy, sell, and distribute consolidated obligations. Note 16 discusses assets pledged by us to these counterparties.

 

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Intermediation • We are not a derivatives dealer, and we do not trade derivatives for short-term profit; however, we may act as an intermediary between members and counterparties by entering into offsetting interest-rate exchange agreements. The notional amounts and settlement, interest payment, and maturity dates are identical in the offsetting interest-rate exchange agreements. Although we discontinued offering member swaps as a standard product in mid-2004, we will continue to maintain the existing transactions through maturity. The derivatives used in intermediary swaps do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and the fair value adjustments are recorded separately through current period earnings. The net result of the accounting for these derivatives does not significantly affect our operating results. These amounts are recorded in other income as “net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities.”

 

The following tables summarize the notional amounts of member intermediary swap transactions and gain (loss) on member intermediary swap transactions.

 

Notional Amounts of Member Intermediary Swap Transactions

   As of
December 31,
2006
    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Notional amount

    

Member swaps

   $ 55,500     $ 60,500  

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     55,500       60,500  
                

Total notional amount

   $ 111,000     $ 121,000  
                

Gain (loss) on Member Intermediary Swap Transactions

   As of
December 31,
2006
    As of
December 31,
2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Gain (loss)

    

Member swaps

   $ 13     $ 394  

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     (3 )     (509 )
                

Total gain (loss)

   $ 10     $ (115 )
                

 

We may enter into interest-rate exchange agreements to offset the economic effect of other derivatives that are no longer designated in a hedge transaction of one or more advances, investments, or consolidated obligations. In these intermediary transactions, maturity dates, call dates, and fixed interest rates match, as do the notional amounts on the de-designated portion of the interest-rate exchange agreement and the intermediary derivative.

 

The following tables summarize the notional amounts and gains (losses) on intermediary swap transactions to offset derivatives that are no longer designated in a hedge transaction.

 

Notional Amounts No Longer Designated in Hedge Transactions

   As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Notional amount on

     

De-designated swaps

   $ 247,250    $ 326,000

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     247,250      325,800
             

Total notional amount

   $ 494,500    $ 651,800
             

 

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Gain on Amounts No Longer Designated in Hedge Transactions

   As of
December
31, 2006
    As of
December
31, 2005
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Gain (loss) on

    

De-designated swaps

   $ (4,885 )   $ (5,746 )

Offsetting counterparty swaps

     4,885       5,753  
                

Total gain

   $       $ 7  
                

 

Fair Values of Bifurcated Derivatives • We had $193,000 of bifurcated derivatives related to non-callable bonds as of December 31, 2006. We had no such bifurcated derivatives as of December 31, 2005.

 

Note 17—Estimated Fair Values

 

We have determined the fair value estimates using available market information and our best judgment of approximate valuation methods. These estimates are based on pertinent information available to us as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Although we use our best judgment in estimating the fair value of these financial instruments, there are inherent limitations in any estimation technique or valuation methodology. For example, because an active secondary market does not exist for a portion of our financial instruments, in certain cases fair values are not subject to precise quantification or verification and may change as economic and market factors and evaluation of those factors change. Therefore, these estimated fair values are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized in current market transactions. The fair value summary tables below do not represent an estimate of the overall market value of the Seattle Bank as a going concern, which would take into account, among other things, future business opportunities.

 

Cash and Due From Banks • The estimated fair value approximates the recorded book value.

 

Interest-Bearing Deposits and Investment Securities • The estimated fair value is determined based on quoted prices, excluding accrued interest, as of the last business day of the year. When quoted prices are not available, the estimated fair value is determined by calculating the present value of the expected future cash flows and reducing the amount for accrued interest receivable.

 

Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase • The estimated fair value approximates recorded book value.

 

Federal Funds Sold • The estimated fair value is determined by calculating the present value of the expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in these calculations are the rates for Federal funds with similar terms.

 

Advances and Other Loans • We determine the estimated fair value of advances with fixed rates by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the advances and excluding the amount of the accrued interest receivable. The discount rates used in these calculations are the consolidated obligation rates for instruments with similar terms as of the last business day of the year. Under the Finance Board’s advances regulations, advances with a maturity and repricing period greater than six months require a prepayment fee sufficient to make us financially indifferent to the borrower’s decision to prepay the advances. Therefore, the estimated fair value of advances does not assume prepayment risk. We determine the estimated fair value of advances with variable rates using LIBOR rates as the discount factor.

 

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Mortgage Loans Held for Portfolio • The estimated fair values for mortgage loans are determined based on quoted market prices from an independent source of similar mortgage loans. These prices, however, can change rapidly based upon market conditions and are highly dependent upon the underlying prepayment assumptions.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable • The estimated fair value is the recorded book value.

 

Derivative Assets and Liabilities • We base the estimated fair values of interest-rate exchange agreements on instruments with similar terms or available market prices including accrued interest receivable and payable. However, active markets do not exist for many types of financial instruments. Consequently, fair values for these instruments must be estimated using techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis and comparisons to similar instruments. Estimates developed using these methods are highly subjective and require judgments regarding significant matters such as the amount and timing of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates that appropriately reflect market and credit risks. Changes in these judgments often have a material effect on the fair value estimates. Because these estimates are made as of a specific point in time, they are susceptible to material near-term changes. The fair values are netted by counterparty where such legal right exists. If these netted amounts are positive, they are classified as an asset and if negative, a liability.

 

Deposits • We determine estimated fair values of member institutions’ deposits with fixed rates by calculating the present value of expected future cash flows from the deposits and reducing this amount for accrued interest payable. The discount rates used in these calculations are the cost of deposits with similar terms.

 

Consolidated Obligations • We estimate fair values for consolidated obligations using quoted market prices from independent third-party sources.

 

Mandatorily Redeemable Class B Stock • The fair value of Class B stock, formerly Class B(1) and B(2), stock subject to mandatory redemption generally approximates par value. Fair value also includes estimated dividends earned at the time of reclassification from equity to liabilities, until such amount is paid, and any subsequently declared stock dividend. Class B stock can only be acquired by members at par value and redeemed at par value (plus any declared but unpaid dividends). Class B stock is not traded and no market mechanism exists for the exchange of Class B stock outside our cooperative.

 

Commitments • The estimated fair value of our commitments to extend credit, is determined using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. The estimated fair value of standby letters of credit is based on the present value of fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties.

 

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The following tables summarize the carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

As of December 31, 2006

   Carrying Value    

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

    Estimated Fair
Value
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Financial Assets

      

Cash and due from banks

   $ 1,119     $       $ 1,119  

Interest-bearing deposits

     2,165,000       (35 )     2,164,965  

Federal funds sold

     2,832,000       (12 )     2,831,988  

Held-to-maturity securities

     13,687,909       (213,788 )     13,474,121  

Advances

     27,960,994       41,687       28,002,681  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     6,366,648       (195,971 )     6,170,677  

Accrued interest receivable

     323,342         323,342  

Derivative assets

     146,900         146,900  
                  

Total Financial Assets

   $ 53,483,912       $ 53,115,793  
                  

Financial Liabilities

      

Deposits

   $ (1,003,960 )     12     $ (1,003,948 )

Consolidated obligations:

      

Discount notes

     (1,495,861 )     541       (1,495,320 )

Bonds

     (48,040,715 )     122,595       (47,918,120 )

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

     (69,222 )       (69,222 )

Accrued interest payable

     (567,585 )       (567,585 )

Derivative liabilities

     (46,846 )       (46,846 )

Other liabilities

     (59,252 )       (59,252 )
                  

Total Financial Liabilities

   $ (51,283,441 )     $ (51,160,293 )
                  

Other

      

Commitments to extend credit for advances

   $ (1,020 )     $ (1,020 )

Commitments to issue consolidated obligation bonds

     $ 296       296  

 

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As of December 31, 2005

   Carrying Value    

Net Unrealized

Gains (Losses)

   

Estimated

Fair Value

 
(dollars in thousands)       

Assets

      

Cash and due from banks

   $ 4,124     $       $ 4,124  

Interest-bearing deposits

     1,430,367       15       1,430,382  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     850,000         850,000  

Federal funds sold

     6,428,000       (45 )     6,427,955  

Held-to-maturity securities

     14,877,594       (292,895 )     14,584,699  

Advances

     21,435,492       28,051       21,463,543  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     7,215,607       (190,257 )     7,025,350  

Accrued interest receivable

     250,943         250,943  

Derivative assets

     13,205         13,205  
                  

Total Financial Assets

   $ 52,505,332       $ 52,050,201  
                  

Liabilities

      

Deposits

   $ (800,820 )     21     $ (800,799 )

Securities sold under agreement to purchase

     (393,500 )       (393,500 )

Consolidated obligations:

      

Discount notes

     (10,620,951 )     2,843       (10,618,108 )

Bonds

     (37,881,557 )     89,187       (37,792,370 )

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

     (66,259 )       (66,259 )

Accrued interest payable

     (377,236 )       (377,236 )

Derivative liabilities

     (133,765 )       (133,765 )

Other liabilities

     (66,189 )       (66,189 )
                  

Total Financial Liabilities

   $ (50,340,277 )     $ (50,248,226 )
                  

Other

      

Commitments to extend credit for advances

   $ (1,027 )     $ (1,027 )

Commitments to issue consolidated obligation bonds

     $ 77       77  

 

Note 18—Commitments and Contingencies

 

As described in Note 13, as provided by the FHLB Act or Finance Board regulation, consolidated obligations are backed only by the financial resources of the FHLBanks. The joint and several liability regulation of the Finance Board authorizes the Finance Board to require any FHLBank to repay all or a portion of the principal and interest on consolidated obligations for which another FHLBank is the primary obligor. No FHLBank has had to assume or pay the consolidated obligation of another FHLBank.

 

We considered the guidance under FASB interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others-an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34, or FIN 45, and determined it was not necessary to recognize the fair value of the FHLBank’s joint and several liability for all of the consolidated obligations. The joint and several obligations are mandated by Finance Board regulations and are not the result of arms-length transactions among the FHLBanks. We have no control over the amount of the guaranty or the determination of how each FHLBank would perform under the joint and several obligation. Because the FHLBanks are subject to the authority of the Finance Board as it relates to decisions involving the allocation of the joint and several liability for the FHLBank’s consolidated obligations, an FHLBank’s joint and several obligation is excluded from the initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN 45. Accordingly,

 

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we have not recognized a liability for our joint and several obligation related to other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligations as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. The par amounts of all the FHLBanks’ outstanding consolidated obligations for which we are jointly and severally liable, net of interbank holdings, were approximately $947.3 billion and $931.7 billion as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Commitments that legally bind and unconditionally obligate us for additional advances totaled $46.2 million and $37.8 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Commitments generally are for periods up to 12 months. Standby letters of credit are executed for members for a fee. A standby letter of credit is a short-term financing arrangement between the FHLBank and its member. If the FHLBank is required to make payment for a beneficiary’s draw, these amounts are converted into a collateralized advance to the member.

 

The following table summarizes our outstanding letters of credit as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Outstanding Letters of Credit

  

As of

December 31,

2006

  

As of
December 31,

2005

(dollars in thousands, except years)     

Outstanding notional

   $135.6    $109.9

Original terms

   one month to 15
years
   one month to 15
years

Final expiration year

   2015    2015

 

Unearned fees for standby letter of credit transactions prior to 2003, as well as the fair value of the guarantees related to standby letters of credit entered into after 2002, are recorded in other liabilities and were $88,000 and $75,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Based on our credit analyses and collateral requirements, we did not consider it necessary to have any provision for credit losses on these commitments. Commitments are fully collateralized at the time of issuance (see Note 7). The estimated fair value of commitments as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 is reported in Note 17.

 

We have entered into a standby bond purchase agreement with one state housing authority, whereby for a fee, we agree to purchase and hold the authority’s bonds until the designated marketing agent can find a suitable investor or the housing authority repurchases the bond according to a schedule established by the standby agreement. The standby agreement dictates the specific terms that would require us to purchase the bond. The bond purchase commitment entered into by us expires in May 2008. Total commitments for the bond purchase were $68.9 million and $75.6 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. During 2006 and 2005, we were not required to purchase any bonds under this agreement. The estimated fair value of our standby bond purchase agreements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 is reported in Note 17.

 

Since we made the decision to exit the MPP business during mid-year 2005, we have no commitments that unconditionally obligate us to purchase mortgage loans as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. Mortgage purchase commitments were generally for periods not to exceed 90 days and were recorded as derivatives at their fair values.

 

We generally execute derivatives with major banks and broker-dealers and enter into master agreements containing specific bilateral collateral requirements based upon applicable counter-party credit ratings and dollar thresholds. As of December 31, 2006, we had no cash or securities pledged as collateral that could be sold or repledged to broker-dealers. As of December 31, 2005, we had cash pledged as such collateral, with a carrying value of $15.4 million, which could not be sold or repledged.

 

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We charged to operating expenses net rental costs of $2.8 million, $4.2 million, and $2.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. During 2005, we recognized $5.4 million of impairment costs related to the abandonment of certain portions of our leased premises and in 2006, we subsequently recognized a $1.0 million lease impairment recovery due to increased commercial lease rates. During the latter part of 2006, we signed a sublease agreement for a floor of space no longer used due to our 2005 office space consolidation and reduction of staff. The following table summarizes our future lease commitments as of December 31, 2006.

 

Future Minimum Lease Commitments

   Minimum
Commitment
(dollars in thousands)     

2007

   $ 2,373

2008

     2,821

2009

     2,929

2010

     2,997

2011

     3,112

Thereafter

     4,213
      

Total

   $ 18,445
      

 

Lease agreements for our premises generally provide for increases in the basic rentals resulting from increases in property taxes and maintenance expenses. Such increases are not expected to have a material effect on us.

 

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no investments that had been traded but not settled. We entered into agreements to issue $850.0 million and $80.0 million par value of consolidated obligation bonds as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We had no agreements outstanding to issue consolidated obligation discount notes as of December 31, 2006 and 2005. We had traded and unsettled derivative notional value balances of $850.0 million and $85.0 million as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Effective July 20, 2006, the FHLBanks entered into the Federal Home Loan Banks P&I Funding and Contingency Plan Agreement, or the Contingency Agreement. The FHLBanks and the Office of Finance entered into the Contingency Agreement in response to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System revising its Policy Statement on Payments System Risk concerning the disbursement by the Federal Reserve Banks of interest and principal payments on securities issued by GSEs, such as the FHLBanks. Under the Contingency Agreement, in the event that one or more FHLBanks does not fund its principal and interest payments under a consolidated obligation by deadlines agreed upon by the FHLBanks, the other FHLBanks will be responsible for those payments in a manner as described in the Contingency Agreement. We have not funded any consolidated obligation principal and interest payments under the Contingency Agreement.

 

Other Developments

 

We are subject to legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. After consultation with legal counsel, management does not anticipate that the ultimate liability, if any, arising out of these matters will have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Note 19—Transactions with Related Parties and Other FHLBanks

 

• Transactions with Members • We are a cooperative whose members own our capital stock and may receive dividends on their investments in our stock. In addition, certain former members that have outstanding transactions with us, such as advances, are also required to maintain their investment in our capital stock until the transactions mature or are paid off and the capital stock is redeemed. Virtually all our advances are issued to

 

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members, and all mortgage loans held for portfolio have been purchased from members. We also maintain demand deposit accounts for members, primarily to facilitate settlement activities that are directly related to advances and mortgage loan purchases. Such transactions with members are entered into in the normal course of business. In instances where a member also has an officer who is a director of the Seattle Bank, transactions with such a member are subject to the same eligibility and credit criteria, as well as the same terms and conditions, as other similar transactions, although the Board of Directors has imposed certain restrictions on the repurchase of stock held by members who have officers on our board. For purposes of these financial statements, we define related parties as those members with Class B stock outstanding in excess of 10% of our total outstanding Class B stock and mandatorily redeemable Class B stock.

 

In addition, we have investments in federal funds sold, interest-bearing deposits, and mortgage-backed securities with members or their affiliates. All investments are transacted at market prices and mortgage-backed securities are purchased through securities brokers or dealers. In addition, in the past we have entered into offsetting interest-rate exchange agreements, acting as an intermediary between offsetting derivative transactions with members and other counterparties, although we discontinued offering this service as a standard product in mid-2004. These transactions were also executed at market rates.

 

For member transactions related to concentration associated with advances, see Note 7; mortgage loans held for portfolio and the sale of government-insured mortgage loans to an affiliate of one of our members, see Note 10; capital stock, see Note 14; and concentrations of investments in mortgage-backed securities issued by affiliates of our members, see Note 7.

 

The following tables set forth information with respect to the Seattle Bank’s transactions with the members and their affiliates and former members and their affiliates as of the dates indicated.

 

     As of
December 31,
2006
   As of
December 31,
2005
(dollars in thousands)          

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 356    $ 511

Interest-bearing deposits

        300,000

Federal funds sold

        580,000

Held-to-maturity securities

     1,712,166      1,665,719

Advances*

     27,907,730      21,377,438

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     6,361,091      7,215,404

Accrued interest receivable

     208,659      131,614

Derivative assets

     66,346      3,709
             

Total Assets

   $ 36,256,348    $ 31,274,395
             

Liabilities

     

Deposits

   $ 985,000    $ 624,924

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

     59,269      58,779

Derivative liabilities

     116      9,260
             

Total liabilities

   $ 1,044,385    $ 692,963
             

Other

     

Notional amount of derivatives

   $ 10,154,274    $ 2,998,857

Letters of credit

   $ 135,627    $ 109,934

* Includes the effect of associated derivatives with members or their affiliates.

 

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For the Years Ended December 31,

   2006     2005     2004  
(dollars in thousands)       

Interest Income

      

Advances*

   $ 1,277,791     $ 720,472     $ 526,884  

Prepayment fees on advances

     608       4,626       954  

Interest-bearing deposits

     9,050       2,797       2,453  

Federal funds sold

     15,062       5,820       291  

Held-to-maturity securities

     91,695       76,495       66,329  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     353,568       444,883       553,134  
                        

Total interest income

     1,747,774       1,255,093       1,150,045  
                        

Interest Expense

      

Deposits

     34,038       26,434       13,741  

Consolidated obligations*

     14,609       1,111       (9,950 )

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

     138       (3 )     225  
                        

Total interest expense

     48,785       27,542       4,016  
                        

Net Interest Income

   $ 1,698,989     $ 1,227,551     $ 1,146,029  
                        

Other Income (Loss)

      

Service fees

     1,691       2,183       2,266  

Net (loss) gain on derivatives and hedging activities

     (22 )     13,771       2,236  

Other (loss) income

     (6 )     7,412    
                        

Total other income

   $ 1,663     $ 23,366     $ 4,502  
                        

* Includes the effect of associated derivatives with members or their affiliates.

 

Transactions with Certain Members • The following tables set forth information at the dates and for the periods indicated with respect to transactions with (1) members and former members holding more than 10.0% of the outstanding shares of our capital stock at each respective period end, (2) members or former members with a representative serving on our Board of Directors at any time during the year ended on the respective dates or during the respective periods, and (3) affiliates of the foregoing members or former members.

 

As of December 31,

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 356    $ 511

Federal funds sold

        280,000

Held-to-maturity securities

     366,799      514,015

Advances*

     18,923,425      13,453,796

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     5,770,420      6,588,757

Accrued interest receivable

     163,115      93,930

Derivative assets

     12,106      3,709
             

Total Assets

   $ 25,236,221    $ 20,934,718
             

Liabilities

     

Deposits

     33,412      22,700

Derivative liabilities

     
             

Total liabilities

   $ 33,412    $ 22,700
             

Other

     

Notional amount of derivatives

   $ 808,650    $ 565,900

Letters of credit

   $ 10,594    $ 12,056

* Includes the effect of associated derivatives with members or their affiliates.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

For the Years Ended

   2006     2005    2004  
(dollars in thousands)       

Interest Income

       

Advances*

   $ 760,205     $ 475,507    $ 269,986  

Prepayment fees on advances

       1,835      262  

Federal funds sold

     7,663       1,393      189  

Held to maturity securities

     21,755       17,946      15,552  

Mortgage loans held for portfolio

     320,992       401,673      483,923  
                       

Total interest income

     1,110,615       898,354      769,912  
                       

Interest Expense

       

Deposits

     2,562       863      632  

Consolidated obligations

     149       397      (1,108 )

Mandatorily redeemable Class B stock

          157  
                       

Total interest expense

     2,711       1,260      (319 )
                       

Net Interest Income

   $ 1,107,904     $ 897,094    $ 770,231  

Other Income (Loss)

       

Net gain (loss) on derivatives and hedging activities

   $ (11 )   $ 1,411    $ 7,089  

Other income

     23       7,169   
                       

Total other income

   $ 12     $ 8,580    $ 7,089  
                       

* Includes the effect of associated derivatives with members or their affiliates.

 

Transactions with Other FHLBanks • Our transactions with other FHLBanks are identified on the face of our financial statements. See Note 13 for additional information on our investments in other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds and for debt transfers from other FHLBanks.

 

Note 20—Subsequent Events

 

Termination of the Finance Board Agreement • On January 11, 2007, our regulator, the Finance Board, terminated the Written Agreement between the Seattle Bank and the Finance Board dated as of December 10, 2004. The Written Agreement imposed certain requirements on us relating to our risk management, capital structure, corporate governance, and Capital Plan. The Written Agreement had required us to, among other things:

 

   

Develop a business plan (which we first implemented as our three-year business and capital management plan in May 2005 and which has since been updated) acceptable to the OS, that, among other things: (1) did not increase our market, credit, or operational risk profiles; (2) specified a minimum regulatory capital-to-assets ratio that was consistent with the business strategy presented in the business plan; and (3) established appropriate capital stock, retained earnings, and dividend policies;

 

   

Engage consultants to conduct independent reviews of our senior management and our Board’s oversight and of our risk management policies, procedures, and practices, and respond to any recommendations of the independent consultants; and,

 

   

Prohibit increases in our mortgage loan assets held for portfolio (i.e., purchases from our members through our mortgage purchase program, which we have been exiting since early 2005) by an amount in excess of 10% of the net book value of such assets as of November 18, 2004, which was $10.6 billion, unless the OS agreed otherwise.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

The termination of the Written Agreement will not affect:

 

   

The indefinite suspension of our repurchase of any Class B stock except upon approval of the OS Director and first approved by our Board in May 2005 and updated in December 2006; and

 

   

dividend restrictions generally providing that dividend payments may not exceed 50.0% of year-to-date GAAP net income as approved by our Board in December 2006.

 

Board Approval Reduction of Minimum Capital-To-Assets Ratio • On January 26, 2007, our Board approved a reduction in the minimum capital-to-assets ratio from 4.25% to 4.05%.

 

We intend to continue to take action pursuant to our updated business plan.

 

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Unaudited Supplementary Financial Data

 

Quarterly Financial Data

 

Quarterly supplementary financial data for each full quarter in the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are included in the tables below:

 

     2006 Quarter Ended  

Quarterly Financial Data

   December 31     September 30    June 30     March 31  
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)       

Interest income

   $ 670,094     $ 664,038    $ 619,045     $ 579,816  

Interest expense

     649,222       641,799      605,395       559,557  
                               

Net interest income

     20,872       22,239      13,650       20,259  

Non-interest income

     (1,077 )     314      1,131       2,324  

Non-interest expense

     11,389       10,128      11,413       11,695  

Assessments

     2,241       3,296      894       2,883  
                               

Net income

   $ 6,165     $ 9,129    $ 2,474     $ 8,005  
                               

Dividends per share

   $ 0.10         
     2005 Quarter Ended  

Quarterly Financial Data

   December 31     September 30    June 30     March 31  
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)       

Interest income

   $ 544,294     $ 505,731    $ 460,987     $ 449,907  

Interest expense

     529,092       481,627      439,306       414,104  
                               

Net interest income

     15,202       24,104      21,681       35,803  

Non-interest income

     (7,250 )     10,009      (27,681 )     (2,862 )

Non-interest expense

     20,386       14,554      15,337       16,217  

Assessments

     (3,291 )     5,268      (5,634 )     4,455  
                               

Net income

   $ (9,143 )   $ 14,291    $ (15,703 )   $ 12,269  
                               

Dividends per share

          $ 0.54  

 

Investment Securities

 

Supplementary financial data on our investment securities are included in the tables below.

 

Held-to-Maturity Securities

 

The tables below present the composition of our held-to-maturity securities by major security type as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the maturity yield as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Commercial paper

   $      $ 194,106

Other U.S. agency obligations

     146,298      221,671

Government-sponsored enterprises

     2,691,238      2,698,649

Other FHLBanks’ consolidated obligation bonds

     4,224,959      5,274,944

State or local housing agency obligations

     12,067      16,900
             

Subtotal

     7,074,562      8,406,270

Mortgage-backed securities

     6,613,347      6,471,324
             

Total

   $ 13,687,909    $ 14,877,594
             

 

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     December 31, 2006     December 31, 2005  
     Book Value    Percent of
Yield
    Book Value    Percent
Yield
 
(dollars in thousands)       

Commercial Paper

          

Within one year

   $           %   $ 194,106    4.09 %
                  

Total

   $        $ 194,106    4.09  
                  

Other U.S. Agency Obligations

          

Within one year

   $ 15,000    5.31     $ 22,918    4.89  

After one but within five years

     75,758    6.38       31,851    6.01  

After five but within 10 years

     702    6.25       98,540    6.26  

After 10 years

     54,838    5.95       68,362    6.51  
                  

Total

   $ 146,298    6.11     $ 221,671    6.16  
                  

Government-Sponsored Enterprise Obligations

          

Within one year

   $ 1,802,899    2.94     $ —     

After one but within five years

     500,708    3.36       2,311,094    3.08  

After five but within 10 years

     387,631    6.05       387,555    6.05  
                  

Total

   $ 2,691,238    3.47     $ 2,698,649    3.51  
                  

Other FHLBanks’ Consolidated Obligation Bonds

          

Within one year

   $ 1,700,000    3.16     $ 1,000,000    2.75  

After one but within five years

     2,524,959    3.88       4,274,944    3.69  
                  

Total

   $ 4,224,959    3.59     $ 5,274,944    3.51  
                  

State or Local Housing Agency Obligations

          

After 10 years

   $ 12,067    6.18     $ 16,900    6.12  
                  

Total

   $ 12,067    6.18     $ 16,900    6.12  
                  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

          

After one but within five years

   $ 2,120    6.23     $ 95    9.92  

After five but within 10 years

     29,267    4.72       35,026    4.83  

After 10 years

     6,581,960    4.80       6,436,203    4.59  
                  

Total

   $ 6,613,347    4.80 %   $ 6,471,324    4.59 %
                  

 

Geographic Concentration of Mortgage Loans

 

The following table represents the top ten holdings by state as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, for mortgage loans purchased from members.

 

     As of December 31, 2006  

State

   Outstanding
balance
   Loan
count
   Percent
of total
loan
principal
 
(dollars in thousands)       

California

   $ 1,590,340    8,531    25.1 %

Illinois

     467,965    2,689    7.4  

Washington

     407,797    3,103    6.4  

New York

     347,255    1,896    5.5  

Massachusetts

     323,251    1,699    5.1  

New Jersey

     246,551    1,435    3.9  

Florida

     202,842    1,424    3.2  

Colorado

     192,844    1,123    3.0  

Texas

     191,435    1,390    3.0  

Michigan

     185,822    1,106    2.9 %

 

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     As of December 31, 2005  

State

   Outstanding
balance
   Loan count   

Percent of
total loan

principal

 
(dollars in thousands)       

California

   $ 1,792,072    9,451    25.0 %

Illinois

     527,447    2,979    7.3  

Washington

     474,044    3,508    6.6  

New York

     383,091    2,043    5.3  

Massachusetts

     359,621    1,846    5.0  

New Jersey

     279,905    1,587    3.9  

Florida

     233,944    1,620    3.3  

Colorado

     218,859    1,580    3.1  

Texas

     218,838    1,247    3.1  

Michigan

     204,321    1,197    2.8  

 

The following table represents the geographic concentration of the total mortgage loan portfolio as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     December 31,  

State

       2006(1)             2005(1)      
(in percentages)       

Midwest (2)

   16.4 %   16.2 %

Northeast (3)

   20.2     19.8  

Southeast (4)

   14.1     14.4  

Southwest (5)

   11.6     10.9  

West (6)

   37.7     38.7  
            

Total

   100.0 %   100.0 %
            

(1) Percentage calculated based on the unpaid principal balance at the end of each period.
(2) Midwest includes IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, and WI.
(3) Northeast includes CT, DE, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, PR, RI, VI, and VT.
(4) Southeast includes AL, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, and WV.
(5) Southwest includes AR, AZ, CO, KS, LA, MO, NM, OK, TX, and UT.
(6) West includes AK, CA, GU, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, and WY.

 

Maturities of Member Term Deposits

 

The table below represents our member term deposits over $100,000 categorized by time to maturity as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     December 31,
     2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Within three months

   $ 60,329    $ 73,505

After three months but within six months

     1,925      5,903

After six months but within 12 months

     2,245      3,870
             

Total

   $ 64,499    $ 83,278
             

 

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Short-Term Borrowings

 

Borrowings with original maturities of one year or less are considered short-term. The following is a summary of short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

     December 31,  
     2006     2005  
(dollars in thousands)       

Consolidated Obligation Discount Notes

    

Outstanding balance at year-end

   $ 1,495,861     $ 10,620,951  

Weighted-average interest rate at year-end

     4.86 %     3.95 %

Daily average outstanding balance for the year

   $ 7,680,580     $ 7,940,115  

Weighted-average interest rate for the year

     4.79 %     3.40 %

Highest outstanding balance at any month-end

   $ 11,788,351     $ 13,262,902  

Other Short-Term Borrowings

    

Outstanding balance at year-end

   $       $ 393,500  

Weighted-average interest rate at year-end

       4.34 %

Daily average outstanding balance for the year

   $ 165,211     $ 544,639  

Weighted-average interest rate for the year

     4.70 %     2.79 %

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with the Seattle Bank’s independent accountants on accounting and financial disclosures during the two most recent fiscal years.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Seattle Bank’s senior management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Seattle Bank in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. The Seattle Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Seattle Bank in the report it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, with the participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as of December 31, 2006. Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that the Seattle Bank’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), were effective as of December 31, 2006.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. As of December 31, 2005, our management concluded that we did not maintain effective control over the presentation and classification of certain cash flows in our Statement of Cash Flows. Specifically, in an initial draft of our Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2005, we did not properly classify: (1) the net proceeds from the December 2005 sale of our trading security as an operating

 

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activity, (2) the unrealized market value loss related to our September 2005 reclassification of mortgage loans from loans held for sale to loans held for portfolio on the correct caption within operating activities, and (3) payments for concession fees relating to the issuance of consolidated obligations as a financing activity. This control deficiency could have allowed a material misstatement to occur among the cash flow activities that comprise the Statements of Cash Flows in our annual or interim financial statements. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2005, our management determined this control deficiency constituted a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

To address this previously reported material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, we made certain changes to reinforce U.S. GAAP guidance and improve the accuracy and completeness of our reporting our cash flow activities in our Statements of Cash Flows during the fourth quarter of 2006. Specifically, the following enhanced or remediated control activities were determined by management to have operated effectively during the fourth quarter of 2006:

 

   

We implemented a supplemental procedure involving the review of all existing U.S. GAAP authoritative guidance and any new guidance released during the current month, as documented in the form of a memorandum required in order to close the general ledger. This procedure identifies when changes to financial statement classification must be made as a result of new authoritative U.S. GAAP guidance.

 

   

We document all new and unusual transactions, such as selling a trading security or reclassifying mortgage loans, and we evaluate such transactions’ impact on and proper classification in the statement of condition, the statement of income, and the statement of cash flows, using the appropriate U.S. GAAP guidance.

 

   

We implemented a checklist procedure, which is completed by both the preparer and reviewer prior to completing our financial statements. The completed checklist, which becomes part of the internal controls documentation, includes balancing steps, analytical reviews, and reviews for proper account classification according to existing or new U.S. GAAP guidance or changes to data on the general ledger system.

 

We believe that the above enhanced or remediated control activities provided us with the basis to conclude that the previously reported material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting no longer existed as of December 31, 2006.

 

Except for the remediation of the previously reported material weakness discussed above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2006, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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PART III.

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance

Board of Directors

The Seattle Bank’s Board is comprised of directors appointed by the Finance Board and directors elected by the members. Eligibility for appointment or election to the Board and continuing service on the Board are determined by Finance Board regulations. Each director must be a citizen of the United States. Each appointed director must be a bona fide resident of the Seattle Bank’s district, and each elected director must be an officer or director of a member of the Seattle Bank. The term for each directorship is three years, and elected directors are subject to limits on the number of consecutive terms they may serve, in so far as an elected director who has served three consecutive full terms on the Board is not eligible for election to a term that begins earlier than two years after the expiration of the third consecutive term. An appointed director may not serve as an officer of any FHLBank or as a director or officer of any member of the Seattle Bank. Appointed directors may not hold any financial interest in a member of the Seattle Bank. At least two appointed directors are required to come from organizations with more than a two-year history of representing consumer or community interests in banking services, credit needs, housing, or financial consumer protection.

The FHLBank Act provides that a board of at least 14 directors will govern each FHLBank, and the Finance Board determines the total number of directors each FHLBank will have. The Finance Board has determined that the Seattle Bank should have 18 directors. Historically, the Finance Board has appointed eight of our directors, and ten of our directors have been elected by our members. Currently, we have 12 directors, two of whom were appointed by the Finance Board and ten of whom were elected by our members. Each of the elected director positions is allocated to a specific state in our district, and the members in that state elect the director who fills that position, except that our Board is responsible for filling interim vacancies. Of our ten elected director positions, three are allocated to Washington, and one is allocated to each of the other states in our district (including, in the case of Hawaii, certain U.S. territories).

We hold elections each year for the elected director positions that will become vacant at year end. As a part of the election process, we solicit nominations from our eligible members in the relevant states. Members located in the relevant states as of the record date are eligible to participate in the election for the state in which their principal place of business is located. For each elected director position to be filled, an eligible member may cast one vote for each share of capital stock it was required to hold as of the record date (according to the requirements of our Capital Plan), except that an eligible member’s votes for each director position to be filled may not exceed the average number of shares of capital stock required to be held by all of the members in that state as of the record date. In the case of an election to fill more than one elected director position for a state, an eligible member may not cumulate its votes.

To date, the Finance Board has not appointed directors to fill six vacant appointed director positions on our Board for terms that would otherwise have begun on January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006. Our two current appointed directors were each reappointed as of January 1, 2007 to fill the last year of three-year terms that would otherwise have begun on January 1, 2004, and their current terms will expire on December 31, 2007. The Finance Board has indicated that it plans to fill the six vacant appointed director positions during 2007.

On March 27, 2007, the Finance Board adopted a final rule establishing procedures for the appointment of directors to the boards of the FHLBanks. The final rule will be effective upon publication in the Federal Register. Under the interim final rule, the FHLBanks are responsible for identifying potential directors, conducting a preliminary assessment of their eligibility and qualifications, and sending to the Finance Board for its consideration a list containing up to twice as many nominations as that FHLBank has appointed director vacancies. Each nomination must be accompanied by an application that demonstrates the qualifications of the nominee to serve on the Board. The Finance Board will review each nomination and decide whether to appoint directors from the submitted list of nominees. The Finance Board may require us to submit additional nominees

 

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for consideration. The rule requires us to submit a list of nominees to the Finance Board with respect to our six current vacancies by March 31, 2007 although we would be permitted to request an extension. Our Board of Directors intends to submit a list of nominees to the Finance Board on March 30, 2007. However, we cannot predict when the Finance Board will complete the appointment of directors to these vacancies.

 

Because of our cooperative ownership structure, elected directors represent institutions that have a direct financial interest in the Seattle Bank. At times, individual directors are required to exclude themselves from certain decisions in which there is an actual or perceived conflict of interest due to their employment with a member or their relationship to an entity applying for funding. The Board has adopted a code of ethics for the Seattle Bank’s employees, including the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller, and individuals performing similar functions, which establishes conduct standards and policies to promote an honest and ethical work environment. This code of ethics is available on the Seattle Bank’s website at www.fhlbsea.com/ourcompany/corporategovernance/.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

The Board has four core committees: the Audit and Compliance Committee, the Executive Committee, the Financial Operations and Affordable Housing Committee, or the FOAH Committee, and the Governance, Budget and Compensation Committee, or the GBC Committee. The Board may establish other committees from time to time to assist it in the discharge of its responsibilities. Below is a general description of the primary responsibilities of the Seattle Bank’s core committees. More detailed descriptions of the function of each committee are set forth in each committee’s charter.

 

Audit and Compliance Committee

 

The Audit and Compliance Committee is comprised of Craig E. Dahl (chair), William V. Humphreys (vice chair), Michael A. DeVico, Russell J. Lau, Park Price, Donald V. Rhodes, Jack T. Riggs, and Gordon Zimmerman. The purpose of the Audit and Compliance Committee is to oversee: (i) the integrity and adequacy of our financial reporting; (ii) the establishment of an effective administrative, operating, and internal accounting control system; (iii) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; (iv) the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence; (v) the performance and effectiveness of our internal audit function and independent auditors; and (vi) our compliance with internal policies and procedures.

 

Finance Board regulations govern the composition of the Audit and Compliance Committee, requiring that there be at least five members drawn from the Board and that at least one committee member have extensive accounting or related financial management experience. All members of the Audit and Compliance Committee must be independent, as defined by Finance Board regulations. The Audit and Compliance Committee is in compliance with these requirements. See “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence—Director Independence and Compliance Committee Financial Expert,” for information relating to the audit committee financial expert and director independence.

 

Executive Committee

 

The Executive Committee is comprised of Mike C. Daly (chair), Craig E. Dahl (vice chair), Daniel R. Fauske, Russell J. Lau, and William A. Longbrake. The primary purposes of the Executive Committee are to: (i) act on behalf of the Board during intervals between board meetings; (ii) oversee president and chief executive officer succession planning; and (iii) address compensation matters related to the president and chief executive officer, including setting base pay, establishing performance goals, and recommending incentive awards.

 

Financial Operations and Affordable Housing Committee

 

The FOAH Committee is comprised of Russell J. Lau (chair), Harold B. Gilkey (vice chair), Michael A. DeVico, Daniel R. Fauske, William A. Longbrake, Park Price, and Gordon Zimmerman. The purpose of the

 

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FOAH Committee is to provide oversight of the Seattle Bank’s financial and risk management activities, information technology infrastructure, and community investment funding and compliance. The FOAH Committee: (i) recommends policies to the Board on financial and risk management issues, including capital, investments, market risk management, and credit-risk management, and monitors compliance with such policies; (ii) evaluates and reports to the Board on the Seattle Bank’s financial strategies and current and expected financial performance; (iii) provides oversight on issues related to capital management, including the Capital Plan and dividend payments on capital stock; and (iv) oversees product pricing and establishes the parameters within which our staff can make day-to-day pricing decisions for advances, member derivatives, and deposits. The FOAH Committee has a standing AHP subcommittee, comprised of Daniel R. Fauske (chair), Russell J. Lau, and Park Price. The AHP subcommittee is responsible for acting as a liaison between the Seattle Bank’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council, the FOAH Committee, the Board, and management with respect to the AHP and our community investment products and services.

 

Governance, Budget and Compensation Committee

 

The GBC Committee is comprised of William A. Longbrake (chair), Donald V. Rhodes (vice chair), Mike C. Daly, Daniel R. Fauske, Harold B. Gilkey, William V. Humphreys, and Jack T. Riggs. The purposes of the GBC Committee are to: (i) develop and maintain best practices in governing the Seattle Bank; (ii) coordinate the review, approval, and monitoring of our strategic business plan and annual operating and capital budgets; (iii) assist management in addressing legislative and regulatory issues; and (iv) provide oversight for compensation and benefit programs for the Seattle Bank. The GBC Committee also oversees the establishment and administration of our overall benefit and compensation programs as further described in “Item 11. Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Governance, Budget and Compensation Committee.”

 

Directors

 

Information regarding the current directors of the Seattle Bank as of the date indicated is provided below.

 

Name

   Age as of
March 30, 2007
   Bank
Director
Since
   Expiration of
Term as Director
  

Board Position and

Core Committee Membership

Mike C. Daly, Chairman

   55    2002    December 31, 2007    Chairman; Executive (Chair); Governance, Budget and Compensation

Craig E. Dahl, Vice Chair

   57    2004    December 31, 2009    Vice Chair; Audit and Compliance (Chair); Executive (Vice Chair)

Michael A. DeVico

   46    2007    December 31, 2009   

Audit and Compliance;

Financial Operations and Affordable Housing

Daniel R. Fauske(1)

   56    2004    December 31, 2007   

Executive; Financial Operations and Affordable Housing;

Governance, Budget and Compensation

Harold B. Gilkey

   67    2003    December 31, 2008    Financial Operations and Affordable Housing (Vice Chair); Governance, Budget and Compensation

William V. Humphreys

   59    2006    December 31, 2008    Audit and Compliance (Vice Chair); Governance, Budget and Compensation

 

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Name

  Age as of
March 30, 2007
  Bank
Director
Since
  Expiration of
Term as Director
  

Board Position and

Core Committee Membership

Russell J. Lau

  54   2005   December 31, 2009    Audit and Compliance; Executive; Financial Operations and Affordable Housing (Chair)

William A. Longbrake

  64   2002   December 31, 2007    Executive; Financial Operations and Affordable Housing; Governance, Budget and Compensation (Chair)

Park Price(2)

  64   2006   December 31, 2007    Audit and Compliance; Financial Operations and Affordable Housing

Donald V. Rhodes

  71   2005   December 31, 2008    Audit and Compliance ; Governance, Budget and Compensation (Vice Chair)

Jack T. Riggs, M.D.(1)

  52   2004   December 31, 2007    Audit and Compliance; Governance, Budget and Compensation

Gordon Zimmerman(2)

  44   2007   December 31, 2008    Audit and Compliance; Financial Operations and Affordable Housing

(1) Appointed by the Finance Board.
(2) Selected by the Seattle Bank’s Board to fill a vacancy.

The following is a biographical summary of the business experience of each of our directors. Except as otherwise indicated, each director has been engaged in the principal occupation described below for at least five years.

Mike C. Daly has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2002 and as chairman since 2005. In 1981, Mr. Daly opened First State Bank in Wheatland, Wyoming, an independent community bank, where he serves as chairman. Since 1985, Mr. Daly has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Wheatland Bankshares, Inc., a single bank holding company that owns 100% of First State Bank. Mr. Daly currently serves as one of three Seattle Bank representatives on the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks.

Craig E. Dahl has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2004 and as vice chair since 2005. Since 1996, Mr. Dahl has served as president, chief executive officer, and a director of Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Alaska Pacific Bank, federally chartered savings banks.

Michael A. DeVico joined the Seattle Bank’s Board on January 1, 2007. Mr. DeVico has served as executive vice president and chief information officer since 2001 at Zions Bancorporation, a financial holding company in Salt Lake City, Utah. From 2000 to 2001, he was chief executive officer of Xpede, and he served from 1990 to 2000 at Bank of America, where he held a number of positions, including Executive Vice President for the Interactive Banking Division as well as chief executive officer of Bank of America’s Midwest Retail Division.

Daniel R. Fauske has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2004. Since 1995, Mr. Fauske has served as chief executive officer and executive director of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, a self-supporting, non-stock public corporation that provides financing and loan options for housing.

Harold B. Gilkey has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2003. Mr. Gilkey co-founded Sterling Savings Bank, a state-chartered, federally insured stock savings and loan association, in 1981, and served as chairman from 1981 through 2004. Since that time has served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Sterling Financial Corporation.

 

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William V. Humphreys has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2006. Mr. Humphreys has served as president and chief executive officer of Citizens Bank in Corvallis, Oregon, a commercial banking services provider, since 1996 and as president and chief executive officer of Citizens Bancorp, a publicly traded bank holding company, since 1997. He serves as a director of Citizens Bancorp.

 

Russell J. Lau has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2005. Mr. Lau has served as vice chairman and chief executive officer of Finance Factors, Ltd., a depository financial services loan company, since 1997. In addition, Mr. Lau has served as president and chief executive officer of Finance Enterprises, Ltd., the parent company of Finance Factors, Ltd., since 2004.

 

William A. Longbrake has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2002. Since 1982, Mr. Longbrake has served in a variety of positions at Washington Mutual Inc., a national financial services retailer, including currently serving as its vice chair, and serving as its vice chair and chief enterprise risk officer from 2002 to 2004 and as its vice chair and chief financial officer from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Longbrake currently serves as one of three Seattle Bank representatives on the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks.

 

Park Price has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2006. Mr. Price has served as president of Bank of Idaho, an independent community bank, since 2003 and as a director of that institution since 1999. He is also a director of Western Independent Bankers, a regional banking association serving community banks across the Western United States. He was owner and president of Park Price Motor Company in Pocatello, Idaho, from 1979 to 2003.

 

Donald V. Rhodes has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2005. Mr. Rhodes has served as chairman of Heritage Financial Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company located in Olympia, Washington, since 1997. He has also served as its chief executive officer and president. Mr. Rhodes has also served as chairman of Heritage Financial Corporation’s Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank, N.A. subsidiaries.

 

Jack T. Riggs, MD has served as a director of the Seattle Bank since 2004. Dr. Riggs is the founder and a partner in North Idaho Medical Care Centers PLLC and chief executive officer of Pita Pit USA, Inc. From January 2001 to January 2003, Dr. Riggs served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. From 1996 to 2001, Dr. Riggs served as an Idaho State Senator.

 

Gordon Zimmerman joined the Seattle Bank’s Board on January 1, 2007. Mr. Zimmerman has served as the president and a director of Community Bank, Inc., in Ronan, Montana, since 2003. From 1998 to 2003, he served as chief financial officer, president, and a board member of Pend Oreille Bank in Sandpoint, Idaho.

 

Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth information about the executive officers of the Seattle Bank as of the date indicated.

 

Executive Officer

  Age as of
March 30,
2007
 

Capacity in Which Served

  Seattle
Bank
Employee
Since

James E. Gilleran*

  73   President and Chief Executive Officer   2005

Richard M. Riccobono*

  49   Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer   2005

Steven R. Horton

  46   Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer   1992

Sheryl A. Symonds

  51   Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary   2003

Mark R. Szczepaniak

  49   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer   2004

Vincent L. Beatty

  47   First Vice President, Treasurer   2004

John W. Blizzard

  39   First Vice President, Managing Director, Member Services   2001

* Mr. Gilleran has announced his resignation effective April 30, 2007. The Board has appointed Mr. Riccobono to succeed Mr. Gilleran as president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Bank as of May 1, 2007. See “Part III. Item 11. Executive Compensation—Employment Agreements with Management.”

 

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James E. Gilleran has served as president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Bank since June 2005. From 2001 to April 2005, Mr. Gilleran served as director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the OTS, an office of the Department of the Treasury of the United States which regulates the thrift industry. From 1994 to 2000, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Bank of San Francisco, a financial banking institution. Mr. Gilleran currently serves as one of three Seattle Bank representatives on the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks. Mr. Gilleran has announced his resignation from the Seattle Bank effective April 30, 2007.

 

Richard M. Riccobono has served as executive vice president, chief operating officer of the Seattle Bank since August 2005. From 1989 until July 2005, Mr. Riccobono served at the OTS, including as deputy director from 1998 until July 2005. Prior to his tenure at the OTS, he served in various positions at the FHLBank of Atlanta and FHLBank of Boston. The Board has appointed Mr. Riccobono to succeed Mr. Gilleran as president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Bank effective May 1, 2007.

 

Steven R. Horton has served as senior vice president, chief risk officer of the Seattle Bank since July 2005. From November 2004 until July 2005, Mr. Horton served as senior vice president, interim chief financial officer of the Seattle Bank. In addition, from 2003 until November 2004, Mr. Horton served as senior vice president, chief credit officer of the Seattle Bank and from 1992 to 2003 as vice president and manager of the Seattle Bank’s asset/liability management group.

 

Sheryl A. Symonds has served as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of the Seattle Bank since October 2005. From January 2005 to October 2005, Ms. Symonds served as vice president, associate general counsel of the Seattle Bank. In addition, from 2003 to January 2005, Ms. Symonds served as senior attorney of the Seattle Bank. Ms. Symonds served as vice president, administration, and general counsel of Pacific Aerospace and Electronic, Inc., a producer of electronic components, from 1997 to 2002, and prior to that as a partner in the law firm, Stoel Rives LLP.

 

Mark R. Szczepaniak has served as senior vice president, chief financial officer of the Seattle Bank since July 2005. From October 2004 until July 2005, Mr. Szczepaniak served as senior vice president, controller of the Seattle Bank. From 1996 to 2004, he served as senior vice president and controller of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.

 

Vincent L. Beatty has served as first vice president, treasurer of the Seattle Bank since July 2005. From May 2004 until June 2005, Mr. Beatty served as a senior portfolio manager for the Seattle Bank. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Beatty owned and operated Great Learning Adventures, an association dedicated to tutoring services, and from 2000 to 2001, he held the position of senior vice president, retail financial officer for Chase Manhattan Mortgage.

 

John W. Blizzard has served as first vice president, managing director, member services of the Seattle Bank since May 2006, after serving as vice president, director of member services since October 2005. From 2001 through September 2005, Mr. Blizzard held various other positions in the Seattle Bank, including account manager, national accounts manager, and vice president, product and services.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

In accordance with correspondence from the Office of Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC dated May 23, 2006, directors, officers, and 10% stockholders of the Seattle Bank are exempted from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to transactions in or ownership of Seattle Bank capital stock, including the reporting requirements thereof.

 

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

This compensation discussion and analysis provides information related to the compensation program provided for our named executive officers for 2006, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and the three most highly-compensated executive officers other than the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, all of whom are identified in the Summary Compensation Table below.

 

Overall Compensation Philosophy and Strategy. The primary objective of our executive compensation and benefits programs is to provide a strategy to attract, retain and motivate talented individuals who can perform at optimal levels to enable us to meet our company’s mission of providing liquidity, funding, and services to enhance our members’ success and the availability of affordable homes and economic development in their communities while considering the evolving needs of our members and customers. Our members are best served when we attract and retain talented executives with compensation packages that are competitive. Total compensation, including base salary, short-term and long-term cash incentive awards, defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement benefits, and other compensation, is intended to align the interests of the named executive officers and other employees with our short-term and long-term objectives to ensure an appropriate level of competitiveness with the marketplace from which we recruit executive talent, and encourage the named executive officers and other executive officers to remain in our employ. Our compensation strategy consists of establishing each component of compensation to be competitive within the FHLBank System and reflects the selection of a benchmark within industry standards for organizations of similar size serving similar markets.

 

Role and Responsibilities of the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has the responsibility for setting base salary, establishing performance goals and evaluating the performance of the president and chief executive officer, and making recommendations to the Board regarding the president and chief executive officer’s incentive awards and compensation changes. In addition, the Executive Committee oversees president and chief executive officer succession planning.

 

Role and Responsibilities of the Governance, Budget and Compensation Committee. The GBC Committee has the responsibility for oversight of our compensation and benefits programs. In addition, the GBC Committee reviews and makes recommendations with respect to all matters pertaining to compensation for all named executive officers other than the president and chief executive officer. In carrying out its responsibilities, the GBC Committee may rely on the assistance and advice of our management and other advisors as needed. The GBC Committee reports its activities and recommendations to the Board through the GBC Committee chair.

 

The GBC Committee is comprised of William A. Longbrake (chair), Donald V. Rhodes (vice chair), Mike C. Daly, Daniel R. Fauske, Harold B. Gilkey, William V. Humphreys, and Jack T. Riggs. The purposes of the GBC Committee are to: (i) develop and maintain best practices in governing the Seattle Bank; (ii) coordinate the review, approval, and monitoring of our strategic business plan and annual operating and capital budgets; (iii) assist management in addressing legislative and regulatory issues; and (iv) provide oversight for compensation and benefit programs for the Seattle Bank.

 

With respect to providing oversight for our overall benefit and compensation programs, the GBC Committee is responsible for:

 

   

reviewing and recommending to the Board compensation for the Seattle Bank’s executive officers, including the named executive officers (other than the president and chief executive officer) recommended by the president and chief executive officer (e.g., base salary, merit increases, market adjustments, promotional increases, exceptions to policy, etc.);

 

   

overseeing the establishment and administration of the short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation plans, including the company goals established under such programs, and making recommendations to the Board regarding those plans and the awards under the plans;

 

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reviewing, amending and making recommendations to the Board regarding employee benefit plans such as the defined-benefit plans and defined-contribution plans, both qualified and non-qualified; and

 

   

ensuring that a senior leadership succession plan (other than the succession plan for the president and chief executive officer) is in place.

 

Role and Responsibilities of the President and Chief Executive Officer. The president and chief executive officer’s established role and practice in regard to executive officer compensation, including the compensation of the named executive officers other than himself, include:

 

   

Establishing and recommending for approval the corporate performance goals for the executive officers;

 

   

Providing status reports on performance goals;

 

   

Evaluating the individual performance of the executive officers;

 

   

Recommending base salary adjustments for the executive officers;

 

   

Recommending changes to the executive officers’ compensation and benefit packages;

 

   

Recommending changes to established plan documents and policies requiring approval by the GBC Committee or the Board; and

 

   

Recommending new plan documents and policies.

 

Competition for Executive Talent and Executive Compensation Benchmarking. The Executive and GBC Committees strive to create a compensation program for the president and chief executive officer and the other named executive officers that positions total compensation at the median of the market as compared to peer organizations and other positions at FHLBanks that have similar levels of responsibility and complexity. Each of the individual elements of compensation and total compensation may vary somewhat above or below the median range. The Seattle Bank obtains a survey from a national global compensation consulting firm to provide information regarding compensation practices considered to be most appropriate for comparative purposes to the Seattle Bank. In determining compensation for 2006, we reviewed and used information provided in the survey, which contained compensation practices of over 50 financial services and banking firms, as well as compensation information reported by the FHLBank System on the FHLBanks.

 

Overview of the Compensation Programs. Our total compensation mix for named executive officers is made up of a combination of base salary, short-term annual incentive cash compensation, long-term incentive cash compensation, qualified and non-qualified defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement plans, and other benefits. We are precluded from offering equity-based compensation because our stock can only be sold to or purchased by our members. Consequently, we rely on a mix of other non-equity compensation elements to attract, retain and reward executive talent. We believe that this approach is appropriate and consistent with prevailing market practice.

 

Base Salary. Base salary is a key component of our compensation program and ensures we are successful in attracting and retaining executive talent. Base salary levels are initially established for the named executive officers on the basis of a combination of factors. These factors include a review of published industry salary surveys, which may include many, but not necessarily all, of the financial institutions in our peer group in terms of total assets and net income, a comparison of FHLBank compensation data, and certain subjective factors, including the individual’s relevant experience and responsibility to be assumed. In addition, the president and chief executive officer and chief operating officer have employment agreements that provide for a minimum base salary. As of the beginning of each year, changes to base salary are approved by either the Executive Committee for the president and chief executive officer or by the GBC Committee for the other named executive officers, based upon a review of the market data, FHLBank compensation data, and individual performance and contributions to the achievement of goals and objectives.

 

Short-Term and Long-Term Cash-based Incentive Compensation Plans. Short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation plans are intended to create an award program for the named executive officers

 

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who significantly contribute to and influence our annual business and longer-term strategic plans, and who are responsible for our overall performance. Our incentive compensation plans are designed to award incentive compensation for our employees, including our named executive officers, for accomplishing bank goals that are approved by the Board as well as individual goals. Our bank-wide goals for the short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation plans include a target range profitability goal based upon return on equity, adjusted for predetermined non-recurring items. Individual goals are approved by the Executive Committee for the president and chief executive officer and by the individual’s manager for the other named executive officers. Individual goals are developed to support our long-term business goals of safety and soundness, enhancing member value, increasing organizational capacity, profitability, or other goals that are consistent with our objectives within this framework, individual goals vary in accordance with the scope of an individual’s duties and responsibilities.

 

Potential incentive award amounts for the named executive officers are stated as a percentage of base salary. Named executive officers are awarded cash incentives at the end of the incentive plan period based on the actual achievement levels of the specified goals.

 

The Board has discretion to modify any and all incentive payments of plan participants. For 2006, the Board did not modify any incentive payments made to our named executive officers, except the president and chief executive officer. The Executive Committee considered the levels at which the bank-wide goal and the president and chief executive officer’s individual goals were achieved and recommended an award of 50% of base salary which was above the level that would otherwise have been achieved based on the goals. This modification was approved by the Board.

 

Short-Term Cash-Based Incentive Compensation Plans. We maintain the following short-term cash-based incentive compensation plans that apply to the named executive officers:

 

   

Bank Incentive Compensation Plan—Annual Plan for the President and Chief Executive Officer, or Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP; and

 

   

Bank Incentive Compensation Plan—Annual Plan for Exempt Staff and Officers, or Annual BICP.

 

Under the Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP and Annual BICP plans, performance and individual goals for participants are established annually as of January 1. The Annual BICP Plan is for exempt employees, and includes our current named executive officers, except for the president and chief executive officer, who is covered by the Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP.

 

The bank-wide profitability achievement level is set at threshold, target and maximum, and each participating employee’s individual performance goal measure includes the categories of: more is expected; meets all goals; exceeds expectations; and recognized enterprise performance.

 

The named executive officers’ short-term incentive awards are based on achievement of bank-wide performance objectives first, at threshold or above, and are adjusted based on individual performance goals at “meets all goals” or above. Certain executive positions have a greater and more direct impact than others on our annual financial success. The differences are recognized by varying award opportunities. The 2006 award opportunities and the award payment percentages for the named executive officers were as follows.

 

2006 Award Opportunity as a Percentage of Base Salary

 

Name

   Threshold   Target   Maximum   2006 Award Achieved

James E. Gilleran

   20-35%   25-45%   35-60%   50.0% of base salary

Mark R. Szczepaniak

   15-25%   20-30%   25-35%   25.0% of base salary

Richard M. Riccobono

   15-30%   20-40%   30-50%   40.0% of base salary

Steven R. Horton

   15-25%   20-30%   25-35%   25.0% of base salary

Sheryl A. Symonds

   15-25%   20-30%   25-35%   25.0% of base salary

 

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Long-Term Cash-Based Incentive Compensation Plan. In January 2005, we established the BICP Long-Term Incentive Plan, or Long-Term BICP, which is a long-term cash-based incentive compensation plan designed to retain executive talent. The Long-Term BICP is designed to provide a competitive total cash compensation package relative to the market and rewards the named executive officer for achievement of a bank-wide profitability goal over a three-year performance period. Under the Long-Term BICP, awards are based on the bank-wide achievement of goals at threshold, target and maximum levels. Base award opportunities are provided each performance period, and equal a percentage of an executive’s annual base salary at the beginning of the performance period. In addition, each participant is granted a number of performance units for that performance period determined by dividing the base award opportunity by the value of a performance unit at the beginning of the performance period. Performance measures for the performance period, performance units, and the performance unit initial values are established annually at the beginning of each performance period. A performance period begins as of January 1 of each calendar year and is made up of three interim performance periods consisting of three calendar years. At the end of each calendar year or interim performance period, the achievement of the performance measure is assessed at threshold, target or maximum and the periodic plan awards are provisionally determined. Periodic plan awards equal one-third of the number of the executive’s performance units for the three-year performance period, multiplied by the value of the performance unit at the end of the performance period. No awards are paid out until after the three-year performance period has ended. Final awards equal the sum of the periodic plan awards for each interim performance period. If we fail to achieve the threshold level for a performance measure in any interim performance period, no award will be made for that interim performance period. Since a new performance period is established each year, participants may participate in overlapping performance periods at one time. Currently, the named executive officers are participating in the 2005-2007 performance period, the 2006-2008 performance period and the 2007-2009 performance period. The anticipated payout years for each of those performance periods currently in effect are 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. Payments made in 2008 will be the first payment made under this plan. The 2005-2007 and the 2006-2008 award opportunities for the named executive officers will be as follows:

 

Award Opportunity as a Percentage of Base Salary

 

Name

  

2005-2007

  

2006-2008

James E. Gilleran

   15-45%    15-45%

Mark R. Szczepaniak

   10-30%    12.5-37.5%

Richard M. Riccobono

   12.5-37.5%    12.5-37.5%

Steven R. Horton

   10-30%    12.5-37.5%

Sheryl A. Symonds

   7.5-22.5%    12.5-37.5%

 

Retirement Plans-Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Messrs. Szczepaniak, Riccobono and Horton and Ms. Symonds participate in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan, or Retirement BEP. We maintain the Retirement BEP for executives who also participate in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions, or Pentegra DB Plan, which is a tax-qualified defined-benefit pension plan, to provide a benefit that is coordinated with such plan. Without the addition of the Retirement BEP, these executives would receive lower percentages of replacement income during retirement than other employees who participate in the Pentegra DB Plan. This supplemental benefit is consistent with market levels and practices and is an extension of our retirement commitment to our executives to preserve and restore the full pension benefits which, due to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code, or IRC, are not payable under the Pentegra DB Plan. Mr. Gilleran is not eligible to participate in the Pentegra DB Plan or the Retirement BEP. Additional information regarding the Pentegra DB Plan and the Retirement BEP, as well as the present value of accumulated benefits, is disclosed in the “2006 Pension Benefits” table and narrative of this document below.

 

Retirement Plans-Deferred Compensation Plan. Our named executive officers are eligible to participate in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan, or Thrift BEP. The Thrift BEP provides certain executives with an opportunity to defer up to 25% of base salary, plus receive additional employer matching contributions, into a bookkeeping account. Each account is also credited with notional

 

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earnings based on the performance of the investments selected by the participant from the pool of investment choices identified in the 401(k) savings plan. The Thrift BEP is intended to allow the participants to defer current income and, subject to certain limitations, receive a corresponding matching contribution, without being limited by the IRC contribution limitations for 401(k) savings plans. Participation in the Thrift BEP is consistent with market levels and practices and is an extension of our commitment to our executives to preserve and restore the full benefits which, due to certain limitations under the IRC, are not payable under our 401(k) savings plan. Additional information regarding the Thrift BEP, as well as current balances, is disclosed in the “2006 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” table and narrative below.

 

Other Benefits. We are committed to providing competitive, high-quality benefits designed to promote health, well-being, and income protection for all employees. We offer all employees a core level of benefits and the opportunity to choose from a variety of optional benefits. Core benefits offered include medical, dental, prescription drug, vision, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, parking or transportation subsidy, worker’s compensation insurance, travel insurance, and life and accident insurance. Additionally, we offer a qualified defined-contribution 401(k) savings plan open to all employees, including our named executive officers. After one year of service, employees are eligible to receive a 401(k) savings plan company match in accordance with the Seattle Bank match schedule provided in the “Thrift BEP” narrative under the 2006 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation section.

 

Severance. We provide severance benefits to eligible employees through a Board-approved policy. Our severance policy is designed to help bridge the gap in employment for eligible employees until other employment is found. The president and chief executive officer and chief operating officer have severance terms identified in their employment agreements, as described below, and the chief financial officer, due to previous employment at another FHLBank, will receive an additional nine months pay in the event of severance. Provided that eligibility conditions are met, the Board-approved severance policy will provide benefits to all our officers, including our named executive officers. These severance benefits are described in more detail in the section entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

 

Additional Incentive Awards. Periodically, we provide for additional cash incentive awards in connection with specific projects or other objectives of a unique, challenging and time sensitive nature. We commonly refer to these bonuses as spot bonuses. They are discretionary and are directly tied to improving our strategic position. Spot bonuses are generally recommended by managers or project leaders and approved by our director of human resources and the chief operating officer. Spot bonuses for named executive officers are included and footnoted in the Summary Compensation Table below.

 

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

 

The Governance, Budget and Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on the review and discussion, it has recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Seattle Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

William A. Longbrake, chair

 

Donald V. Rhodes, vice chair

 

Mike C. Daly

 

Daniel R. Fauske

 

Harold B. Gilkey

 

William V. Humphreys

 

Jack T. Riggs, M.D.

 

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2006 Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth compensation earned for 2006 by our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and our three other most highly paid executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of 2006. Annual compensation includes amounts deferred at the election of officers.

 

Name and
Principal Position

   Year    Salary    Bonus (1)    Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation (2)
   Change in
Pension Value
and
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings (3)
    All Other
Compensation (8)
   Total
(in dollars)                                    

James E. Gilleran

    President and Chief Executive Officer

   2006    $ 542,769    $      $ 271,385    $       $ 26,812    $ 840,966

Mark R. Szczepaniak

    Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer

   2006      283,250      20,388      70,812      153,729  (4)     22,269      550,448

Richard M. Riccobono

    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

   2006      351,492         140,597      97,591  (5)     24,024      613,704

Steven R. Horton

    Senior Vice President,
Chief Risk Officer

   2006      279,125      2,961      69,781      77,009  (6)     14,648      443,524

Sheryl A. Symonds

    Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

   2006      235,180      19,934      58,795      39,793  (7)     9,058      362,760

(1) Represents an additional incentive award, or spot bonus, in connection with specific projects or other objectives of a unique, challenging and time-sensitive nature.
(2) Represents the total amounts earned in 2006 under the short-term cash-based incentive compensation plans and paid in 2007.
(3) Represents change in actuarial present value of accumulated pension benefits for the Pentegra DB Plan and Retirement BEP. No above market or preferential earnings are paid on non-qualified deferred compensation earnings in the Thrift BEP. For the purposes of calculating the Retirement BEP balances for our named executive officers, we use years of credited service in the Pentegra DB Plan to determine their Retirement BEP present value of accumulated benefit balance adjusted to reflect one year of credited service for 2006.
(4) Mr. Szczepaniak initially joined the Retirement BEP during 2005 and earned $42,826 as of December 31, 2005. Mr. Szczepaniak’s change in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings for 2006 includes $37,000 for the Pentegra DB Plan and $116,729 for the Retirement BEP.
(5) Mr. Riccobono initially joined the Retirement BEP on January 1, 2006, with a balance of zero. Mr. Riccobono’s change in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings for 2006 includes $56,000 for the Pentegra DB Plan and $41,591 for the Retirement BEP. The amount shown reflects one year of credited service for 2006. However, because the Retirement BEP uses the years of credited service under the Pentegra DB Plan, during 2006 an additional $526,787 was recognized as a liability by us and credited to Mr. Riccobono’s individual Retirement BEP balance to reflect 19.6 years of credited service prior to 2006.
(6) Mr. Horton initially joined the Retirement BEP on January 1, 2006, with a balance of zero. Mr. Horton’s change in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings for 2006 includes $50,000 for the Pentegra DB Plan and $27,009 for the Retirement BEP. The amount shown reflects one year of credited service for 2006. However, because the Retirement BEP uses the years of credited service under the Pentegra DB Plan, during 2006 an additional $320,383 was recognized as a liability by us and credited to Mr. Horton’s individual Retirement BEP balance to reflect 16.7 years of credited service prior to 2006.
(7) Ms. Symonds initially joined the Retirement BEP on January 1, 2006, with a balance of zero. Ms. Symonds’ change in pension value and non-qualified deferred compensation earnings for 2006 includes $28,000 for the Pentegra DB Plan and $11,793 for the Retirement BEP. The amount shown reflects one year of credited service for 2006. However, because the Retirement BEP uses the years of credited service under the Pentegra DB Plan, during 2006 an additional $9,721 was recognized as a liability by us and credited to Ms. Symonds’ individual Retirement BEP balance to reflect 1.7 years of credited service prior to 2006.
(8) Represents company contributions to the 401(k) savings plan and Thrift BEP defined-contribution plans.

 

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2006 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

The following table provides information regarding awards that could have been earned in 2006 under the Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP, the Annual BICP (for named executive officers other than the president and chief executive officer), and the estimated awards earned in 2006 under Long-Term BICP (anticipated to be paid out in 2008 for the 2005-2007 performance plan and in 2009 for the 2006-2008 performance plan). See “2006 Summary Compensation Table” for the actual awards under the annual plans.

 

Name

 

Type

of Award

  Beginning of
Performance
Period (2)
    Number of
Non-equity
Incentive
Plan Units
Granted (3)
 

Estimated Future Payouts

Under Non-equity

Incentive Plan Awards (1)

       

Threshold

$

 

Target

$

 

Maximum

$

James E. Gilleran

  Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP       $108,554 - $189,969   $135,962 - $244,246   $189,969 - $325,661
  Long-Term BICP   2005 (4)        
  Long-Term BICP   2006 (4)        

Mark R. Szczepaniak

  Annual BICP       42,488 - 70,813   56,650 - 84,975   70,813 - 99,138
  Long-Term BICP   2005     462   7,700   15,400   23,100
  Long-Term BICP   2006     708   11,802   23,604   35,406

Richard M. Riccobono

  Annual BICP       52,724 - 105,448   70,298 - 140,597   105,448 - 175,746
  Long-Term BICP   2005     838   13,958   27,917   41,875
  Long-Term BICP   2006     863   14,377   28,754   43,131

Steven R. Horton

  Annual BICP       41,869 - 69,781   55,825 - 83,738   69,781 - 97,694
  Long-Term BICP   2005     450   7,500   15,000   22,500
  Long-Term BICP   2006     698   11,630   23,260   34,891

Sheryl A. Symonds

  Annual BICP       35,277 - 58,795   47,036 - 70,554   58,795 - 82,313
  Long-Term BICP   2005     243   4,050   8,100   12,150
  Long-Term BICP   2006     588   9,799   19,598   29,398

(1) The named executive officers’ short-term incentive awards are based on achievement of bank-wide performance objectives first at threshold or above, and are adjusted based on individual performance goals. The column heading reflects achievement of the indicated level of bank-wide performance, and the ranges shown for each named executive officer reflect the range of possible achievement of his or her individual goals. For additional information refer to the short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation plan information discussed above. The actual Annual President and Chief Executive Officer BICP and Annual BICP awards were paid to our named executive officers in February 2007 and are reflected in the “Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the 2006 Summary Compensation Table above.
(2) Represents for the 2005 year, the 2006 portion of the award earned during 2006 under the 2005-2007 performance plan, estimated and scheduled to be paid in 2008, if the named executive officer is under the employee of the Seattle Bank at the time the plan awards are paid. Represents for the 2006 year, the 2006 portion of the award earned during 2006 under the 2006-2008 performance plan estimated and scheduled to be paid in 2009, if the named executive officer is under the employee of the Seattle Bank at the time the plan awards are paid. The 2006 portion of the 2005-2007 and 2006-2008 performance plans was determined to be target.
(3) Represents the number of performance units that were granted for each of the 2005-2007 and 2006-2008 performance periods.
(4) As a result of Mr. Gilleran’s resignation effective April 30, 2007, he will not receive his Long-Term BICP awards for the 2005-2007 and 2006-2008 performance plans. The threshold, target and maximum amounts awarded to Mr. Gilleran, had he remained under the employ of the Seattle Bank at the time the plan award payments are made for the 2005-2007 performance plan would have been $26,250, $52,500 and $78,750, respectively, and for the 2006-2008 performance plan would have been $27,038, $54,075, and $81,113, respectively.

 

Employment Agreements with Management

 

Employment Agreement with James E. Gilleran. Effective June 1, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with James E. Gilleran, our president and chief executive officer. The initial term of the employment agreement is for two years and seven months and the agreement may be renewed for successive one-year periods as mutually agreed to by Mr. Gilleran and the Seattle Bank. The employment agreement provides for an initial salary of $525,000 per year. Mr. Gilleran’s salary is reviewed at the end of each calendar year, but may not be decreased during the term of the agreement.

 

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Mr. Gilleran is entitled to participate in short-term and long-term incentive compensation programs, which provide for cash bonuses on the achievement of performance measures over a one-year period and a three-year period, respectively. Both programs are based on the achievement of corporate and/or individual objectives, except that under the short-term cash-based incentive compensation program, the level of achievement of corporate objectives will be modified by “line of sight” performance objectives, to be established by mutual agreement between Mr. Gilleran and the Executive Committee (although for 2005, the “line of sight” performance objectives were established by mutual agreement between Mr. Gilleran and the full Board).

 

Mr. Gilleran is also eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans and is entitled to three weeks’ paid vacation per year.

 

Separation, Mutual Release, and Consulting Agreement with James E. Gilleran. On February 26, 2007, in connection with his resignation as president and chief executive officer, we entered into a Separation, Mutual Release, and Consulting Agreement with Mr. Gilleran, under which he will be retained as a consultant from May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Under the agreement, Mr. Gilleran’s consulting services will include providing advice and counsel to us, our Board, and our officers on request. Mr. Gilleran’s current employment agreement, dated June 1, 2005, will remain in effect through April 30, 2007. The Separation, Mutual Release, and Consulting Agreement provides for payment of approximately $47,316 per month from May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. In addition, we will reimburse Mr. Gilleran for necessary, customary and usual business expenses.

 

Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Gilleran releases all claims, if any, against us that relate in any way to his employment with or separation from the Seattle Bank. Likewise, we release all claims, if any, against Mr. Gilleran that relate in any way to his employment or his separation. Mr. Gilleran will also remain subject to certain confidentiality provisions

 

Current Employment Agreement with Richard M. Riccobono. On July 19, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with Richard M. Riccobono, our executive vice president, chief operating officer, effective August 10, 2005. The initial term of the employment agreement is for two years and five months, beginning August 10, 2005, and the agreement may be renewed for successive one-year periods as mutually agreed to by Mr. Riccobono and us. The employment agreement provides for a salary of $335,000 per year. Mr. Riccobono’s salary will be reviewed annually at the end of each calendar year, but may not be decreased during the term of the agreement.

 

Mr. Riccobono is entitled to participate in short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation programs, which provide for cash bonuses on the achievement of performance measures over a one-year period and a three-year period, respectively. Both programs are based on the achievement of corporate and/or individual objectives. Mr. Riccobono’s 2006 short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation awards will have the minimum, target and maximum threshold percentages of annual base pay as provided in the applicable program.

 

Mr. Riccobono is also eligible to participate in the Seattle Bank’s employee benefit plans and is entitled to three weeks’ paid vacation per year.

 

New Employment Agreement with Richard M. Riccobono. On February 26, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Richard M. Riccobono, effective as of May 1, 2007. Mr. Riccobono’s current employment agreement with the Seattle Bank as executive vice president, chief operating officer, will remain in place through April 30, 2007. The initial term of the new employment agreement as president and chief executive Officer is for two years and eight months, beginning May 1, 2007, and the agreement may be renewed for successive one-year periods as mutually agreed to by us and Mr. Riccobono. The employment agreement provides for salary of $485,000 per year. Mr. Riccobono’s salary is reviewed at the end of each calendar year, but may not be decreased during the term of the agreement.

 

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Mr. Riccobono’s 2007 compensation under the short-term incentive compensation program will be prorated to reflect his four months of service as chief operating officer and his eight months of service as president and chief executive officer during 2007. Under the long-term incentive compensation program, Mr. Riccobono’s base pay as of January 1, 2007 will be used for one-third of any earned incentive for 2007 and his base pay as of May 1, 2007 will be used for two-thirds of any earned incentive for 2007.

 

Mr. Riccobono is also eligible to participate in our employee benefit plans and is entitled to four weeks’ paid vacation per year.

 

2006 Pension Benefits

 

The following table provides information for each of our named executive officers, other than Mr. Gilleran, regarding the actuarial present value of the officer’s accumulated benefit and years of credited service under the Pentegra DB Plan and the Retirement BEP as of December 31, 2006. The present value of accumulated benefits was determined using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in our financial statements.

 

Name (1)

  

Plan Name (2) (3)

  

Number of Years

Credited Service (4)

  

Present Value

of Accumulated

Benefit

(in dollars, except years)               

Mark R. Szczepaniak

   Pentegra DB Plan    10.3    $ 186,000
   Retirement BEP    10.3      159,555

Richard M. Riccobono

   Pentegra DB Plan    20.6      340,000
   Retirement BEP    20.6      568,378

Steven R. Horton

   Pentegra DB Plan    17.7      277,000
   Retirement BEP    17.7      347,392

Sheryl A. Symonds

   Pentegra DB Plan    2.7      59,000
   Retirement BEP    2.7      21,514

(1) Mr. Gilleran does not participate in the Pentegra DB Plan or the Retirement BEP.
(2) Under the Pentegra DB Plan, which is a qualified pension plan, the participant’s accrued benefit amounts as of these calculation dates are based on the plan formula ignoring future service periods, future salary increases and mortality for the pre-retirement period. Beginning with the post retirement period, which is assumed to be age 65, the amount to be paid each year of retirement is allocated to each subsequent year. The allocated amounts are then adjusted by the 1994 Group Annuity Mortality (GAM) table projected 5 years and discounted back to age 65 by assuming 50% of benefit valued at 5.00% interest and 50% of benefit valued at 7.75% interest. The present value amount determined at age 65 is then discounted back to the appropriate reporting period using a discount rate of 7.75%. The difference between the present value as of the December 31, 2006 accrued benefit and the present value of the December 31, 2005 accrued benefit is the “change in pension value” for the qualified plan and is reported in the “Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column in the 2006 Summary Compensation Table.
(3) The benefits provided under the Retirement BEP are initially calculated on a gross basis to include benefits provided by the Pentegra DB Plan. The benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan are then deducted from the initially calculated gross amount to arrive at the amount of benefits provided by the Retirement BEP. The participant’s accrued benefit amounts as of these calculation dates are based on plan formulas ignoring future service periods, future salary increases and mortality for the pre-retirement period. Beginning with the post retirement period, which is assumed to be age 65, the amount to be paid each year of retirement is allocated to each subsequent year. The allocated amounts are then adjusted by the GAM table and the present value is discounted back using a discount rate of 5.75% and 5.50%, respectively.
(4) For the purposes of calculating the Retirement BEP balances for our named executive officers, we use years of credited service in the Pentegra DB Plan to determine their Retirement BEP present value of accumulated benefit balance. Messrs. Szczepaniak and Riccobono were entitled to carry their years of credited service earned at other employers that participate in the Pentegra DB Plan over to the Retirement BEP. Messrs. Riccobono and Horton and Ms. Symonds joined the Retirement BEP on January 1, 2006. Therefore, the amounts initially credited to their individual Retirement BEP accounts for 2006 was $568,378, which represented 20.6 years of credited service for Mr. Riccobono, $347,392, which represented 17.7 years of credited service for Mr. Horton, and $21,514, which represented 2.7 years of credit service for Ms. Symonds.

 

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Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan. We are a participating employer in the Pentegra DB Plan, a tax-qualified, multiple employer defined-benefit pension plan. In general, only employees who were hired by us, or who were participating in the Pentegra DB Plan through another GSE, prior to January 1, 2004 are eligible to participate in the Pentegra DB Plan. Accordingly, of our named executive officers, only Messrs. Szczepaniak, Riccobono and Horton and Ms. Symonds are eligible to participate in the plan. The Pentegra DB Plan provides a normal retirement benefit equal to 2.5% of the participant’s average annual compensation for the three highest consecutive years during the participant’s years of credited service, multiplied by the participant’s years of credited service, subject to certain limitations and vesting provisions. Compensation is defined as base salary plus overtime and bonuses, subject to the IRC annual compensation limit. For 2006, the IRC annual compensation limit was $220,000. For 2007, it is $225,000. The IRC also limits the amount of benefits that can be paid to any participant under the Pentegra DB Plan. However, none of the named executive officers has accrued benefits in excess of that limit.

 

A participant in the Pentegra DB Plan vests in his or her benefit under the plan in accordance with the following schedule.

 

Years of Service Completed

   Vested Percentage  

Less than 2 years of service

   0 %

2 years of service

   20 %

3 years of service

   40 %

4 years of service

   60 %

5 years of service

   80 %

6 or more years of service

   100 %

 

In addition, a participant will become 100% vested in his or her benefit under the Pentegra DB Plan, regardless of the participant’s years of service, if he or she attains age 65 (the Pentegra DB Plan’s normal retirement age) or dies or becomes disabled while in our employ or the employ of another GSE that is a participating employer in the Pentegra DB Plan.

 

The benefit formula described above calculates the participant’s normal retirement benefit in the plan’s “normal” form of payment, which provides monthly benefit payments to the participant for the remainder of his or her life (i.e., a straight life annuity) and a death benefit payable to the participant’s beneficiary following the participant’s death. If the participant is still employed by us or a participating GSE at the time of his or her death, then the death benefit is a lump sum equal to 100% of the participant’s last 12 months of compensation, plus an additional 10% of such compensation for each year of credited service completed by the participant, up to a maximum death benefit equal to 300% of such compensation for 20 or more years of service, plus a refund of his or her contributions, if any, with interest. The participant’s beneficiary may elect to receive this death benefit in installments or in a straight life annuity payable for the remainder of the beneficiary’s life, instead of receiving it in a lump sum. If the participant dies after his or her employment has terminated, then the death benefit is equal to 12 times the participant’s annual retirement benefit less any benefit payments made to the participant prior to his or her death.

 

In lieu of receiving his or her benefit in the normal form of payment, a participant may elect to receive it in one of several other forms of payment, including a straight life annuity with no death benefit, a 100% joint and survivor annuity with a 120-month period certain, a 50% joint and survivor annuity, a lump sum, or a partial lump sum in combination with an annuity. All such optional forms of payment are actuarially equivalent to the normal form of payment. If a participant elects an optional form of payment, any death benefit will be determined by the optional form of payment elected by the participant.

 

Normal retirement benefit payments generally commence as of the first day of the month coincident with or next following the later of the participant’s 65th birthday and the date the participant’s employment with us or any other participating GSEs terminates. Early retirement benefit payments are available to vested participants at

 

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age 45. However, early retirement benefit payments will be reduced by 3% for each year the participant is under age 65 when benefit payments commence. If the participant has a combined age and service of at least 70 years, this reduction is only 1.5% for each year the participant is under age 65 when benefit payments commence. All of our named executive officers are eligible for early retirement benefit payments with a 3% annual reduction. Benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan are pre-funded and are paid out of the assets of the Pentegra DB Plan.

 

If a participant’s employment terminates prior to his 65th birthday due to his or her disability, then the participant will be entitled to an annual disability retirement benefit under the Pentegra DB Plan in lieu of his or her normal retirement benefit. The amount of the annual disability retirement benefit will be equal to the greater of (i) the normal retirement benefit the participant had accrued as of the date of his or her termination (unreduced for early commencement) and (ii) 30% of his or her average annual compensation for the five highest consecutive calendar years during the participant’s years of credited service. However, in no event will the disability benefit exceed the amount of the benefit the participant would have accrued had he or she remained in our employment until his or her 65th birthday. This disability benefit will begin when the participant establishes that he or she is disabled and will be payable for as long as the participant remains disabled. If a participant ceases to be disabled, then his or her normal retirement benefit will be reinstated (subject to reduction for early commencement, as described above).

 

Retirement BEP. The Retirement BEP is a non-qualified defined benefit pension plan that provides eligible executives whose benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan are limited by the IRC limits, including the annual compensation limit, with a supplemental pension benefit. This supplemental benefit is equal to the benefit that would have been paid from the Pentegra DB Plan in the absence of the IRC limits, less the amount that the executive actually receives from the Pentegra DB Plan. In calculating the amount of the supplemental benefit, any salary deferred by the executive under the Thrift BEP (see discussion below) is treated as compensation. The Board determines which executive officers are eligible to participate in the Retirement BEP. Of the named executive officers, only Messrs. Szczepaniak, Riccobono and Horton and Ms. Symonds participate in the Retirement BEP.

 

Participants vest in their benefits under the Retirement BEP at the same time, and to the same extent, as they vest in their benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan. Benefits under the Retirement BEP are distributed at the same time and in the same form (and are subject to the same early retirement reduction factors) as are the corresponding benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan. However, the participant may elect to have his or her benefits under the Retirement BEP distributed in a different form. The optional forms of benefit under the Retirement BEP are the same as those provided under the Pentegra DB Plan and are all actuarially equivalent to the normal form of payment.

 

Because the Retirement BEP is a non-qualified plan, Retirement BEP benefits do not receive the same tax treatment and funding protection as do benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan, and our obligations under the Retirement BEP are general obligations of ours. Benefits under the Retirement BEP are maintained and distributed from a rabbi trust established to segregate these assets from other assets.

 

Additional Pension Benefit. In addition to the benefits shown in the Pension Plan Table above, at the end of each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year in which the executive officer attains age 66, or, if later, the calendar year in which the executive officer begins receiving retirement benefits under the Pentegra DB Plan, the executive officer will receive an additional lump sum benefit under the Pentegra DB Plan and the Retirement BEP equal to 1% of his or her annual retirement benefit multiplied by the number of years from the calendar year in which the executive officer attained age 65 to the calendar year in which such increment is payable. This incremental benefit will continue to the executive officer’s surviving contingent annuitant following the executive officer’s death, if the executive officer elected an optional form of payment with a contingent annuitant benefit. It will be paid from the Pentegra DB Plan to the extent it does not cause the executive’s benefit under the Pentegra DB Plan to exceed applicable IRC limits and from the Retirement BEP to the extent it would cause such benefits to exceed those limits.

 

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2006 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

 

The following table provides information for each of our named executive officers regarding aggregate contributions by the named executive and us and aggregate earnings for 2006 and year-end account balances under the Thrift BEP, which is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan.

 

Name

  

Executive

Contributions

Last Fiscal Year

  

Registrant

Contributions in

Last Fiscal Year (2)

  

Aggregate

Earnings in

Last Fiscal Year

  

Aggregate

Balance

as of

December 31, 2006

(in dollars)                    

James E. Gilleran

   $ 135,692    $ 9,463    $ 8,825    $ 153,980

Mark R. Szczepaniak (1)

     13,218      9,206      1,639      31,900

Richard M. Riccobono

     6,901      12,077      1,038      20,016

Steven R. Horton

     4,885      5,583      532      11,000

Sheryl A. Symonds

     18,814      2,352      1,650      22,816

(1) Mr. Szczepaniak’s aggregate balance in the Thrift BEP as of December 31, 2005 was $7,837.
(2) The amounts shown in this column are also included in “All Other Compensation” column of the 2006 Summary Compensation Table.

 

As of the year ended December 31, 2006, there were no withdrawals or distributions from the Thrift BEP for our named executive officers.

 

Thrift BEP. The Thrift BEP is a non-qualified, defined contribution plan under which participating executives can elect to defer up to 25% of their base salary each year. If elected by the executive, amounts deferred under the Thrift BEP will be transferred to our 401(k) savings plan to the extent they do not exceed the applicable IRC limits. Each year, after the participant has reached the annual IRC limit under our 401(k) savings plan, we begin crediting the participant’s Thrift BEP account with a matching amount equal to the amount of the matching contribution that we would have made on amounts deferred by the executive under the Thrift BEP during such year had such amounts actually been deferred under our 401(k) savings plan without regard to applicable IRC limits. This amount is based upon the employee’s length of service and is in accordance with the following schedule.

 

Years of Service

  

Seattle Bank Match

During 2nd and 3rd years

   100% match on deferrals up to 3% of employee’s compensation

During 4th and 5th years

   150% match on deferrals up to 3% of employee’s compensation

During 6th and additional years

   200% match on deferrals up to 3% of employee’s compensation

 

In addition, each year, each Thrift BEP participant’s account is credited with notional investment earnings at the rate earned by the investments selected by the participant from the pool of investment choices identified in the 401(k) savings plan. Participants in the Thrift BEP are fully vested in the amounts credited to their accounts under the Thrift BEP at all times. A participant’s Thrift BEP account will be distributed to the participant (or his or her beneficiary, in the event of the participant’s death) upon the participant’s termination of employment in either a lump sum or in installment payments over a period of up to ten years (as elected by the participant or beneficiary, as applicable). The Board determines which executive officers are eligible to participate in the Thrift BEP. All of the named executive officers are eligible to participate in the Thrift BEP. As a non-qualified plan, the benefits received from the Thrift BEP do not receive the same tax treatment and funding protection as with our 401(k) savings plan, and our obligations under the Thrift BEP are general obligations of ours. However, we have established a rabbi trust to segregate employee deferral contributions, employer matching contributions, and notional earnings from our other assets. Benefits are generally paid from this trust to the extent it has sufficient assets, and from our other general assets to the extent the trust does not have sufficient assets. The trust is irrevocable, unless we were to become bankrupt or insolvent, in which case all of the assets in the trust would be held for the benefit of our general creditors.

 

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

 

The information below describes the benefits payable to our named executive officers in the event of termination or change in control, as applicable.

 

Severance Policy. We provide severance benefits to eligible employees through a Board-approved policy. Provided that the following eligibility conditions are met, the Board-approved severance policy will provide the following benefits to our named executive officers other than Mr. Gilleran and Mr. Riccobono, who have severance terms identified in their employment agreements and discussed below.

 

   

One-half month base salary continuation per year of service, with a minimum of two months and a maximum of twelve months;

 

   

Medical, dental and vision coverage, based on what was selected at the time of enrollment, for the length of the salary continuation; and

 

   

Individualized outplacement service.

 

Employees are eligible for severance payments under the following conditions:

 

   

The employee has satisfactorily completed the introductory period of employment;

 

   

The employee is meeting or exceeding all goals and expectations during the course of the year as defined under our human resources policy;

 

   

The employee is involuntarily terminated from active employment without cause; and

 

   

The employee signs a separation and release agreement, which releases us from any and all claims arising out of their employment with us or their termination.

 

For purposes of the severance plan, without cause shall mean that the reason for termination does not relate to the employee’s performance, work habits, conduct, ability to meet job standards, or the employee’s compliance with Seattle Bank policies, including our code of conduct.

 

In addition, Mr. Szczepaniak will be entitled to an additional nine months of salary continuation as a result of previous employment with another FHLBank.

 

Severance Benefits for James E. Gilleran. Under the terms of Mr. Gilleran’s existing employment agreement, which will terminate as of May 1, 2007, Mr. Gilleran’s employment would be terminated upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

   

death;

 

   

incapacitation from illness, accident or other disability and inability to perform his normal duties for a period of ninety consecutive days, upon 30 days’ written notice;

 

   

expiration of the term of the employment agreement, or any extension or renewal thereof;

 

   

for cause; or

 

   

without cause upon notice to Mr. Gilleran, which determination may be made by us at any time at our sole discretion, for any or no reason.

 

If Mr. Gilleran’s employment is terminated without cause, he is entitled to receive continuing payments of severance pay at a rate equal to his then-current base salary, for a period of 12 months from the date of such termination and continued health insurance benefits for a period of 12 months. No severance payment would be provided if Mr. Gilleran is terminated with cause related to a material breach of the provisions of his employment agreement; or willful, wanton or grossly negligent non-performance or misfeasance of his assigned responsibilities; or dishonest or fraudulent conduct, a deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Seattle Bank, or conduct that materially discredits the Seattle Bank.

 

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Change in Control Benefits for James E. Gilleran. If his employment is terminated as a result of a change of control due to the merger or consolidation of the Seattle Bank with or into another Federal Home Loan Bank, or the liquidation of the Seattle Bank, Mr. Gilleran will be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to 24 months of his then-current base salary. In addition, we would pay Mr. Gilleran’s premiums for continued health insurance benefits for a period of 18 months.

 

Severance Benefits for Richard M. Riccobono. Under the terms of Mr. Riccobono’s current and new employment agreements, Mr. Riccobono’s employment would be terminated upon the occurrence of any one of the following events:

 

   

death;

 

   

incapacitation from illness, accident or other disability and inability to perform his normal duties for a period of ninety consecutive days, upon 30 days’ written notice;

 

   

expiration of the term of the employment agreement, or any extension or renewal thereof;

 

   

for cause; or

 

   

without cause upon notice to Mr. Riccobono, which determination may be made by us at any time at our sole discretion, for any or no reason.

 

If Mr. Riccobono’s employment is terminated without cause, he is entitled to receive continuing payments of severance pay at a rate equal to his then-current base salary, for a period of 12 months from the date of such termination and continued health insurance benefits for a period of 12 months. No severance payment would be provided if Mr. Riccobono is terminated with cause related to a material breach of the provisions of his employment agreement; or willful, wanton or grossly negligent non-performance or misfeasance of his assigned responsibilities; or dishonest or fraudulent conduct, a deliberate attempt to do an injury to the Seattle Bank, or conduct that materially discredits the Seattle Bank.

 

Change in Control Benefit for Richard M. Riccobono. If his employment is terminated as a result of a change of control due to the merger or consolidation of the Seattle Bank with or into another Federal Home Loan Bank, or the liquidation of the Seattle Bank, Mr. Riccobono will be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment in an amount equal to 24 months of his then-current base salary. In addition, we would pay Mr. Riccobono’s premiums for continued health insurance benefits for a period of 18 months.

 

Short-Term and Long-Term Cash-Based Incentive Compensation Plans. Named executive officers who retire on or after age 65, or whose combined age and service is at least 70 years, who die or become disabled while still employed by the Seattle Bank, or who are involuntarily terminated without cause during the performance period may receive a prorated lump-sum plan award under our short-term and long-term cash-based incentive compensation plans. In such a case, the president and chief executive officer must nominate the other named executive officers and the GBC Committee must recommend that the Board approve such action. The Executive Committee in its discretion may also recommend that the Board approve the president and chief executive officer to receive such an award.

 

2006 Post-Employment Compensation

 

The following tables estimate the post-employment compensation information, as described in the narrative above under this “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” section, for each of our named executive officers, assuming termination or a change in control had occurred on December 29, 2006, the last business day of 2006. These tables do not include payments that would have been received under the Pentegra DB Plan, Retirement BEP, Thrift BEP or any benefits that are available to all employees generally, such as our 401(k) savings plan. The payments that would have been received under the Pentegra DB Plan, Retirement BEP and the Thrift BEP are described in the sections “2006 Pension Benefits” and “2006 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation” above, as applicable. These tables also do not include payment under our cash-based incentive compensation plans because named executive officers would not be entitled to any such awards without being

 

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nominated for an award by the president and chief executive officer and Board approval. Actual amounts payable can only be determined at the time of termination or change in control.

 

Name and Title

  

Benefit

  

Involuntary

Termination

w/o Cause

   

Change in

Control

 

James E. Gilleran
President and Chief Executive Officer

   Cash severance    $ 540,750  (1)   $ 1,081,500  (2)
   Health and welfare (3)      8,053       12,080  
       
                   
   Total value    $ 548,803     $ 1,093,580  
                   

(1) Represents 12 months of continuing payments of severance from date of termination.
(2) Represents lump sum cash payment.
(3) Represents continuation of coverage for medical/dental/vision for 12 months due to severance or 18 months due to change in control.

 

Name and Title

  

Benefit

  

Involuntary

Termination

w/o Cause

    

Mark R. Szczepaniak
Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer

   Cash severance (1)    $ 259,646   
   Health and welfare (2)      11,180   
   Outplacement      4,800   
            
   Total value    $ 275,626   
            

(1) Represents 11 months of continuing payments of severance from date of termination.
(2) Represents continuation of coverage for medical/dental/vision for 11 months due to severance.

 

Name and Title

  

Benefit

  

Involuntary

Termination

w/o Cause

   

Change in

Control

 

Richard M. Riccobono
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer

   Cash severance    $ 340,050  (1)   $ 680,100  (2)
   Health and welfare (3)      12,197       18,296  
       
                   
   Total value    $ 352,247     $ 698,396  
                   

(1) Represents 12 months of continuing payments of severance from date of termination.
(2) Represents lump sum cash payment.
(3) Represents continuation of coverage for medical/dental/vision for 12 months due to severance or 18 months due to change in control.

 

Name and Title

  

Benefit

  

Involuntary

Termination

w/o Cause

    

Steven R. Horton
Senior Vice President
Chief Risk Officer

   Cash severance (1)    $ 162,823   
   Health and welfare (2)      8,106   
   Outplacement      4,800   
            
   Total value    $ 175,729   
            

(1) Represents 7 months of continuing payments of severance from date of termination.
(2) Represents continuation of coverage for medical/dental/vision for 7 months due to severance.

 

Name and Title

  

Benefit

  

Involuntary

Termination

w/o Cause

    

Sheryl A. Symonds
Senior Vice President
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

   Cash severance (1)    $ 39,197   
   Health and welfare (2)      2,033   
   Outplacement      4,800   
            
   Total value    $ 46,030   
            

(1) Represents 2 months of continuing payments of severance from date of termination.
(2) Represents continuation of coverage for medical/dental/vision for 2 months due to severance.

 

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Director Compensation

 

Compensation for directors was determined and limited in 2000 with the enactment of the GLB Act, subject to adjustments by the Finance Board based on the percentage annual increase in the Consumer Price Index. The maximum compensation limits for 2007 are $29,944 for an FHLBank chairman, $23,955 for a vice chair, and $17,967 for all other directors. Within these limits, for 2007, we set meeting-day board meeting fees, defined by per-day attendance at a board or committee meeting, including teleconference attendance, at $2,500 for the chairman, $2,000 for the vice chair, and $1,500 for all other directors. The maximum compensation limits for 2006 were $29,357 for an FHLBank chair, $23,486 for a vice chair, and $17,614 for all other directors. Within these 2006 limits, we set per-meeting in-person board meeting fees at $3,000 for the chair and $2,000 for all other directors. Board conference call meeting fees were set at $1,500 for the chairman and $1,000 for all other directors. Board committee meeting fees were set at $800 for the chairman, $1,200 for committee chairs, and $800 for all other directors. Directors are eligible to participate in our Deferred Compensation Plan for the Board. Under this plan, directors may elect to defer all or a portion of their director’s fees earned. Amounts deferred under this plan accrue interest and become payable to the director upon the expiration of the deferral period, which is irrevocably established by the director at the time the director elects to defer director fees.

 

In addition, each director is eligible for an annual allocation for director training. The allocation for 2007 is $3,000 and in 2006 was also $3,000. Directors also are reimbursed for reasonable Seattle Bank-related travel expenses. Total directors’ fees, training allocation, and reimbursed travel expenses paid by us were $514,669 for the year ended December 31, 2006. Fees paid to directors compensate directors for the time spent reviewing board and committee materials, preparing for board and committee meetings, participating in other board and committee activities, and for actual time spent attending board and committee meetings.

 

2006 Director Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth the compensation earned by our directors who provided services to us as directors in the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Name

  

Fees Earned or

Paid in Cash

   Total
(In dollars)          

Current Directors

     

Mike C. Daly, chairman

   $ 29,375    $ 29,375

Craig E. Dahl, vice chair

     23,486      23,486

Daniel R. Fauske

     17,614      17,614

Harold B. Gilkey

     17,614      17,614

William V. Humphreys

     17,614      17,614

Russell J. Lau

     17,614      17,614

William A. Longbrake

     17,614      17,614

Park Price (1)

     11,743      11,743

Donald V. Rhodes

     17,614      17,614

Jack T. Riggs, M.D.

     17,614      17,614

Former Directors

     

W. David Hemingway (2)

     17,614      17,614

Michael Mooney (3)

     8,600      8,600

James H. Strosahl (2)

     17,614      17,614

(1) Mr. Price was appointed to the Board on May 17, 2006.
(2) Messrs. Hemingway and Strosahl departed the Board on December 31, 2006.
(3) Mr. Mooney departed the Board on April 20, 2006.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The Seattle Bank is a cooperative of which its members own all of the outstanding capital stock, except in limited circumstances, for example, for a period after a member is acquired by a nonmember. As of December 31, 2006, the Seattle Bank had 379 stockholders holding a total of 22,102,184 shares of Class B stock, including 692,217 shares of mandatorily redeemable Class B stock, and no shares of Class A stock.

 

Five Percent Beneficial Holders

 

The following table lists the stockholders that beneficially held more than five percent of our outstanding capital stock as of December 31, 2006.

 

Member Name

   Class B Shares Held   

Percentage of Total

Outstanding Shares

 

Washington Mutual Bank, F.S.B.

   5,900,469    26.70 %

1301 Second Avenue

     

Seattle, WA 98101

     

Bank of America Oregon, N.A.

   2,493,328    11.28 %

1001 S.W. 5th Avenue

     

Portland, OR 97204

     

Washington Federal Savings and Loan

   1,294,534    5.86 %

425 Pike Street

     

Seattle, WA 98101

     

Merrill Lynch Bank, U.S.A.

   1,216,018    5.50 %

15 W. South Temple Street, Suite 300

     

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

     

 

Beneficial Ownership of Members with Officers Serving as Seattle Bank Directors

 

Because under federal law and regulations a majority of our Board must be elected directly from our membership, our elected directors are officers or directors of members that own our capital stock. The following table presents our outstanding capital stock held by members as of December 31, 2006, whose officers or directors served as directors of the Seattle Bank as of that date.

 

Limitations on Beneficial Ownership of Seattle Bank’s Capital Stock

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. A beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, holds (i) voting power and/or (ii) investment power over the security. Under federal law and regulations, individuals cannot own shares of FHLBank capital stock, and, accordingly, no Seattle Bank director or officer owns or may own capital stock of the Seattle Bank. Furthermore, each director disclaims any beneficial ownership of all shares of capital stock of the Seattle Bank held by members with which the director is affiliated.

 

Our members are limited to voting on the election of those members of our Board who are not appointed by the Finance Board. See “Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance—Corporate Governance.” The maximum number of votes that a member may cast is capped at the number of shares of Class B stock the member was required to hold on December 31 of the preceding year, but no more than the average amount of Class B stock required to be held by members in the same state as of that date. In addition, each member is eligible to vote for the open director seats only in the state in which its principal place of business is located. Accordingly, none of the members listed above or any individual director affiliated with any of such members holds significant voting power over the election of our Board.

 

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

The Seattle Bank is a cooperative of members. All of our outstanding capital stock is owned by our members, except in limited circumstances, for example, for a period after a member is acquired by a nonmember. We conduct most of our business with members, as federal regulation generally requires us to transact business predominantly with our members. In addition, under federal regulation the majority of our directors are elected by and from our members. Accordingly, in the normal course of our business, we extend credit to and transact other business with members whose officers (or affiliates of such officers) serve as directors of the Seattle Bank. It is our policy to extend credit to and transact other business with members having directors, officers, or employees serving on our Board (or persons which are affiliated with such persons) on terms and conditions that are no more favorable than comparable transactions with similarly situated members having no board representation. All non-ordinary course of business transactions, including those with related parties, are reviewed and approved by our Asset and Liability Management Committee under authority delegated by our president and chief executive officer and then presented for approval to the FOAH Committee. See Note 19 in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Audited Financial Statements –Notes to Financial Statements” for discussions of transactions with our members and their affiliates.

 

Director Independence and Audit and Compliance Committee Financial Expert

 

General

 

The Board is required to evaluate and report on the independence of Seattle Bank directors under two distinct director independence standards. First, Finance Board regulations establish independence criteria for directors who serve as members of the Audit and Compliance Committee. Second, SEC rules require that the Board apply the independence criteria of a national securities exchange or automated quotation system in assessing the independence of its directors.

 

As of the date of this report, the Seattle Bank has 12 directors, 10 of whom were elected by our members and two of whom were appointed by the Finance Board. None of the directors is an “inside” director. That is, none of the directors is a Seattle Bank employee or officer. Further, the directors are prohibited from personally owning stock or stock options in the Seattle Bank. Each of the elected directors, however, is a senior officer or director of a member of the Seattle Bank that is encouraged to engage in transactions with us on a regular basis.

 

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Finance Board Regulations Regarding Independence

 

The Finance Board director independence standards prohibit an individual from serving as a member of the Audit and Compliance Committee if he or she has one or more disqualifying relationships with the Seattle Bank or its management that would interfere with the exercise of that individual’s independent judgment. Disqualifying relationships considered by the Board are: employment with the Seattle Bank at any time during the last five years; acceptance of compensation from the Seattle Bank other than for service as a director; being a consultant, advisor, promoter, underwriter, or legal counsel for the Seattle Bank at any time within the last five years; and being an immediate family member of an individual who is or who has been within the past five years a Seattle Bank executive officer. The Board assesses the independence of each director under the Finance Board’s independence standards regardless of whether he or she serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee. As of March 30, 2007, each of the Seattle Bank’s directors was independent under these criteria.

 

SEC Rules Regarding Independence

 

SEC rules require the Board to adopt standards to evaluate its directors’ independence. Pursuant to those rules, the Board adopted the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, to determine which of its directors were independent, which members of the Audit and Compliance Committee and the GBC Committee were not independent, and whether the Audit and Compliance Committee’s financial expert was independent, as of March 30, 2007.

 

After applying the NYSE independence standards to each of our directors, the Board determined that, as of March 30, 2007, elected directors Dahl, Daly, DeVico, Humphreys, Price, and Rhodes, and appointed directors Fauske and Riggs, were independent. Relationships that the Board considered in its determination of independence included: the cooperative nature of the Seattle Bank, the position held by the director at his member institution, the equity position in the Seattle Bank of the director’s financial institution, and the financial transactions with the Seattle Bank of the director’s financial institution (as described in more detail above). The Board determined that none of these were material relationships under the NYSE independence standards.

 

The Board has a standing Audit and Compliance Committee. The Board determined that Audit and Compliance Committee members Lau and Zimmerman were not independent under the NYSE independence standards applicable for audit committee members due to business transacted by the Seattle Bank with member institutions affiliated with such directors. However, as stated above, the Board determined that each member of the Audit and Compliance Committee was independent under the Finance Board’s standards applicable to audit committees. In addition, the Board determined that GBC Committee members Gilkey and Longbrake were not independent under the NYSE independence standards applicable for compensation committee members due to business transacted by Seattle Bank with member institutions affiliated with such directors. Further, the Board determined that director Dahl was an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of the SEC rules, and as of March 30, 2007, was independent under NYSE independence standards.

 

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed to the Seattle Bank for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, by its principal accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 

     For the Years
Ended
December 31,

Audit Charges

   2006    2005
(dollars in thousands)     

Audit fees

   $ 735    $ 1,641

Audit-related fees

     455      249

All other fees

     4      7
             

Total

   $ 1,194    $ 1,897
             

 

Audit fees during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were for professional services rendered in connection with the audits and quarterly reviews of the financial statements of the Seattle Bank, other statutory and regulatory filings and matters, and consultations related to registration with the SEC.

 

Audit-related fees for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, were for assurance and related services, primarily for the reviews of internal controls over financial reporting and consultations with management as to the accounting treatments of specific products and transactions.

 

All other fees for the year ended December 31, 2006 were for non-attestation advisory services, primarily for presentations in FHLBank System conferences.

 

The Seattle Bank is exempt from all federal, state, and local taxation on income. No tax fees were paid during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

On an annual basis, Seattle Bank management presents to the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board a budget for the coming year’s audit fees, as well as any audit-related and non-audit related fees. These budgeted amounts are reviewed by the Audit and Compliance Committee and approved by the Audit and Compliance Committee. At each regular meeting the Audit and Compliance Committee pre-approves specific services to be performed by the Seattle Bank’s auditors. In addition, the chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee has been delegated the authority to pre-approve any services between scheduled meetings to be performed by the Seattle Bank’s auditors and reports any such pre-approved services to the Audit and Compliance Committee at its next meeting.

 

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PART IV.

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.
  

EXHIBITS

  3.1    Form of Organization Certificate of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (formerly the Federal Home Loan Bank of Spokane), adopted December 31, 1963 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
  3.2    Bylaws of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as adopted March 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
  4.1    Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, adopted March 5, 2002, as amended on November 22, 2002, December 8, 2004, March 9, 2005, June 8, 2005, and October 11, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006).
10.1    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Richard M. Riccobono, dated as of February 26, 2007, effective as of May 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2007).
10.2    Separation, Mutual Release and Consulting Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank and James E. Gilleran, dated as of February 26, 2007, effective May 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2007).
10.3    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) - Annual Plan for President and CEO as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.4    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) – Long-term Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2005.
10.5    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) – Long-term Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.6    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) - Annual Plan for Exempt Staff and Officers as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.7    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and James E. Gilleran dated as of May 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.8    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Richard M. Riccobono, dated as of July 19, 2005, effective as of August 10, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.9    Office Lease Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Fifteen-O-One Fourth Avenue LP, as amended, dated as of July 15, 1991.
10.10    Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective November 23, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.11    Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective July 1, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).

 

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Exhibit
No.
    
10.12    Deferred Compensation Plan for the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective March 21, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.13    Form of Advances, Security and Deposit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.14    Purchase Price and Terms Letter between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Bank of America, National Association, dated August 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.15    Federal Housing Finance Board Waiver Concerning the Direct Placement of Consolidated Obligations, dated December 15, 2005 (relating to Written Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the Federal Housing Finance Board, effective December 10, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.16    Written Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the Federal Housing Finance Board, effective December 10, 2004 [terminated January 11, 2007] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.20    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, Effective as of January 1, 2007.
12.1    Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1    Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Audit Committee Report.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

By:  

/s/    James E. Gilleran

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

 

James E. Gilleran

President and Chief Executive Officer

     
By:  

/s/    Mark R. Szczepaniak

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

 

Mark R. Szczepaniak

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

     

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/    Mike C. Daly

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Mike C. Daly, Chairman      
By:  

/s/    Craig E. Dahl

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Craig E. Dahl, Vice Chair      
By:  

/s/    Michael A. DeVico

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Michael A. DeVico, Director      
By:  

/s/    Daniel R. Fauske

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Daniel R. Fauske, Director      
By:  

/s/    Harold B. Gilkey

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Harold B. Gilkey, Director      
By:  

/s/    William V. Humphreys

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  William V. Humphreys, Director      
By:  

/s/    Russell J. Lau

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Russell J. Lau, Director      
By:  

/s/    William A. Longbrake

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  William A. Longbrake, Director      
By:  

/s/    Park Price

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Park Price, Director      
By:  

/s/    Donald V. Rhodes

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Donald V. Rhodes, Director      
By:  

/s/    Jack T. Riggs, M.D.

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Jack T. Riggs, M.D., Director      
By:  

/s/    Kenneth Gordon Zimmerman

   

Dated:

 

March 30, 2007

  Kenneth Gordon Zimmerman, Director      


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Exhibit
No.
  

Index of Exhibits

  3.1    Form of Organization Certificate of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (formerly the Federal Home Loan Bank of Spokane), adopted December 31, 1963 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
  3.2    Bylaws of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as adopted March 31, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
  4.1    Capital Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, adopted March 5, 2002, as amended on November 22, 2002, December 8, 2004, March 9, 2005, June 8, 2005, and October 11, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006).
10.1    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Richard M. Riccobono, dated as of February 26, 2007, effective as of May 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2007).
10.2    Separation, Mutual Release and Consulting Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank and James E. Gilleran, dated as of February 26, 2007, effective May 1, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2007).
10.3    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) - Annual Plan for President and CEO as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.4    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) – Long-term Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2005.
10.5    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) – Long-term Incentive Plan as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.6    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Bank Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP) - Annual Plan for Exempt Staff and Officers as of January 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.7    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and James E. Gilleran dated as of May 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.8    Employment Agreement between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Richard M. Riccobono, dated as of July 19, 2005, effective as of August 10, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.9    Office Lease Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Fifteen-O-One Fourth Avenue LP, as amended, dated as of July 15, 1991.
10.10    Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective November 23, 1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.11    Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective July 1, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.12    Deferred Compensation Plan for the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, as amended, effective March 21, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.13    Form of Advances, Security and Deposit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).


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No.
  

Index of Exhibits

10.14    Purchase Price and Terms Letter between Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and Bank of America, National Association, dated August 25, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.15    Federal Housing Finance Board Waiver Concerning the Direct Placement of Consolidated Obligations, dated December 15, 2005 (relating to Written Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the Federal Housing Finance Board, effective December 10, 2004) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.16    Written Agreement between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the Federal Housing Finance Board, effective December 10, 2004 [terminated January 11, 2007] (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registration statement on Form 10 filed with the SEC, file no. 000-51406).
10.20    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan, Effective as of January 1, 2007.
12.1    Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1    Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18.U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1    Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Audit Committee Report.
EX-10.4 2 dex104.htm FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN (BICP) Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Incentive Compensation Plan (BICP)

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1.0    Plan Objectives    1
2.0    Definitions    1
3.0    Eligibility    3
4.0    Base Award Opportunity    3
5.0    Performance Measures    4
6.0    Final Award Determination    4
7.0    Administrative Control    5
8.0    Miscellaneous Conditions    5
Appendix A: 2005 - 2007 Performance Period    9
   Performance Period    10
   Base Award Opportunity    10
   Value of Performance Unit    10
   Value of Performance Unit at Interim & End of Performance Period    10
   Goals & Performance Measures    11


FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE


Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

PLAN DOCUMENT

 

1.0 Plan Objectives

 

  1.1 The purpose of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan is to achieve five objectives:

 

  1.1.1 Promote the achievement of the Bank’s business goals;

 

  1.1.2 Link executive compensation to specific long-term performance measures;

 

  1.1.3 Provide a competitive reward structure for senior officers and other key employees;

 

  1.1.4 Provide a vehicle for closer Board involvement and communication with management regarding the Bank’s long-term strategic plans; and

 

  1.1.5 Promote loyalty and dedication to the Bank and its objectives.

 

  1.2 The Plan is a cash-based, long-term incentive plan that establishes individual Base Award Opportunities related to achievement of Bank performance over certain three-year Performance Periods.

 

  1.3 The Base Award Opportunity, Performance Measures, value of a Performance Unit at the beginning and end of a Performance Period, and other relevant information are set forth in the attached Appendix.

 

2.0 Definitions

 

  2.1 When used in this Plan, the words and phrases below shall have the following meanings:

 

  2.1.1 Bank means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.

 

  2.1.2 Base Award Opportunity means the award that may be earned during a Performance Period for achieving target performance levels under each Performance Measure.

 

  2.1.3 Base Salary is defined as the Participant’s normal rate of pay before any other add-ons (ie. Bonuses, incentive pay, etc.).

 

  2.1.4 Board means the Bank’s Board of Directors.

 

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  2.1.5 Committee means the Organizational Development Committee of the Board.

 

  2.1.6 Disabled means the Participant is receiving benefits under the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle’s Long Term Disability Plan.

 

  2.1.7 Extraordinary Occurrences means those events that, in the opinion and discretion of the Board, are outside the significant influence of the Participants or the Bank and are likely to have a significant unanticipated effect, whether positive or negative, on the Bank’s operating and/or financial results, including, without limit changes in financial strategies or policies, or significant change in Bank membership.

 

  2.1.8 Final Award means the amount ultimately paid to a Participant under the Plan for a Performance Period.

 

  2.1.9 Interim Performance Period means a single 12 month calendar year period of which three make up a Performance Period (see Section 2.1.13).

 

  2.1.10 Performance Measure means each performance factor that is taken into consideration under the Plan in determining the value of the Final Award.

 

  2.1.11 Participant means an employee who participates in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

  2.1.12 Periodic Plan Award means an amount that is provisionally determined at the end of the Interim Performance Period.

 

  2.1.13 Performance Period means a certain three-year period over which Bank performance is measured.

 

  2.1.14 Performance Unit means a unit, the value of which shall be determined in accordance with the Appendix - Initial Value of Performance Unit.

 

  2.1.15 Plan means this Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

  2.1.16 Plan Award means an amount that is provisionally determined at the end of the Performance Period subject to adjustment as provided in Section 6.

 

  2.1.17 President means the President of the Bank.

 

  2.1.18 Termination for cause means the participants malfeasance, including the commisision of any fraud or felony, or the Participant’s material breach of his or her employment obligations, as determined by the Board.

 

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3.0 Eligibility

 

  3.1 A Bank employee who is nominated by the President and approved by the Board as an officer of Vice President or above during the Performance Period shall participate in the Plan.

 

  3.2 Eligibility shall generally be limited to officers (i) whose functional responsibilities encompass the establishment of strategic direction and tactical action plans for the Bank, and (ii) who have received at least “meets basic expectations” rankings on annual performance reviews over a Performance Period.

 

  3.3 Due to its unique role for the Bank and reporting relationship to the Board, the Director of Internal Audit (and any qualified auditor staff) will not be included as an eligible position under the Plan, but will be eligible for a similar plan administered by the Audit Committee of the Board.

 

4.0 Base Award Opportunity

 

  4.1 At the beginning of each Performance Period, the Bank will provide a Base Award Opportunity to Participants. The Base Award Opportunity is equal to a percentage of each Participant’s annual base salary at the beginning of the Performance Period as described in Appendix A. Certain executive positions have a greater and more direct impact than others on the annual success of the Bank; therefore, these differences are recognized by varying award opportunities for each Participant level.

 

  4.2 Each Participant in a Performance Period shall be granted a number of Performance Units for that Performance Period determined by dividing the Base Award Opportunity by the value of a Performance Unit at the beginning of a Performance Period as described in the applicable Appendix.

 

  4.3 There will be four levels of award opportunities:

 

Level I: President

 

Level II: Executive Vice President

 

Level III: Senior Vice President

 

Level IV: Vice President

 

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5.0 Performance Measures

 

  5.1 Three achievement levels will be established for each Performance Measure:

 

  Threshold The minimum achievement level accepted for the Performance Measure.

 

  Target The planned achievement level for the Performance Measure.

 

  Maximum The achievement level for the Performance Measure that substantially exceeds the planned level of achievement.

 

  5.2 At the beginning of each Performance Period, Performance Measures for the Performance Period, Performance Units, and the Performance Unit initial values will be established by the Committee with Board approval.

 

6.0 Award Determination

 

  6.1 Periodic Plan Award determinations will be performed annually (Interim Performance Period) during the three-year Performance Period cycle and will be based on the achievement level for each annual Bank Performance Measure(s). However, if the Bank fails to achieve the Threshold level for a Performance Measure, no award will be made for that Interim Performance Period of the three-year Performance Period.

 

Final Plan Awards will be determined after the end of the three-year Performance Period and will equal the sum of the Periodic Plan Awards for each Interim Performance Period of the three-year Performance Period.

 

  6.2 A Participant’s Periodic Plan Award for an Interim Performance Period equals one third of the number of his or her Performance Units for the three-year Performance Period multiplied by the value of a Performance Unit at the end of the Performance Period as determined in accordance with Table 1 - Appendix A.

 

  6.3 If a Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) (or successor entity) examination identifies an unsafe or unsound practice or condition in a Participant’s area of responsibility, the Participant will not be eligible for an award under the Plan for the Performance Period in which the unsafe and unsound condition existed unless the practice or condition took place prior to start of employment, comes to the attention of said Participant and is not continued. However, the Participant may receive an award under the Plan in the Board’s sole discretion provided that the finding of an unsafe or unsound practice or condition is subsequently resolved within the Performance Period in favor of the Bank by the FHFB. The Board, in its sole discretion may take into consideration mitigating factors to approve the award as noted in Section 8.13 (Miscellaneous Conditions).

 

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  6.4 Any Participant receiving a written warning for performance or misconduct at any time during the Performance Period will not receive an award unless approved by the President.

 

  6.5 After a Performance Period, Plan Awards for the Performance Period shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion based upon the Plan Award under Section 6.1.

 

  6.6 A Participant’s Final Award will consist of his or her Plan Award as determined by the Board in its sole discretion promptly after the Performance Period. The Board in its sole discretion may consider Extraordinary Occurrences when assessing performance results and determining Final Awards and may adjust the Performance Measures to ensure that the purpose of the Plan is served.

 

7.0 Administrative Control

 

  7.1 The Bank’s Human Resources Department will administer the Plan, and the Board will have ultimate authority over the structure and goals of the plan, and any incentive payouts from the Plan.

 

  7.2 In addition to the authority expressly provided in the Plan, the Board shall have such authority in its sole discretion to control and manage the operation of the Plan and shall have all authority necessary to accomplish these purposes, including, but not limited to, the authority to interpret the terms of the Plan, and to decide questions regarding the Plan and the eligibility of any person to participate in the Plan and to receive benefits under the Plan. The Board’s determinations and interpretations regarding the Plan shall be final, binding, and conclusive.

 

8.0 Miscellaneous Conditions

 

  8.1 Except as provided in Section 8.4, a Participant will not become vested in an award under this Plan unless the Participant is employed by the Bank on the date the Board determines and authorizes the payment of the Participant’s Final Award, and such payment will be no later than 2 ½ months after the three-year Performance Period ends, except as provided under Section 8.4 below.

 

  8.2 If a Participant voluntarily or involuntarily terminates employment prior to the date the Board determines and authorizes the payment of the Participants final award, no award will be made to the Participant, except as provided in Section 8.4 below.

 

  8.3 The President will be eligible for the full award for the Plan initiated for 2005. Other Employees of the Bank who are hired, transferred, or promoted into an eligible position during a Performance Period may (i) be nominated for participation in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.1, and (ii) be eligible to receive a prorated Base Award Opportunity upon vesting in accordance with Section 8.1 or 8.4.

 

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  8.4 A Participant who retires on or after age 65 or achieving Rule of 70, dies or becomes Disabled while still employed by the bank, or is involuntarily terminated without cause during the Performance Period may receive a prorated Plan Award (paid in cash, lump-sum), but only if the President nominates and the Board approves such action at the end of the Interim Performance Period during which such event occurs. If the President does not make such a recommendation or the Board does not approve such action, the Participant will not be entitled to an award. If a Participant becomes entitled to receive a prorated award under this section, the prorated Final Award will be paid to the Participant no later than 2½ months following the end of the calendar year in which such event occurred (see also Section 8.1). If a Participant terminates service with the Bank for any reason other than retirement on or after age 65 or achieving Rule of 70, death or Disability while still employed by the bank, or involuntary termination without cause during the Performance Period, the Participant will not be eligible to receive an award under the Plan.

 

  8.5 The amount of any prorated award will be determined by dividing the number of months that an employee was a Participant in the Plan during the Performance Period by thirty-six and multiplying such quotient by the Plan Award.

 

  8.6 If a Participant ceases employment after the Performance Period but before the Board approves the Final Award for that Performance Period, the President may nominate and the Board may approve that the Participant receive an award. However, if the President does not make such a recommendation or the Board does not approve such action, the Participant will not be entitled to an award.

 

  8.7 Notwithstanding any Plan provision to the contrary, mere participation in the Plan will not entitle a Participant to an award.

 

  8.8 The designation of an employee as a Participant in the Plan does not guarantee employment. Nothing in this Plan shall be deemed (i) to give any employee or Participant any legal or equitable rights against the Bank, except as expressly provided herein or provided by law; or (ii) to create a contract of employment with any employee or Participant, to obligate the Bank to continue the service of any employee or Participant, or to affect or modify any employee’s or Participant’s term of employment in any way.

 

  8.9 The right of the Bank to discipline or discharge a Participant shall not be affected by any provision of this Plan.

 

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  8.10 All Final Awards will be paid out in a lump sum in cash through regular payroll and will be subject to applicable payroll tax withholdings and other appropriate deductions.

 

  8.11 No Final Award received by a Participant shall be considered as compensation under any employee benefit plan of the Bank, except as otherwise determined by the Bank.

 

  8.12 Final Awards will be made as soon as practical following the end of the Performance Period, but no later than 2½ months following the calendar year that the Participant became entitled to the Final Award pursuant to Section 8.1, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4.

 

  8.13 The Board has the right to revise, modify, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time or for any reason, and the right to modify any recommended award amount (including the determination of a lesser award or no award), for any reason, without the consent of any Participant.

 

  8.14 Since no employee has a guaranteed right to any award under this Plan, any attempt by an employee to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise encumber any anticipated award shall be void, and the Bank shall not be liable in any manner for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person who might anticipate an award under this program.

 

  8.15 This Plan shall at all times be entirely unfunded and no provision shall at any time be made with respect to segregating assets of the Bank for payment of any award under this program.

 

  8.16 The Plan shall be construed, regulated, and administered in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington, unless otherwise preempted by the laws of the United States.

 

  8.17 If any provision of the Plan is held invalid or unenforceable, its invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had not been included herein.

 

  8.18 If a Participant dies before receiving his or her award, any amounts determined to be paid under this Plan shall be paid to the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any, or if none, to the Participant’s estate. The Bank’s determination as to the identity of the proper payee of any amount under this Plan shall be binding and conclusive and payment in accordance with such determination shall constitute a complete discharge of all obligations on account of such amount.

 

  8.19 Claims and Appeals Procedures. A Participant (such Participant being referred to below as a “Claimant”) may deliver to the Committee a written claim for a determination with respect to any claim as to which the Committee has jurisdiction under this Plan. If such a claim relates to the contents of a notice

 

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       received by the Claimant, the claim must be made within sixty days after such notice was received by the Claimant. The claim must state with particularity the determination desired by the Claimant.

 

The Committee shall consider a Claimant’s claim within a reasonable time, but no later than ninety days after receiving the claim. If the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial ninety-day period. Upon reaching its decision, the Committee shall notify the Claimant in writing.

 

On or before sixty days after receiving a notice from the Committee that a claim has been denied, in whole or in part, a Claimant (or the Claimant’s duly authorized representative) may file with the Committee a written request for a review of the denial of the claim. The Committee shall render its decision on review promptly, in writing, and deliver it to the Claimant no later than sixty days after it receives the Claimant’s written request for a review of the denial of the claim.

 

  8.20 Any agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter of this Plan which are not contained herein will have no effect or enforceability.

 

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE


Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

APPENDIX A

2005 - 2007 Performance Period

 

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Performance Period

 

The Performance Period described in this Appendix shall be January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2007.

 

Base Award Opportunity

 

The Base Award Opportunity (as a percentage of January 1, 2005 base salary) for Levels I, II, III, and IV are:

 

          Bank Performance  

Level

   Individual
Performance
   No
Award
    Threshold     Target     Maximum  

I - President

      0 %   15 %   30 %   45 %

II - EVP

      0 %   12.5 %   25 %   37.5 %

III - SVP

      0 %   10 %   20 %   30 %

IV - VP

      0 %   7.5 %   15 %   22.5 %

 

Value of Performance Unit

 

The value of a Performance Unit at the beginning of this Performance Period equals $100.

 

Value of Performance Unit at the Interim and End of Performance Period

 

  1. After each Interim Performance Period ends, evaluate the actual Bank performance against the Bank Performance Measure stated below.

 

  2. The value of the Performance Unit at the end of the Interim Performance Period equals the dollar value determined by the Profitability goal based on the threshold, target, and maximum awards according to the following table:

 

Table 1 - Bank Performance Measure and Performance Unit Values

 

Bank Performance Measure

   No Award     Threshold    Target    Maximum

Profitability

     0 %     see below      see below      see below

Dollar Value at Hurdles

   $ 0     $ 50    $ 100    $ 150

Total Value

   $ 0     $ 50    $ 100    $ 150

 

  3. At the end of the Performance Period determine the Final Award by summing the Periodic Plan Awards for each Interim Performance Period.

 

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Goals & Performance Measures

 

The Bank Performance Measure for each Interim Performance Period of the overall Performance Period will mirror the Annual BICP Bank Performance Measure.

 

For the 2005 Interim Performance Period, the achievement level for the Bankwide performance measure shall be a Profitability goal based on the threshold, target, and maximum awards according to Table 2:

 

Table 2 - Bank Performance Measures

 

Bank Performance Measures

   Threshold   Target   Maximum

PROFITABILITY

Adjusted Return on Average Equity

   Greater than or
equal to .25%
and less than
.75%
  Greater than or
equal to .75%
and less than
1.25%
  Greater than or
equal to 1.25%

 

Profitability - This measure is the ratio of “core earnings” to average equity. Both the numerator and denominator would be based on income before assessments and members’ equity as measured under generally accepted accounting principles as a starting point. Certain accounting adjustments would be deemed “below the line” as uncontrollable, nonrecurring items that should not either harm or benefit the reward to employees for successfully enhancing the financial performance of the enterprise. Some items are listed for purposes of illustrating what would be above the line and what would be below the line.

 

The numerator, core earnings, is defined as the bank’s income before assessments for AHP and REFCORP with certain adjustments. Some of the adjustments that will be considered “below the line” included but not limited to are as follows:

 

   

SFAS 91 retrospective adjustments for measuring level yield;

   

SFAS 133 fair value changes in freestanding derivatives;

   

Losses on recharacterizing mortgage loans from held for investment to loans held for sale;

   

Income from prepayment fees received on advances;

   

Costs associated with an exit from a line of business;

   

Losses on termination of premises leases;

   

Gains on pension curtailments;

   

Interest on equity reclassified as debt under SFAS 150;

   

Prior period adjustments or restatements.

 

The denominator, Equity, will be adjusted to remove the effects of certain uncontrollable events that have an accounting impact, including but not limited to:

 

   

Other comprehensive income arising from holding available-for-sale securities and cash-flow hedges;

 

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Equity reclassified as debt under SFAS 150

 

The listed adjustments illustrate controllable versus uncontrollable events that trigger either accounting income or expense, or affect equity. The adjustments are not intended to be comprehensive. Since there are likely to be accounting adjustments in the future that can not be predicted today, the Board, at its sole discretion may approve additional adjustments.

 

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EX-10.9 3 dex109.htm OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT Office Lease Agreement

Exhibit 10.9

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

 

Landlord:  

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH

AVENUE LIMITED

PARTNERSHIP

Tenant:  

FEDERAL HOME LOAN

BANK OF SEATTLE

Date:   15 July 1991


FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS LEASE is made as of this 15th day of July 1991, by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”) and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Tenant”).

LEASE SUMMARY

Section 1.01 The Building

 

(a)    Name:    Century Square Building      
(b)    Address:    1501 4th Avenue      
      Seattle, WA 98101      
(c)    Total Rentable Area of Building:    576,833 sq. ft.      
(d)    Total Rentable Area of Office Tower:    522,207 sq. ft.      
The Premises1         
(a)    Total Rentable Area:    36,362 sq. ft.      
(b)    Floor Location:    Floor 4 –       2,698 rsf
      Floor 18 –       13,627 rsf
      Floor 19 –       20,037 rsf
               
            36,362 rsf
(c)    Suite Number:    Floor 4 –    405   
      Floor 18 –    1800   
      Floor 19 –    1900   

Section 2.01 Use of Premises and Tenant’s Trade Name

 

(a)    Tenant’s Trade Name at Lease Commencement:
   Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle
(b)    Use of Premises: General banking purposes and general office use

Section 3.01 Lease Term2

 

(a)    5 years and 0 months
(b)    Target Lease Commencement Date: May 1, 1993

 


1

See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 7 Expansion Option, Paragraph 8 Loan Factor, and Paragraph 12 Right of First Refusal

2

See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 9 Option to Extend

 

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Section 4.01 Basic Rent3

 

Month(s)

   Monthly
Rent
Installment
  

Rent Per
Rentable

Sq. Ft.

 
FLOOR 4         2,698 RSF
05-01-93 – 04-30-97    $ 5,130.70    $ 22.82  
05-01-97 – 04-30-98      5,355.53      23.82  
FLOOR 18         13,627 RSF
05-01-93 – 04-30-96      28,752.97      25.32  
05-01-96 – 04-30-98      29,888.55      26.32  
FLOOR 19         20,037 RSF
05-01-93 – 04-30-96      42,278.07      25.32  
05-01-96 – 04-30-98      43,947.82      26.32  

Section 4.02 Operating Expenses4

 

(a)    Tenant’s Proportionate Share at Lease Commencement:    6.303% of Total Rentable Area of Building
      6.963% of Total Rentable Area of Office Tower
(b)    Expense Stop:    $6.32 per square foot or the actual average Total Operating Expenses per square foot for the Building in calendar year 1991, whichever is greater.

 


3

See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 1

4

See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 1, Paragraph 7 Expansion Option, Paragraph 8 Load Factor, Paragraph 13 Cap on Operating Expense Increase, Paragraph 15, Paragraph 16, and Exhibit G Expense Allocation Example

 

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Section 5.01 Security Deposit

 

(a)    Security Deposit:

   $-0-
Section 5.02 Prepaid Rent   

(a)    Prepaid Rent:

   $-0-

(b)    Month(s) to which the Prepaid Rent is applied:

   N/A
Section 19.02 Addresses for Notices   

(a)    Landlord:

  

(b)    Tenant:

         Fifteen-O-One Fourth Avenue Limited Partnership

         c/o Prescott, Inc.

         P.O. Box 12328

         Seattle, WA 98111-4328

  

Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle

1501 Fourth Avenue

Suite 1900

Seattle, WA 98101

ATTN: Mr. Jeffrey D. Bell Senior Vice President

and Chief Operations Officer

Section 20.14 Broker’s Commission   

(a)    Landlord’s Leasing Representative (Firm):

   N/A

(b)    Landlord’s Leasing Representative (Broker/Salesperson):

   N/A

(c)    Address:

   N/A

(d)    Tenant’s Leasing Representative (Firm):

   N/A

(e)    Tenant’s Leasing Representative (Broker/Salesperson):

   N/A

(f)     Address:

   N/A
   Date Prepared: June 28, 1991

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

LEASE SUMMARY    i
ARTICLE I PREMISES   

Section 1.01

   Premises Defined    1

Section 1.02

   Alterations    1

Section 1.03

   Condition of Premises    1

Section 1.04

   Common Areas    1
ARTICLE II BUSINESS PURPOSE AND USE   

Section 2.01

   Permitted Uses    2

Section 2.02

   Prohibited Uses    2

Section 2.03

   Compliance with Laws    2
ARTICLE III TERM   

Section 3.01

   Term    2

Section 3.02

   Lease Year    3

Section 3.03

   Possession by Tenant    3
ARTICLE IV RENT   

Section 4.01

   Basic Rent    3

Section 4.02

   Operating Expenses    3

Section 4.03

   Rent    6

Section 4.04

   Place of Payment    7
ARTICLE V SECURITY DEPOSIT AND PREPAID RENT   

Section 5.01

   Security Deposit    7

Section 5.02

   Prepaid Rent    7
ARTICLE VI TAXES   

Section 6.01

   Personal Property Taxes    7

Section 6.02

   Business Taxes    7
ARTICLE VII MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ALTERATIONS   

Section 7.01

   Landlord’s and Tenant’s Improvements    7

Section 7.02

   Services to be Furnished by Landlord    7

Section 7.03

   Tenant’s Maintenance and Repairs    9

Section 7.04

   Tenant’s Alterations    9

Section 7.05

   Liens    9

 

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ARTICLE VIII INSURANCE    9

Section 8.01

   Use; Rate    9

Section 8.02

   Liability Insurance    9

Section 8.03

   Worker’s Compensation Insurance    10

Section 8.04

   Casualty Insurance    10

Section 8.05

   Compliance with Regulations    10

Section 8.06

   Waiver of Subrogation    10

Section 8.07

   General Requirements    10

Section 8.08

   Blanket Insurance    12
ARTICLE IX DESTRUCTION AND CONDEMNATION   

Section 9.01

   Total or Partial Destruction    12

Section 9.02

   Condemnation    14

Section 9.03

   Sale Under Threat of Condemnation    14
ARTICLE X INDEMNITY AND WAIVER   

Section 10.01

   Indemnity    14

Section 10.02

   Waiver    15
ARTICLE XI DELAYS    15
ARTICLE XII ASSIGNMENT, SUBLEASE AND SUCCESSION   

Section 12.01

   Consent Required    15

Section 12.02

   General Conditions    16

Section 12.03

   Succession    16
ARTICLE XIII SURRENDER OF POSSESSION    16
ARTICLE XIV HOLDING OVER    16
ARTICLE XV ENTRY BY LESSOR   

Section 15.01

   Entry by Landlord    17

Section 15.02

   Failure to Surrender    18
ARTICLE XVI SUBORDINATION   

Section 16.01

   Lease Subordinate to Mortgages    18

Section 16.02

   Estoppel Certificates    18
ARTICLE XVII DEFAULT AND REMEDY   

Section 17.01

   Events of Tenant’s Default    18

Section 17.02

   Remedies    19

Section 17.03

   Reletting    20

Section 17.04

   Default of Landlord    20

Section 17.05

   Non-Waiver    20

Section 17.06

   Mortgagee Protection    20

 

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ARTICLE XVIII NOTICES    21
ARTICLE XIX HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES   

Section 19.01

   Presence and Use of Hazardous Substances    21

Section 19.02

   Cleanup Costs, Default and Indemnification    21
ARTICLE XX MISCELLANEOUS   

Section 20.01

   Paragraph Headings    21

Section 20.02

   Amendments    21

Section 20.03

   Time of the Essence    22

Section 20.04

   Entire Agreement    22

Section 20.05

   Language    22

Section 20.06

   Invalidity    22

Section 20.07

   Late Charges    22

Section 20.08

   Relocation   

Section 20.09

   Computation of Time    22

Section 20.10

   Applicable Law    22

Section 20.11

   Provision Independent    23

Section 20.12

   Attorneys’ Fees    23

Section 20.13

   Termination    23

Section 20.14

   Broker’s Commission    23

Section 20.15

   Signs or Advertising    23

Section 20.16

   Transfer of Landlord’s Interest    23

Section 20.17

   Date of Execution    24

Section 20.18

   Counterparts    24

Section 20.19

   Quiet Enjoyment    24

Section 20.20

   Authority    24

Section 20.21

   Name of Building    24

Section 20.22

   Rules and Regulations    24

Section 20.23

   Consents    24

Section 20.24

   Agency Disclosure    24

Section 20.25

   Lease Summary, Addendum & Exhibits    24

Section 20.26

   Survival    24

Exhibits:

 

(A)    Tenant Floor Plan
(B)    Legal Description
(C)    Tenant Improvements and Landlord’s and Tenant’s Work
(D)    Rules and Regulations
(F)    Addendum
(G)    Expense Allocation Example
(H)    Storage Space Plan
(I)    Parking Agreement

 

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OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

ARTICLE I

PREMISES

Section 1.01 Premises Defined5 Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, those certain premises and improvements consisting of the floor area and the location described in the Lease Summary and shown outlined in red on the plans attached hereto as Exhibit A (hereinafter referred to as the “Premises”). The Premises are located in the building known as the Century Square Building (the “Building”) which is situated in the City of Seattle, County of King, State of Washington and located upon the real property described in Exhibit B (the “Property”).

Section 1.02 Alterations. Tenant acknowledges that Exhibit A sets forth the floor plan for the Building and the location of the Premises therein. Landlord may in its sole discretion increase, decrease, or change the number, locations and dimensions of any hallways, lobby areas and other improvements shown on Exhibit A that are not within the Premises,6 Landlord reserves the right from time to time (a) to install, use, maintain, repair, relocate and replace pipes, ducts, conduits, wires, and appurtenant meters and equipment for service to the Premises or to other parts of the Building which are above the ceiling surfaces, below the floor surfaces, within the walls and in the central core areas of the Building which are located within the Premises or located elsewhere in the Building; (b) to alter or expand the Building;6 and (c) to alter, relocate or substitute any of the Common Areas, as defined in Section 1.04 below.6

Section 1.03 Condition of Premises. The Premises are leased by Landlord and accepted by Tenant in an “as is” condition, subject to any improvements, alterations or modifications to be made pursuant to Article VII below, and the requirement of Landlord to complete the improvements specified therein.

Section 1.04 Common Areas. So long as Tenant occupies the Premises under the terms of this Lease, Tenant, its licensees, invitees, customers and employees shall have the non-exclusive right to use all entrances, lobbies, and other public areas of the Building (the “Common Areas”) in common with Landlord, other Building tenants, and their respective

 


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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 7 Expansion Option, Paragraph 8 Loan Factor, and Paragraph 12 Right of First Refusal

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So long as such changes are consistent with the development of a first class office/retail/parking complex in the central business district (“CBD”) of Seattle (.) (;) (.)

 

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licensees, invitees, customers and employees. The use of the Common Areas shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Lease.

ARTICLE II

BUSINESS PURPOSE AND USE

Section 2.01 Permitted Uses. Tenant shall use the Premises solely for the purposes specified in the Lease Summary, and for no other business or purpose without the prior written consent of the Landlord.

Section 2.02 Prohibited Uses. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises, nor bring or keep anything therein, which will (a) in any way increase the existing rate of or affect any policy of fire or other insurance upon the Building or any of its contents, or cause a cancellation of any insurance policy covering any part thereof or any of its contents; (b) obstruct or interfere in any way with the rights of other tenants or occupants of the Building or injure or unreasonably annoy any of them; or (c) use or allow the Premises to be used for any improper, unlawful or objectionable purposes. Tenant shall not cause, maintain or permit any nuisance, in, on or about the Premises, nor shall Tenant commit or suffer to be committed any waste in, on or about the Premises. Tenant shall not place upon or install in windows or other openings any signs, symbols, drapes, or other material without written approval of Landlord. Tenant shall not place any object or barrier within, or otherwise obstruct, any of the Common Areas.

Section 2.03 Compliance with Laws. Tenant7 shall at all times comply with all laws, ordinances and any regulations promulgated by any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Building and/or the Premises. To the extent Landlord is required by the City of Seattle to maintain carpooling and public transit programs, Tenant shall cooperate in the implementation and use of these programs by and among Tenant’s employees.

ARTICLE III

TERM

Section 3.01 Term.8 The term of this Lease shall commence on9. From the Lease Commencement Date, the term of this Lease shall continue for the time period specified in the Lease Summary, the expiration of which shall be the Termination Date of this Lease, unless this Lease is sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. The period between the Lease

 


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And Landlord

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 9 Option to Extend

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May 1, 1993.

 

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Commencement Date and the Termination Date shall be referred to as the “Lease Term” or “Term”. The Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that certain obligations under the provisions of this Lease may be binding upon them prior to the Lease Commencement Date, and Landlord and Tenant shall be bound by such provisions prior to the Lease Commencement Date.

Section 3.02 Lease Year. “Lease Year” shall mean that period of twelve (12) consecutive months which ends on December 31st of each year and which falls within the Term of this Lease; provided, however, the first Lease Year (which may be a partial Lease Year) shall mean that period from the Lease Commencement Date until the December 31st first occurring after the lease Commencement Date and the last Lease Year (which may be a partial Lease Year) shall mean that period from the January 1st last occurring during the Term of this Lease until Termination Date.

Section 3.03 Possession by Tenant.

(a) Landlord shall deliver to Tenant, and Tenant shall accept from Landlord, possession of the Premises, upon the 10.

ARTICLE IV

RENT

Section 4.01 Basic Rent.11 Tenant shall pay to Landlord as minimum rental for the use and occupancy of the Premises the “Basic Rent” as specified in the Lease Summary. Basic Rent shall be payable in Monthly Rent Installments of the amount specified in the Lease Summary, on or before the first day of each month of the Lease Term beginning on the Lease Commencement Date. Basic Rent for any partial year shall be prorated based upon the actual number of months left in such partial year. The Monthly Rent Installment for any partial month shall be prorated based upon the actual number of days in that partial month.

Section 4.02 Operating Expenses.12

(a) This is a fully serviced, gross 13 the Tenant shall pay, in monthly installments and as “Additional Rent”, an amount equal to the “Tenant’s Proportionate Share” (as

 


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Commencement Date.

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 1

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 1, and Paragraph 13 Cap on Operating Expense Increase

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Lease, provided, however, beginning on the Commencement Date and continuing thereafter throughout the Lease Term

 

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hereinafter defined) of actual “Total Operating Expenses” (as hereinafter defined) minus the product of the Expense Stop multiplied by the Rental Area of the Premises. The Expense Stop is the amount specified in Section 4.02(b) of the Lease Summary. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Tenant shall in no event pay less than the Basic Rent in any calendar year.

(b) “Tenant’s Proportionate Share” shall be computed by dividing the Total Rentable Area of the Premises by the Total Rentable Area of the Building or Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower, as applicable with respect to any particular Operating Expense. Tenant’s Proportionate Share upon the Lease Commencement Date is as specified in the Lease Summary.

(c) “Rental Area of the Building,” “Rentable Area of the Office Tower” and “Rentable Area of the Premises” are defined as those areas obtained by measuring the Building, Office Tower and Premises in accordance with the method of measuring rentable office space specified in the American National Standards Institute Publication ANSI Z65.1-1980 (otherwise known as “BOMA Standard”). The Total Rentable Area of the Building, Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower and Total Rentable Area of the Premises, as of the Lease Commencement Date, are as specified in the Lease Summary. The Total Rentable Area of the Premises exceeds the usable area of the Premises to include a pro rata share of hallways, restrooms, and other common elements located on the floor on which the Premises are located. Tenant’s Proportionate Share shall be calculated based upon the Total Rentable Area of the Building with respect to Operating Expenses the benefit of which are shared with Building Area of the Office Tower with respect to Operating Expenses the benefit of which are shared only with other Office Tower tenants.14

(d) 15Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written estimate of Total Operating Expenses for each Lease Year.16 Tenant shall then pay to Landlord, monthly in advance, one-twelfth (1/12) of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the estimated Total Operating Expenses for the said Lease Year in excess of the product of the Expense Stop multiplied by the Rentable Area of the Premises.

(e) Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of every Lease Year during the Lease Term, Landlord shall provide the Tenant with a written statement of the actual Total Operating Expenses for that Lease Year. If the actual Total Operating Expenses should exceed the estimated amount with respect to such Lease Year, then Tenant shall pay Landlord the additional amount due to the Landlord within thirty (30) days and, if actual

 


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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 7 Expansion Option, Paragraph 8 Load Factor, and Exhibit G Expense Allocation Example

15

See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 15

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Following the first Lease Year, at least thirty (30) days before the start of each such Lease Year, during the Lease Term

 

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Total Operating Expenses should be less than the estimated Total Operating Expenses for that Lease Year, then Landlord shall 17.

(f) “Operating Expenses” as used herein shall mean all costs, expenses and other charges incurred by Landlord in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property and the Building as a first class mixed use retail/office building complex in the Central Business District of Seattle, Washington, including but not limited to:

(i) Wages, salaries and fringe benefits of all employees and contractors engaged in the operation and maintenance of the Property and/or the Building; employer’s Social Security taxes, unemployment taxes or insurance, and any other taxes which may be levied against Landlord on those wages and salaries; and the costs to Landlord of disability and hospitalization insurance and pension or retirement benefits for these employees;

(ii) All supplies and materials used in the operation and maintenance of the Property and/or the Building;

(iii) Cost of water and power, and cost of heating, lighting, air conditioning and ventilating the Building, the Common Areas and the Premises, which costs shall be based on either Tenant’s Proportionate Share or separately allocated to the Premises, at Landlord’s option, based upon either direct usage, if separately metered, or an appropriate allocation among all tenants consuming those services as measured from the meter monitoring this usage;

(iv) The electrical costs incurred in the operation of the “chiller” for the Building, which shall be allocated monthly among the Building tenants based upon relative use of electricity. The “chiller” shall be maintained upon a separate electrical meter which will measure the “chiller’s” electrical usage. There shall be allocated to Tenant a pro rata share of the “chiller” electrical cost which shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is Tenant’s electrical usage for the Premises and the denominator of which is the entire metered electrical usage for the Building (excluding the “chiller” electrical usage), on a monthly basis;

(v) Cost of maintenance, depreciation and replacement of machinery, tools and equipment (if owned by Landlord) and for rental paid for such machinery, tools and equipment (if rented) used in connection with the operation or maintenance of the Building;

(vi) All premiums and deductibles on policies of compensation, public liability, property damage, automobile, garage keepers, rental loss and any other policies of insurance maintained by Landlord with respect to the Property, Building or any insurable interest therein. Cost of casualty and liability insurance applicable to the Property and/or the

 


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Refund to Tenant the amount of any overpayment by Tenant within thirty (30) days

 

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Building, the improvements therein, and Landlord’s personal property used in connection therewith;

(vii) Cost of janitorial services, repairs and general maintenance;

(x) All taxes and assessments and governmental charges whether federal, state, county or municipal and any other taxes and assessments attributable to the Property and/or the Building or its operation, including without limitation real property taxes and assessments and any tax or other levy, however, denominated, on or measured by the rental collected by the Landlord with respect to the Building, or on Landlord’s business of leasing the Building, but excluding federal and state taxes on income;

(xi) The cost of maintaining any public transit system, vanpool, or other public or semi-public transportation imposed upon Landlord’s ownership and operation of the Building;

(xii) Cost of all accounting and other professional fees incurred in connection with the operation of the Property and/or the Building;

(xiii) A management fee, not to exceed current market rates,18 which may be payable to the Landlord;

(xiv) Cost of replacing nonspecialty lamps, bulbs, starters and ballasts used in the Building, other than those for which the cost is billed directly to a tenant.

Operating Expenses shall not include expenses for which the Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (either by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); expenses incurred in leasing or procuring tenants (including, without limitation, lease commissions, legal expenses, and expenses of renovating space for tenants); legal expenses arising out of disputes with tenants or the enforcement of the provisions of any lease of space in the Building; interest or amortization payments on any mortgage or mortgages, and rental under any ground or underlying lease or leases; costs of any work or service performed for or facilities furnished to a tenant at the tenant’s cost; the cost of correcting defects (latent or otherwise) in the construction of the Building, except those conditions (not occasioned by construction defects) resulting from wear and tear shall not be deemed defects; and costs of capital improvements and depreciation and amortization.19

Section 4.03 Rent. The terms “Rent” and “Rental” as used in this Lease shall mean all amounts to be paid hereunder by Tenant whether those sums are designated as Basic Rent or Additional Rent and as adjusted by the terms of this Lease. Failure by Tenant to pay any

 


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Or three percent (3%) of Gross Rental Income, whichever is lower

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 16

 

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sum of Rent due under this Article IV shall entitle Landlord to pursue any or all remedies specified in this Lease as well as remedies specified in RCW Chapter 59.12 or otherwise allowed by law.

Section 4.04 Place of Payment. All Rent shall be paid to the Landlord on or before the first day of each calendar month at the address to which notices to Landlord are to be given. All Rental payments to be made hereunder, whether Basic Rent, or Additional Rent or otherwise, are to be made without deduction, setoff, prior notice or demand by Landlord.

ARTICLE V

SECURITY DEPOSIT AND PREPAID RENT

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ARTICLE VI

TAXES

Section 6.01 Personal Property Taxes. Tenant shall pay before delinquency all license fees, public charges, property taxes and assessments on the furniture, fixtures, equipment and other property of or being used by Tenant at any time situated on or installed in the Premises.

Section 6.02 Business Taxes. Tenant shall pay before delinquency all taxes and assessments or license fees levied, assessed or imposed by law or ordinance, by reason of the use of the Premises for the specific purposes set forth in this Lease.

ARTICLE VII

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ALTERATIONS

Section 7.01 Landlord’s and Tenant’s Improvements. Landlord shall, at its own expense, complete and install in a good and workmanlike manner within the Premises those items on Exhibit C attached hereto.

Section 7.02 Services to be Furnished by Landlord. Provided Tenant is not in default under any of the provisions of this Lease, and subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 4.02 above, Landlord shall provide the following services during standard hours of operation of the Building. These standard hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturdays.

(a) Public utilities shall be caused to furnish the Premises with electricity and water utilized in operating any and all facilities serving the Premises;

 

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(b) Hot and cold water at those points of supply provided for general use of other tenants in the Building, central heat and air conditioning;20

(c) Routine maintenance, painting and electric lighting service for all Common Areas and special service areas of the Building in the manner and to the extent deemed by Landlord to be standard and consistent with the operation and maintenance of the Building as a first-class office building in the Central Business District (CBD) of 21;

(d) Janitorial service on a five (5) day week basis, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays;

(e) 22 If any electrical equipment installed23 requires air conditioning capacity above that provided by the building standard system, then the additional air conditioning installation and corresponding operating costs will be the separate obligation of the Tenant;

(f) Initial lamps, bulbs, starters and ballasts used within the Premises; and

(g) Security for the Building; provided, however, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant or any employee, invitee, licensee or sublessee of Tenant for losses due to theft or burglary, or for damages done by unauthorized persons in the Building.

In the event Tenant desires any of the aforementioned services in amounts in excess of those24 and in the event Landlord elects to provide these additional services, Tenant shall pay Landlord as Additional Rent hereunder the cost of providing these additional services. Failure by Landlord to any extent to furnish any of the above services, or any cessation thereof, resulting from causes beyond the control of Landlord, shall not render Landlord liable in any respect for damages to either person or property, nor shall that event be construed as an eviction of Tenant, nor result in an abatement of Rent, nor relieve Tenant from any of Tenant’s obligations hereunder (including, but not limited to, the payment of Rent). Should any of the equipment or machinery utilized in supplying the services listed herein for any cause cease to function properly, Landlord shall use reasonable diligence to repair that equipment or machinery promptly, but Tenant shall have no right to terminate this

 


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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 2

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 3

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Electrical facilities to provide sufficient power for the operation of the general banking and office business purposes of the Tenant, including all of its special machines and equipment

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On the 18th and 19th floors of the Premises

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To be provided as set forth above in this Section 7.02

 

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Lease, and shall have no claim for a reduction, abatement or rebate of Rent or damages on account of any interruption in service occasioned thereby resulting therefrom.25

Section 7.03 Tenant’s Maintenance and Repair. Tenant shall be obligated to maintain and to make all repairs, replacements or additions of any kind whatsoever to all personal property located within the Premises and to all trade fixtures, furnishings and carpet located within the Premises. Tenant also shall be responsible for maintaining and replacing all specialty lamps, bulbs, starters and ballasts.

Section 7.04 Tenant’s Alterations. Subject to Landlord’s prior written approval, Tenant may make, at its expense, additional improvements or alterations to the Premises which it may deem necessary or desirable. Any repairs or new construction by Tenant shall be done in conformity with plans and specifications approved by Landlord and shall be performed by a licensed contractor approved by Landlord. If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall post a bond or other security satisfactory to Landlord to protect Landlord against liens arising from work performed for Tenant. All work performed shall be done in a workmanlike manner and with materials of the quality and appearance as exist throughout the Building. Landlord may require Tenant to remove and restore any improvements or alterations on the termination of this Lease in accordance with Section 13.02 below.

Section 7.05 Liens. Tenant shall keep the Premises and the Property free from any liens arising out of any work performed, material furnished, or obligations incurred by Tenant. If Tenant disputes the correctness or validity of any claim of lien, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after written request by Landlord, post or provide security in a form and amount acceptable to Landlord to insure that title to the Property remains free from the lien claimed.

ARTICLE VIII

INSURANCE

Section 8.01 Use; Rate. Tenant shall not do anything in or about the Premises which will in any way tend to increase insurance rates paid by Landlord on policies of liability or casualty insurance maintained with respect to the Building and/or Property. In no event shall Tenant carry on any activities which would invalidate any insurance coverage maintained by Landlord.

Section 8.02 Liability Insurance. Tenant shall during the Lease Term, at its sole expense, maintain in full force a policy or policies of comprehensive liability insurance issued by one or more insurance carriers, insuring against liability for injury to or death of persons and loss of or damage to property occurring in or on the Premises and any portion of the Common Area which is subject to Tenant’s exclusive control. Said liability insurance

 


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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 4

 

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shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 combined single limit for bodily and personal injury and property.26

Section 8.03 Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Tenant27 shall at all times maintain Worker’s Compensation Insurance in compliance with Washington law.

Section 8.04 Casualty Insurance. Tenant shall pay for and shall maintain in full force and effect during the Term of this Lease a standard form policy or policies of property and all-risk coverage with an extended coverage endorsement covering all interior glass, whether plate or otherwise, stock in trade, trade fixtures, equipment, tenant improvements installed at Tenant’s cost and expense, and other personal property located in the Premises and used by Tenant in connection with its28.

Section 8.05 Compliance With Regulations. Tenant shall, at its own expense, comply with all requirements, including installation of fire extinguishers, or automatic dry chemical extinguishing systems, required by insurance underwriters or any governmental authority having jurisdiction thereover, necessary for the maintenance of reasonable fire and extended insurance for the Premises.29

Section 8.06 Waiver of Subrogation. Any property and all-risk coverage insurance carried by Landlord or Tenant insuring, in whole or in part, the Building and/or the Premises, including improvements, alterations and changes in and to the Premises made by either of them, and Tenant’s trade fixtures therein shall be written in such a manner as to permit the waiver of rights of subrogation prior to loss by either party against the other in connection with loss or damage covered by the policies involved. So long as the policy or policies can be so written and maintained in effect, neither Landlord nor Tenant shall be liable to the other for any such loss or damage. Either party shall, upon request by the other party, furnish such other party evidence of its compliance with this Section 8.06.

Section 8.07 General Requirements.

(a) All policies of insurance required to be carried hereunder shall be written by companies licensed to do business in Washington and which are rated A:XIII or better in the

 


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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 5(a)

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And Landlord

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See Exhibit F Addendum, Paragraph 5(b)

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Tenant’s particular use thereof

 

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“Best’s Key Rating Guide.”30 a certificate evidencing insurance required to be maintained by Tenant31 pursuant to this32 that each such policy is in full force and effect.

(b) The policy of public liability insurance required to be carried33 under Section 8.02 above shall be primary and non-contributing with the insurance carried by Landlord.

(c) 34Under Sections 8.02 and 8.04 shall expressly include, severally and not collectively, as named or additionally named insured thereunder, the Landlord and any person or form designated by the Landlord and having an insurable interest thereunder, hereinafter called “Additional Insured,” as their respective interests may appear.

(d) All insurance policies maintained by Tenant shall not be subject to cancellation or reduction in coverage except upon at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Landlord. The policies of insurance or duly executed certificates evidencing them, together with satisfactory evidence of the payment of premiums thereon, shall be deposited with Landlord at the Lease Commencement Date and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the term of such coverage.

(e) If35 fails to procure and maintain insurance as required by this Article VIII,36 may obtain such insurance and keep it in effect, and the37 shall pay to38 the premium cost thereof, upon demand, with interest as provided in paragraph 21.07 below from the date of payment to the date of repayment.

(f) The limits of any insurance maintained by Tenant pursuant to this Article VIII shall in no way limit the liability of Tenant39 under this Lease.

 


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Either Landlord or Tenant shall, when requested by the other, furnish

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and Landlord

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Lease and shall satisfy each other

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By Tenant.

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The policies required to be carried by Tenant

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either party

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the other party

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breaching party

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the other party

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or Landlord

 

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Section 8.08 Blanket Insurance. The Tenant40 may fulfill its insurance obligations hereunder by maintaining a so-called “blanket” policy or policies of insurance in a form that provides by specific endorsement coverage not less than that which is required hereunder for the particular property or interest referred to herein; provided, however, that the coverage required by this Article [sic] VIII will not be reduced or diminished by reason of use of such blanket policy of insurance.

ARTICLE IX

DESTRUCTION AND CONDEMNATION

Section 9.01 Total or Partial Destruction.

(a) In the event the Building and/or the Premises is damaged by fire or other perils covered by Landlord’s insurance, Landlord shall:

(i) In the event of total destruction, at Landlord’s option, as soon as reasonably possible thereafter, commence repair, reconstruction and restoration of the Building and/or the Premises and prosecute the same diligently to completion, in which event this Lease shall remain in full force and effect; or within sixty (60) days after such damage, elect not to so repair, reconstruct or restore the building and/or the Premises, in which event this Lease shall terminate. In either event, Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of its intention within said sixty (60) day period. In the event Landlord elects not to restore the building, and/or the Premises, this Lease shall be deemed to have terminated as of the date of such total destruction.

(ii) In the event of partial destruction of the Building and/or the Premises, to an extent not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) of the full insurable value thereof, and if the damage thereto is such that the Building and/or the Premises may be repaired, reconstructed or restored within a period of ninety (90) days from the date of the happening of such casualty, and if Landlord will receive insurance proceeds41 sufficient to cover the cost of such repairs, then Landlord shall commence and proceed diligently with the work of repair, reconstruction and restoration and this Lease shall continue in full force and effect. If such work of repair, reconstruction and restoration shall require a period longer than ninety (90) days or exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the full insurable value thereof,42 insurance proceeds will not be sufficient to cover the cost of such repairs, then Landlord either may elect to so repair, reconstruct or restore and the Lease shall continue in full force and effect or Landlord may elect not to repair, reconstruct or restore and the Lease shall then

 


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and Landlord

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from insurance to be obtained by Landlord hereunder

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or if Landlord carries its insurance as required hereunder, but said

 

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terminate. Under any of the conditions of this Section 9.01(a)(ii), Landlord shall give written notice to Tenant of its intention within sixty (60) days after such partial destruction. In the event Landlord elects not to restore the Building and/or the Premises, this Lease shall be deemed to have terminated as of the date of such partial destruction.

(b) Upon any termination of this Lease under any of the provisions of this Section 9.01, the parties shall be released without further obligation to the other from the date possession of the Premises is surrendered to Landlord except for items which have therefore accrued and are then unpaid.

(c) In the event of repair, reconstruction and restoration by Landlord as herein provided, the rental payable under this Lease shall be abated proportionately with the degree to which Tenant’s use of the Premises is impaired during the period of such repair, reconstruction or restoration; provided that there shall be no abatement of rent if such damage is the result of Tenant’s43 or intentional wrongdoing. Tenant shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages for loss in the use of the whole or any part of the Premises and/or any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such damage, repair, reconstruction or restoration. Tenant shall not be released from any of its obligations under this Lease except to the extent and upon the conditions expressly stated in this Section 9.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.01, if Landlord is delayed or prevented from repairing or restoring the damaged Premises within one (1) year after the occurrence of such damage or destruction by reason of acts of God, war, governmental restrictions, inability to procure the necessary labor or materials, or other cause beyond the control of Landlord, Landlord, at its option, may terminate this44 whereupon Landlord shall be relieved of its obligation to make such repairs or restoration and Tenant shall be released from its obligations under this Lease45.

(d) If damage is due to any cause other than fire or other peril covered by extended coverage insurance, Landlord may elect to terminate this Lease.

(e) If Landlord is obligated to or elects to repair or restore as herein provided, Landlord shall be obligated to make repair or restoration only of those portions of the Building and the Premises which were originally provided at Landlord’s expense, and the repair and restoration of items not provided at Landlord’s expense shall be the obligation of Tenant.

 


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gross negligence, willful misconduct,

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Lease by written notice to Tenant within sixty (60) days after expiration of such one (1) year period,

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as of the date of Landlord’s notice to terminate

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.01, Landlord shall not have any obligation whatsoever to repair, reconstruct or restore the Premises when the damage resulting from any casualty covered under this Section 9.01 occurs during the last twelve (12) months of the Term of this Lease or any extension hereof.

Section 9.02 Condemnation. If the whole of the Property or the Premises, or such portion thereof as shall be required for its reasonable use, shall be taken by virtue of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, this Lease shall automatically terminate as of the date of the condemnation, or as of the date possession is taken by the condemning authority, whichever is later. Current Rent shall be apportioned as of the date of the termination. In case of a taking of a part of the Premises or a part of the Property not required for the reasonable use of the Premises, then this Lease shall continue in full force and effect and the Rental shall be equitably reduced based upon the proportion by which the Rentable Area of the Premises is reduced. This Rent reduction shall be effective on the date of the partial taking. No award, settlement in lieu of an award, or any partial or entire taking shall be apportioned, and Tenant hereby assigns to Landlord any award or settlement in lieu of an award which may be made in the taking or condemnation proceeding, together with any and all rights of Tenant now or hereafter arising in or to the same or any part thereof; provided that nothing herein shall prevent Tenant from making a separate claim against the condemning authority for the taking of Tenant’s personal property and/or moving costs so long as such claim in no way affects the award to be received by Landlord.

Section 9.03 Sale Under Threat of Condemnation. A sale by Landlord to any authority having the power of eminent domain, either under threat of condemnation or while condemnation proceedings are pending, shall be deemed to be a taking under the power of eminent domain for all purposes under this Article IX.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNITY AND WAIVER

Section 10.01 Indemnity.

(a) Tenant, as a material part of the consideration to be rendered to Landlord, and subject to subsection 10.01(b) below, hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Landlord harmless against any and all claims, costs, and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs (including costs and fees associated with any lawsuit or appeal), arising by reason of any injury or claim of injury to person or property, of any nature and howsoever caused, arising out of the use, occupation and/or control of the Premises, or from any breach of the terms of this Lease, or any violation of any governmental or insurance requirements by Tenant, its sublessees, assignees, invitees, agents, employees, contractors, or licensees, except and to the extent as may arise out of the willful or negligent acts of Landlord or Landlord’s agents, employees or contractors.

(b) In the event of concurrent negligence of Tenant, its sublessees, assignees, invitees, agents, employees, contractors, or licensees on the one hand, and that of Landlord,

 

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its agents, employees, or contractors on the other hand, which concurrent negligence results in injury or damage to persons or property of any nature and howsoever caused, and relates to the construction, alteration, repair, addition to, subtraction from, improvement to or maintenance of the Premises, Common Areas, or Building, Tenant’s obligation to indemnify Landlord as set forth in this Section 10.01 shall be limited to the extent of Tenant’s negligence, and that of Tenant’s sublessees, assignees, invitees, agents, employees, contractors or licensees, including Tenant’s proportional share of costs, attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with any claim, action or proceeding brought with respect to such injury or damage.

Section 10.02 Waiver. All property kept, stored or maintained on the Premises shall be so kept, stored or maintained at the sole risk of Tenant. Except in the case of Landlord’s negligence or willful misconduct, Landlord shall not be liable, and Tenant waives all claims against Landlord, for damages to persons or property sustained by Tenant or by any other person or firm resulting from the Building or by reason of the Premises or any equipment located therein becoming out of repair, or through the acts or omissions of any persons present in the Building (including the Common Areas) or renting or occupying any part of the Building (including the Common Areas), or for loss or damage resulting to Tenant or its property from burst, stopped or leaking sewers, pipes, conduits, or plumbing fixtures, or for interruption of any utility services, or from any failure of or defect in any electric line, circuit, or facility, or any other type of improvement or service on or furnished to the Premises or the Common Areas or resulting from any accident in, on, or about the Premises or the Common Areas.

ARTICLE XI

DELAYS

If either party is delayed in the performance of any covenant of this Lease because of any of the following causes (referred to elsewhere in this Lease as a “Delaying Cause”): acts of the other party, action of the elements, war, riot, labor disputes, inability to procure or general shortage of labor or materials in the normal channels of trade, delay in transportation, delay in inspections, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the party so obligated, whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing, financial inability excepted, then that performance shall be excused for the period of the delay but shall in no way affect Tenant’s obligation to pay Rent or the length of the Lease Term.

ARTICLE XII

ASSIGNMENT, SUBLEASE AND SUCCESSION

Section 12.01 Consent Required. Tenant shall neither assign this Lease or any interest herein, nor sublet, license, grant any concession, or otherwise give permission to

 

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anyone other than Tenant to use or occupy all or any part of the Premises without the prior written consent of46.

Section 12.02 General Conditions. In the event of any assignment or sublease approved by Landlord pursuant to Section 12.01 above, Tenant shall remain primarily liable on its covenants hereunder unless released in writing by Landlord. In the event of any assignment or sublease, the assignee or sublessee shall agree in writing to perform and be bound by all of the covenants of this Lease required to be performed by Tenant. Any one assignment or subletting approved by Landlord pursuant to Section 12.01, shall not be deemed to allow any further assignment or subletting without Landlord’s prior written consent.

Section 12.03 Succession. Subject to any limitations on assignment and subletting set forth herein, all the terms and provisions of this Lease shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

ARTICLE XIII

SURRENDER OF POSSESSION

Section 13.01 Surrender. At the expiration of the Lease created hereunder, whether by lapse of time or otherwise, Tenant shall surrender the Premises to Landlord.

Section 13.02 Condition at Time of Surrender. Furnishing trade fixtures and equipment installed by Tenant shall be the property of Tenant. Upon termination of this Lease, Tenant shall remove any such property. Tenant shall repair or reimburse Landlord for the cost of repairing any damage to the Premises resulting from the installation or removal of Tenant’s property, and Tenant shall deliver the Premises to Landlord in clean and good condition, except for reasonable wear and47

ARTICLE XIV

HOLDING OVER

This Lease shall terminate without further notice at the expiration of the Lease Term. Any holding over by Tenant without the express written consent of Landlord shall not constitute the renewal or extension of this Lease or give Tenant any rights in or to the Premises. In the event of such a holding over by Tenant without the express written consent

 


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tear; provided, however, Tenant shall not be required to repair any damage or loss that is to be covered by insurance as subsequently provided and/or is beyond its reasonable control; financial inability excluded

 

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of Landlord, the monthly Rent payments to be paid by Tenant shall be subject to increase at the sole discretion of Landlord in an amount equal to48, provided, however, no payment of such increased Rental by Tenant shall be deemed to extend or renew the Term of this Lease, and such Rental payments shall be fixed by Landlord only to establish the amount of liability for payment of Rent on the part of Tenant during such period of holding over. In the event Landlord shall give its express written consent to Tenant to occupy the Premises beyond the expiration of the Term, that occupancy shall be construed to be a month-to-month tenancy upon all the same terms and conditions as set forth herein unless modified by Landlord in such written consent; provided that Rent charged during any period of holding over shall be as stated above.

ARTICLE XV

ENTRY BY LESSOR

Section 15.01 Entry by Landlord. Landlord reserves, and shall at any and all49 times have, the right to enter the Premises during business hours to inspect the same, to show the Premises to prospective purchasers or lessees, to post notices of non-responsibility, to repair the Premises and any portion of the Building that Landlord may deem necessary or desirable, without abatement of Rent, and may for that purpose erect scaffolding and other necessary structures where reasonably required by the character of the work to be performed; provided, that the entrance to the Premises shall not be blocked unreasonably thereby and, provided, further that the business of the Tenant shall not be interfered with unreasonably. Tenant hereby waives any claim for damages, injury or inconvenience to or interference with Tenant’s business, any loss of occupancy or quiet enjoyment of the Premises, and any other loss occasioned by Landlord’s exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section 15.01, except and to the extent any such damage, injury or interference results from the negligence of Landlord. Landlord shall at all times have and retain a key with which to unlock all of the doors in, upon and about the Premises, excluding Tenant’s vaults, safes and files, and Landlord shall have the right to use any and all means which Landlord may deem proper to open the doors to or in the Premises in an emergency, in order to obtain entry to the Premises without liability to Tenant. Any entry to the Premises obtained by Landlord by any of these means, or otherwise, shall not under any circumstances be construed or deemed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into, or a detainer of, the Premises, or an eviction of Tenant from the Premises or any portion thereof.50

 


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a reasonable readjustment of such rental rate based on comparable rentals charged elsewhere in the Building at that time.

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Section 15.02 Failure to Surrender. If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises upon the expiration or termination of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from loss and liability resulting from that failure, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims made by any succeeding Tenant.

ARTICLE XVI

SUBORDINATION

Section 16.01 Lease Subordinate To Mortgages. This Lease shall automatically be subordinate to any existing mortgages or deeds of trust which affect the Property, the Building and/or the Premises; to any first mortgages or deeds of trust hereafter affecting the Property, the Building and/or the Premises, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements or extensions thereof. This provision shall be self-operative and no further instrument of subordination shall be required by any existing or first mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust; provided, that Tenant shall have the continued enjoyment of the Premises free from any disturbance or interruption by any existing or first mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust, or any purchaser at a foreclosure or private sale of the Property as a result of Landlord’s default under a mortgage or deed of trust, so long as Tenant is not then in default under the terms and conditions of this Lease.

Section 16.02 Estoppel Certificates. Tenant shall, within fifteen (15) days of presentation, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord (a) any subordination or non-disturbance agreement or other instrument that Landlord may require to carry out the provisions of this Article, and (b) any estoppel certificate requested by Landlord from time to time in the standard form of any mortgagee or beneficiary of and deed of trust affecting the Building and Premises certifying, if such be true, that Tenant is in occupancy, that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect, or if there have been modifications, that the Lease as modified is in full force and effect, and stating the modifications and the dates to which the Rent and other charges shall have been paid, and that there are no Rental offsets or claims.

ARTICLE XVII

DEFAULT AND REMEDY

Section 17.01 Events of Tenant’s Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a material default in breach of this Lease by Tenant:

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Premises which shall not include any assignment or sublease permitted under ARTICLE XII hereto;

 

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(b) Failure by Tenant to make any payment required as and when due, where that failure shall continue for a period of ten (10) days;

(c) Failure by Tenant to observe or perform any of the covenants, conditions or provisions of this Lease, other than making any payment when due, where that failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) days after Landlord gives written notice to Tenant of that52

(d) Making by Tenant of any general assignment or general arrangement for the benefit of creditors; the filing by or against Tenant of a petition in bankruptcy, including reorganization arrangement, unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant, the petition is dismissed within thirty (30) days; or the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Tenant’s assets located at the Premises, or of Tenant’s interest in this Lease.

Section 17.02 Remedies. In the event of any default by Tenant under the terms or provisions of this Lease, Landlord, in addition to any other rights or remedies that it may have, shall have the immediate right of reentry. Should. Landlord elect to reenter or take possession of the Premises, it may either terminate this Lease, or from time to time, without terminating this Lease, relet the Premises or any part thereof for the account and in the name of the Tenant or otherwise, for any term or terms and conditions as Landlord in its sole discretion may deem advisable, with the right to complete construction of or make alterations and repairs to the Premises and/or improvements installed by Tenant. Tenant shall pay to Landlord in the event of reletting, as soon as ascertained, the costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in the reletting, completion of construction, or in making any alterations and repairs. Rentals received by Landlord from any reletting shall be applied: first, to the payment of any indebtedness, other than Rent, due hereunder from Tenant to Landlord; second, to the payment of Rent due and unpaid hereunder and to any other payments required to be made by the Tenant hereunder; and the residue, if any, shall be held by Landlord in payment of future Rent or damages in the event of termination as the same may become due and payable hereunder; and the balance, if any, at the end of the Term of this Lease shall be paid to Tenant. Should Rental received from time to time from the reletting during any month be a lesser Rental than herein agreed to by Tenant, the Tenant shall pay the deficiency to Landlord. The Tenant shall pay the deficiency each month as the amount thereof is ascertained by the Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall also have the right upon Tenant’s default to terminate this Lease, accelerate all Basic Rent payments due under this Lease for the remaining Term hereof, or if Tenant has been granted an option to extend and that option has been exercised, for the remainder of the option term, and shall be entitled to recover from Tenant the total amount of unpaid Rent together with all past due Rent and any other payment due hereunder, less the amount which is established to be the

 


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failure, or if such failure is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall not be in default unless Tenant has failed to commence the cure to diligently pursue the cure to completion; and

 

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reasonable Rental value of the Premises for the remaining Term, after taking into consideration normal duration of vacancy periods, tenant improvement costs and Landlord’s reasonably anticipated costs of reletting the Premises.

Section 17.03 Reletting. No reletting of the Premises by Landlord permitted under Section 17.02 shall be construed as an election on Landlord’s part to terminate this Lease unless a notice of Landlord’s intention to terminate is given to Tenant, or unless the termination of the Lease is decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the event of reletting without termination, Landlord may at any time thereafter elect to terminate this Lease for a previous breach, provided it has not been cured. Should Landlord at any time terminate this Lease for any breach, in addition to any other remedy it may have, it may recover from Tenant all damages it may incur by reason of that breach.

Section 17.04 Default of Landlord. Landlord shall not be in default unless Landlord fails to perform its obligations under this Lease within thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant, or if such failure is not reasonably capable of being cured within such thirty (30) day period, Landlord shall not be in default unless Landlord has failed to commence the cure and diligently pursue the cure to completion.

Section 17.05 Non-Waiver. Failure by Landlord53 to take action or declare a default as a result of any breach of any term, covenant or condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of that term, covenant, or condition, or of any subsequent breach of any term, covenant or condition herein contained. The subsequent acceptance of Rent hereunder by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach by Tenant of any term, covenant or condition of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular Rental so accepted, regardless of Landlord’s knowledge of that preceding breach at the time of acceptance of the Rent.

Section 17.06 Mortgagee Protection. In the event of any uncured default on the part of Landlord, which default would entitle Tenant to terminate this Lease, Tenant shall not terminate this Lease unless Tenant has notified any mortgagee or beneficiary of deed of trust, whose address shall have been furnished to Tenant, at least sixty (60) days in advance of the proposed effective date of the termination. During the sixty (60) day period the mortgagee or beneficiary shall be entitled to commence to cure the default. If the default is not capable of being cured with due diligence within the sixty (60) day period, the Lease shall not be terminated if the mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust shall have commenced to cure the default within the sixty (60) day period and shall pursue the cure with due diligence thereafter.

 


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ARTICLE XVIII

NOTICES

Any notice required or desired to be given under this Lease shall be in writing with copies directed as indicated herein and shall be personally served or given by mail. Any notice given by mail shall be deemed to have been given when seventy-two (72) hours have elapsed from the time which such notice was deposited in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, and postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be served at the last address given by that party to the other party under the provisions of this section. As of the Lease Commencement Date, the addresses of the Landlord and Tenant are as specified in the Lease Summary.

ARTICLE XIX

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Section 19.01 Presence and Use of Hazardous Substances. Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent, keep on or around the Premises, Common Areas or Building, for use, disposal, transportation, treatment, generation, storage or sale, any substances designated as, or containing components designated as hazardous, dangerous, toxic or harmful (collectively referred to as “Hazardous Substances”), and/or are subject to regulation as Hazardous Substances by any federal, state or local law, regulation, statute or ordinance.

Section 19.02 Cleanup Costs, Default and Indemnification. Tenant shall be fully and completely liable to Landlord for any and all cleanup costs and any and all other charges, fees, penalties (civil and criminal) imposed by any governmental authority with respect to Tenant’s use, disposal, transportation, treatment, generation, storage and/or sale of Hazardous Substances, in or about the Premises, Common Areas, or Building, whether or not consented to by Landlord. Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Landlord harmless from any and all of the costs, fees, penalties, liabilities and charges incurred by, assessed against or imposed upon Landlord (as well as Landlord’s attorneys’ fees and costs) as a result of Tenant’s use, disposal, transportation, treatment, generation, storage and/or sale of Hazardous Substances.

ARTICLE XX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 20.01 Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings used in this Lease are for convenience only. They shall not be construed to limit or to extend the meaning of any part of this Lease.

Section 20.02 Amendments. Any amendments or additions to this Lease shall be in writing by the parties hereto, and neither Tenant nor Landlord shall be bound by any verbal or implied agreements.

 

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Section 20.03 Time of the Essence. Time is expressly declared to be of the essence of this Lease.

Section 20.04 Entire Agreement. This Lease contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and no other agreement, statement or promise made by any party hereto, or to any employee, officer or agent of any party hereto, which is not contained herein, shall be binding or valid.

Section 20.05 Language. The words “Landlord” and “Tenant”, when used herein, shall be applicable to one (1) or more persons, as the case may be, and the singular shall include the plural and the neuter shall include the masculine and feminine, and if there be more than one (1) the obligations hereof shall be joint and several. The word “persons” whenever used shall include individuals, firms, associations and corporations and any other legal entity, as applicable. The language in all parts of this Lease shall in all cases be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning, and shall not be construed strictly for or against Landlord or Tenant.

Section 20.06 Invalidity. If any provision of this Lease shall be deemed to be invalid, void or illegal, it shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other provision hereof.

Section 20.07 Late Charges. Tenant hereby acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to Landlord of Rent or other sums due hereunder will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, and the exact amount of such costs include, but are not limited to, processing and accounting charges, and late charges which may be imposed upon Landlord by the terms of any mortgage or deed of trust covering the Premises. Therefore, in the event Tenant shall fail to pay any installment of Rent or other sum due hereunder within ten (10) days after notice of default of payment is given by Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Additional Rent a late charge equal to54 of each installment or the sum of $25.00 per month, whichever is greater. A $20.00 charge will be paid by the Tenant to the Landlord for each returned check. In the event Landlord pays any sum or expense on behalf of Tenant which Tenant is obligated to pay hereunder, or in the event Landlord expends any other sum or incurs any expense, or Tenant fails to pay any sum due hereunder, Landlord shall be entitled to receive interest upon said sum at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum until paid.

Section 20.09 Computation of Time. The word “day” means “calendar day” herein, and the computation of time shall include all Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for purposes of determining time periods specified herein.

Section 20.10 Applicable Law. This Lease shall be interpreted and construed under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington.

 


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Section 20.11 Provision Independent. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all provisions set forth in this Lease are independent of one another, and the obligations or duties of either party hereto under any one provision are not dependent upon either party performing under the terms of any other provision.

Section 20.12 Attorneys’ Fees. In the event either party requires the services of an attorney in connection with enforcing the terms of this Lease or in the event suit is brought for the recovery of any Rent due under this Lease for the breach of any covenant or condition of this Lease, or for the restitution of said Premises to Landlord, and/or eviction of Tenant during the term of this Lease or after the expiration thereof, the prevailing party will be entitled to a reasonable sum for attorneys’ fees, witness fees, and other court costs, both at trial and on appeal.

Section 20.13 Termination. Upon the termination of this Lease by expiration of time or otherwise, the rights of Tenant and all persons claiming under Tenant in and to the Premises shall cease.

Section 20.14 Broker’s Commission. Tenant represents and warrants that it has incurred no liabilities or claims for brokerage commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the negotiation and/or execution of this Lease and that it has not dealt with or has any knowledge of any real estate broker/agent or salesperson in connection with this Lease except for those set forth in this Section. Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend Landlord against, and hold Landlord harmless from, all such liabilities and claims (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and costs).

Section 20.15 Signs or Advertising. The Tenant will not inscribe any inscription or post, place, or in any manner display any sign, notice, picture or poster or any advertising matter whatsoever, anywhere in or about the Premises or Building, which can be seen from outside the Premises, without first obtaining the Landlord’s written consent thereto. Any consent so obtained from Landlord shall be with the understanding and agreement that Tenant will remove these items at the termination of the tenancy herein created and repair any damage or injury to the Premises or the Building caused thereby. Landlord will install and maintain a building directory of tenants in the principal lobby entrance of the Building, and Landlord may, as it may determine from time to time, publish or advertise the tenancy list of Landlord’s Building. Tenant shall not use photographs, drawings, or other renderings of the Building, the Building logo or tradename, or any other proprietary name, mark or symbol of Landlord without first obtaining Landlord’s prior written consent.

Section 20.16 Transfer of Landlord’s Interest. In the event Landlord transfers its reversionary interest in the Premises or its rights under this Lease, other than a transfer for security purposes only, Landlord shall be relieved of all obligations occurring hereunder after the effective date of such55.

 


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Section 20.17 Date of Execution. The date this Lease is executed shall be deemed to be the day and year first written above.

Section 20.18 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original hereof.

Section 20.19 Quiet Enjoyment. Subject to the provisions of this Lease and conditioned upon performance of all of the provisions to be performed by Tenant hereunder, Landlord shall secure to Tenant during the Lease Term the quiet and peaceful possession of the Premises and all rights and privileges appertaining thereto.

Section 20.20 Authority. Each party hereto warrants that it has the authority to enter into this Agreement and that the signatories hereto have the authority to bind Landlord and Tenant, respectively.

Section 20.21 Name of Building. In the event Landlord chooses to change the name of the Building, Tenant agrees that change shall not affect in any way its obligations under this Lease, and that, except for the name change, all terms and conditions of this Lease shall remain in full force and effect. Tenant agrees further that such name change shall not require a formal amendment to this Lease, but shall be effective upon Tenant’s receipt of written notification from Landlord of said change.

Section 20.22 Rules and Regulations. Tenant agrees to abide by and adhere to any rules and regulations for the Building, and all amendments thereto, which may be promulgated from time to time by Landlord which do not materially change the provisions of this Lease. The rules and regulations currently in effect upon the date of execution of this Lease are set forth as Exhibit D attached hereto.

Section 20.23 Consents. Landlord shall act reasonably when determining whether to give any consents or approvals under the terms of this Lease.

Section 20.24 Agency Disclosure. At the signing of this Lease, the Leasing Agent identified in the Lease Summary represented the party noted therein. Each party signing this document confirms that prior oral and/or written disclosure of agency was provided to him/her in this transaction (as required by WAC 308-124D-040)

Section 20.25 Lease Summary, Addendum and Exhibits. The Lease Summary, set forth on pages (i) and (ii) of the Lease, as well as any addenda and Exhibits to this Lease are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

Section 20.26 Survival. Those provisions of this Lease which, in order to be given full effect, require performance by either Landlord or Tenant following the termination of this Lease shall survive the Termination Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Lease Agreement is executed on the day and year first written above.

 

TENANT:   LANDLORD:
  FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF   LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington
SEATTLE, a federal corporation   limited partnership

By:

Its:

 

/s/ [Illegible]

Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer

  By:  

Its Managing Agent:

 

PRESCOTT, INC., a

Washington corporation

      By:  

/S/ RICHARD C. CLOTFELTER

      Its:   President


PARTNERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

STATE OF                            )  
  )   ss:
COUNTY OF                        )  

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this      day of                     , 19     , before me personally appeared                                          , to me known to be the                                          of                                          , the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

 

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State

of                                                                          ,

      residing

at                                              

                                                 .

My appointment expires:

                                                 .


CORPORATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON   )   
  )    ss:
COUNTY OF KING   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgement is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 11th day of July, 1991 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and the State of Washington, duly commissioned and qualified, personally appeared Jeffrey D. Bell, to me known to be the Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation for the uses and purposes herein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute the said instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed by official seal, the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ KATHERINE ANN WIMER

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State

of Washington, residing at Seattle.

My appointment expires: 10-28-92.

 

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LANDLORD’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON   )   
  )    ss:
COUNTY OF KING   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 15th day of July, 1991, before me personally appeared Richard C. Clotfelter, to me known to be the President of PRESCOTT, INC., Managing Agent of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ KATHERINE ANN WIMER

NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State

of Washington, residing at Seattle.

My appointment expires: 10-28-92.

 

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EXHIBIT A

TENANT FLOOR PLAN

[Page A-1: Floor Plan]

[Page A-2: Floor Plan]

[Page A-3: Floor Plan]

 

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EXHIBIT B

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Block 22, and Lots 9 and 12, Block 23, of the Addition to the Town of Seattle as laid out by A. A. Denny (commonly known as A. A. Denny’s Third Addition to the City of Seattle) according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 33, records of King County, Washington.

Situate in the City of Seattle, County of King State of Washington.

 

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EXHIBIT C

[Floor Plan titled REVISED COMPUTER ROOM]

 

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EXHIBIT D

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The sidewalks, halls, passages, elevators, stairways, exits and entrances of the Building shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by it for any purpose other than for ingress and egress from the Premises. The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators, retail arcade, escalators, balconies and stairways are not for the use of the general public, and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access to those areas by all persons whose presence in the judgment of Landlord would be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building and its tenants, provided that nothing in this Lease shall be construed to prevent access to persons with whom Tenant normally deals in the ordinary course of its business, unless those persons are engaged in illegal activities. Tenant shall not go upon the roof of the Building, except in areas that Landlord may designate as “Common Areas” from time to time.

2. The Premises shall not be used for lodging or sleeping. Unless ancillary to a56 or other food service use specifically authorized in Tenant’s57 no cooking shall be done or permitted by Tenant on the Premises, except that the preparation of hot beverages and use of microwave ovens for Tenant and its employees shall be permitted.

3. Landlord shall clean the leased Premises as provided in the Janitorial Schedule attached hereto, and except with the written consent of Landlord, no person or persons other than those approved by Landlord will be permitted to enter the Building for such purpose, but Tenant shall have the right to have an employee on the Premises for special and/or extraordinary cleaning as desired by Tenant and at Tenant’s expense. Tenant shall not cause unnecessary labor by reason of Tenant’s carelessness anti indifference in the preservation of good order and cleanliness.

4. Tenant shall not alter any lock or install a new or additional lock or any bolt on any door of the Premises without furnishing Landlord with a key for any lock and obtaining Landlord’s prior permission. Tenant, upon the termination of its tenancy, shall deliver to Landlord all keys and/or security cards to doors in the Building and the Premises that shall have been furnished to Tenant and in the event of loss of any keys and/or security cards so furnished, shall pay Landlord for the lost keys and/or security cards.

5. The freight elevator shall be available for use by Tenant, subject to reasonable scheduling as Landlord shall deem appropriate. The persons employed by Tenant to move equipment or other items in or out of the Building must be acceptable to Landlord. Landlord shall have the right to prescribe the weight, size and position of all equipment, materials,

 


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supplies, furniture or other property brought into the Building. No safes or other objects larger or heavier than the freight elevator of the Building is limited to carry shall be brought into or installed on the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent. Heavy objects shall, if considered necessary by Landlord, stand on wood strips of thickness as is necessary to properly distribute the weight of those objects. Landlord will not be responsible for loss of or damage to any property from any cause, and all damage done to the Building by moving or maintaining Tenant’s property shall be repaired at the expense of Tenant. The moving of heavy objects shall occur only between those hours as may be designated by and only upon written notice to Landlord and the persons employed to move heavy objects in or out of the Building must be acceptable to Landlord.

6. Tenant shall not use or keep in the Premises or the Building any kerosene, gasoline or flammable or combustible fluid or materials or use any method of heating or air conditioning other than that supplied by Landlord. Tenant shall not sweep or throw or permit to be swept or thrown from the Premises any debris or other substance into any of the corridors, halls or lobbies or out of the doors or windows or into the stairways of the Building and Tenant shall not use, keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance in the Premises. Tenant shall not use, keep or permit or suffer the Premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors and/or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other tenants or those having business in the Building.

7. During non-business hours and on holidays access to the Building, or to the halls, corridors or stairways in the Building, or to the Premises, may be refused unless the person seeking access is known to the Building and has a pass or is properly identified. Landlord shall in no case be liable for damages for the admission to or exclusion from the Building of any person whom Landlord has the right to exclude under Rule 1 above. In case of invasion, mob, riot, public excitement or other circumstances rendering that action advisable in Landlord’s opinion, Landlord reserves the right to prevent access to the Building during the continuance of that activity by taking those actions that Landlord may deem appropriate, including closing entrances to the Building.

8. Tenant shall see that the doors of the Premises are closed and securely locked when Tenant’s employees leave the Premises.

9. The toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed, no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be deposited in any of them, and any damage resulting to them from Tenant’s misuse shall be paid for by Tenant.

10. Except with the prior written consent of Landlord, Tenant shall not sell, or permit the sale from the Premises of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, theatre tickets or any other goods, merchandise or service, nor shall Tenant carry on, or permit or allow any employee or other person to carry on, business in or from the Premises for the service or accommodation of occupants of any other portion of the Building, nor shall the Premises be

 

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used for manufacturing of any kind, or for any business or activity other than that specifically provided for in Tenant’s Lease. No Tenant shall obtain for use upon the Premises ice, towel and other similar services, or accept barbering or shoe polishing services in the Premises, except from persons authorized by Landlord and at hours and under regulations fixed by Landlord.

11. Tenant shall not install any radio or television antenna, loudspeaker or other device on the roof or exterior walls of the Building.

12. Tenant shall not use in any space, or in the Common Areas of the Building, any handtrucks except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards or other material handling equipment as Landlord may approve. No other vehicles of any kind shall be brought by Tenant into the Building or kept in or about the Premises. All mail carts shall be equipped with rubber guards to protect elevators, doors and hallways.

13. No sign, advertisement or notice visible from the exterior of the Premises shall be inscribed, painted or affixed by Tenant on any part of the Building or the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. If Landlord shall have consented at anytime, whether before or after the execution of this Lease, that consent shall in no way operate as a waiver or release of any of the provisions of this Rule 12 or of this Lease, and shall be deemed to relate only to the particular sign, advertisement or notice so consented to by Landlord and shall not be construed as dispensing with the necessity of obtaining the specific written consent of Landlord with respect to each and every such sign, advertisement or notice other than the particular sign, advertisement or notice, as the case may be, so consented to by Landlord.

14. Except as shown in the design plan approved by Landlord, the sashes, sash doors, windows, glass lights, and any lights or skylights that reflect or admit light into the halls or other places of the Building shall not be covered or obstructed and, there shall be no hanging plants or other similar objects in the immediate vicinity of the windows or placed upon the window sills or hung from the window heads.

15. No tenant shall lay linoleum or other similar floor covering so that it is affixed to the floor of the Premises in any manner except by a paste, or other material which may easily be removed with water, the use of cement or other similar adhesive materials being expressly prohibited. The method of affixing any linoleum or other similar floor covering to the floor, as well as the method of affixing carpets or rugs to the Premises, shall be subject to approval by Landlord. The expense of repairing any damage resulting from a violation of this Rule 15 shall be borne by the Tenant by whom, or by whose agents, clerks, employees or visitors, the damage shall have been caused.

 

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16. 58 loading, unloading, and delivery of merchandise, supplies, materials and furniture to the Premises shall be made during reasonable hours and in entryways and elevators as Landlord shall designate. In its use of the building loading dock, Tenant shall not obstruct or permit the obstruction of loading areas, and at no time shall Tenant park vehicles in the loading areas except for loading and unloading.

17. Canvassing, soliciting, peddling or distribution of handbills or any other written material in the Building is prohibited and Tenant shall cooperate to prevent those activities.

18. [Deleted]

19. Landlord may direct the use of all pest extermination and scavenger contractors at intervals as Landlord may require.

20. If Tenant desires telephone or telegraph connections, Landlord will direct service technicians as to where and how the wires are to be introduced. No boring or cutting for wires or otherwise shall be made without directions from Landlord.

21. Tenant shall immediately, upon request from Landlord (which request need not be in writing), reduce its lighting in the Premises for temporary periods designated by Landlord, when required in Landlord’s judgment to prevent overloads of mechanical or electrical systems of the Building.

22. Landlord reserves the right to select the name of the Building and to change the name as it may deem appropriate from time to time, and Tenant shall not refer to the Building by any name other than: (a) the names as selected by Landlord (as that name may be changed from time to time), or (b) the postal address, approved by the United States Post Office. Tenant shall not use the name of the Building in any respect other than as an address of its operation in the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord.

23. The requirements of Tenant will be attended to only upon application by telephone or in person at the office of the Building manager. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work or do anything outside of their regular duties unless under special instruction from Landlord.

24. Landlord may waive any one or more of the Rules and Regulations for the benefit of any particular tenant or tenants, but no waiver by Landlord shall be construed as a waiver of the Rules and Regulations in favor of any other tenant or tenants, nor prevent Landlord from thereafter enforcing any Rules and Regulations against any or all of the tenants in the Building.

 


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25. Wherever the word “Tenant” occurs in these Rules and Regulations, it is understood and agreed that it shall mean Tenant’s assigns, subtenants, associates, agents, clerks, employees and visitors. Wherever the word “Landlord” occurs in these Rules and Regulations,’ it is understood and agreed that it shall mean Landlord’s assigns, agents, clerks, employees and visitors.

26. These Rules and Regulations are in addition to, and shall not be construed in any way to modify, alter or amend, in whole or part, the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions of any Lease of Premises in the Building.

27. Landlord reserves the right to make additional rules and regulations as in its judgment may from time to time be needed for the safety, care and cleanliness of the Building, and for the preservation of good order therein.

 

 

   

/s/ RCC

Initials     Initials
Tenant     Landlord

 

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EXHIBIT E

GUARANTY

“INTENTIONALLY OMITTED”

 

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EXHIBIT F

ADDENDUM

THIS ADDENDUM is made as of 15 July, 1991, to and as a part of that certain Century Square Lease Agreement, dated 15 July, 1991, between 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

1. See Page i and Page 3, Section 4.01 Basic Rent, and Page ii and Page 3, Section 4.02 Operating Expenses. Tenant shall not be required to pay Basic Rent or Operating Expenses as Additional Rent for the four (4) month period commencing May 1, 1993 and ending August 31, 1993.

2. See Page 7, Section 7.02(b) Services to be Furnished by Landlord. . . . at temperatures and in amounts as are considered by Landlord to be standard and consistent with a First Class Complex. The Premises will have its own electric meter and the cost of the electricity for heating the Premises shall be metered directly to the Premises; the cost for electricity used for air conditioning shall be prorated in accordance with Section 4.02(f)(iv);

3. See Page 7, Section 7.02(c) Services to be Furnished by Landlord. . . . Seattle. Beginning on or about the Commencement Date and continuing once annually thereafter, Landlord will, at an agreed upon due date, do touch-up painting, carpet dry cleaning, and woodwork refinishing in heavy traffic areas of Tenant’s Premises;

4. See Page 8, Section 7.02 (last paragraph) Services to be Furnished by Landlord. Provided, however, in the event that equipment or machinery under Landlord’s control fails and causes an interruption of service for more than seventy two (72) hours, Tenant shall then have a claim for Rent reduction to the extent such service interruption has effected all or a portion of the Premises for a period commencing after the 72nd hour of interruption and ending when service has been restored.

5. See Page 9 ARTICLE VIII INSURANCE.

(a) See Page 9, Section 8.02 Liability Insurance.

. . . damage. Landlord shall provide and maintain in full force and effect a policy or policies of comprehensive liability insurance issued by one or more insurance carriers admitted to do business in the State of Washington, insuring against liability for injury to or death of persons and loss of or damage to property occurring in the Common Areas of the Building. Said liability insurance shall be in an amount not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit.

(b) See Page 9, Section 8.04 Casualty Insurance.

 

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. . . business. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04, Landlord shall at all times from and after the Commencement Date maintain in effect a policy or policies of insurance issued by one or more carriers admitted to do business in the State of Washington covering the Building in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost (exclusive of the cost of excavations, foundations and footings) thereof, as may be determined from time to time by Landlord, or in the amount of such insurance Landlord’s mortgage lender requires Landlord to maintain, whichever amount is greater. Such policy shall be provided on an “all risk” form of property casualty coverage, subject to commercially reasonable deductibles. Landlord’s obligation to maintain the casualty insurance specified herein may be brought within the coverage of any so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance carried or maintained by Landlord. The proceeds of such insurance may be assigned by Landlord to the beneficiary of any deed of trust or similar instrument encumbering the Property.

6. See Page 13, Section 12.01 Consent Required.

. . . Landlord, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that any rental charged a sublessee that results in a net return (after deducting all costs of subletting, such as commissions, improvements, space planning modifications, advertising and so forth) greater than the Rent paid by the Tenant to the Landlord for such space will be split 50/50 between the parties; but provided further, however, that the foregoing proviso shall not apply to a sublease to a subtenant “related” to the Tenant, such as the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, other similar agencies or stockholder institutions.

7. See Page i and Page 1, Section 1.01 Premises Defined, and Page ii and Page 4, Section 4.02 Operating Expenses.

Expansion Option.

7.01 Expansion Space. After the second (2nd) anniversary of the Lease Commencement Date, Tenant shall have the right to lease additional space within the Building (the “Expansion Space”) as set forth below. The right to lease the Expansion Space shall be referred to herein as Tenant’s expansion option (“Expansion Option”). Any Expansion Space leased by the Tenant shall become a part of the Premises for all purposes under this Lease, and Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Expansion Space shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease. The area initially occupied by Tenant as described in Section 1.01 of the Lease shall be referred to in this Addendum as the initial premises (“Initial Premises”) when differentiating such initial portion of the Premises from the Expansion Space. The Expansion Space shall be located on the 18th floor contiguous to the Initial Premises (the “Expansion Floor”).

 

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7.02 Option. Tenant shall have one (1) Expansion Option, available during the initial Lease Term. Such Expansion Option shall be for an area of not less than 500 rentable square feet and not more than 6,410 rentable square feet, unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord and Tenant. The Expansion Option which Tenant may exercise and the effective date (“Effective Date”) of such option is as follows:

 

     Effective Date

Expansion Option

  

(500 to 6,410 rentable square feet)

   May 1, 1995

7.03 Exercise of Expansion Option. Tenant shall exercise the Expansion Option by delivering written notice of such exercise to Landlord not less than six (6) months prior to the Effective Date for such option as set forth above. Any Expansion Option which is not timely exercised shall expire without any further notice or demand by Landlord.

7.04 Delivery of Space. After Tenant exercises an Expansion Option, Landlord shall cooperate in establishing a schedule for delivery of such Expansion Space to Tenant. The delivery of the Expansion Space shall occur not prior to two (2) months and not after four (4) months following the Effective Date set forth Paragraph 7.02 above for such Expansion Option. If Landlord and Tenant cannot agree upon a scheduled delivery date for any increment of Expansion Space, then the Landlord shall deliver to Tenant the Expansion Space and Tenant shall accept such Expansion Space, so long as it is in the condition specified in Paragraph 7.05 below, on the 30th day following the Effective Date for such Expansion Option.

7.05 Condition of Expansion Space. Landlord shall be responsible for improving or altering the Expansion Space with tenant improvements similar in quantity and quality to the Initial Premises pursuant to plans approved by both Landlord and Tenant subject to the tenant improvement allowance set forth below. Landlord shall not be required to expend sums in improving the Expansion Space in excess of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) per rentable square foot area of any Expansion Space previously improved for occupancy, adjusted using January data for any increase or decrease in the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, all items “All U.S. Urban Consumers”, U.S. City Average from January 1, 1991 to January 1, 1995.

7.06 Basic and Additional Rent for Expansion Space. Tenant shall pay Landlord, in addition to Basic Rent for the Initial Premises and commencing on the date on which Tenant accepts or is required to accept any applicable Expansion Space, the then current Per Rentable Square Foot Rent Rate set forth in Section 4.01 of the Lease Summary as increased from time to time, for each rentable square foot of Expansion Space leased by Tenant pursuant to this Paragraph 7. Tenant’s Proportionate Share, for purposes of calculating Additional Rent pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Lease, shall be adjusted, from time to time, as necessary to account for the addition of any Expansion Space to the total area of the Premises.

8. See Page i and Page 1 Section 1.01 Premises Defined.

Load Factor. Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary, the load factor, as defined by the Building Owners and Managers Association International shall not be more than 1.0945 percent on any floor occupied by Tenant.

9. See Page i and Page 2 Section 3.01 Term.

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Option to Extend. Tenant shall have the right to extend the Term of the Lease for two (2) consecutive terms of five (5) years (the “Extension Periods”) on the same terms and conditions as the Lease except for Basic Rent which shall be determined as set forth below; provided, that said option to extend may be exercised only in the event Tenant is not in default at the time said option right is exercised and at the time the applicable Extension Period is to commence. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord written notice exercising an extension option not less than twelve (12) months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, or previous Extension Period, as applicable. In the event Tenant fails to exercise an extension option, any subsequent extension option shall immediately lapse without further notice or demand. The Basic Rent for the first Extension Period shall be 95% of the market rent (“Market Rent”) as determined pursuant to Paragraph 10 below of this Addendum, or, Thirty Three and No/100 Dollars ($33.00) per rentable square foot, whichever is the lesser amount. The Basic Rent for the second Extension Period shall be 95% of market rent as determined pursuant to Paragraph 10 below of this Addendum, or, Forty One and 25/100 Dollars ($41.25) per rentable square foot, whichever is the lesser amount. For purposes of calculating operating expenses to be paid by Tenant as Additional Rent during each Extension Period, the actual Total Operating Expenses incurred in the calendar year in which each such Extension Period commences shall be the new Expense Stop to be applied per Lease Section 4.02.

10. Market Rent-Definition.

(i) The term market rent (“Market Rent”) shall mean rent that would be paid by a willing tenant to a willing landlord for a term equal to that available to Tenant at the time in question, for comparable space leased in the high rise elevator bank Century Square within the previous six (6) month period. If no space in Century Square has been leased in the six (6) month period, then mid or high rise space in Two Union Square or the First Interstate Building will be used as comparable space. Such determination shall include adjustments as are typically part of any such comparable rental agreement. For purposes of determining Market Rent, the total area of the Initial Premises and any Expansion Space shall be used. Landlord and Tenant shall use their best efforts to negotiate Market Rent within sixty (60) days after exercise by Tenant of an option to extend. If Landlord and Tenant have not agreed on Market Rent by the end of such 60-day period, each shall submit to the other in writing their final and best offer as to their opinion of Market Rent for the applicable Extension Period, and Market Rent shall then be determined by arbitration.

(ii) Such arbitration (“Arbitration”) shall be in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association as then in effect, each party to appoint one arbitrator and those two arbitrators to appoint a third arbitrator. All arbitrators shall be persons who by their experience and profession are familiar with the subject matter and issue before the Arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, subject, however, to the provisions of RCW Chapter 7.04 which are not in conflict with said Rules; provided, however, if such Association is not then functioning or such Rules are not then in effect, Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of RCW Chapter 7.04, or such other

 

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provisions of the statutory laws of the State of Washington as may be enacted in lieu of said Chapter 7.04, one arbitrator to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and those two arbitrators to promptly appoint a third arbitrator. All such Arbitration proceedings shall take place in Seattle, Washington, and shall be concluded prior to the commencement of the applicable Extension Period. In any such Arbitration proceeding, each party shall have full access to the books and records of the other party and the power to call for testimony any employee, agent or officer of any other party, and all other rights to discovery afforded under the then applicable Civil Rules for the Superior Court for the State of Washington or rules or laws applicable to proceedings in King County Superior Court adopted in lieu thereof shall be applicable, all of which shall be fully enforceable by the arbitrators, or if they fail to effect such enforcement, by the Superior Court of King County, Washington.

(iii) If the Market Rent as determined by the Arbitration is one hundred ten percent (110%) or more than the final and best Market Rent specified by Tenant at the end of the sixty (60) day period described above, Tenant shall pay the entire fee charged by the third arbitrator. If, on the other hand, the Market Rent determined by the Arbitration is less than ninety percent (90%) of the final and best Market Rent specified by Landlord at the end of the sixty (60) day period described above, Landlord shall pay the entire fee charged by the third arbitrator. Otherwise, the third arbitrator’s fee shall be paid equally by Landlord and Tenant. Each party shall pay the fees charged by the arbitrator selected by it.

11. Refurbishment at Lease Extension. Pursuant to Paragraph 9 above, on or about the commencement date of each Extension Period, Landlord shall repaint the entire Premises and refinish woodwork throughout the Premises as needed. Additionally, on the commencement date of the first (1st) Extension Period, Landlord shall provide new carpet for the Premises.

12. See Page i and Page 1 Section 1.01 Premises Defined.

Right of First Refusal.

12.01 Right of First Refusal. Effective as of the Commencement Date of the Lease Term, Landlord grants Tenant a right of first refusal (“Right of First Refusal”) to lease space on the 18th floor contiguous to the Initial Premises. Tenant’s Right of First Refusal rights hereunder shall apply only with respect to such floor on which the Expansion Space is located. This Right of First Refusal shall remain in effect until (a) all of the RFR Space has been leased by Tenant, or (b) a portion of the RFR Space has been leased to a third party, whichever shall first occur, at which time the Right of First Refusal shall terminate and shall be of no further force and effect with respect to such leased RFR Space, except as provided for in 12.02(d) below.

12.02 Exercise of Right of First Refusal. This Right of First Refusal shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

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the RFR Space, which Notice shall set forth the fact that a lease proposal covering all or some portion of the RFR Space has been submitted to a third party and stating the rentable square foot area and location of the RFR Space subject to such proposal and the date on which the lease of the applicable RFR Space is to commence.

(b) Tenant shall have ten (10) calendar days (the “Response Period”) from receipt of such Notice within which to elect to take all of the RFR Space being offered to the third party, which election shall be in writing and received by Landlord within said Response Period.

(c) Tenant shall pay to Landlord the first month’s Basic Rent for such RFR Space within the Response Period at a negotiated rate not greater than the then current Per Rentable Square Foot Rent Rate set forth in the Lease Summary.

(d) Failure of Tenant to elect to take all of the RFR Space being offered to a third party within the Response Period in the manner set forth above shall be conclusively deemed a waiver of Tenant’s Right of First Refusal with respect to that portion of the RFR Space, and Landlord shall thereafter have the right to lease, at its sole discretion from time to time, that portion of the RFR Space. Provided, however, in the event all or a portion of the RFR Space is leased to a third party for a term which terminates prior to the Termination Date of this Lease, then in that event the Right of First Refusal will be in effect from the termination of such third party lease through the Termination Date of this Lease. Provided further, that in the event Landlord does not consummate a lease with such third party, then in that event, Tenant’s Right of First Refusal shall not be deemed to have been waived.

(e) Tenant is not in default under this Lease and is in occupancy of the Premises (i) on the date Tenant elects in writing to exercise this Right of First Refusal and (ii) on the date Tenant occupies the RFR Space.

12.03 Terms for Lease of RFR Space. If the Right of First Refusal with respect to any RFR Space is exercised at the time and in the manner as set forth above, Tenant shall take all of such RFR Space under all of the terms and conditions of this Lease and such provisions shall automatically be amended to include that portion of the RFR Space taken commencing on the date set forth in Landlord’s Notice given pursuant to subparagraph 12.02(a) above. Basic Rent payable by Tenant shall be increased to account for the additional square footage of the RFR Space at not greater than the Per Rentable Square Foot Rent Rate in effect from time to time during the Lease Term as stated in the Lease Summary. Tenant’s Proportionate Share, for purposes of calculating Additional Rent pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Lease, shall also be increased to account for the additional square footage of RFR space leased by Tenant.

13. See Page ii and Page 3 Section 4.02 Operating Expenses.

Cap on Operating Expense Increase. Tenant shall not be responsible for payment of Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Total Operating Expenses for any year, exclusive of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance, utility costs, janitorial services, trash removal, elevator,

 

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escalator and HVAC maintenance costs allocated to the Premises, in excess of six percent (6%) over the Total Operating Expenses for the prior Lease Year, exclusive of real property taxes, assessments, insurance, utility costs, janitorial services, trash removal, elevator, escalator and HVAC maintenance costs allocated to the Premises. For purposes of calculating Operating Expense increases subject to this provision, landlord shall apply the six percent (6%) cap separately to each expense category not specifically excluded herein, it being the intent of the parties hereto that non-excluded expense categories shall not be grouped together or averaged in arriving at allowable increase amounts.

14. Storage Area.

(a) Square Feet and Location. In addition to the Premises, Tenant shall also have the right to use, during the Term of this Lease, a locked and reasonably secured exclusive storage area up to but not more than 2,100 square feet in area (the “Storage Area”). Attached hereto as Exhibit H is a portion of the floor plan for Subgrade Level A of the Building (the level immediately below Level 1), showing one (1) area for storage containing 506 square feet. (All of the walls of the Storage Area on Subgrade Level A are constructed with poured concrete or cement block.) Additionally, 287 square feet of Storage Area shall be located on the 18th floor as depicted on Exhibit A attached, and the remaining area of up to 1,307 square feet shall be made available by the Landlord to the Tenant as needed, upon reasonable notice and in reasonably sized increments, in the Building. Landlord shall identify by signage or otherwise the Storage Area as being used exclusively by Tenant. The use of the Storage Area by Tenant shall conform with the terms and conditions of the Lease, and shall be further subject to such reasonable rules and regulations as Landlord may from time to time adopt.

(b) Storage Area Rent. Tenant shall pay Landlord as Additional Rent in monthly installments Seven and No/100 Dollars ($7.00) per rentable square foot of Storage Area through April 30, 1996 and Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) per rentable square foot of Storage Area through April 30, 1998. Storage Rent for any Extension Period pursuant to Paragraph 9 above shall be the greater of market or Fifteen and No/100 Dollars ($15.00) per square foot, but in any event not greater than Fifteen and No/100 Dollars ($15.00) per square foot for the first (1st) Extension Period and Twenty and No/100 Dollars ($20.00) per square foot for the second (2nd) Extension Period.

15. See Page 4, Section 4.02(d) Operating Expenses.

At least thirty (30) days prior to the Commencement Date, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written estimate of Total Operating Expenses for the first Lease Year (May 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993); Landlord shall also provide to Tenant at least thirty (30) days prior to the Commencement Date the Expense Stop amount per Section 4.02(b) of the Lease Summary and shall also at that time inform Tenant what amount shall be payable as Additional Rent per this Section 4.02.

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In addition to excluded expense items set forth in this paragraph, the following expenses shall not be included in Operating Expenses:

 

  (a) executives’ salaries and benefits above the grade of Building Manager, including the general partner(s);

 

  (b) capital improvements and replacements which under generally applied cash basis accounting principles and practices would be classified as capital expenditures;

 

  (c) depreciation of any description on Building, Premises, improvements, machinery, tools, equipment or any other items used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Building, excluding small tools and small equipment used in routine maintenance;

 

  (d) any other expense which under generally applied cash basis accounting principles and practices would not be regarded as a maintenance or operating expense;

 

  (e) any expense for which Landlord is compensated through proceeds of insurance;

 

  (f) cost of repair of Building caused by fire or other casualty or by the exercise of the right of eminent domain;

 

  (g) advertising and promotional expenditures;

 

  (h) legal and auditing fees other than reasonable legal services and auditing expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the maintenance and operation of the Building or the Property;

 

  (i) costs incurred in performing work or furnishing service to tenants or for which Landlord is directly compensated by such tenants, other than work and services normally done or provided for by a reasonably prudent operator of a First Class Complex;

 

  (j) governmental imposition or surcharge imposed upon Landlord resulting solely from the actions of other tenants;

 

  (k) finance charges for any future capital expenditures;

 

  (1) any costs related to public transportation, transit or van pool unless imposed by governmental authority;

 

  (m) costs of any special services or capital improvements rendered to individual tenants (including the Tenant) for which a special direct charge is made;

 

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  (n) taxes other than those defined in 4.02 (f)(x) above. (Business and Occupation [“B & O”) taxes are specifically excluded from Operating Expenses.)

 

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EXHIBIT G

Expense Allocation Example

[CHART]

 

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EXHIBIT H

STORAGE SPACE PLAN

SUBGRADE LEVEL A

[Floor Plan]

 

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EXHIBIT I

PARKING AGREEMENT

CENTURY SQUARE/2ND & PIKE GARAGE

So long as the Lease to which this Parking Agreement is attached remains in effect, and so long as the Rules and Regulations adopted by Landlord are not violated, Tenant or Tenant’s employees who normally occupy the Building shall be entitled on a non-exclusive basis to rent 37 parking spaces in the parking garage at the monthly rental rate from time to time applicable to monthly parking spaces. Tenant may validate visitor parking by such method or methods as Landlord’s Parking Operator may approve, at the validation rate from time to time generally applicable to visitor parking. Landlord expressly reserves the right to designate parking areas and to modify the parking structure for other uses or to any extent.*

The following Rules and Regulations, including the sticker or other identification system established by landlord’s Parking Operator, are in effect until notice is given to Tenant of any change. Landlord reserves the right to modify and/or adopt such other reasonable and non-discriminatory Rules and Regulations for the garage as it deems necessary for the operation of the garage. Landlord may refuse to permit any person who violates the Rules and Regulations to park in the garage, and any violation of these Rules and Regulations may result, in the Landlord’s Parking Operator’s full discretion, in the violator’s vehicle being removed at the violator’s expense. in either of said events the sticker or any other form of identification supplied by Landlord must be returned to Landlord.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

1. Garage hours shall be 5:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Owner reserves the right to adjust such hours.

 

2. Vehicles must be parked entirely within the stall lines painted on the floor.

 

3. Monthly parkers may park in any open space not designated “reserved”, “handicapped” or “no parking.”

 

4. All directional signs and arrows must be observed.

 

5. The speed limit shall be 5 miles per hour.

 

6. Parking is prohibited:

 

  a In areas not striped for parking;

 

  b. In aisles;

 

  c. Where “no parking” signs are posted;

 

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  d. In cross hatched areas;

 

  e. In such other areas as may be designed by Landlord’s Parking Operator, and

 

  f. In compact stalls by oversized vehicles.

 

7. Parking stickers or any other device or form of identification supplied by Landlord shall remain the property of Landlord’s Parking Operator. Such parking identification device must be displayed as requested and may not be mutilated in any manner. The serial number of the parking identification device may not be obliterated. Devices may be transferable and any device in the possession of an unauthorized holder will be void. There will be a replacement charge payable by Tenant or Tenant’s employee for the loss of any parking access card or parking identification device.

 

8. Monthly rate for rental of parking spaces is payable in advance and must be paid on or before the first day of each month. Failure to do so will automatically cancel parking privileges and a charge of the prevailing daily rate will be charged. No deductions or allowances from the monthly rate will be made for days user does not use the parking facility.

 

9. Garage managers or attendants are not authorized to make or allow any exceptions to these Rules and Regulations.

 

10. Every user is required to park and lock his own vehicle. All responsibility for damage to vehicles or persons is assumed by the user.

*Provided, however, notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph to the contrary, Tenant shall not be required to pay rent for ten (10) of the thirty seven (37) spaces (such 10 spaces shall be located in the Century Square Garage, hereinafter referred to as “Free Spaces”), and provided further that four (4) of the ten (10) Free Spaces shall be assigned for Tenant’s exclusive use Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The remaining twenty-seven (27) spaces shall be located at the 2nd & Pike Garage.

 

11. Loss or theft of parking identification devices from vehicles must be reported to the Landlord’s Parking Operator immediately.

 

  a. Any parking identification device reported lost or stolen found on any unauthorized vehicle will be confiscated and the holder will be subject to prosecution.

 

  b. Lost or stolen devices found by the user must be reported to the office of the garage immediately to avoid confusion.

 

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12. Spaces rented to persons are for the express purpose of parking one vehicle per space. Washing, waxing, cleaning or servicing of any vehicle by the user and/or his agents is prohibited.

 

13. Landlord’s Parking Operator reserves the right to refuse the sale of monthly stickers or other parking identification devices to any Tenant or person and/or his agents or representatives who willfully refuse to comply with the above Rules and Regulations and all posted City, State or Federal ordinances, or laws or agreements.

 

14. Tenant shall acquaint all persons to whom Tenant assigns parking spaces of these Rules and Regulations.

 

15. Landlord shall not be responsible for any theft and/or vandalism to tenant’s vehicle or its contents in the parking facility.

 

16. If Cardholder forgets cardkey and a ticket is pulled, that ticket must be presented for validation to the Parking Manager the same day prior to exiting the garage or otherwise the posted daily parking rate will apply.

 

17. Parking privileges under this Agreement are granted on a month to month basis and are revocable with 30 days’ written notice.

 

18. Parking privileges shall be on an unassigned or Executive Valet basis as designated by Landlord’s Parking Operator.

Monthly parking is available on a [month to month, twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day a week basis]. Tenants and their visitors shall have priority use of all parking areas. Garage monthly parking is $95.00 per month plus tax and may be adjusted upon notice by Landlord. There is a $-0- refundable deposit for the parking permit and/or access card.

Upon receipt of payment, a fully completed signed parking application and set of garage rules and regulations, the parker will be issued a permit which is to be displayed on the vehicle. Only one permit will be issued and it is the responsibility of the individual to transfer the permit if they have more than one vehicle. Payment of the monthly parking is the responsibility of the individual or the tenant and/or firm. Parking access may be restricted depending on the parking area selected. Monthly parkers taking tickets to gain access to a restricted area will be responsible for payment of the posted parking rate upon exiting.

MONTHLY PARKING IS PAYABLE WITHOUT THE SUBMISSION OF AN INVOICE OR STATEMENT AND A LATE CHARGE OF $ 10% MAY BE IMPOSED FOR PAYMENTS RECEIVED BEYOND THE FIFTH WORKING DAY OF EACH MONTH.

Monthly parking fees are due and payable in advance on the first day of the month. If the monthly parking tee is not paid by the fifth working day of the month, Landlord or Landlord’s Parking Operator may terminate the monthly parking privileges. Payments not

 

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received by the fifth working day will result in having the individual’s or firm’s access cards taken out of the system, denying access to the parking areas.

There are no refunds granted for monthly parking for any reason.

 

  ACKNOWLEDGED BY:

/s/ [Illegible]

 

/s/ [Illegible]

PRINT NAME   SIGNATURE
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE COMPANY  

7/11/91

DATE

 

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of August 25, 1993, by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”) and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) dated as of July 15, 1991, for the lease of certain real property located in Seattle, King County, Washington.

B. Pursuant to Article VII of the Lease, Landlord is obligated to make certain improvements to the Premises. To date, all of said improvements have been completed by Landlord except for the improvements to the computer room on the fourth floor as set forth in Exhibit C to the Lease (the “Computer Room Improvements”).

C. Landlord and Tenant now desire to amend the Lease to acknowledge that Landlord remains obligated to make the Computer Room Improvements but that Landlord shall not be required to make such improvements until such time as a tenant has been located for the adjacent space.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Landlord’s Improvements. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that Landlord has completed the improvements to the Premises as described on Exhibit C to the Lease except for the Computer Room Improvements. Notwithstanding anything in the Lease to the contrary, Landlord shall remain obligated to make the Computer Room Improvements for the duration of the Lease term, including any extensions thereof, provided Landlord shall not be required to make such improvements until such time as a tenant has been located for the vacant space adjacent to Tenant’s computer room. Pending the completion of the Computer Room Improvements by Landlord, Tenant shall have the right to occupy the approximately 1265 square feet of space outlined on Exhibit A attached hereto. To the extent applicable, the Lease provisions shall apply to such space provided, however, that Tenant shall have no rental obligations with respect thereto.

2. Ratification. Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect.

3. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease unless otherwise indicated.


In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

LANDLORD:
FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership
By:  

Its Managing Agent, Prescott, Inc.,

a Washington corporation

  By:  

/s/ [Illegible]

  Its:   G.P. President
TENANT:

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE,

a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ [Illegible]

Its:   Senior Vice President/ Chief Operations Officer

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 25th day of August, 1993, before me personally appeared Gary J. Carpenter, to me known to be the President of Prescott, Inc., Managing Agent Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ SUSAN M. CHIABAI

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington; residing at: Renton
My commission expires: 8-10-95
Susan M. Chiabai

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 24th day of August, 1993, before me personally appeared Jeffrey D. Bell, to me known to be the SVP/Chief Operations Off. of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/ PAMELA A. R. GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington; residing at: Seattle
My commission expires: 7-15-97
Pamela A. R. Guinasso

 

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EXHIBIT A

TENANT FLOOR PLAN

 

[Floor Plan]

 

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of December 14, 1995, by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”) and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into that certain Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located at 1501 Fourth Avenue, Suites 405, 1800, and 1900, Seattle, Washington, consisting of approximately 36,362 rentable square feet.

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to relocate the 2698 square foot portion of the Premises located on the 4th floor of the Building to approximately 1084 square feet of space located on the 18th floor of the Building on the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Relocation of 4th Floor Portion of Premises. On March 1, 1996, Tenant shall vacate the portion of the existing premises located on the 4th floor of the Building and relocate to the 18th floor premises in the location shown on the floor plan for the 18th floor of the Building attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Relocation Space”). Effective March 1, 1996, the Relocation Space shall become part of the Premises and the following provisions of the Lease Summary contained on Page (i) of the Lease shall be amended in part to provide as follows:

 

The Premises      
  

Total Rentable

     

(a)

  

Area:

   34,748 square feet   

(b)

  

Floor Location:

   Floor 18 -    14,711
      Floor 19 -    20,037
          
         34,748

(c)

  

Suite

     
  

Number:

   Floor 18 -    1800
      Floor 19 -    1900


Basic Rent

 

Months

   Monthly
Installment
   Rent Per
Rentable
Square Feet
 

Floor 18

        14,711 RSF

03-01-96 - 04-30-96

   $ 31,040.21    $ 25.32  

05-01-96 - 04-30-98

   $ 32,266.13    $ 26.32  

Floor 19

        20,037 RSF

03-01-96 - 04-30-96

   $ 42,278.07    $ 25.32  

05-01-96 - 04-30-98

   $ 43,947.82    $ 26.32  

2. Tenant Improvements to Relocation Space. Prior to March 1, 1996, Landlord shall finish and paint the interior walls of the Relocation Space and make any necessary modifications to the HVAC in the Relocation Space to make it operational and consistent with Building standards. Landlord will also repair the existing carpet in the premises as needed and replace or install any ceiling tile in the Premises as necessary.

3. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

LANDLORD:

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

a Washington limited partnership

By:  

/s/ GARY CARPENTER

  Gary Carpenter, General Partner

 

TENANT:

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ [Illegible]

Its:  

Senior Vice President

Chief Operations Officer

 

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 14th day of December, 1995, before me personally appeared Gary Carpenter, to me known to be the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ ELIZABETH S. SUTHERLAND

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington; residing at: Seattle
My commission expires: 11-15-98
Elizabeth S. Sutherland
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 14th day of December, 1995, before me personally appeared Jeffrey D. Bell, to me known to be the SVP/Chief Operations Off. of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he/she was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/ PAMELA A. R. GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;

residing at: Seattle

My commission expires: 7-15-97
[Type or Print Notary Name]
Pamela A. R. Guinasso

 

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EXHIBIT A

[Floor Plan Level Eighteen]

 

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THIRD AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 2nd day of October, 1998, and is by and between 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993 and a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 15, 1995 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located at 1501 Fourth Avenue, Suites 1800 and 1900, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”). The Lease refers to the Premises as containing 34,748 rentable square feet, however, this figure was negotiated at the time the Lease was signed and does not necessarily reflect the actual square footage of the Premises.

B. Pursuant to Section 9 of the Addendum attached as Exhibit F to the Lease (the “Addendum”), Tenant exercised its right to extend the Term of the Lease for the first Extension Period. Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Amendment to memorialize the terms of Tenant’s lease of the Premises for the first Extension Period.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Extension of Term. The Lease Term is hereby extended for a period of five (5) years commencing effective as of May 1, 1998, and expiring on April 30, 2003 (the “First Extended Term”). Tenant shall continue to have one additional right to extend the Lease Term after the expiration of the First Extended Term pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of the Addendum. Except as modified by this Amendment, all terms and provisions of the Lease shall apply to Tenant’s lease of the Premises during the First Extended Term.

3. Basic Rent. The Basic Rent for the First Extended Term was determined pursuant to the Arbitration procedures set forth in Section 10 of the Addendum. A true and correct copy of. the Arbitration decision is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Arbitration Decision”). Based on the Arbitration Decision, Basic Rent for the First Extended Term shall be $860,700.00 per year, payable in monthly installments of $71,725.00 each.

 

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4. Operating Expenses. Pursuant to Section 9 of the Addendum, for the purposes of calculating operating expenses to be paid by Tenant as Additional Rent during the First Extended Term, the actual Total Operating Expenses incurred in the calendar year 1998 shall be the new Expense Stop to be applied pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Lease for the First Extended Term. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses is 6.654%.

5. Improvements. Pursuant to the Arbitration Decision, Landlord shall provide Tenant with an allowance in an amount not exceed $3.00 per square foot (the “Allowance”). The Allowance shall be used to reimburse Tenant for Tenant’s cost of new carpet for the Premises, repainting and/or repairing the wall finishes for the Premises and refinishing the woodwork throughout the Premises as needed (the “Refurbishment Work”). The Allowance or portions of the Allowance will be disbursed by Landlord to Tenant periodically within ten (10) days of Landlord’s receipt of copies of paid invoices representing the Refurbishment Work completed. The Allowance must be used by Tenant, if at all, within the first thirty-six (36) months of the First Extended Term. If the cost of the Refurbishment Work exceeds the amount of the Allowance, such excess cost shall be paid by Tenant.

6. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Washington limited partnership
  By:   Its General Partner,
    Aetna Life Insurance Co.
    By:   Its Investment Advisor and Agent,
      Allegis Realty Investors, LLC
    By:  

/s/ THOMAS E. ENGER

    Its:   Senior Vice President

TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ PAMELA A. R. GUINASSO

Its:   AVP – Administrative Services Manager

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON   )   
  )    ss.
COUNTY OF KING   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 29th day of September, 1998, before me personally appeared Pamela A. R. Guinasso, to me known to be the AVP & Admin. Mgr. of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ JANE RAMSAY

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;

residing at: Bellevue, WA

My commission expires: 6-4-02

Jane P. Ramsay

[Type or Print Notary Name ]

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA   )   
  )    ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 2nd day of October, 1998, before me personally appeared Thomas Enger, the Senior Vice President of Allegis Realty Investors, LLC, the Investment Advisor and Agent for Aetna Life Insurance Co., the general partner of 1501 Fourth Avenue Limited Partnership, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ CHRIS HYATT

Notary Public in and for the State of California;

residing at: San Francisco, CA

My commission expires: July 19, 2001

Chris Hyatt

[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

Copy of Aribrator’s Decision

AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL

AWARD OF ARBITRATORS

In the Matter of the Arbitration between:

 

Re: 75 183 00054 98
     Fifteen-O-One Fourth Avenue Ltd. Partnership
             (Claimant)
     and
     Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle
             (Respondent)

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED ARBITRATORS, having been designated in accordance with the Arbitration Agreement entered into by the above-named Parties, and dated July 15, 1991 and having been duly sworn and having duly heard the proofs and allegations of the Parties, AWARD, as follows:

The market rent, as defined under the terms of the lease, approximates $906,000.00 per year for each year of the five-year lease extention. The rent payable under the lease, therefore, at 95% of market, is $860,700.00 per year, payable monthly. A $3/sf improvement allowance will be available to the tenant for the replacement of carpet, painting, and trim refinishing as needed.

The fees and expenses of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) totaling $2,326.00 shall be borne equally by the parties. Therefore, Respondent shall pay to Claimant $1,000.00 for fees previously paid to AAA by Claimant.

Arbitrator Wronsky’s fees, totaling $1,400.00 shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall pay the fees charged by the arbitrator selected by it.

This Award is in full settlement of all claims submitted to this arbitration.

 

/s/ CHRISTOPHER WRONSKY

 

23 June 98

(DATED)

Christopher Wronsky,  
Arbitrator  

 

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DATED: June 23, 1998

State of Washington

County of King

On this 23rd day of June, 1998, before me personally came and appeared Christopher Wronsky, to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

 

/s/ CAROLE B. REID

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,

My Commission Expires Nov. 12, 1999

 

/s/ CRAIG KINZER

 
Craig Kinzer,   (DATED)
Arbitrator  

DATED: 6-29-98

State of Washington

County of King

On this 29th day of June, 1998, before me personally came and appeared Craig Kinzer, to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

 

/s/ CYNTHIA J. GERDES

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,

My Commission Expires     

                    

 

/s/ CRAIG WRENCH

  6/19/98
Craig Wrench,   (DATED)
Arbitrator  

DATED:

State of Washington

County of King

 

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On this 19th day of June, 1998, before me personally came and appeared Christopher Wronsky, to me known and known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

 

                    /s/ TRINA K. MOORE

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,

My Commission Expires 10/14/98

 

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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 30th day of November, 1999, and is by and between 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”) and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 15, 1995, and a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located at 1501 Fourth Avenue, Suites 1800 and 1900, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Tenant desires to expand the Premises by 3,976 rentable square feet and Landlord has agreed to such expansion of the Premises on the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Expansion of Premises. Commencing on January 1, 2000 (the “Expansion Space Commencement Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by 3,976 rentable square feet (the “Expansion Space”) located on the 17th floor of the Building in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto. All references in the Lease to the Premises shall be deemed to include the Premises as expanded by the Expansion Space. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Amendment to the contrary, Tenant’s lease of the Expansion Space shall terminate upon the commencement of Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space (as defined in Section 7 below).

3. Basic Rent. From the Expansion Space Commencement Date through the expiration of the Lease term, Tenant shall pay Basic Rent for the Expansion Space as follows:

 

Months

   Annual Rent
Per RSF
   Monthly Installment
For Expansion Space

January, 2000—April 30, 2003

   $ 24.77    $ 8,207.13

 

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The above rental rates shall apply to the Expansion Space and the RFO Space only and shall not amend the existing rental rates paid for the balance of the Premises.

4. Tenant’s Proportionate Share. Effective on the Expansion Space Commencement Date, Section 4.02(a) of the Lease shall be amended as follows:

 

Tenant’s Proportionate Share:   6.7216 % of Total Rentable Area of Building
  7.4155 % of Total Rentable Area of Office Tower

The Expense Stop with respect to the Expansion Space shall be the Actual Total Operating Expenses incurred in the calendar year 1998.

5. Tenant Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make certain improvements to the Expansion Space pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5. All such improvements shall be constructed from construction drawings prepare by Tenant and approved in advance by Landlord. Tenant shall perform all improvement work using a contractor selected by Tenant from among a minimum of two contractors approved by the Landlord through a competitive bid process. Tenant shall pay all costs associated with any improvements to the Premises as and when due.

6. Parking. In addition to the parking rights Tenant currently has under the Lease, Tenant shall have the non-exclusive right to lease two (2) additional parking stalls at the Second & Pike Garage at Landlord’s prevailing monthly rates. Such parking shall be subject to the parking rules and regulations set forth in Exhibit I to the Lease.

7. Right of First Opportunity. Landlord hereby grants Tenant a “Right of First Opportunity” to lease Suite 1820 in the Building (the “RFO Space”), which is now occupied by Volt Services, and which Landlord anticipates will be available on or about October 31, 2002. The RFO Space, encompassing 4070 square feet of rentable floor area is delineated on Exhibit B attached hereto. This Right of First Opportunity shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s election to lease the RFO Space on or before April 30, 2002. As a precondition to electing to take the RFO Space, Tenant must not be in default under this Lease at the time of Tenant’s election or at the time the RFO Space is added to this Lease. If for any reason Tenant fails to duly and timely exercise its Right of First Opportunity, Landlord shall be free to lease the RFO Space to any third party. If the tenant who has possession of and/or rights to the RFO Space does not vacate the RFO Space as of the end of the written lease term, Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for failure to deliver possession of the RFO Space to Tenant at such time as the rights of the prior tenant to the RFO Space have terminated, and until the prior tenant has actually vacated the RFO Space.

 

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(ii) If Tenant elects to lease the RFO Space, Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space shall commence on the date Landlord tenders possession of the RFO Space to Tenant (the “Space Commencement Date”) and shall be on terms identical to those set forth in this Lease, except that (i) Tenant shall not be entitled to any concessions with respect to the RFO Space including, without limitation, commissions or allowances, (ii) the lease term for such RFO Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of this Lease, and (iii) rent for the RFO Space shall be at the rent per rentable square foot rate set forth in Section 3 above for the Expansion Space.

8. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

a Washington limited partnership

 

By:   Its General Partner,
  Aetna Life Insurance Co.
  By:   Its Investment Advisor and Agent,
    Allegis Realty Investors, LLC
    By:  

/s/ THOMAS ENGER

    Its:   Senior Vice President

TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation
By:  

/s/ [Illegible]

Its:  

 

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

 

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On this 22 day of November, 1999, before me personally appeared Pamela A. R. Guinasso, to me known to be the Asst. Vice Pres. of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ JANE RAMSAY

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;
residing at: Bellevue
My commission expires: 6-04-02
Jane P. Ramsay
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA   )
  ) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO   )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 30 day of November, 1999, before me personally appeared Thomas Enger, the Senior Vice President of Allegis Realty Investors, LLC, the Investment Advisor and Agent for Aetna Life Insurance Co., the general partner of 1501 Fourth Avenue Limited Partnership the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ MIKE OGBONNA

Notary Public in and for the State of California;
residing at: San Francisco
My commission expires: June 26, 2003
Mike Ogbonna
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

EXPANSION SPACE

[Floor Plan]

 

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EXHIBIT B

RIGHT OF FIRST OPPORTUNITY SPACE

[Floor Plan]

 

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FIFTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 7th day of October, 2002, and is by and between 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, and a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located at Suites 1780, 1800, and 1900, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Utilizing the 1996 Building Owners and Managers Association (“BOMA”) standard for measuring office space, the 46,836 rentable square feet in the Premises consist of 3,976 rentable square feet in Suite 1780, 5,175 rentable square feet in suite 1800-A, 16,255 rentable square feet in Suite 1800-B (14,711 rentable square feet according to 1980 BOMA standards), and 21,430 rentable square feet in Suite 1900 (20,037 rentable square feet according to 1980 BOMA standards).

C Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the Lease on the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Extension of Term; Suite 1780 Contingency. The Lease Term is hereby extended for a period of ten (10) years commencing effective as of May 1, 2003, and expiring on April 30, 2013 (the “Extended Term”). Tenant shall continue to have two (2) additional rights to extend the Lease Term after the expiration of the Extended Term pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of this Amendment. Except as modified by this Amendment, all terms and provisions of the Lease shall apply to Tenant’s lease of the Premises during the Extended Term. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant’s lease of Suite 1780 (which consists of 3,976 rentable square feet) for the Extended Term is subject to the rights of an existing tenant of the Building, Harris Direct, to expand into Suite 1780. Harris Direct must exercise their expansion right on or before January 31, 2003 and, if they exercise such right, Harris Direct

 

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has the right to occupy Suite 1780 commencing on November 1, 2003. As a result, if Harris Direct exercises their expansion right, Landlord will promptly notify Tenant thereof and Tenant shall vacate and surrender possession of Suite 1780 on October 31, 2003. In such event, the parties shall, prior to October 31, 2003, amend the Lease to reflect the reduction of the Premises by the Suite 1780 space which will include the reduction of the Monthly Installments of Basic Rent set forth below, a reduction in Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses.

3. Basic Rent. The Basic Rent for the Extended Term shall be as follows:

 

Months:

   Basic Rent Per
Rentable Square Foot:
   Monthly Installment:*

5/1/03 - 4/30/05

   $ 28.75    $ 112,211.00

5/1/05 - 4/30/07

   $ 30.75    $ 120,017.00

5/1/07 - 4/30/09

   $ 32.75    $ 127,823.00

5/1/09 - 4/30/11

   $ 34.75    $ 135,629.00

5/1/11 - 4/30/13

   $ 36.75    $ 143,435.00

* The Monthly Installment will be reduced on a per square foot basis (based on 3,976 rentable square feet) in the event Suite 1780 is removed from the Premises in accordance with the terms of Section 2 above.

4. Extended Term Operating Expenses.

a. Tenant’s Proportionate Share. With respect to the Extended Term, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower is 8.7327% (based on 46,836 rentable square feet of Premises and 536,328 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 7.8351% (based on 597,771 rentable square feet in the Project), but shall be reduced on a per square foot basis (based on 3,976 rentable square feet) in the event Suite 1780 is removed from the Premises in accordance with the terms of Section 2 above.

b. Amendments to Operating Expense Sections. With respect to the Extended Term, Section 4.02 of the Lease (including all provisions of Exhibit F to the Lease which are referenced in Section 4.02 of the Lease) shall be deleted and replaced with the following new Section:

4.02(a) Additional Rent.

(1) During the Term, in addition to the Basic Rent, Tenant shall pay to Landlord as Additional Rent, in accordance with this Paragraph 4.02, Tenant’s Proportionate Share(s) of the total dollar increase, if any, in Operating Expenses (as defined below) attributable to each Computation Year (as defined below) over Base Operating Expenses (as defined below).

 

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(2) As used in this Lease, the following terms shall have the meanings specified:

(A) “Operating Expenses” means the total costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in connection with the ownership, operation, maintenance, management and repair of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, including, without limitation, all the following items:

(i) Common Area Operating Expenses. All costs to operate, maintain, repair, replace, supervise, insure and administer the Common Areas, including the maintenance and repair of the Parking Areas (but excluding the costs of administration of Landlord’s parking operations), and further including, without limitation, supplies, materials, labor and equipment used in or related to the operation and maintenance of the Common Areas, signs and directories on the Building and/or the Project, landscaping (including, without limitation, maintenance contracts and fees payable to landscaping consultants), amenities, sprinkler systems, sidewalks, walkways, driveways, curbs, lighting systems, security services, if any, provided by Landlord for the Common Areas, and any charges, assessments, costs or dues levied by or paid in connection with membership in BOMA or any other association which is customary for a Class A office building in downtown Seattle.

(ii) Parking Charges; Public Transportation Expenses. Any parking charges or other costs levied, assessed or imposed by, or at the direction of, or resulting from statutes or regulations, or interpretations thereof, promulgated by any governmental authority in connection with the use or occupancy of the Building or the Project, and the cost of maintaining any public transit system, vanpool, or other public or semi-public transportation imposed upon Landlord’s ownership and operation of the Building and/or the Project.

(iii) Maintenance and Repair Costs. Except for costs which are the responsibility of Landlord, all costs to maintain, repair, and replace the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof and the personal property used in conjunction therewith, including insurance deductibles and, without limitation, (a) all costs paid under maintenance, management and service agreements such as contracts for janitorial, security and refuse removal, (b) all costs to maintain and repair the roof coverings of the Building or the Project or any part thereof (but excluding capital replacement items, including the replacement of the barrel vault window system) (c) all costs to maintain, repair and replace the heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing, sewer, drainage, electrical, fire protection, escalator, elevator, life safety and security systems and other mechanical, electrical and communications systems and equipment serving the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof (collectively, the “Systems”), (d) the cost of all cleaning and janitorial services and supplies, the cost of window glass replacement and repair, and (e) the cost of maintenance and replacement of machinery, tools and equipment

 

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(if owned by Landlord) and for rental paid for such machinery, tools and equipment (if rented) used in connection with the operation or maintenance of the Building.

(iv) Life Safety and Security Costs. All costs to install, maintain and repair all life safety systems, including, without limitation, (a) all fire alarm systems, serving the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof (including all maintenance contracts and fees payable to life safety consultants) whether such systems are or shall be required by Landlord’s insurance carriers, laws applicable to the Building and/or Project or otherwise, and (b) all costs of security and security systems at the Project, including, without limitation; (i) wages and salaries (including management fees) of all employees engaged in the security of the Project; (ii) all supplies, materials, equipment, and devices used in the security of the Project, and any upgrades thereto; and (iii) all service or maintenance contracts with independent contractors for Project security, including, without limitation, alarm service personnel, security guards, watchmen, and any other security personnel.

(v) Management and Administration. All costs for management and administration of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, including, without limitation, a property management fee (which shall not exceed 3% of Gross Rental Income), accounting, auditing, billing, postage, salaries and benefits for employees and contractors engaged in the management, operation, maintenance, repair and protection of the Building and the Project, whether located on the Project or off-site, payroll taxes and legal and accounting costs, fees for licenses and permits related to the operation of the Project, and office rent for the Building and/or Project management office or the rental value of such office if it is located within the Building and/or Project.

(vi) Capital Improvements. The cost of capital improvements or other costs incurred in connection with the Project (a) to the extent they effect economies in the operation or maintenance of the Project, or any portion thereof, as reasonably determined by a third party (such as a utility company or an engineer) (b) that are required to comply with any present or future conservation programs, or (c) that are required under any governmental law or regulation enacted after the date of this Amendment.

(vii) Insurance Expenses. The total costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord in connection with the obtaining of insurance on the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof or interest therein, including, without limitation, premiums for “all risk” fire and extended coverage insurance, commercial general liability insurance, rent loss or abatement insurance, earthquake insurance, flood or surface water coverage, and other insurance as Landlord deems necessary in its sole discretion, and any deductibles paid under policies of any such insurance. The foregoing shall not be deemed an agreement by Landlord to carry any particular insurance relating to the Premises, Building, or Project.

 

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(viii) Taxes. All real estate taxes and assessments, which shall include any form of tax, assessment (including any special or general assessments and any assessments or charges for Utilities or similar purposes included within any tax bill for the Building or the Project or any part thereof, including, without limitation, entitlement fees, allocation unit fees and/or any similar fees or charges), fee, license fee, business license fee, levy, penalty (if a result of Tenant’s delinquency), sales tax, rent tax, occupancy tax or other tax (other than net income, estate, succession, inheritance, transfer or franchise taxes), imposed by any authority having the direct or indirect power to tax, or by any city, county, state or federal government or any improvement or other district or division thereof, whether such tax is determined by the area of the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, or the Rent and other sums payable hereunder by Tenant or by other tenants, including, but not limited to, (i) any gross income or excise tax levied by any of the foregoing authorities, with respect to receipt of Rent and/or other sums due under this Lease; (ii) upon any legal or equitable interest of Landlord in the Premises, the Building and/or the Project or any part thereof, (iii) upon this transaction or any document to which Tenant is a party creating or transferring any interest in the Premises, the Building and/or the Project; (iv) levied or assessed in lieu of, in substitution for, or in addition to, existing or additional taxes against the Premises, the Building and/or the Project, whether or not now customary or within the contemplation of the parties; or surcharged against the Parking Areas. “Taxes” shall also include legal and consultants’ fees, costs and disbursements incurred in connection with proceedings to contest, determine or reduce taxes, Landlord specifically reserving the right, but not the obligation, to contest by appropriate legal proceedings the amount or validity of any taxes.

(ix) Utility Expenses. The cost of all electricity, water, gas, sewers, oil and other utilities (collectively, “Utilities”), including any surcharges imposed, serving the Premises, the Building and the Project or any part thereof that are not separately metered to Tenant or any other tenant, and any amounts, taxes, charges, surcharges, assessments or impositions levied, assessed or imposed upon the Premises, the Building or the Project or any part thereof, or upon Tenant’s use and occupancy thereof, as a result of any rationing of Utility services or restriction on Utility use affecting the Premises, the Building and/or the Project.

(x) Exclusions from Operating Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere herein, Operating Expenses shall not include:

(a) expenses for which the Landlord is reimbursed (either by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise);

(b) expenses incurred in leasing;

 

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(c) except as allowed under Section 4.02(a)(2)(A)(vi) above, capital improvements and replacements which under generally applied cash basis accounting principles and practices would be classified as capital expenditures;

(d) depreciation of any description on Building, Premises, improvements, machinery, tools, equipment or any other items used in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Building, excluding small tools and small equipment used in routine maintenance;

(e) finance charges for any future capital expenditures;

(f) business and occupation (“B & O”) taxes.

(B) “Base Year” shall mean the calendar year 2003.

(C) “Base Operating Expenses” shall mean the amount of Operating Expenses for the Base Year.

(D) “Computation Year” shall mean each twelve (12) consecutive month period commencing January 1 of each year during the Term following the Base Year.

4.02(b) Payment of Additional Rent.

(1) Within ninety (90) days of the end of the Base Year and each Computation Year or as soon thereafter as practicable, Landlord shall give to Tenant notice of Landlord’s estimate of the total amounts that will be payable by Tenant under Paragraph 4.02(a) for the following Computation Year, and Tenant shall pay such estimated Additional Rent on a monthly basis, in advance, on the first day of each month. Tenant shall continue to make said monthly payments until notified by Landlord of a change therein. If at any time or times Landlord determines that the amounts payable under Paragraph 4.02(a) for the current Computation Year will vary from Landlord’s estimate given to Tenant, Landlord, by notice to Tenant, may revise the estimate for such Computation Year, and subsequent payments by Tenant for such Computation Year shall be based upon such revised estimate. By April 1 of each calendar year following the initial Computation Year, Landlord shall provide to Tenant a statement showing the actual Additional Rent due to Landlord for the prior Computation Year. If the total of the monthly payments of Additional Rent that Tenant has made for the prior Computation Year is less than the actual Additional Rent chargeable to Tenant for such prior Computation Year, then Tenant shall pay the difference in a lump sum within ten (10) days after receipt of such statement from Landlord. Any overpayment by Tenant of Additional Rent for the prior Computation Year shall be returned to Tenant in a lump sum payment within ten (10) days after delivery of such statement.

(2) Landlord’s then-current annual operating and capital budgets for the Building and the Project or the pertinent part thereof shall be used for purposes of calculating

 

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Tenant’s monthly payment of estimated Additional Rent for the current year, subject to adjustment as provided above. Landlord shall make the final determination of Additional Rent for the year in which this Lease terminates as soon as possible after termination of such year. Even though the Term has expired and Tenant has vacated the Premises, with respect to the year in which this Lease expires or terminates, Tenant shall remain liable for payment of any amount due to Landlord in excess of the estimated Additional Rent previously paid by Tenant, and, conversely, Landlord shall promptly return to Tenant any overpayment. Failure of Landlord to submit statements as called for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of Tenant’s obligation to pay Additional Rent as herein provided.

(3) With respect to Operating Expenses which Landlord allocates to the office portion of the Project, Tenant’s “Proportionate Share” shall be the percentage set forth in Section 4.a of this Amendment as Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Office Tower. With respect to Operating Expenses which Landlord allocates to the Project as a whole or to only a portion of the Project, Tenant’s “Proportionate Share” shall be, with respect to Operating Expenses which Landlord allocates to the Project as a whole, the percentage set forth in Section 4.a as Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Project. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord may equitably adjust Tenant’s Proportionate Share(s) for all or part of any item of expense or cost reimbursable by Tenant that relates to a repair, replacement, or service that benefits only the Premises or only a portion of the Building and/or the Project or that varies with the occupancy of the Building and/or the Project. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant understands and agrees that Landlord shall have the right to adjust Tenant’s Proportionate Share(s) of any Utility Expenses based upon Tenant’s use of the utilities or similar services as reasonably estimated and determined by Landlord based upon factors such as size of the Premises and intensity of use of such utilities by Tenant such that Tenant shall pay the portion of such charges reasonably consistent with Tenant’s use of such utilities and similar services. If Tenant disputes any such estimate or determination of Utility Expenses, then Tenant shall either pay the estimated amount or, with the prior written approval of Landlord, which approval may be given or withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion, cause the Premises to be separately metered at Tenant’s sole expense.

(4) In the event the average occupancy level of the Building or the Project for the Base Year and/or any subsequent Computation Year is not ninety-five percent (95%) or more of full occupancy, then the variable expenses on which there has been a reduction to accurately reflect the decreased occupancy level but not the fixed Operating Expenses for such year shall be apportioned among the tenants by the Landlord to reflect those costs which would have occurred had the Building or the Project, as applicable, been ninety-five percent (95%) occupied during such year, provided, however, in no event shall Landlord recover more than the amount of Operating Expenses actually incurred.

(5) Landlord shall not, during the Term or any extensions or renewals thereof, remeasure the Premises in accordance with the current or revised standards promulgated from time to time by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BONA) or the American National Standards Institute or other generally accepted measurement standards utilized by Landlord and shall not adjust the Proportionate Share(s) of Tenant.

 

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4.02(c) General Payment Terms. The Base Rent, Additional Rent and all other sums payable by Tenant to Landlord hereunder are referred to as the “Rent”. All Rent shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America. Checks are to be made payable to Landlord and shall be mailed to: Landlord, c/o P.O. Box 12328, Seattle, Washington 98111, or to such other person or place as Landlord may, from time to time, designate to Tenant in writing. The Rent for any fractional part of a calendar month at the commencement or termination of the Term shall be a prorated amount of the Rent for a full calendar month based upon a thirty (30) day month.

4.02(d) Statements Binding. Every statement given by Landlord pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Paragraph 4 shall be conclusive and binding upon Tenant unless (i) within ninety (90) days after the receipt of such statement Tenant shall notify Landlord that it disputes the correctness thereof, specifying the particular respects in which the statement is claimed to be incorrect, and (ii) if such dispute shall not have been settled by agreement, Tenant shall submit the dispute to arbitration within ninety (90) days after receipt of the statement. Pending the determination of such dispute by agreement or arbitration as aforesaid, Tenant shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of such statement, pay Additional Rent in accordance with Landlord’s statement and such payment shall be without prejudice to Tenant’s position. If the dispute shall be determined in Tenant’s favor, Landlord shall forthwith pay Tenant the amount of Tenant’s overpayment of Additional Rent resulting from compliance with Landlord’s statement.

4.02(e) Audit Rights. Provided Tenant notifies Landlord in accordance with the terms of paragraph (e) above that Tenant disputes a statement received from Landlord, Tenant or its representative (provided that any third party performing the audit shall not be compensated based primarily on the amount of recovery) shall have the right, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, upon at least thirty (30) days prior notice to Landlord at any time during regular business hours to audit, review and photocopy Landlord’s records pertaining to Operating Expenses for the immediately previous calendar year only. Tenant agrees to keep all information thereby obtained by Tenant confidential

5. Options to Renew. Sections 9 and 10 of Exhibit F Addendum to the Lease are hereby deleted and replaced with the following new sections:

(a) Exercise of Options. Provided Tenant is not in default (beyond applicable notice and grace periods) pursuant to any of the terms and conditions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the option (the “Option”) to renew this Lease for two (2) consecutive periods of five (5) years each (each, an “Option Period”) for the period commencing on the date following the expiration of the then current Term upon the terms and conditions contained in this Lease, except, as provided in this Paragraph 5. To exercise an Option, Tenant shall give Landlord notice (the “Extension Notice”) of the intent to exercise said Option not less than nine (9) months or more than twelve (12) months prior to the date on which the Option Period which is the subject of the notice will commence. The notice shall be given as provided in the notice provisions of the Lease. In the event Tenant shall exercise both Options, this Lease will terminate in its entirety at the end of the second

 

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Option Period and Tenant will have no further Options to renew or extend the Term of this Lease.

(b) Determination of Base Rent. The Base Rent for each Option shall be 95% of the fair market value rent determined as follows:

(i) Landlord and Tenant will have thirty (30) days after Landlord receives the Extension Notice within which to agree on the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Period, as defined in subsection (ii) below. If they agree on the Base Rent within thirty (30) days, they will amend this Lease by stating the Base Rent.

(ii) If Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree on the Base Rent for the Option Period within thirty (30) days, the Base Rent for the Option Period will be 95% of the fair market rental value of the Premises as of the Extension Notice as determined in accordance with subsection (iii) hereof. As used in this Lease, the “fair market rental value of the Premises” means what a landlord under no compulsion to lease the Premises, and a tenant under no compulsion to lease the Premises, would determine as Base Rent (including initial monthly rent and rental increases) for the Option Period, as of the Extension Notice, taking into consideration the uses permitted under this Lease, the quality, size, design and location of the Premises, and the rent for comparable buildings located in the vicinity of the Project.

(iii) Within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day period set forth in subparagraph (ii) above, Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint one licensed real estate appraiser, and the two appraisers so appointed shall jointly attempt to determine and agree upon the then fair market rental value of the Premises. If they are unable to agree, then each appraiser so appointed shall set one value, and notify the other appraiser, of the value set by him or her, concurrently with such appraiser’s receipt of the value set by the other appraiser. The two appraisers then shall, together, select a third licensed appraiser, who shall make a determination of the then fair market rental value, after reviewing the reports of the first two appraisers appointed by the parties, and after doing such independent research as he/she deems appropriate. The value determined by the third appraiser shall be the then fair market rental value of the Premises. Landlord and Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of the appraiser each appoints and shall share equally in the cost of the third appraiser, if applicable.

6. Tenant Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make certain improvements to the 18th floor pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6 for the purpose of combining the separate premises on the floor into a single-tenant use (the “Improvement Work”). All such Improvement Work shall be constructed from construction drawings prepare by Tenant’s architect and approved in advance by Landlord. Tenant shall perform all Improvement Work using a contractor selected by Tenant from among a minimum of two contractors approved by the Landlord through a competitive bid process. Tenant shall pay all costs associated with any improvements to the Premises as and when due.

 

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7. Parking. During the Extended Term, Tenant shall have the right to a total of thirty-nine (39) parking stalls, sixteen (16) of which shall be in the Century Square Garage and twenty-three (23) of which shall be at the Second & Pike Garage. Four (4) of the parking stalls at the Century Square Garage shall remain on a reserved basis in their present location, four (4) of the parking stalls at the Second & Pike Garage shall remain on a reserved basis in their present location, and the balance shall be on a non-reserved basis. All parking spaces shall be at the prevailing monthly parking rate, including the reserved parking spaces, as charged by Landlord or Landlord’s parking garage operator from time to time. Such parking shall be subject to the parking rules and regulations set forth in Exhibit I to the Lease.

8. Right of First Opportunity. Landlord hereby grants Tenant a “Right of First Opportunity” to lease any space which comes available on the 17th floor of the Building (the “RFO Space”) subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s election to lease the RFO Space within ten (10) business days after Landlord notifies Tenant that any RFO Space will be available for occupancy (which notice may be given by Landlord up to twelve (12) months prior to the date the space will be available). As a precondition to electing to take the RFO Space, Tenant must not be in default under this Lease at the time of Tenant’s election or at the time the RFO Space is added to this Lease. If for any reason Tenant fails to duly and timely exercise its Right of First Opportunity, Landlord shall be free to lease the RFO Space to any third party. If the tenant who has possession of and/or rights to the RFO Space does not vacate the RFO Space as of the end of the written lease term, Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for failure to deliver possession of the RFO Space to Tenant at such time as the rights of the prior tenant to the RFO Space have terminated, and until the prior tenant has actually vacated the RFO Space.

(ii) If Tenant elects to lease the RFO Space, Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space shall commence on the date Landlord tenders possession of the RFO Space to Tenant (the “Space Commencement Date”) and shall be on terms identical to those set forth in the Lease and, this Amendment, except that (i) Tenant shall not be entitled to any concessions with respect to the RFO Space including, without limitation, commissions or allowances, (ii) the lease term for such RFO Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, and (iii) rent for the RFO Space shall be at the rent per rentable square foot rate applicable to the Premises at the time Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space commences (including any subsequent rent increases).

9. Supplemental HVAC Systems. The Premises currently contains both a server room (the “Server Room”) and a wire transfer room (the “Wire Transfer Room”), which are located (or, during the Extended Term, will be located) in the locations identified on Exhibit A attached hereto. During the Extended Term, Landlord shall provide the equipment necessary to cool, with a relative humidity level of 40-60% but not to exceed 80% and a temperature of between 60° and 75° Fahrenheit, the Server Room with at least ten (10) tons of HVAC capacity and the Wire Transfer Room with at least one (1) ton of HVAC capacity (collectively, the “HVAC Limits”). Landlord may meet the HVAC Limits by

 

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supplementing the Existing Equipment (as hereafter defined) or by removing the Existing Equipment and replacing it with replacement cooling equipment. The term “Existing Equipment” refers to the existing two ton fan coil unit serving the Server Room and the existing one ton Move ‘n Cool unit serving the Wire Transfer Room. The Server Room has also been serviced by a two ton Move ‘n Cool unit which shall not be part of the “Existing Equipment” and will not be used or maintained by Landlord unless Tenant elects to use such unit as Supplemental Equipment (as defined below), in which case Landlord will repair and maintain the unit as hereafter described. If Landlord elects to remove any Existing Equipment it shall remain the property of Tenant. The Existing Equipment together with any other equipment installed from time to time by Landlord to provide the HVAC Limits is hereafter collectively referred to as the “HVAC Equipment”. Tenant shall have the right to reasonably approve the HVAC Equipment selected by Landlord and any equipment purchased by Landlord to supplement or replace the Existing Equipment shall be new. Landlord shall be responsible for maintaining and repairing the HVAC Equipment. All regular maintenance and repair costs for the HVAC Equipment shall be an Operating Expense under Section 4.02 of the Lease except that maintenance and repair costs which are necessitated by Tenant’s acts (such as Tenant exceeding the heat load capacity) shall be paid directly by Tenant. In the event Landlord and Tenant disagree over whether or not a certain cost was necessitated by Tenant’s acts, such disagreement shall be resolved by a mutually acceptable qualified and licensed mechanical engineer. Except for the Supplemental Equipment described below, any necessary replacement of the HVAC Equipment shall be at Landlord’s expense. Except for interruptions which are not within Landlord’s reasonable control (such as an interruption in utility service or casualty), in the event that the HVAC Equipment is in need of repair and thus not maintaining the required temperatures, Landlord will promptly respond to a request for repair (and, if necessary, provide an alternative cooling source within four hours) of Landlord being notified of the need for such repairs and will diligently complete such repairs as soon as is reasonably possible. For interruptions that result from Landlord’s acts or omissions or as a result of problems with the Building HVAC system, Landlord will promptly respond to a request for repair (and, if necessary, provide an alternative cooling source within four hours) of Landlord being notified of the need for such repairs and will complete such repairs within twenty-four hours. In the event that Tenant’s use of the Server Room or the Wire Transfer Room generates a load which exceeds the respective HVAC Limits, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, be responsible for purchasing and installing all necessary supplemental equipment (the “Supplemental Equipment”) needed to provide the excess capacity, but Landlord shall continue to be responsible for maintaining and repairing any Supplemental Equipment. In addition, in the event Tenant desires to relocate the Server Room or the Wire Transfer Room, Tenant shall pay all costs and expenses of removing, relocated, and re-installing the HVAC Equipment and returning it to its fully operational condition. Unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord, upon the earlier of Tenant’s vacation of the Premises or the expiration of the Lease Term, Tenant shall, at Tenant’s expense, remove the HVAC Equipment and restore or repair any damage caused by such removal.

10. Storage. Section 14 of Exhibit F is deleted and replaced with the following: for the term of the Lease, and any lease extensions, Tenant shall have the right to utilize its

 

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existing storage space, consisting of 506 square feet on Level A, 295 square feet on Floor 18 and 360 square feet in the Century Square Garage, at an all-inclusive rental rate of $16.00 per square foot per year for the Extended Term, $18.00 per square foot for the first Option Period, and $20.00 per square foot for the second Option Period; provided, however, subject to Tenant’s prior approval of the new location (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), Landlord may, at Landlord’s expense, relocate the garage storage space (but not the Floor 18 or Level A storage space) to other storage space within the Building.

11. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Washington limited partnership
  By:   Its General Partner,
   

Aetna Life Insurance Co.,

a Connecticut corporation

    By:   Its Investment Advisor and Agent,
      UBS Realty Investors, LLC
      By:  

/s/ THOMAS E. ENGER

      Its:  

Thomas E. Enger

Director

TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ CYNTHIA K. CHIROT

Its:   EVP C.O.O.

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON   )   
  )    ss.
COUNTY OF KING   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 1st day of October, 2002, before me personally appeared Cynthia K. Chirot, to me known to be the EVP/COO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;

residing at Seattle, WA

My commission expires: July 15, 2005

Pamela A. Richards Guinasso
[Type or Print Notary Name]

LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )   
   )    ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO    )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 7th day of October, 2002, before me personally appeared Thomas E. Enger, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors, LLC, the Investment Advisor and Agent of Aetna Life Insurance Company, the General Partner of 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California;

residing at San Francisco

My commission expires: May 25, 2006

Denise Bainbridge
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

Server Room and Wire Transfer Room

[Floor Plan]

 

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SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 7th day of March, 2003, and is by and between 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, and a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located at Suites 1780, 1800, and 1900, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Pursuant to Section 8 of the Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement, Tenant has exercised its Right of First Opportunity with respect to 1,136 rentable square feet of space located on the 17th floor of the Building in the location shown on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “RFO Space”). Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the lease to add the RFO Space to the Lease as part of the Premises subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Expansion of Premises. Commencing on the date Landlord tenders possession of the RFO Space to Tenant (the “RFO Space Commencement Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by the RFO Space. All references in the Lease to the Premises shall be deemed to include the Premises as expanded by the RFO Space. Tenant shall not be entitled to any concessions with respect to the RFO Space including, without limitation, commissions or allowances, the lease term for the RFO Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, and (iii) rent for the RFO Space shall be at the rent per rentable square foot rate applicable to the Premises at the time of the RFO Space Commencement Date (including any subsequent rent increases). In addition, on the RFO Space Commencement Date, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower shall be increased to 8.9445% (based on 47,972 rentable square feet of Premises and 536,328 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate

 

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Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 8.0251% (based on 597,771 rentable square feet in the Project).

3. Contingency. Tenant acknowledges that the RFO Space is currently leased by an existing tenant of the Building, Harris Direct, and that Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space is contingent upon Harris Direct surrendering possession of the RFO Space to Landlord. In the event Landlord is unable to obtain possession of the RFO Space from Harris Direct on or before April 1, 2003, then Tenant’s lease of the RFO Space shall be null and void.

4. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

a Washington limited partnership

 

By:  

Its General Partner,

Aetna Life Insurance Co.,

a Connecticut corporation

  By:  

Its Investment Advisor and Agent,

UBS Realty Investors, LLC

    By:  

/s/ THOMAS E. ENGER

      Thomas E. Enger
    Its:   Director

 

TENANT:

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

  By:  

/s/ CYNTHIA K. CHIROT

  Its:   EVP COO

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 4th day of March, 2003, before me personally appeared Cynthia K. Chirot, to me known to be the EVP & COO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;

residing at Seattle, WA My commission expires: July 15, 2005

Pamela A. Richards Guinasso

[Type or Print Notary Name]

LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 7th day of March, 2003, before me personally appeared Thomas E. Enger, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors, LLC, the Investment Advisor and Agent of Aetna Life Insurance Company, the General Partner of 1501 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California

residing at San Francisco My commission expires: May 25, 2006

Denise Bainbridge

[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

RFO Space

[Floor Plan]

 

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SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 1st day of January, 2004, and is by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002, and a Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 7, 2003 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located on the 17th, 18th, and 19th floors of the Century Square Building, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the lease to expand the Premises subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Confirmation of Sixth Amendment Commencement Date. Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm that the commencement date for the space leased by Tenant under the terms of the Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement referenced in Recital A above is April 1, 2003.

3. Expansion of Premises. Commencing on the earlier of (a) March 1, 2004 or (b) the date Tenant takes possession of the Expansion Space (as defined below) to start Improvement Work or for any other purpose (the earlier of which is hereafter referred to as the “Expansion Space Commencement Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by approximately 10,304 rentable square feet in Suite 1750 in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Expansion Space”). All references in the Lease to the Premises shall be deemed to include the Premises as expanded by the Expansion Space. The lease term for the Expansion Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, which is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2013. Within thirty (30) days following the date Tenant takes occupancy of the Expansion Space,

 

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Landlord and Tenant shall, through their architects, confirm the actual rentable square footage of the Expansion Space using the 1996 BOMA Standard method of measurement and, if the actual square footage differs from 10,304 rentable square feet, then the parties shall confirm the actual rentable square footage in writing and shall adjust the Tenant’s Proportionate Share for the Expansion Space (as set forth in Subsection 5(a) below) to reflect the actual rentable square footage.

4. Expansion Space Basic Rent. The Basic Rent for the Expansion Space (which includes only Suite 1750) shall be as follows:

 

Months:

   Basic Rent Per
Rentable Square Foot:

3/1/04 - 3/31/04

   $ 0.00

4/1/04 - 4/30/07

   $ 24.00

5/1/07 - 4/30/10

   $ 26.00

5/1/10 - 4/30/13

   $ 28.00

5. Operating Expenses.

(a) With respect to the Expansion Space only (and not with respect to the balance of the Premises), (a) Tenant’s Base Year shall be the calendar year 2004 and Tenant shall commence paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases Operating Expenses effective January 1, 2005, and (b) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower shall be 1.8360% (based on 10,304 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 1.7212% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

(b) With respect to the balance of the Premises (excluding the Expansion Space), effective January 1, 2004, Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower shall be amended to 8.5476% (based on 47,972 rentable square feet of Premises and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project shall be amended to 8.0136% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

6. Expansion Space Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make certain improvements to the Expansion Space (the “Improvement Work”). All such Improvement Work shall be constructed from construction drawings prepared by Tenant’s architect and approved in advance by Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for all necessary costs to complete the Improvement Work including architectural fees and permit costs. Tenant shall perform all Improvement Work utilizing contractors that meet the requirements of Landlord to perform work in the Building.

7. Parking. With respect to the Expansion Space, Tenant shall have the right to seven (7) additional parking spaces, four (4) of which shall be in the Century Square Garage

 

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and three (3) of which shall be at. the Second & Pike Garage. All parking spaces shall be at the prevailing monthly parking rate as charged by Landlord or Landlord’s parking garage operator from time to time. Such parking shall be subject to the parking rules and regulations set forth in Exhibit I to the Lease.

8. Rights of Opportunity on Floors 16, 17, 20 and 21. Landlord hereby grants Tenant a “Right of Opportunity” to lease any space which comes available on the 16th, 17th, 20th, and 21st floors of the Building. With respect to space on the 20th and 21st floors, the Right of Opportunity shall be secondary and subordinate to the existing rights of Davis Wright Tremaine. With respect to space on the 16th floor, the Right of Opportunity shall be secondary and subordinate to the existing rights of URS. With respect to space on the 17th floor, the Right of Opportunity shall be a first position right. Tenant’s Right of Opportunity shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s election to lease any space covered by the Right of Opportunity within ten (10) business days after Landlord notifies Tenant that any such space will be available for occupancy (which notice may be given by Landlord up to twelve (12) months prior to the date the space will be available). As a precondition to electing to take the space described in Landlord’s notice, Tenant must not be in default under the Lease including applicable cure periods at the time of Tenant’s election or at the time the space is added to this Lease. If for any reason Tenant fails to duly and timely exercise its Right of Opportunity, Landlord shall be free to lease the space described in Landlord’s notice to any third party (but subject to Tenant’s Right of Refusal set forth below). If the tenant who has possession of and/or rights to the space does not vacate the space as of the end of the written lease term, Landlord shall make reasonable effort to remove the Tenant but failing to do so shall have no liability to Tenant for failure to deliver possession of the space to Tenant at such time as the rights of the prior tenant to the space have terminated, and until the prior tenant has actually vacated the space.

(ii) If Tenant elects to lease any space described in Landlord’s notice, Tenant’s lease of the space shall commence on the date Landlord tenders possession of the space to Tenant (the “Space Commencement Date”) and (i) the lease term for such space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, provided, however, if there are less than three (3) years remaining on the Term, then the lease term for such space shall be three (3) years, and (ii) rent for the space shall be at the then current “fair market rental value” as determined in accordance with the procedures outlined below.

 

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9. Rights of Refusal on Floors 16, 17, 20 and 21. Landlord hereby grants Tenant a “Right of Refusal” to lease any space which comes available on the 16th, 17th, 20th, and 21st floors of the Building. With respect to space on the 20th and 21st floors, the Right of Refusal shall be secondary and subordinate to the existing rights of Davis Wright Tremaine. With respect to space on the 16th floor, the Right of Refusal shall be secondary and subordinate to the existing rights of URS. With respect to space on the 17th floor, the Right of Refusal shall be a first position right. Tenant’s Right of Refusal shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) If at any time during the Term, but not during the final nine (9) months of the Term unless Tenant has exercised its Option to renew the Term, Landlord shall receive a bona fide offer (the “Offer”) from any third party to lease space in the Building which is covered by Tenant’s Right of Refusal, and which Offer Landlord is prepared to accept or has accepted (subject to Tenant’s rights under this Section 9), Landlord shall notify Tenant (the “Right of Refusal Notice”) of Landlord’s intent to accept such Offer and the terms of the Offer. Tenant shall notify Landlord in writing of Tenant’s election to lease the space covered by the Right of Refusal Notice within ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice. As a precondition to electing to take the space described in Landlord’s notice, Tenant must not be in default under the Lease including any applicable cure periods at the time of Tenant’s election or at the time the space is added to this Lease. If for any reason Tenant fails to duly and timely exercise its Right of Refusal, Landlord shall be free to lease the space described in Landlord’s notice to the third party on the terms contained in the Offer. If the tenant who has possession of and/or rights to the space does not vacate the space as of the end of the written lease term, Landlord shall make reasonable effort to remove the Tenant but failing to do so shall have no liability to Tenant for failure to deliver possession of the space to Tenant at such time as the rights of the prior tenant to the space have terminated, and until the prior tenant has actually vacated the space.

(ii) If Tenant elects to lease the space described in Landlord’s notice, Tenant’s lease of the space shall commence on the date Landlord tenders possession of the space to Tenant (the “Space Commencement Date”) and shall be on terms identical to those set forth in the Offer; provided, however, if Tenant does not want to lease the space for the length of the lease term specified in the Offer, then Tenant’s lease of the space shall be (1) for a lease term which is the longer of (a) a term which is co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options which Tenant has exercised or which Tenant exercises in the future) of the Lease, or (b) three (3) years, and (ii) rent for the space shall be at the then current “fair market rental value” as determined in accordance with the procedures outlined below.

10. Expansion Right on 17th Floor. Commencing effective at any time after September 1, 2006, and continuing through the expiration of the Term, Tenant shall have the right to expand (the “Expansion Right”) into the remaining 5,480 rentable square feet of space located on the 17th floor (which space is commonly known as Suite 1700) subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of Tenant’s exercise of the Expansion Right at least six (6) months in advance;

(ii) Landlord shall not be responsible for paying any costs or expenses in connection with the Expansion Right except for any applicable costs of demolition on Suite 1700 up to a maximum of $5.00 per rentable square foot;

(iii) Tenant shall be responsible for all tenant improvements to Suite 1700 (which will be performed in accordance with Section 6 above);

 

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(iv) Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all costs and expenses reasonably necessary to relocate the existing tenant of Suite 1700 to other space in the Building;

(v) Basic Rent for the Suite 1700 space shall equal to the fair market rental value for such space determined in accordance with the procedures set forth below; and

(vi) The term of Tenant’s lease for Suite 1700 shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, provided, however, if there are less than three (3) years remaining on the Term, then the lease term for such space shall be three (3) years.

11. Determination of Rent. The Basic Rent for any space leased by Tenant pursuant to the Right of Opportunity, Right of First Refusal (to the extent Tenant does not accept the lease term set forth in the Offer), or Expansion Right shall be equal to the fair market value rent for such space determined as follows:

(i) Landlord and Tenant will have fifteen (15) days after Tenant elects to lease such space within which to agree on the fair market rental value of the space as of the estimated commencement date. If they agree on the Basic Rent within such fifteen (15) day period, they will amend the Lease by stating the Basic Rent.

(ii) If Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree on the Basic Rent for the space within the fifteen (15) day period set forth in subsection (i) above, the Basic Rent for the space will be equal to the fair market rental value of the space as of the commencement date for such space as determined in accordance with subsection (iii) hereof. As used in this Amendment, the “fair market rental value of the space” means what a landlord under no compulsion to lease the space, and a tenant under no compulsion to lease the space, would determine as Basic Rent (including initial monthly rent and rental increases) for the term of such lease, taking into consideration the uses permitted under the Lease, the quality, size, design and location of the space, and the effective rent (including allowances and other concessions) for comparable office space in the Seattle commercial business district.

(iii) Within ten (10) days after the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period set forth in subparagraph (ii) above, Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint one licensed real estate appraiser, and the two appraisers so appointed shall jointly attempt to determine and agree upon the then fair market rental value of the space. If they are unable to agree, then each appraiser so appointed shall set one value, and notify the other appraiser, of the value set by him or her, concurrently with such appraiser’s receipt of the value set by the other appraiser. The two appraisers then shall, together, select a third licensed appraiser, who shall make a determination of the then fair market rental value, after reviewing the reports of the first two appraisers appointed by the parties, and after doing such independent research as he/she deems appropriate. The value determined by the third appraiser shall be the then fair market rental value of the space. Landlord and Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of the appraiser each appoints and shall share equally in the cost of the third appraiser, if applicable. If the rent is determined following the commencement of Tenant’s lease of the applicable

 

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space, Tenant shall pay to Landlord all accrued rent within ten (10) days after the determination of the fair market rental value of the space. In addition, Landlord and Tenant will amend the Lease to state the fair market rental value of the space as determined under this subsection (iii).

12. Representation. Tenant was represented in this transaction by Kinzer Real Estate Services.

13. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms. and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

LANDLORD:

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

a Washington limited partnership

  By:      

Pike Street Investors LLC,

a, Delaware limited liability company,

Its General Partner

    By:      

UBS Realty Investors, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company,

Its Manager

      By:  

/s/ JOAN CRESS

        Joan Cress
     

Its:

  Director

 

TENANT:

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE,

a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ NORMAN B. RICE

Its:   President

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 5th day of February, 2004, before me personally appeared Norman B. Rice, to me known to be the President of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington; residing at Seattle, WA
My commission expires: July 15, 2005
Pamela A. Richards Guinasso
[Type or Print Notary Name]

LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 13th day of February, 2004, before me personally appeared Joan Cress, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors, LLC, the Manager of Pike Street Investors LLC, the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California residing at San Francisco
My commission expires: May 25, 2006
Denise Bainbridge
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

EXPANSION SPACE SUITE 1750

[Floor Plan]

 

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EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 31st day of March, 2004, and is by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002, a Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 7, 2003, and a Seventh Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated January 1, 2004 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located on the 17th, 18th, and 19th floors of the Century Square Building, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the lease to expand the Premises subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Expansion of Premises.

(a) First Expansion Space (Suites 1620, 1635 and 1640). Commencing on May 1, 2004 (the “First Expansion Space Commencement Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by approximately 6,189 rentable square feet in Suites 1620, 1635 and 1640 in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “First Expansion Space”).

(b) Second Expansion Space (Suites 1625 and 1630). Subject to potential delays as described in the next sentence, commencing on March 1, 2005 (the “Second Expansion Space Commencement Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by approximately 3,097 rentable square feet in Suites 1625 and 1630 in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Second Expansion Space”). Tenant may, by written notice to Landlord at least six (6) months prior to March 1, 2005, request that Landlord delay the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date on a month-to-month basis by (1) extending

 

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the existing lease in Suite 1630 on a month-to-month basis and (2) delaying construction of the new/relocated Building conference room which is currently located in Suite 1625. If timely requested by Tenant, Landlord shall make reasonable efforts to delay the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date through the two methods identified in the preceding sentence. If Landlord is able to delay the Second Space Commencement Date, then the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date shall be delayed on a month-to-month basis until the first to occur of (i) the expiration of the month-to-month extension of the existing lease in Suite 1630, or (ii) forty-five (45) days after Tenant notifies Landlord in writing that Tenant elects to discontinue the month-to-month extension of the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date. If the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date is extended pursuant to the provisions contained in this subsection, then upon the final determination of the actual Second Expansion Space Commencement Date Landlord and Tenant shall confirm the actual Second Expansion Space Commencement Date in writing.

(c) General. All references in this Amendment to the “Expansion Space” shall mean both the First Expansion Space and the Second Expansion Space. All references in the Lease to the Premises shall be deemed to include the Premises as expanded by the Expansion Space. The lease term for the Expansion Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, which is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2013.

(d) Within thirty (30) days following the date Tenant takes occupancy of each portion of the Expansion Space, Landlord and Tenant shall, through their architects, confirm the actual rentable square footage of the applicable portion of the Expansion Space using the 1996 BOMA Standard method of measurement and if the actual square footage differs from the square footages set forth in this Amendment, then the parties shall confirm the actual rentable square footage in writing and shall adjust the Tenant’s Proportionate Share for the Expansion Space (as set forth in Section 4 below) and the Expansion Space Allowance (as defined in Section 5) to reflect the actual rentable square footage.

3. Expansion Space Basic Rent. The Basic Rent for the Expansion Space shall be as follows; provided, however, the Basic Rent schedule shall only apply to the Second Expansion Space commencing on the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date:

 

Months:

   Basic Rent Per
Rentable Square
Foot Per Year:

5/1/04 - 5/31/04

   $ 0.00

6/1/04 - 4/30/07

   $ 24.00

6/1/04 - 4/30/07

   $ 26.00

5/1/10 - 4/30/13

   $ 28.00

4. Operating Expenses.

(a) First Expansion Space. With respect to the First Expansion Space only, (a) Tenant’s Base Year shall be the calendar year 2004 and Tenant shall commence

 

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paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases Operating Expenses effective January 1, 2005, and (b) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower shall be 1.1027% (based on 6,189 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 1.0339% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

(b) Second Expansion Space. With respect to the Second Expansion Space only, (a) Tenant’s Base Year shall be the calendar year 2005 and Tenant shall commence paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases Operating Expenses effective January 1, 2006, and (b) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower shall be 0.5518% (based on 3,097 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 0.5173% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

5. Expansion Space Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make certain improvements to the Expansion Space (the “Improvement Work”). All such Improvement Work shall be constructed from construction drawings prepared by Tenant’s architect and approved in advance by Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for all necessary costs to complete the Improvement Work including architectural fees and permit costs; provided, however, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for up to $5.00 per rentable square foot for the Expansion Space (for a total of $46,430.00 based on 9,286 rentable square feet of Expansion Space) for Improvement Work expenses (the “Expansion Space Allowance”). The Expansion Space Allowance will be paid by Landlord to Tenant within 30 days’ of Tenant’s request (which request shall be accompanied by reasonable evidence of the expenses incurred) following the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date. Tenant shall perform all Improvement Work utilizing contractors that meet the requirements of Landlord to perform work in the Building.

6. Parking. With respect to the Expansion Space, Tenant shall have the right to five (5) additional parking spaces, all of which shall be in the Century Square Garage. All parking spaces shall be at the prevailing monthly parking rate as charged by Landlord or Landlord’s parking garage operator from time to time. Such parking shall be subject to the parking rules and regulations set forth in Exhibit I to the Lease.

7. Tenant’s Conditional Option to Terminate Lease of Expansion Space. Tenant shall have the one time option to terminate Tenant’s lease of the Expansion Space (the “Termination Option”) subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) At the time Tenant exercises the Termination Option, Tenant shall have leased a minimum of 9,286 rentable square feet of additional space on the 20th and/or 21st floors of the Building for the balance of the Lease Term (i.e., through April 30, 2013) at a base rental rate equal to the greater of (i) market rates, or (ii) the Basic Rent then in effect

 

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for the Expansion Space as set forth in the Basic Rent schedule in Section 3 of this Amendment;

(b) The Termination Option shall be effective on a date specified by Tenant in the Termination Notice (as defined below) between November 1, 2007, and November 1, 2008 (which effective date is referred to herein as the “Termination Date”);

(c) Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notice of Tenant’s exercise of the Termination Option (the “Termination Notice”) at least six (6) months prior to the effective Termination Date;

(d) On or before the Termination Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord an amount equal to the then unamortized portion of (i) the Expansion Space Allowance, (ii) the one month of free Basic Rent for May, 2004 (based on a $24.00 per rentable square foot per year rental rate for the First Expansion Space), and (iii) the leasing commission paid by Landlord with respect to the Expansion Space. All of the preceding items shall be amortized equally over the nine (9) year period commencing May 1, 2004, and ending April 30, 2013, using an interest rate equal to 8% per annum.

8. Representation. Tenant was represented in this transaction by Kinzer Real Estate Services.

9. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
a Washington limited partnership
  By:       Pike Street Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Its General Partner
     
    By:      

UBS Realty Investors LLC,

a Massachusetts limited liability company,

Its Manager

       
      By:  

/s/ JOAN CRESS

      Its:  

Joan Cress

Director

 

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TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

By:  

/s/ NORMAN B. RICE

Its:   President, CEO

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 24th day of March, 2004, before me personally appeared Norman B. Rice, to me known to be the President, CEO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington;

residing at: Seattle, WA

My commission expires: 7/15/2005
Pamela A. Richards Guinasso
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )
   ) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO    )

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 31st day of March, 2004, before me personally appeared Joan Cress, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors LLC, the Manager of Pike Street Investors LLC, the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/s/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California

residing at San Francisco

My commission expires: May 25, 2006
Denise Bainbridge
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

Expansion Space Suites 1620, 1625, 1630, 1635, and 1640

[Floor Plan]

 

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NINTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS NINTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 23rd day of August, 2004, and is by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002, a Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 7, 2003, a Seventh Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated January 1, 2004, and an Eighth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 31, 2004 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th floors of the Century Square Building, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to enter into this Amendment to confirm the actual size of certain portions of the Premises and to confirm the actual commencement dates for certain portions of the Premises, all as set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. 17th Floor Expansion Space Confirmations. Pursuant to the terms of the Seventh Amendment to the Lease, Tenant expanded the Premises to include certain space commonly known as Suite 1750 (the “Suite 1750 Space”). In the Seventh Amendment, Landlord and Tenant estimated that the Suite 1750 Space contained approximately 10,304 rentable square feet. Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm that the Suite 1750 Space actually contains 10,392 rentable square feet and, as a result, with respect to the Suite 1750 Space, (i) the Basic Rent payable by Tenant with respect to Suite 1750 shall be based on such square footage, and (ii) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower is 1.8516% (based on 10,392 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 1.7359% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project)

 

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3. 16th Floor Expansion Space Confirmations. Pursuant to the terms of the Eighth Amendment to Lease, Tenant expanded the Premises to include certain space identified in the Eighth Amendment as Suites 1620, 1625, 1630, 1635, and 1640 (Suites 1620, 1635, and 1640 are referred to herein as the “First Expansion Space”, Suite 1630 is referred to herein as the “Second Expansion Space”, Suite 1625 is referred to herein as the “Third Expansion Space”, and all of such space is collectively referred to as the “16th Floor Space”). With respect to the 16th Floor Space, Landlord and Tenant hereby confirm the following:

(a) The 16th Floor Space contains a total of 8,849 rentable square feet (allocated among the Suites as set forth below) and the Basic Rent and allowances for each Suite shall be based on such square footage calculations;

 

Suite:

   RSF

1620

   1,759

1625

   1,099

1630

   1,419

1635

   1,080

1640

   3,492

(b) The First Expansion Space contains 6,331 rentable square feet and the First Expansion Space Commencement Date is May 1, 2004. With respect to the First Expansion Space, (i) Tenant’s Base Year is the calendar year 2004, and (ii) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower is 1.1280% (based on 6,331 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 1.0576% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

(c) The Second Expansion Space contains 1,419 rentable square feet and the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date is March 1, 2005. With respect to the Second Expansion Space, (i) Tenant’s Base Year is the calendar year 2005, and (ii) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower is 0.2528% (based on 1,419 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 0.2370% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project)

(d) The Third Expansion Space contains 1,099 rentable square feet and the Third Expansion Space Commencement Date is March 1, 2006. With respect to the Third Expansion Space, (i) the Basic Rent schedule set forth in the Eight Amendment to the Lease shall apply to the Third Expansion Space commencing on the Third Expansion Space Commencement Date (ii) Tenant’s Base Year is the calendar year 2006 and Tenant shall commence paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases Operating Expenses effective January 1, 2007, and (iii) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower is 0.1958% (based on 1,099 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the

 

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Total Rentable Area of the Project is 0.1836% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project).

(e) Notwithstanding the Third Expansion Space Commencement Date of March 1, 2006, Landlord will disburse the Expansion Space Allowance (as defined in Section 5 of the Eighth Amendment to the Lease) following the Second Expansion Space Commencement Date as provided in the Eighth Amendment to the Lease.

4. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Washington limited partnership
By:     Pike Street Investors LLC, a
    Delaware limited liability company,
    Its General Partner
    By:   UBS Realty Investors LLC, a
      Massachusetts limited liability company,
      Its Manager
    By:  

/S/ JOAN CRESS

    Its:  

Joan Cress

Director

TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation
By:  

/S/ NORMAN B. RICE

Its:   President, CEO

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON    )   
   )    ss.
COUNTY OF KING    )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 30th day of September, 2004, before me personally appeared Norman B. Rice, to me known to be the President, CEO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, residing at Seattle, WA

My commission expires: 7/15/2005

Pamela A. Richards Guinasso
[Type or Print Notary Name]

LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA    )   
   )    ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO    )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 14th day of October, 2004, before me personally appeared Joan Cress, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors LLC, the Manager of Pike Street Investors LLC, the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

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WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California

residing at San Francisco

My commission expires: May 25, 2006
Denise Bainbridge
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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TENTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

THIS TENTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 8th day of November, 2004, and is by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002, a Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 7, 2003, a Seventh Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated January 1, 2004, an Eighth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 31, 2004, and a Ninth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 23, 2004 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th floors of the Century Square Building, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the lease to expand the Premises subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

2. Expansion of Premises.

(a) Suite 2070 Expansion Space. Commencing on the date of this Amendment (the “Suite 2070 Expansion Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by approximately 4,846 rentable square feet in Suite 2070 in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Suite 2070 Expansion Space”). Tenant’s obligation to commence paying Basic Rent with respect to the Suite 2070 Expansion Space shall commence on the earlier of (1) the first day of the first calendar month following the date in which Tenant completes the Tenant Improvements (as hereafter defined) to the Suite 2070 Expansion Space, or (2) April 1, 2005 (the “Suite 2070 Rent Commencement Date”),

(b) Suite 2050 Expansion Space. Tenant currently subleases from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP approximately 10,820 rentable square feet in Suite 2050 in the

 

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location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Suite 2050 Expansion Space”). Tenant’s sublease of the Suite 2050 Expansion Space expires on June 30, 2007. Commencing on July 1, 2007 (the “Suite 2050 Expansion Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by the Suite 2050 Expansion Space. Tenant’s obligation to commence paying Basic Rent with respect to the Suite 2050 Expansion Space shall commence on August 1, 2007 (the “Suite 2050 Rent Commencement Date”).

(c) Suite 2100 Expansion Space. Commencing on the date Landlord delivers possession thereof to Tenant (the “Suite 2100 Expansion Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by approximately 17,344 rentable square feet in Suite 2100 in the location identified on Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Suite 2100 Expansion Space”). Tenant’s obligation to commence paying Basic Rent with respect to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space shall commence on the date (the “Suite 2100 Rent Commencement Date”) which is the earlier of (1) one hundred twenty (120) days after the Suite 2100 Expansion Date, (2) thirty (30) days after Tenant occupies any portion of the Suite 2100 Expansion Space for the purpose of conducting business therefrom, or (3) November 1, 2007; provided, however, the November 1, 2007 date shall be extended one day for every day after July 1, 2007, that the Suite 2100 Expansion Date occurs. Commencing on February 1, 2007, and subject to reasonable advance notice to Landlord, Landlord shall facilitate Tenant’s access to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space for space planning purposes only.

If for any reason Landlord is unable to deliver possession of the Suite 2100 Expansion Space to Tenant by October 1, 2007, and if Tenant needs additional expansion space immediately, Landlord shall provide Tenant with reasonably comparable space within the Building (the “Interim Space”) from October 1, 2007 until the date which is four (4) months after the Suite 2100 Delivery Date. Landlord shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs associated with moving Tenant (including but not limited to moving communications, security, equipment and furniture) from space within the Building to the Interim Space and again from the Interim Space to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space. Tenant shall pay Basic Rent and Operating Expenses for the Interim Space during Tenant’s period of occupancy of the Interim Space; provided, however, if the Interim Space is larger than the Suite 2100 Expansion Space, then Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Basic Rent or Operating Expenses for the Interim Space in excess of the Basic Rent and Operating Expenses that would have been due for the Suite 2100 Expansion Space.

(d) General. All references in this Amendment to the “Expansion Space” shall mean the Suite 2070 Expansion Space, the Suite 2050 Expansion Space, and the Suite 2100 Expansion Space (or Interim Space, as applicable). All references in the Lease to the Premises shall be deemed to include the Premises as expanded by the Expansion Space. The lease term for the Expansion Space shall be co-terminus with the Term (including any renewal options) of the Lease, which is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 2013. Except as amended by this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in effect and applicable to the Expansion Space including, without limitation, Tenant’s Right of First Opportunity and Right of First Refusal with respect to the remaining space on Floors 20 and 21.

 

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(e) Confirmation of Square Footage. Within thirty (30) days following the date Tenant takes occupancy of each portion of the Expansion Space, Landlord and Tenant shall, through their architects, confirm the actual rentable square footage of the applicable portion of the Expansion Space using the 1996 BOMA Standard method of measurement and, if the actual square footage differs from the square footages set forth in this Amendment, then the parties shall confirm the actual rentable square footage in writing and shall adjust the Tenant’s Proportionate Share for the Expansion Space (as set forth in Section 4 below) and the Expansion Space Allowance (as defined in Section 5) to reflect the actual rentable square footage.

3. Expansion Space Basic Rent. From the date that Basic Rent commences for each applicable portion of the Expansion Space, the Basic Rent for the Expansion Space shall be as follows:

 

Months:

  

Basic Rent

Per Rentable

Square Foot

Per Year:

*** - 4/30/07

   $ 26.00

5/1/07 * - 4/30/09

   $ 28.00

5/1/09 - 4/30/11

   $ 30.00

5/1/11 - 4/30/13

   $ 32.00

*** Applicable Suite 2070 Rent Commencement Date
* Basic Rent for the Suite 2050 Expansion Space will commence on the Suite 2050 Rent Commencement Date and Basic Rent for the Suite 2100 Expansion Space will commence on the Suite 2100 Rent Commencement Date.

4. Operating Expenses. With respect to the Expansion Space, Tenant’s Base Year shall be the calendar year 2008 and Tenant shall commence paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases Operating Expenses effective January 1, 2009; provided, however, if Landlord’s delivery of the Suite 2100 Expansion Space is delayed beyond March 1, 2008, then the Base Year with respect to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space shall be the calendar year 2009 and Tenant shall commence paying Tenant’s Proportionate Share of increases in Operating Expenses with respect to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space effective January 1, 2010. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower for all of the Expansion Space shall be 5.8817% (based on 33,010 rentable square feet of Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project is 5.5142% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project). In the event the Base Year for the Suite 2100 Expansion Space is delayed to 2009 and the Tenant’s Proportionate Share needs to be charged separately, then (a) Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower for the Suite 2100 Expansion Space shall be 3.0903% (based on 17,344 rentable square feet of Suite 2100 Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project shall be 2.8973% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project), and (b) Tenant’s

 

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Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Office Tower for the Suite 2070 and Suite 2050 Expansion Space shall be 2.7913% (based on 15,666 rentable square feet of Suite 2070 and Suite 2050 Expansion Space and 561,235 rentable square feet in the Office Tower) and Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Total Rentable Area of the Project shall be 2.6170% (based on 598,635 rentable square feet in the Project),.

5. Expansion Space Improvements. Tenant shall have the right to make certain improvements to the Expansion Space (the “Tenant Improvements”). All such Tenant Improvements shall be constructed from construction drawings prepared by Tenant’s architect and approved in advance by Landlord. Tenant shall be responsible for all necessary costs to complete the Tenant Improvements, including architectural fees and permit costs; provided, however, Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for up to $15.00 per rentable square foot for the Expansion Space for Tenant Improvements expenses (the “Expansion Space Allowance”). The Expansion Space Allowance will be, paid by Landlord to Tenant (a) with respect to the portion of the Expansion Space Allowance applicable to the Suite 2070 Expansion Space, on the Suite 2070 Rent Commencement Date, (b) with respect to the portion of the Expansion Space Allowance applicable to the Suite 2050 Expansion Space, on the Suite 2050 Rent Commencement Date, and (c) with respect to the portion of the Expansion Space Allowance applicable to the Suite 2100 Expansion Space, following the Suite 2100 Rent Commencement Date. Tenant shall perform all Tenant Improvements utilizing contractors that meet the requirements of Landlord to perform work in the Building and shall submit reasonable evidence of the cost of such work to Landlord.

6. Parking. With respect to the Expansion Space, Tenant shall have the right to one (1) parking space for every 1,500 rentable square feet of space leased by Tenant, 60% of which shall be located in the Century Square Garage and 40% of which shall be located in the Second & Pike Garage (now referred to as the “WestEdge Garage”). The first four (4) parking stalls will be reserved stalls located in the Century Square Garage adjacent to the stairs numbered stalls 72 and 73 on Level B and numbered 175 and 176 on Level C. All parking spaces shall be at the prevailing monthly parking rate as charged by Landlord or Landlord’s parking garage operator from time to time. Tenant’s parking rights with respect to each portion of the Expansion Space shall commence upon the applicable Expansion Date. Such parking shall be subject to the parking rules and regulations set forth in Exhibit I to the Lease.

7. Fixed Additional Expansion. In the event Sprague Israel Giles (“SIG”) does not renew their existing lease in Suite 2000 (which consists of approximately 5,722 rentable square feet in the location identified on Exhibit A attached hereto and is referred to herein as the “Suite 2000 Expansion Space” and which notice of renewal is due by March 1, 2007), then commencing on the date Landlord delivers possession thereof to Tenant (which, subject to SIG vacating the space in a timely manner, is estimated to be on or about September 1, 2007 (the “Suite 2000 Expansion Date”), the Premises shall be expanded by the Suite 2000 Expansion Space. If SIG renews their lease for Suite 2000, then the Suite 2000 Expansion Space shall not become part of the Premises. If the Premises is expanded by the Suite 2000 Expansion Space, then Tenant’s lease of the Suite 2000 Expansion Space shall be on the

 

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same terms and conditions as Tenant’s lease of the Suite 2050 Expansion Space except that rent for such space shall commence four months after the Suite 2000 Expansion Date (the “Suite 2000 Rent Commencement Date”).

8. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

LANDLORD:

 

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Washington limited partnership
By:     Pike Street Investors LLC, a
    Delaware limited liability company,
    Its General Partner
    By:   UBS Realty Investors LLC, a
      Massachusetts limited liability company, Its Manager
    By:  

/S/ THOMAS ENGER

      Thomas Enger
    Its:   Director

TENANT:

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF

SEATTLE, a federal corporation

By:  

/S/ NORMAN B. RICE

Its:   President, CEO

 

STATE OF WASHINGTON       )   
      )    ss.
COUNTY OF KING       )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

 

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On this 3rd day of December, 2004, before me personally appeared Norman B. Rice, to me known to be the President—CEO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/ PAMELA A. RICHARDS GUINASSO

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,

residing at Seattle, WA

My commission expires: 7/15/2005
Pamela A. Richards Guinasso
[Type or Print Notary Name]

LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA   )   
  )    ss.
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO   )   

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

On this 14th day of December, 2004, before me personally appeared Thomas Enger, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors LLC, the Manager of Pike Street Investors LLC, the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

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/S/ DENISE BAINBRIDGE

Notary Public in and for the State of California

residing at San Francisco

My commission expires: May 25, 2006
Denise Bainbridge
[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EXHIBIT A

(20th Floor Expansion Space; Suites 2000, 2050, and 2070.)

[Floor Plan]

 

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EXHIBIT B

(21st Floor Expansion Space; Suite 2100.)

[Floor Plan]

 

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ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is dated for reference purposes the 27th day of September, 2005, and is by and between FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Washington limited partnership (“Landlord”), and FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation (“Tenant”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Landlord and Tenant entered into an Office Lease Agreement dated July 15, 1991, as amended by a First Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 25, 1993, a Second Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated December 14, 1995, a Third Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 2, 1998, a Fourth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 30, 1999, a Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated October 7, 2002, a Sixth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 7, 2003, a Seventh Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated January 1, 2004, an Eighth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated March 31, 2004, a Ninth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated August 23, 2004, and a Tenth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement dated November 8, 2004 (as amended, the “Lease”), for the lease of certain premises located on the 16th through 21st floors of the Century Square Building, 1501 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington (the “Premises”).

 

B. Landlord and Tenant desire to amend the lease to terminate Tenant’s lease of the portion of the Premises located on the 16th floor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as they are given in the Lease.

 

2. Termination of 16th Floor Space. Effective on October 31, 2005 (the “16th Floor Termination Date”), Tenant’s lease of the portion of the Premises located on the 16th floor (which consists of approximately 8,849 rentable square feet and is referred to herein as the “16th Floor Space”) shall terminate and Tenant shall vacate and surrender such space to Landlord in the condition required under the terms of the Lease. Contemporaneously with Tenant’s execution and delivery of this Amendment to Landlord, Tenant shall pay to Landlord a terminate fee in the amount of $325,000.00. Commencing on the 16th Floor Termination Date, Tenant shall be no longer be obligated to pay Basic Rent or Operating Expenses with respect to the 16th Floor Space and any rights Tenant has under the Lease with respect to the 16th floor (including parking allocations, renewal options, rights of first refusal, rights of first opportunity, and/or expansion rights) shall terminate and Landlord shall have the right to lease the 16th Floor Space to any third party or parties free of any interest or rights of Tenant.

 

 


3. Ratification. Except as expressly set forth herein, the terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified by Landlord and Tenant.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

LANDLORD:

FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

a Washington limited partnership

By:   Pike Street Investors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Its General Partner
  By:   UBS Realty Investors LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, Its Manager
  By:  

/S/  JOAN CRESS    

    Joan Cress
          Its:     Director

 

TENANT:

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, a federal corporation
By:   /S/    RICHARD M. RICCOBONO
  Its:   COO

 

 

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STATE OF WASHINGTON

   )   
   )    ss.

COUNTY OF KING

   )   

 

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

 

On this 18th day of October, 2005, before me personally appeared Richard M. Riccobono, to me known to be the COO of FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE, the corporation that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument and that the seal affixed, if any, is the corporate seal of said corporation.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/    GLORIA J. EASTLAND        

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington,

residing at Seattle

My commission expires : 6/30/09

Gloria J. Eastland

[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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LANDLORD ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

   )   
   )    ss.

COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

   )   

 

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that the person appearing before me and making this acknowledgment is the person whose true signature appears on this document.

 

On this 24th day of October, 2005, before me personally appeared Joan Cress, to me known to be the Director of UBS Realty Investors LLC, the Manager of Pike Street Investors LLC, the General Partner of FIFTEEN-O-ONE FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, the partnership that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said partnership, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that he was authorized to execute said instrument.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

/S/    DENISE BAINBRIDGE        

Notary Public in and for the State of California,

residing at San Francisco

My commission expires : May 25, 2006

 

Denise Bainbridge

[Type or Print Notary Name]

 

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EX-10.20 4 dex1020.htm FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan

Exhibit 10.20

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

 

EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

 

Effective as of

January 1, 2007


EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan has been authorized by the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (the “Employer”) solely for the purpose of providing benefits to those employees of the Employer on or after January 1, 2007 who are designated by the Board of Directors of the Employer as eligible Members from a select group of highly-compensated or management employees and who are not eligible to participate in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (the “Pentegra Plan”) because they were hired by the Employer on or after January 1, 2004 and they never participated in the Pentegra Plan as sponsored by any employer. The benefits payable to such employees will be the benefits that would have been payable under the Pentegra Plan that is in effect during the 2006 Plan Year, if such employees had been eligible to participate in that 2006 Pentegra Plan without regard to the limitations placed on Pentegra Plan benefits for such employees by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code, except as otherwise provided in this Plan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 2006 Pentegra Plan benefit formula used to determine an eligible employee’s benefits under this Plan may later be amended by the Board to freeze the Member’s accrued benefit under this Plan or to change the benefit formula prospectively, and to change the definition of actuarial equivalence for purposes of determining actuarial equivalent benefits, and such benefit shall be designed to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and applicable regulations so that payment of a Member’s vested Plan benefits will begin from the Plan upon the earliest of an eligible Member’s termination of employment, retirement, or death and so that one of the permitted forms of payment will be elected by the eligible Member at the time he or she becomes an eligible Member or by December 31, 2007, whichever is later, with subsequent form of payment election changes subject to the rules of Code Section 409A and applicable regulations, as provided in this Plan.

 

This Plan is intended to provide such benefits solely from the general assets of the Employer and/or a grantor trust established by the Employer to pay such benefits. No benefits under this Plan shall be payable from the assets of the Pentegra Plan.

 

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Article 1.   Definitions

 

When used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

1.01 “Actuary” means the independent consulting actuary retained by the Employer to assist the Committee in its administration of the Plan.

 

1.02 “Employer” means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.

 

1.03 “Beneficiary” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in accordance with Article 5 of the Plan to receive the benefit, if any, payable upon the death of a Member of the Plan.

 

1.04 “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Employer.

 

1.05 “Committee” means the Committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan.

 

1.06 “Effective Date” means January 1, 2007.

 

1.07 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

 

1.08 “Member” means an employee of the Employer on or after January 1, 2007, who is designated by the Board of Directors as an eligible Member from a select group of highly-compensated or management employees, and who is not eligible to participate in the Pentegra Plan because he or she (1) was hired as an employee of the Employer on or after January 1, 2004, and (2) never participated in the Pentegra Plan as sponsored by any employer.

 

1.09 “Pentegra Plan” means the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institution that is in effect during the 2006 Plan Year, which is attached hereto as “Exhibit A.”

 

1.10 “Plan” means this Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan.

 

1.11 “Plan Year” means the calendar year.

 

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Article 2.   Membership

 

2.01 Each employee of the Employer who meets the requirements of the definition of Member under Section 1.08 shall be enrolled as a Member of the Plan on the later of January 1, 2007 or the date he or she meets the requirements of the definition of Member under Section 1.08.

 

2.02 If the Member thereafter no longer meets the requirements of the definition of Member under Section 1.08, his or her membership in the Plan shall terminate on such date.

 

2.03 A Member’s vested Plan benefit shall be payable under the Plan only upon the Member’s retirement, death or other termination of employment with the Employer.

 

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Article 3.   Amount and Payment of Benefits

 

3.01 The amount, if any, of the annual benefit payable to or on account of a Member pursuant to the Plan shall equal the annual benefit (as calculated by the Plan Actuary on the basis of the form of payment elected by the Member under Section 3.03 below) that would otherwise be payable to or on account of the Member under the Pentegra Plan in effect for the 2006 Plan Year, as amended pursuant to Article 7 of this Plan, if applicable, if the Member had been eligible to participate in that Pentegra Plan and if that Pentegra Plan was administered without regard to the limitations imposed by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code, and on the basis of salary unreduced by elective contributions under the Employer’s Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan.

 

For the purposes of this Section 3.01, “annual benefit” includes any “Active Service Death Benefit”, “Retirement Adjustment Payment”, “Annual Increment” and “Single Purchase Fixed Percentage Adjustment” which the Employer elected to provide its employees under the 2006 Pentegra Plan.

 

For purposes of this Section 3.01, the annual benefit is calculated on the basis of the definition of Salary included in the 2006 Pentegra Plan, which determines Salary before any salary reduction contributions to the Employer’s 401(k) Plan, to the Employer’s Internal Revenue Code Section 125 flexible benefits plan, and to the Employer’s Internal Revenue Code Section 132(f) qualified transportation fringe benefits plan.

 

Benefit Service and Membership Service in determining the amount of a Member’s Plan benefit is the number of years and months of service from the Member’s Enrollment Date to retirement, death, or other termination of employment, as provided in Article III, Section 1, of the 2006 Pentegra Plan. In determining that Benefit Service and Membership Service, the Member’s Enrollment Date is the date the Member would have been enrolled in the Pentegra Plan if he or she had been eligible to participate in that plan, which date is the first day of the month after the Member completed three months of service with the Employer and attained age 21. Provided, however, that to receive such Benefit Service and Membership Service, the Member must complete 1000 Hours of Service with the Employer in the 12-consecutive-month period commencing on his or her Enrollment Date as defined in the preceding sentence, and must complete 1000 Hours of Service in each calendar year commencing after such Enrollment Date for Benefit Service and Membership Service to accrue for that 12-consecutive-month period and for each calendar year thereafter, as provided in Article X, Section 3, of the 2006 Pentegra Plan.

 

Vesting Service is the Member’s period of employment with the Employer measured from the first day of the month in which the Member is hired by the Employer to the last day of the month in which the Member terminates employment with the Employer, subject to the terms of the 2006 Pentegra Plan.

 

3.02 Unless the Member elects a form of payment under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.03 below, the annual benefit, if any, payable to or on account of the Member under Section 3.01 above, shall be converted by the Actuary and shall be payable to or on account of the Member in the “Regular Form” of payment, utilizing for that purpose the same actuarial factors and assumptions used by the 2006 Pentegra Plan to determine actuarial equivalence

 

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unless the Board amends this Plan to change the definition of actuarial equivalence for purposes of determining actuarial equivalent benefits under this Plan. For purposes of the Plan, the “Regular Form” of payment means an annual benefit payable for the Member’s lifetime and the death benefit described in Section 3.04 below.

 

3.03 (a) Within 30 days after an employee becomes a Member in this Plan or by December 31, 2007, whichever is later, a Member must make an initial written election of the form of payment in which his or her vested Plan benefits will be distributed. If no initial election is made by the later of such dates, the Member’s initial election of his or her form of payment shall be deemed to be the Regular Form of Payment under the Plan, which is an annual single life annuity for the Member’s life plus the death benefit described in Section 3.04 of the Plan (a lump sum payment to the Member’s beneficiary equal to 12 times the annual benefit less the amount of the payments the Member has already received under the Plan prior to his or her death.) The Member’s initial written election of the form of payment of his or her Plan benefits shall be one of the following forms of payment, notwithstanding any language in the 2006 Pentegra Plan to the contrary:

 

i. Regular Form of Payment - Single Life Annuity Plus Death Benefit. A Member who elects the Regular Form of Payment will receive his or her vested Plan benefit in the form of a single life annuity for the Member’s lifetime plus the death benefit described in Section 3.04 of the Plan (a lump sum payment to the Member’s beneficiary equal to 12 times the Member’s annual benefit less the amount of the payments the Member already had received under the Plan prior to the Member’s death).

 

ii. Lump Sum Payment - A Member who elects a lump sum payment will receive his or her vested Plan benefits in the form of a lump sum payment if the Member is at least age 45 at the time of retirement or termination of employment with the Employer. Such payment will be made within 60 days after the Member’s retirement or termination of employment, less applicable tax withholding. After this lump sum payment is made, no further Plan benefits are payable to the Member or to any beneficiary. If the Member who has elected a lump sum payment is not at least age 45 at the time of retirement or termination of employment, his or her vested Plan benefits will be paid in the Regular Form of Payment under Section 3.02.

 

iii. Single Life Annuity With No Death Benefit - A Member who elects a single life annuity with no death benefit will receive his or her vested Plan benefits in the form of a single life annuity for the Member’s lifetime, with all Plan payments ending at the Member’s death, and with no death benefit to any beneficiary.

 

iv. Joint and 100% Survivor Annuity with 120 Months Certain - A Member who elects a joint and 100% survivor annuity with 120 months certain will receive his or her vested Plan benefits in the form of a joint and 100% survivor annuity for the Member’s life that would continue after the Member’s death at the rate of 100% to the Member’s joint annuitant if he or she survives the Member. If they both die before 120 monthly installment payments have been paid, the commuted value of those unpaid installments will be paid to the Member’s beneficiary.

 

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v. Joint and 50% Survivor Annuity - A Member who elects a joint and 50% survivor annuity will receive his or her vested Plan benefits in the form of a joint and 50% survivor annuity for the Member’s life that would continue after the Member’s death to the Member’s joint annuitant, if he or she survives the Member, at the rate of 50% of the amount payable during the life of the Member.

 

vi. Partial Lump Sum/Partial Life Annuity - A Member who elects a partial lump sum/partial life annuity will receive his or her vested Plan benefits in the form of a partial lump sum payment equal to 20%, 50% or 75% of the Member’s vested Plan benefits as elected by the Member, and a single life annuity for the Member’s lifetime for the remainder of the Member’s vested Plan benefits, if the Member has attained age 45 at the time of retirement or termination of employment with the Employer. After the Member’s death, no further Plan benefits are payable to the Member or to any beneficiary. If a Member elects a partial lump sum/partial life annuity and is not age 45 at the time of retirement or termination of employment, his or her vested Plan benefits will be paid in the Regular Form of Payment under Section 3.02.

 

3.03 (b) Each form of payment under Section 3.03 (a) will have the same actuarial equivalent values, as determined by the Plan Actuary utilizing for that purpose the same actuarial factors and assumptions used by the 2006 Pentegra Plan to determine actuarial equivalence, unless the Board amends this Plan to change the definition of actuarial equivalence for purposes of determining actuarial equivalent benefits under this Plan.

 

3.03 (c) A Member’s initial written election of the form of payment of his or her vested Plan benefits may be changed in the future (i) if the Member’s make that written election to change the form of payment at least 12 months prior to the date of the Member’s retirement or termination of employment, and (ii) as long as the distribution date for commencement of payment of the Member’s vested Plan benefits is also changed to a date at least five years later than the Member’s date of retirement or termination of employment, if that additional five year deferral of the time of payment is required by Code Section 409A and applicable regulations. The new election will not be effective until the date that is 12 months after it is made in writing and delivered to the Plan Committee.

 

3.03 (d) If a Member had elected a form of payment under Section 3.03 (a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) and dies after the date his benefit payments under the Plan had commenced, the only death benefit, if any, payable under the Plan in respect of said Member shall be the amount, if any, payable under the form of payment which the Member had elected under the Plan. If a Member had elected a form of payment under this Section 3.03 and dies before the date his benefit payments under the Plan commence, that form of payment election does not apply and the lump sum death benefit described in Section 3.04 below shall be paid to the Member’s beneficiary.

 

3.03 (e) Election of a form of payment under this Section 3.03 may be made only on a form prescribed by the Committee and filed by the Member with the Committee as provided under Section 3.03(a) above.

 

3.04 Upon the death of a Member who is receiving the Regular Form of Payment (a Single Life Annuity Plus Death Benefit) under Section 3.02 or 3.03 above, or upon the death of a

 

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Member who died before his or her benefit payments under the Plan commenced, a death benefit shall be paid to the Member’s beneficiary in a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of (i) over (ii), where

 

i. is an amount equal to 12 times the annual benefit, if any, payable under Section 3.02 or Section 3.03(a)(i) above, and

 

ii. is the sum of the benefit payments, if any, which the Member had received under the Plan.

 

3.05 If a Member is restored to employment with the Employer after payment of his benefit under the Plan has commenced, all payments under the Plan shall thereupon be discontinued. Upon the Member’s subsequent retirement or termination of employment with the Employer, his benefit under the Plan shall be recomputed in accordance with Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 3.04, and any amendments made to this Plan, including amendments to the 2006 Pentegra benefit formula, but shall be reduced by the actuarial equivalent value of the amount of any benefit paid by the Plan in respect of his previous retirement or termination of employment, and such reduced benefit shall be paid to the Member in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. For purposes of this Section 3.05, the actuarial equivalent value to the benefit paid in respect of a Member’s previous retirement or termination of employment shall be determined by the Actuary utilizing for that purpose the same actuarial factors and assumptions used by the 2006 Pentegra Plan to determine actuarial equivalence, unless the Board amends this Plan to change the actuarial equivalence definition for purposes of determining the actuarial equivalent value to that benefit.

 

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Article 4.   Source and Method of Payments

 

4.01 All payments of benefits under the Plan shall be paid from, and shall only be a general claim upon, the general assets of the Employer, notwithstanding that the Employer, in its discretion, may establish a bookkeeping reserve or a grantor trust (as such term is used in Sections 671 through 677 of the Code) to reflect or to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan with respect to any Member or beneficiary. No benefit whatever provided by the Plan shall be payable from the assets of the Pentegra Plan. No Member shall have any right, title or interest whatever in any investments which the Employer may make or any specific assets which the Employer may reserve to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan.

 

4.02 Should the Employer choose to establish a bookkeeping reserve or a grantor trust, the amount of the reserve or the funding of the trust may be based upon actuarially determined amounts reflecting the benefit payable, and funding of any grantor trust shall be subject to approval by the Board of Directors and the Federal Housing Finance Board.

 

4.03 Subject to Section 3.04, all vested Plan benefit payments shall commence within 60 days following the Member’s termination of employment, death, or retirement date as defined in the Pentegra Plan.

 

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Article 5.   Designation of Beneficiaries

 

5.01 The beneficiary who shall be entitled to receive the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon a Member’s death shall be the beneficiary whom the Member has designated on a Plan beneficiary designation form provided to the Member by the Committee.

 

5.02 If no such valid Plan beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of a Member’s death, or if no designated beneficiary survives the Member, the Member’s estate shall be deemed to have been designated his beneficiary and shall be paid the amount, if any, payable under the Plan upon the Member’s death. If the Committee is in doubt as to the right of any person to receive such amount, the Committee may pay such amount into any court of appropriate jurisdiction and such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Plan and the Employer therefor.

 

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Article 6.   Administration of the Plan

 

6.01 The Board of Directors has delegated to the Committee, subject to those powers which the Board has reserved as described in Article 7 below, general authority over and responsibility for the ministerial administration of the Plan. The Committee shall, subject to the review and approval of the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors, interpret and construe the Plan, make all determinations considered necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and the calculations of the amount of benefits payable thereunder, and review claims for benefits under the Plan. The Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors’ interpretations and constructions of the Plan and its decisions or actions thereunder shall be binding and conclusive on all persons for all purposes.

 

6.02 If the Committee deems it advisable, it shall arrange for the engagement of the Actuary, and legal counsel and certified public accountants (who may be counsel or accountants for the Employer), and other consultants, and make use of agents and clerical or other personnel, for purposes of the Plan. The Committee may rely upon the written opinions of such Actuary, counsel, accountants, and consultants, and delegate to any agent or to any subcommittee or Committee member its authority to perform any act hereunder, including without limitations those matters involving the exercise of discretion; provided, however, that such delegations shall be subject to revocations at any time at the discretion of the Committee. The Committee shall report to the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors at least once each calendar year with regard to the matters for which it is responsible under the Plan.

 

6.03 The Committee shall consist of at least three individuals, each of whom shall be appointed by, shall remain in office at the will of, and may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors. No Committee member shall be entitled to act on or decide any matters relating solely to such member or any of his rights or benefits under the Plan. Any Committee member may resign at any time. A Committee member shall not receive any special compensation for serving in such capacity but shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith. No bond or other security need be required of the Committee or any member thereof in any jurisdiction.

 

6.04 The Committee shall elect or designate its own Chairman, establish its own procedures and the time and place for its meetings and provide for the keeping of minutes of all meetings. Any action of the Committee may be taken upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members at a meeting or, at the direction of its Chairman, without a meeting by mail or telephone, provided that all of the Committee members are informed in writing of the vote.

 

6.05 All claims for benefits under the Plan shall be submitted in writing to the Chairman of the Committee. The Committee will present its determination regarding all claims to the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors for approval. Written notice of the decision on each such claim shall be furnished with reasonable promptness to the Member or his beneficiary (the “claimant”). The claimant may request a review by the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of any decision denying the claim in whole or in part. Such request shall be made in writing and filed with the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors within 30 days of such denial. A request for review shall contain all additional information which the claimant wishes the Human Resources Committee of the Board of

 

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Directors to consider. The Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors may hold any hearing or conduct any independent investigation which it deems desirable to render its decision, and the decision on review shall be made as soon as feasible after the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors’ receipt of the request for review. Written notice of the decision on review shall be furnished to the claimant. For all purposes under the Plan, such decisions on claims (where no review is requested) and decisions on review (where review is requested) shall be final, binding and conclusive on all interested persons as to all matters relating to the Plan.

 

6.06 All expenses incurred by the Committee and the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors in its administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Employer.

 

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Article 7.   Amendment and Termination

 

7.01 The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan without the consent of the Committee, any Member, beneficiary or other person, except that no amendment, suspension or termination shall retroactively impair of otherwise adversely affect the vested rights of any Member, beneficiary or other person to benefits under the Plan which have accrued prior to the date of such action. Provided, however, that the 2006 Pentegra Plan benefit formula used to determine a Member’s benefits under this Plan may be amended by the Board to freeze the Member’s accrued benefit under this Plan or to change the benefit formula prospectively, the Board may amend this Plan to change the definition of actuarial equivalence for purposes of determining actuarial equivalent benefits, and the Member’s benefit shall be designed to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and applicable regulations.

 

The Board of Directors also delegates amendment authority to the Committee to adopt Plan amendments which are of an administrative nature or are required under applicable law, provided that any such amendment is reported to the Board within 2½ months after the end of the Plan Year in which that amendment is adopted.

 

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Article 8.   General Provisions

 

8.01 The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employer and its successors and assigns and the Members, and the successors, assigns, designees and estates of the Members. The Plan shall also be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Employer, but nothing in the Plan shall preclude the Employer from merging or consolidating into or with, or transferring all or substantially all of its assets to, another organization which assumes the Plan and all obligation of the Employer hereunder. The Employer agrees that it will make appropriate provision for the preservation of the Members’ rights under the Plan in any agreement or plan which it may enter into to effect any merger, consolidation, reorganization, or transfer of assets. Upon such a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or transfer of assets and assumption of Plan obligations of the Employer, the term “Employer” shall refer to such other organization and the Plan shall continue in full force and effect to the extent such successor organization has assumed the Plan. If such successor organization does not assume the Plan, the Employer remains liable for payment of Plan benefits under this Plan.

 

8.02 Neither the Plan nor any action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving to a Member the right to be retained in the employ of the Employer or as affecting the right of the Employer to dismiss any Member from its employ.

 

8.03 The Employer shall withhold or cause to be withheld from all benefits payable under the Plan all federal, state, local or other taxes required by applicable law to be withheld with respect to such payments.

 

8.04 No right or interest of a Member under the Plan may be assigned, sold, encumbered, transferred or otherwise disposed of and any attempted disposition of such right or interest shall be null and void.

 

8.05 If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is or was payable under the Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment, or any part therefor, due to such person or his or her estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative), may, if the Committee is so inclined, be paid to such person’s spouse, adult child or other relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be in complete discharge of the liability of the Plan and the Employer therefor.

 

8.06 The unpaid balance of any account maintained pursuant to this Plan is an unsecured, general obligation of the Employer. All amounts deferred hereunder remain the unrestricted assets of the Employer. Any assets purchased shall remain the sole property of the Employer subject to the claims of its general creditors and shall be available for the Employer’s use for whatever purpose desired. No Participant hereunder shall have any right other than the unsecured promise of the Employer to pay deferred Compensation in the future. No Participant has ownership rights with respect to any asset of the Employer by reason of his or her participation in this Plan.

 

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8.07 All elections, designations, requests, notices, instructions, and other communications from a Member, beneficiary or other person to the Committee required or permitted under the Plan shall be in such form as is prescribed from time to time by the Committee and shall be mailed by first-class mail or delivered to such location as shall be specified by the Committee and shall be deemed to have been given and delivered only upon actual receipt thereof at such location.

 

8.08 The benefits payable under the Plan shall be in addition to all other benefits provided for employees of the Employer and shall not be deemed salary or other compensation by the Employer for the purpose of computing benefits to which any employee may be entitled under any plan or arrangement of the Employer.

 

8.09 No Committee member shall be personally liable by reason of any instrument executed by him or her or on his or her behalf, or action taken by him or her, in his or her capacity as a Committee member nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, unless due to the Committee member’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Employer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Committee member and each employee, officer or director of the Employer, to whom any duty, power, function or action in respect of the Plan may be delegated or assigned, against any cost or expense (including fees of legal counsel) and liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim or legal action with the approval of the Employer) arising out of anything done or omitted to be done in connection with the Plan, unless arising out of such person’s fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence.

 

8.10 As used in the Plan, the masculine gender shall be deemed to refer to the feminine, and the singular person shall be deemed to refer to the plural, wherever appropriate.

 

8.11 The captions preceding the section of the Plan have been inserted solely as a matter of convenience and shall not in any manner define or limit the scope or intent of any provisions of the Plan.

 

8.12 The Plan shall be construed, administered and enforced according to the laws of the State of Washington in effect from time to time. Venue shall also be in the State of Washington.

 

This Executive Supplemental Retirement Plan has been duly executed by the Employer’s authorized representative this ____ day of ________, 2006, to be effective as of the 1st day of January, 2007.

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE
By:  

 

  Its  

 

 

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EX-12.1 5 dex121.htm COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES. Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

Exhibit 12.1

 

     For Years Ended
December 31,

Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges

   2006    2005
     (dollars in thousands)

Earnings

     

Income before assessments and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

   $ 35,087    $ 2,512

Fixed charges

     2,456,559      1,865,428
             

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 2,491,646    $ 1,867,940

Fixed Charges

     

Interest expense on consolidated obligations

   $ 2,413,097    $ 1,822,266

Interest expense on deposits and borrowings

     42,876      41,863

Interest portion of rental expense

     586      1,299
             

Fixed charges

   $ 2,456,559    $ 1,865,428

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     1.01      1.00
EX-31.1 6 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, James E. Gilleran, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 30, 2007

 

/s/  James E. Gilleran

James E. Gilleran

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EX-31.2 7 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, Mark R. Szczepaniak, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 30, 2007

 

/s/  Mark R. Sczcepaniak

Mark R. Szczepaniak
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
EX-32.1 8 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“the Bank”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James E. Gilleran, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 

Date: March 30, 2007

 

/s/  James E. Gilleran

James E. Gilleran
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EX-32.2 9 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18. U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Report of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“the Bank”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mark R. Szczepaniak, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Bank.

 

Date: March 30, 2007

 

/s/ Mark R. Szczepaniak

Mark R. Szczepaniak
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
EX-99.1 10 dex991.htm FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Audit Committee Report

Exhibit 99.1

 

AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

 

The Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (Seattle Bank) consist of eight directors, one representing the public interest and seven representing industry members. The current members of the Audit and Compliance Committee are Craig E. Dahl (chair), William V. Humphreys (vice chair), Michael A. DeVico, Russell J. Lau, Park Price, Donald V. Rhodes, Jack T. Riggs, and Gordon Zimmerman. The members of the Audit and Compliance Committee as of December 31, 2006 were Craig E. Dahl (chair), James H. Strosahl (vice chair), William V. Humphreys, Russell J. Lau, Park Price, Donald V. Rhodes, and Jack T. Riggs. Both the 2006 and current Audit and Compliance Committee members are independent, as defined by the Federal Housing Finance Board.

 

The Audit and Compliance Committee oversees the Seattle Bank’s financial reporting process; reviews compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; and evaluates the adequacy of administrative, operating, and internal controls. The Audit and Compliance Committee has adopted and is governed by a written charter.

 

In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit and Compliance Committee has reviewed and discussed with the Seattle Bank’s management and its independent auditors the audited financial statements and the independent auditors report thereon. In addition, the Audit and Compliance Committee has discussed with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 61, “Communication with Audit and Compliance Committees,” as amended by SAS No. 90. The Audit and Compliance Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditor required by Independence Standards Board (ISB) Standard No. 1, “Independence Discussions with Audit Committees,” as amended, and has discussed with the independent auditor its independence.

 

Based on the review and discussions referred to above, the current Audit and Compliance Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the 2006 audited financial statements be included in the Seattle Bank’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Craig E. Dahl, chair

 

William V. Humphreys, vice chair

 

Michael A. DeVico

 

Russell J. Lau

 

Park Price

 

Donald V. Rhodes

 

Jack T. Riggs, M.D.

 

Gordon Zimmerman

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