Document:

Exhibit
10.2

 

THIS
PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”).
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE
THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH
REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

PROMISSORY
NOTE

 

	 	(Secondment)	 
	 	 	 
	Principal
    Amount: Up to $400,000	 	Dated
    as of September 7, 2021

 

Silver
Sustainable Solutions Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Metric Finance
Holdings III, LLC, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), the principal sum of four
hundred thousand U.S. dollars ($400,000) or such lesser amount as shall have been
advanced by Payee to Maker and shall remain unpaid under this Note upon the consummation of an Initial Business Combination (as defined
below) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall
be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee
may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

1.
Principal. To the extent drawn upon, as set described in Section 2 below and as set forth on Schedule A, the principal
balance of this Note shall be repaid to Payee upon the date (the “Maturity Date”) on which the Maker consummates a
merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses
(together, an “Initial Business Combination”); provided, however, that in the event that the Maker does not
consummate an Initial Business Combination, then any principal balance remaining will be due when funds are released from Maker’s
trust account and shall be paid out of funds held outside of the Maker’s trust account available for distribution, if any.

 

2.
Drawdown Requests. Maker and Payee agree that Maker may request, from time to time, up to an aggregate of four hundred thousand
U.S. dollars ($400,000) under this Note to be used for costs and expenses related to Maker’s secondment arrangement with Payee.
Principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the consummation of an Initial Business Combination upon request
from Maker to Payee (each, a “Drawdown Request”). Each Drawdown Request must state the amount to be drawn down, and
must not be an amount greater than one-hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per quarter (i.e., March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31), with such amounts to be evidenced on Schedule A hereto. Payee acknowledges that all amounts drawn under this Note shall accrue
only when such amounts are actually drawn upon, as reflected on Schedule A, with such amounts to become due and upon each Maturity
Date. No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker.

 

3.
Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4.
Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any
sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the reduction of the unpaid principal
balance of this Note.

 

5.
Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a)
Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within thirty (30) days
following its Initial Business Combination.

 

(b)
Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it
of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking
of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

 

     

     

    

 

(c)
Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect
of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days.

 

6.
Remedies.

 

(a)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note
to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall
become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

(b)
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) or 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other
sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on
the part of Payee.

 

7.
Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice
of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted
by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting
any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale
under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees
that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, or any writ of execution issued hereon,
may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

 

8.
Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or
enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any
other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or
consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee
with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may
become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.

 

9.
Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and
delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission
to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax
number as may be designated in writing by such party and (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address most recently provided
to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication
so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt
of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier
service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

 

10.
Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

 

11.
Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof,
and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

 

12.
Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim
of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account to be established in which the proceeds
of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker (including the deferred underwriting discounts and
commissions) and the proceeds of the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement to occur prior to the effectiveness of the IPO
are to be deposited, as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in connection with the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any
Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.

 

13.
Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent
of the Maker and the Payee.

 

14.
Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required
consent shall be void.

 

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the
day and year first above written.

 

	 	SILVER SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS CORP.
	 	a
                    Delaware corporation

	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/
    Jonathan M. Silver
	 	 	Name: 	Jonathan
    M. Silver
	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature
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Schedule
A

 

Payments
Made to Maker

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

December 17, 2021

Policy Information

						
	Document Title:
	Executive Incentive Compensation Plan

	Content Owner:
	Director of Human Resources and Inclusion (HR

	Certification of Compliance Contact:
	N/A

	Policy Category:
	FHLBank Policy

	FHLBank-Level Approver:
	President and CEO

	Board-Level Approver:
	Full Board (Compensation, Human Resources and Inclusion

	Review Frequency:
	Annually

	Initial Effective Date:
	1/1/2012

	Last CEO Approval Date:
	12/03/2021

	Next Review Date:
	12/2022

Exhibit 10.1

Table of Contents

															
					
		1.0	Plan Objectives..................................	2	
		2.0	Definitions..........................................	3	
		3.0	Eligibility.............................................	4	
		4.0	Total Base Opportunity.......................	6	
		5.0	Performance Measures......................	6	
		6.0	Award Determination.........................	7	
		7.0	Distribution of Awards........................	8	
		8.0	Plan Communication..........................	8	
		9.0	Administrative Control........................	9	
		10.0	Miscellaneous Conditions..................	9	
			Appendices........................................	15	
					

1.0    Plan Objectives

1.1    The purpose of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Executive Incentive Compensation Plan     is to:

1.1.1    Promote consistently high value creation for FHLBank Topeka members by promoting the long-term growth and profitability of FHLBank Topeka in accordance with the achievement of its long-term strategic objectives and mission;

1.1.2    Promote the mission and financial performance of FHLBank Topeka by providing incentives to key employees for accomplishing annual goals that are aligned with FHLBank Topeka’s mission and business objectives;

1.1.3    Promote key employee loyalty and dedication to FHLBank Topeka and its strategic objectives by rewarding performance that facilitates the growth and financial stability and success of FHLBank Topeka; and

1.1.4    Enhance FHLBank Topeka’s capacity to attract, retain, and motivate key employees by offering competitive short-term and long-term total incentive compensation opportunities, including those Deferred Incentive opportunities provided in Plan Section 2.1.7, to key employees who are also vital to FHLBank Topeka’s future success.

1.2    Payments awarded under this Plan, when combined with base salary and other benefits, are designed to provide competitive total compensation to key employees for achieving FHLBank Topeka’s desired strategic objectives. 

1.3    The Plan is a cash-based annual incentive plan with a long-term deferral component that establishes individual incentive compensation award opportunities related to achievement of performance objectives by FHLBank Topeka and by Participants during Base or Deferral Performance Periods.

Exhibit 10.1

2.0    Definitions

2.1    When used in this Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning:

2.1.1    Base Performance Period means the period over which FHLBank Topeka’s performance is measured based on parameters set forth in the Target Document, and over which a Cash Incentive can be earned and vested;

2.1.2    Board means FHLBank Topeka’s Board of Directors;

2.1.3    Cash Incentive means the portion of the Total Base Opportunity that is not the Deferred Incentive, and becomes payable to the Participant (i) no later than 2 1⁄2 months following the later of the end of the Base Performance Period upon achievement of the Performance Measures, or (ii) as soon as practicable after a determination of the director of the FHFA that the director will not act upon their authority to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to executives at other financial institutions;

2.1.4    Cause has the meaning given to it in Section 10.4.b;

2.1.5    CEO means the President and Chief Executive Officer of FHLBank Topeka;

2.1.6    Compensation Committee means the Compensation, Human Resources and Inclusion Committee of the Board;

2.1.7    Deferred Incentive means 50 percent of the Total Base Opportunity, which shall be deferred for the Deferral Performance Period and is subject to adjustment as stated herein;

2.1.8    Deferral Performance Period is the three-year period directly following each Base Performance Period;
2.1.9    Disability has the meaning given to it in Section 10.4.a;

2.1.10    Earned Base Salary means a Participant’s actual wages paid during the calendar year, excluding taxable fringe benefits, cash gifts received by the Participant from FHLBank, signing bonuses, relocation expenses, employee referral rewards, supplemental bonuses, and other types of income that are not typically included in base salary. The Board retains sole discretion in determine what qualifies as Earned Base Salary for NEO Participants and the President and CEO retains sole discretion in determining what qualifies as Earned Base Salary for Non-NEO Participants;

2.1.11    Extraordinary Occurrences means those events that, in the opinion and discretion of the Compensation Committee or the CEO, depending on the Participants involved, are outside the significant influence of the Participant or FHLBank Topeka and are likely to have a significant unanticipated effect, whether positive or negative, on FHLBank Topeka’s operating and/or financial results;

2.1.12    FHFA means the Federal Housing Finance Agency or any successor;

2.1.13    FHLBank Topeka means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka;

Exhibit 10.1

2.1.14    Final Deferred Incentive Award means the Deferred Incentive ultimately paid to a Participant under the Plan for a Deferral Performance Period, as otherwise applicable herein;

2.1.15    Interest Rate Credit means the interest rate credit applied to a Deferred Incentive before payout, determined by the Compensation Committee and as stated herein, to calculate the Final Deferred Incentive Award;
2.1.16    Named Executive Officer (NEO) means the Participants designated annually by resolution of the Board as NEOs under Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K; 

2.1.17    Non-NEO means the Participants who are approved by the CEO as a Participant subject to Plan Section 3.0 that are not NEOs;

2.1.18    Participant means a person who is eligible to take part in the Plan for the designated Base or Deferral Performance Period;

2.1.19    Participation Agreement means the agreement between FHLBank Topeka and a Participant, the terms of which govern a Participant’s participation in this Plan, an example of which is set forth in Appendix A;

2.1.20    Performance Measure means each performance factor stated in the Target Document that is taken into consideration under the Plan in determining the value of a Cash Incentive or Final Deferred Incentive Award;

2.1.21    Plan means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Executive Incentive Compensation Plan;

2.1.22    Retirement means a Participant meeting one of the following criteria: (1) 55 years of age or older with at least 10 years of service; (2) 60 years of age or older with at least 5 years of service; (3) 65 years of age or older regardless of service; or (4) the combination of the Participant’s age and years of service equals or exceeds 80; provided that, in each case, the Participant enters into a non-solicitation agreement in the form required by the FHLBank;

2.1.23    Target Document means the document in effect for a Base Performance Period, as approved and adopted by the Board, that sets forth the Total Base Opportunity,  Performance Measures and other applicable terms and conditions relevant to the operation of this Plan;
2.1.24    Termination of Service means the occurrence of any act or failure to act that actually or effectively causes or results in a Participant ceasing, for whatever reason, to be an employee of FHLBank Topeka; and

2.1.25    Total Base Opportunity means the percentage of a Participant’s Earned Base Salary during the  the Base Performance Period that will be provisionally awarded to a Participant as incentive compensation for achieving performance levels under each Performance Measure during the Base Performance Period, 50 percent of which shall be the Cash Incentive, and 50 percent of which shall be the Deferred Incentive which is subject to adjustment, and both of which are subject to the other provisions of this Plan.

Exhibit 10.1

3.0    Eligibility

3.1    Individual employees eligible for participation in the Plan for each Base Performance Period and corresponding Deferral Performance Period will be determined by the Board or CEO. For the remainder of this document, the Board has authority to determine the list of NEO Participants and the CEO has authority to determine the list of Non-NEO Participant. In the case of the CEO, the Board has sole authority to approve the CEO’s eligibility during the applicable periods.

3.2    Eligibility shall be limited to a select group of key management or other highly-compensated employees (i.e., key employees), but normally will be further limited to the CEO and senior management who are approved as a Participant by the Board or CEO. 
3.3    There will be three levels of participation by eligible employees based on the eligible employee’s position and responsibility.  Participation levels are as follows:

												
	Officer Level
	Threshold
(% of Earned Base Salary)
	Target
(% of Earned Base Salary)
	Optimum
(% of Earned Base Salary)

	SVP
	25.0%
	50.0%
	75.0%

	EVP
	30.0%
	60.0%
	90.0%

	President & CEO
	37.5%
	75.0%
	112.5%

3.4    An eligible employee shall become a Participant in the Plan through the signing of a Participation Agreement, and shall cease to be a Participant in the Plan upon Termination of Service, or through a violation of either of the following obligations:

a)    Non-disclosure. During and as a result of the Participant’s employment with FHLBank Topeka, Participant is or will be making use of, acquiring knowledge of and/or adding to confidential or proprietary information relating to FHLBank Topeka and its affiliates, including, without limitation, FHLBank Topeka’s systems, procedures, policies, manuals, trade secrets, business plans, financial data, strategies, methods of conducting business, processes, procedures, standards, know-how, manuals, techniques, technology, confidential reports and all other information, knowledge, or data of any kind or nature relating to the products, services, or business of FHLBank Topeka (collectively, “Confidential Information”). As a material inducement to FHLBank Topeka to allow Participant to be eligible under the Plan, Participant shall not, at any time during or following the term of their employment with FHLBank Topeka, directly or indirectly, except in accordance with FHLBank Topeka policies, use, disseminate, divulge or disclose, for any purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information.

b)    Non-solicitation. In acknowledgement and recognition of the highly competitive and unique nature of FHLBank Topeka’s business, Participant shall not, during their continued employment and for the one-year period following Termination of Service, directly or indirectly, either by himself or herself or through others, as an individual, partner, employee, agent, officer, stockholder, or otherwise:

i.    Solicit, divert, take away, or attempt to take away the business of FHLBank Topeka’s present or past customers that otherwise exist at the time of termination, or such customers of any affiliated or related companies; and/or

Exhibit 10.1

ii.    Solicit, hire, employ, or endeavor to employ any of FHLBank Topeka’s employees or independent contractors.

3.5    Remedies. By virtue of signing the Participation Agreement, Participant acknowledges and agrees to the terms and conditions of that Participation Agreement and the Plan and further acknowledges that FHLBank Topeka will suffer irreparable damage and injury and will not have an adequate remedy at law in the event of any actual, threatened, or attempted breach by the Participant of any provision of the Plan or the specific provisions of Section 3.5 above. Accordingly, in the event of a threatened, attempted or actual breach by Participant of any provision of the Plan, including but not limited to Section 3.5, in addition to all other remedies to which FHLBank Topeka is entitled at law, in equity or otherwise, Participant shall forfeit any and all further and unpaid Cash Incentive or Deferred Incentive that they would otherwise have been entitled to under the Plan, and/or FHLBank Topeka may be entitled to a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction or a decree of specific performance of any provision of Plan Section 3.5. The foregoing remedies will not be deemed to be the exclusive rights or remedies of FHLBank Topeka for any breach of or noncompliance with the terms of this Plan, or the Participation Agreement signed by the Participant, but will be in addition to all other rights and remedies available to FHLBank Topeka at law, in equity, or otherwise.

4.0    Total Base Opportunity & Deferred Incentive

4.1    For each Base Performance Period, the Board and CEO will determine a Total Base Opportunity to Participants as outlined in Section 3.3. Certain key employees have a greater and more direct impact than others on the success of FHLBank Topeka; therefore, these differences are recognized by varying Total Base Opportunities for each Participant by level of participation. 

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

4.2    A Participant’s Deferred Incentive will be deferred for the Deferral Performance Period and is subject to the following adjustments:

a)    For Participants to be eligible to receive a Final Deferred Incentive Award at the end of each Deferral Performance Period, FHLBank must have a Market Value of Equity of not less than 100 percent of FHLBank’s Total Regulatory Capital Stock outstanding (as defined in FHLBank’s Risk Management Policy), as of the last day of the Deferral Performance Period.

b)    The calculation of the Final Deferred Incentive Award shall be calculated by applying an Interest Rate Credit, compounded annually, to the Deferred Incentive. The applicable Interest Rate Credit will be reviewed by the Board on an annual basis.

c)    At the discretion of the Board or CEO, Participants who resign are subject to a forfeiture of future Final Deferred Incentive Awards as described below: 

i.    If a Participant provides less than or equal to 30 days’ notice prior to the effective date of a resignation or retirement, Participant will forfeit 50 percent of their outstanding Deferred Incentives. 

Exhibit 10.1

ii.    If a Participant provides between 31 and 60 days’ notice prior to the effective date of a resignation or retirement, Participant will forfeit 25 percent of outstanding Deferred Incentives.

4.3    Awards are payable in accordance with Section 6.0. The Deferred Incentive amount may increase or decrease in accordance with the achievement of Performance Measures as set forth in Section 5.0.
 
5.0    Performance Measures

5.1    Three achievement levels will be defined for each Performance Measure:

Threshold    The minimum achievement level acceptable for the Performance Measure.

Target            The expected achievement level for the Performance Measure.

Optimum    The achievement level for the Performance Measure that substantially exceeds the Target level of achievement.

5.2    Performance between Threshold - Target, and Target - Optimum shall be calculated by linear interpolation of the achievement point in the applicable performance range, as determined by the Compensation Committee for NEO Participants and the CEO for Non-NEO Participants.

5.3    Performance Measures shall be established by the Board.

5.4    Performance Measures for the Plan shall be set forth in the Target Document then in effect.

6.0    Award Determination

6.1    Awards under the Plan are based on Performance Measures  set forth in the Target Document and achievement of satisfactory levels of individual performance; provided, however, if FHLBank Topeka fails to achieve performance at or above threshold Performance Measures, the Compensation Committee has discretion to reduce or eliminate an award for the Base Performance Period and for any Deferral Performance Period for NEO Participants, if otherwise applicable under the circumstances, and the CEO has discretion to reduce or eliminate an award for the Base Performance Period and for any Deferral Performance Period for Non-NEO Participants, if otherwise applicable under the circumstances.

6.2    Awards for a Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period are determined for NEO Participants by the Compensation Committee and for Non-NEO Participants by the CEO promptly after the Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period based upon the Compensation Committee’s and CEO’s analysis of all applicable standards set forth herein and consideration of performance that is not captured in the Performance Measures. The Compensation Committee and CEO may also consider Extraordinary Occurrences when assessing performance results and determining Cash Incentive or Final Deferred Incentive Award and may adjust the Performance Measures and/or amounts to ensure that the purpose of the Plan is served.

6.3    The above notwithstanding, the Compensation Committee and CEO may, in their discretion, reduce or eliminate an award for any Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period under any of the following circumstances:

Exhibit 10.1

a)    FHLBank Topeka receives a composite “4” or “5” rating in its FHFA safety and soundness examination in any single year in any single Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period;

b)    The Board finds a serious, material safety or soundness problem, or a serious, material risk-management deficiency exists at FHLBank Topeka, or if: (i) operational errors or omissions result in material revisions to the financial results, information submitted to the FHFA, or to data used to determine incentive payouts; (ii) submission of material information to the SEC, Office of Finance, and/or FHFA is significantly past due, or (iii) FHLBank Topeka fails to make sufficient progress, as determined by the Board or CEO, in the timely remediation of significant examination, monitoring or other supervisory findings;

c)    During the most recent examination of FHLBank Topeka by the FHFA, the FHFA identified an unsafe or unsound practice or condition that is material to the financial operation of FHLBank Topeka within the Participant’s area(s) of responsibility and such unsafe or unsound practice or condition is not subsequently resolved in favor of FHLBank Topeka by the last day of the Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period; OR

d)    Specific to each Participant only, such Participant does not achieve satisfactory individual achievement levels during the Deferral Performance Period. For purposes of the Plan, the determination of whether performance is deemed “satisfactory” for NEO Participants is in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and for Non-NEO Participants is in the sole discretion of the CEO.

6.4    The Deferred Incentive shall be reduced by one-third for each year during the Deferral Performance Period in which FHLBank Topeka has negative net income, as defined and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

7.0    Distribution of Cash Incentives or Final Deferred Incentive Award

7.1    All awards will be paid out in cash and will be subject to appropriate payroll tax withholdings.

7.2    No Final Deferred Incentive Award received by a Participant shall be considered as compensation for purposes of determining benefits under any employee benefit plan of FHLBank Topeka, except as otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee or by the CEO. Cash Incentive awards shall be considered as compensation for purposes of determining benefits under the employee benefit plans of FHLBank Topeka if the plan so provides.

7.3    Awards will be made as soon as practical following the end of the Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period, but no later than (i) 2 1⁄2 months following the later of the end of the applicable Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period, as applicable; or, for NEO Participants only, (ii) as soon as practicable after a determination of the director of the FHFA that the director will not act upon their authority to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to executives at other financial institutions.

Exhibit 10.1

8.0    Plan Communication

8.1    The Compensation Committee and CEO, or their designee(s), shall communicate with Participant(s) regarding the Plan in accordance with the following schedule:

First quarter of the Base Performance Period:    Communicate the Performance Measures and identify the Plan Participants for the Base and Deferral Performance Periods.

First quarter of the Base Performance Period:     Communicate the Performance Measures and the specific hurdles for the Base and Deferral Performance Periods.

Annually:     Interim assessments of the progress towards achieving Performance Measures as set forth in the Target Document.

End of Base and Deferral Performance Periods:    Final assessment of FHLBank Topeka and individual performance during Base and Deferral Performance Periods.

9.0    Administrative Control

9.1    Oversight of the Plan’s operation for NEO Participants will be provided by the Compensation Committee and for Non-NEO Participants by the CEO. Administration of the Plan for NEO Participants shall be provided by the Compensation Committee, with delegated authority to FHLBank Topeka’s CEO, the HRI Department, or other employees as applicable, and for Non-NEO Participants by the CEO, with delegated authority to the HRI Department, or other employees as applicable.

9.2    The Compensation Committee, in consultation with the CEO, has full discretion and authority and is otherwise responsible for interpreting and applying the terms of the Plan as it applies to NEO Participants. The CEO, in consultation with HRI, has full discretion and authority and is otherwise responsible for interpreting and applying the terms of the Plan as it applies to Non-NEO Participants. These interpretations and applications shall be final and binding.

10.0    Miscellaneous Conditions

10.1    Except as provided in Section 10.3, Participants must be employed by FHLBank Topeka on the final day of the Base Performance Period and/or the Deferral Performance Period, and otherwise not in violation of Section 3.5, to receive an award, as applicable.

10.2    Employees of FHLBank Topeka who are hired, transferred, or promoted during the first six months of the Base Performance Period may be recommended for: (i) participation in the Plan or (ii) participation in the Plan at a level other than the one originally designated, in accordance with the Target Document then in effect, and receive a prorated Total Base Opportunity calculated as a percentage of the employee’s new base salary and/or level of participation at the time of the promotion.

10.3    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.1, the following vesting provisions shall apply if a Participant incurs a Termination of Service (i) due to death, (ii) due to Disability, (iii) due to 

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Retirement, or (iv) due to Termination of Service by FHLBank Topeka without Cause, as defined in Plan Section 10.4 below, during the Base Performance Period or Deferral Performance Period:

a)    Pro-Rata Vesting of Total Base Opportunity during Base Performance Period.

If a Participant terminates due to death, Disability, Retirement, or termination without Cause, any portion of their Total Base Opportunity eligible to be awarded to a Participant during the Base Performance Period in which the termination occurs will, to the extent the Performance Measures for such Base Performance Period are satisfied, be treated as any other payment awarded under this plan made to the Participant or their beneficiary (as designated under a completed beneficiary designation, a sample of which is attached in Appendix B), except that the Total Base Opportunity of the Participant shall be prorated equivalent to the period of time during the Base Performance Period that the Participant participated in the Plan. The Cash Incentive for such Base Performance Period shall be paid following the end of the Base Performance Period pursuant to Section 7 of this Plan. The Deferred Incentive shall be paid in accordance with Section 10.3.b.

b)    Vesting of Deferred Incentive during Deferral Performance Period.

i.    Death or Disability.  If a Participant terminates employment before the end of the Deferral Performance Period on account of death or Disability as defined in Plan Section 10.4.a, the Participant’s Deferred Incentive shall be immediately 100 percent vested at the Target Performance Measure and shall be paid to the Participant or their beneficiary (as designated under a completed beneficiary designation form) no later than (i) 2 1⁄2 months following the end of the year in which death or Disability occurred, or, for NEO Participants, (ii) as soon as practicable after a determination by the director of the FHFA that the director will not act upon his authority to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to executives at other financial institutions.

ii.    Retirement or Termination without Cause.  If a Participant terminates employment due to Retirement or Termination of Employment by FHLBank Topeka without Cause, the Participant’s Deferred Incentive shall be paid to the Participant or their beneficiary (as designated under a completed beneficiary designation form) based on the Performance Measure achieved at the end of each Deferral Performance Period or the applicable Interest Rate Credit, as applicable, no later than (i) 2 1⁄2 months following the end of the Deferral Performance Period, or, for NEO Participants, (ii) as soon as practicable after a determination by the director of the FHFA that the director will not act upon his authority to prohibit compensation that is not reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to executives at other financial institutions. 

Example 1:

Participant becomes Disabled on September 30 and (a) Participant’s Total Base Opportunity for the Base Performance Period would have been 100 percent of 

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Participant’s base salary, and (b) Participant has $50,000 in Deferred Incentive opportunities from prior year(s). 

(a) The Total Base Opportunity of 100 percent of Participant’s base salary is reduced pro rata, to account for nine months of the Base Performance Period: 100% × 75% = 75% of Participant’s base salary paid to Participant on or before March 15 following the Base Performance Period (to include 37.5 percent of Participant’s base salary in Cash Incentive and 37.5 percent of Participant’s base salary from accelerated Deferred Incentive).  

(b) The $50,000 Deferred Incentive from the previous Deferral Performance Period is paid to the Participant (reflecting an assumed achievement of the Target Performance Measure), with the payment of the Final Deferred Incentive Award amount being paid by March 15.

Example 2:

Participant Retires on September 30 and (a) the Participant’s Total Base Opportunity for the full year would have been 100 percent of Participant’s base salary, and (b) Participant has $100,000 in Deferred Incentive opportunities from prior year(s).

(a) The Total Base Opportunity of 100 percent of Participant’s base salary is reduced pro rata, to account for nine months of the Base Performance Period: 100% × 75% = 75% of Participant’s Total Base Opportunity, 37.5 percent of which is the Cash Incentive and 37.5 percent of which is the Deferred Incentive. The Cash Incentive will be paid to Participant on or before March 15 following the Base Performance Period. The Deferred Incentive will be deferred for the Deferral Performance Period and will be paid as set forth in Section (b) below.   

(b)  The $100,000 Deferred Incentive from the previous Deferral Performance Period(s) is determined based on the actual Performance Measure achieved for each relevant Deferral Performance Period or subject to the Interest Rate Credit, with the payment of the Final Deferred Incentive Award amount being paid on or before March 15 of the following year after the end of each relevant Deferral Performance Period.

c)    Forfeiture upon voluntary termination or termination for Cause

In the case of the Participant’s voluntary termination or involuntary termination for Cause prior to the end of the Base Performance Period, 100 percent of the Total Base Opportunity shall be forfeited. In the case of the Participant’s involuntary termination for Cause prior to the end of the Deferral Performance Period, 100 percent of the Deferred Incentive shall be forfeited. 

10.4    For purposes of the Plan and this section the following definitions shall apply:

a)    Disability means, as a result of the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, the Participant has been absent from their duties with FHLBank Topeka for an aggregate of twelve out of fifteen consecutive months and, within thirty calendar days after a written notice of termination is thereafter given by 

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FHLBank Topeka to the Participant, the Participant does not return to the full-time performance of the Participant’s duties.

b)    Cause means (1) continued failure of the Participant to perform their duties with FHLBank Topeka (other than any such failure resulting from Disability), after a written demand for performance is delivered to the Participant; (2) personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, or willful violation of any law, rule or regulation (other than routine traffic violations or similar offenses); (3) willful engagement in any misconduct in the performance of his duty that materially injures FHLBank Topeka; or (4) removal of the Participant for cause by the FHFA pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 4636a, or by any successor agency to the FHFA pursuant to a similar statute. 

i.    For NEO Participants, the CEO has the authority to determine whether termination is for Cause under the Plan at the time of termination, subject to later ratification by the Board.

ii.    For Non-NEO Participants, the CEO, in consultation with HRI, has the authority to determine whether termination is for Cause under the Plan at the time of termination.

10.5    The designation of an employee as a Participant in the Plan does not guarantee employment. Nothing in this Plan will confer on any employee the right to be retained in the service of FHLBank Topeka nor limit the right of FHLBank Topeka to terminate or otherwise discipline any employee.

10.6    The Board has the right to revise, modify, or terminate the Plan with respect to NEO Participants in whole or in part at any time or for any reason without the consent of any Participant. The CEO has the right to revise, modify, or terminate the Plan with respect to Non-NEO Participants in whole or in part at any time or for any reason without the consent of any Participant.

10.7    No benefit or interest available under the Plan will be subject in any manner to anticipation or alienation and no Participant has any direct or indirect right to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, attach, garnish or otherwise encumber any anticipated Cash Incentive or Final Deferred Incentive Award and any effort(s) to do so shall be void and unenforceable, and FHLBank Topeka shall not be liable in any manner for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person who might anticipate a Cash Incentive or Final Deferred Incentive Award under the Plan.

10.8    The Plan shall at all times be entirely unfunded and no provision shall be made at any time with respect to segregating assets of FHLBank Topeka for payment of any Cash Incentive or Final Deferred Incentive Award under this program.

10.9    Except to the extent superseded by laws of the United States, the laws of the State of Kansas will be controlling in all matters relating to the Plan without regard to the choice of law principles therein. The Plan and all Participant Agreements are intended to comply, and will be construed by FHLBank Topeka in a manner which they are exempt from or comply with the applicable provisions of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To the extent there is any conflict between a provision of the Plan and a provision of Code Section 409A, the applicable provision of Code Section 409A will control. The Plan and all Participation Agreements 

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are intended to comply, and will be construed by FHLBank Topeka in a manner such that they comply with applicable provisions of Section 956 the Dodd-Frank Act, including the proposed rules at 12 CFR §1232, or any successor rules or applicable guidance issued by the FHFA.
10.10    The headings and subheadings in the Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the construction of the Plan provisions. In any necessary construction, the masculine will include the feminine and the singular the plural, and vice versa.

10.11    This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts, each one constituting but one and the same instrument, and may be sufficiently evidenced by any one counterpart.

10.12    The individual members of the Board and Compensation Committee will, in accordance with FHLBank Topeka’s Bylaws and other Board governance, be indemnified and held harmless by FHLBank Topeka with respect to any alleged breach of responsibilities performed or to be performed hereunder. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, neither FHLBank Topeka nor any individual acting as an employee or agent of FHLBank Topeka will be liable to a Participant for any claim, loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, except when the same has been affirmatively determined by a court order or by the affirmative and binding determination of an arbitrator, to be due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of that person.

10.13    If any person entitled to receive a distribution under the Plan is physically or mentally incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for any payment due (unless a prior claim for the distribution has been made by a duly qualified guardian or other legal representative), then, unless and until a claim for the distribution has been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative of the person, the Compensation Committee or CEO may provide for the distribution to be made to any other individual or institution then contributing toward or providing for the care and maintenance of the person. Any payment made for the benefit of the person under this section will be a payment for the account of such person and a complete discharge of any liability of FHLBank Topeka and the Plan.

10.14    Evidence required of anyone under the Plan may be by certificate, affidavit, document, or other information which the person relying on the evidence considers pertinent and reliable, and which is signed, made, or presented by the proper party or parties.

10.15    Any action required of or permitted by FHLBank Topeka under the Plan with regard to NEO Participants will be made by the Compensation Committee through delegated authority of the Board, or its designated authorities or individual designee(s), as authorized pursuant to this Plan. Any action required of or permitted by FHLBank Topeka under the Plan with regard to Non-NEO Participants will be made by the CEO or their designated authorities or individual designee(s), as authorized pursuant to this Plan.

10.16    In the event any provisions of the Plan are held to be illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and endorsed as if the illegal or invalid provisions had never been contained in the Plan.

10.17    An NEO Participant, or any other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, must furnish the Compensation Committee and a Non-NEO Participant, or any other person entitled to benefits under the Plan, must furnish the CEO or their designee, with any and all documents, evidence, data, or other information the Compensation Committee, CEO, or designee considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan. Benefit payments under the Plan are conditioned on a Participant (or other person who is entitled to benefits) furnishing full, true, 

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and complete data, evidence or other information to the Compensation Committee, CEO, or designee and on the prompt execution of any document reasonably related to the administration of the Plan requested by the Compensation Committee, CEO, or designee.

10.18    The Plan will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of FHLBank Topeka and its successors and assigns, and the successors, assigns, designees, and estates of a Participant. The Plan will also be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successor organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of FHLBank Topeka, but nothing in the Plan will preclude FHLBank Topeka 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 obligations of FHLBank Topeka hereunder. FHLBank Topeka agrees that it will make appropriate provision for the preservation of a Participant’s 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 FHLBank Topeka, the term “FHLBank Topeka” will refer to such other organization and the Plan will continue in full force and effect.

10.19    From the effective date of this Plan, this Plan shall control and apply to all outstanding Deferred Incentives under this Plan or any prior version of FHLBank Topeka’s Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

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Appendix A

Participation Agreement

Participant:                                                                                   Social Security No.:                                          

Address:                                                                                        Date of Birth:                                                       

1.                Agreement to Participate.  The Participant (identified above and sometimes hereinafter referred to as “I”) hereby agrees to become a Participant in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”).

2.    Acknowledgements: I hereby acknowledge the following: (1) I have received and reviewed a copy of the Plan; (2) all benefits under the Plan remain subject to the claims of the general creditors of Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (“FHLBank Topeka”), and in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency, or any similar situation involving FHLBank Topeka, I acknowledge that I would have the rights of a general unsecured creditor with respect to the benefits under the Plan; (3) that any right to benefits hereunder are subject to the specific terms and conditions of the Plan, including any specific Performance Measures set forth therein or in the Target Document; (4) no benefits will be paid under the Plan if I am terminated for “Cause” as set forth in the Plan Section 10.4.b; (5) no benefits will be paid under the Plan or other remedies may be available to FHLBank Topeka if I violate or fail to fulfill the non-disclosure or non-solicitation provisions set forth under Plan Section 3.5, if applicable; (6) the benefits of the Plan may be subject to FICA taxes before such amounts are actually paid to me; and (7) all amounts received under the Plan shall be taxable to me as ordinary income.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Participation Agreement as of the date set forth below.

Date:_____________  , 20______                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Signature of Participant

Received and acknowledged this               day of  __________________, 20              .

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF TOPEKA

By:                                                                                          
Print Name:                                                                         
Print Title:                                                                            

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Appendix B

BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND AT THE END
OF THIS FORM BEFORE PROCEEDING.

Participant:                                                                                   Social Security No.:                                          

Address:                                                                                        Date of Birth:                                                       

The Participant hereby designates the following individual(s) or entity(ies) as their beneficiary(ies) pursuant to the terms of the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan of Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (“FHLBank Topeka”) [Insert Name, Social Security Number, Relationship, Date of Birth and Address of Individuals and/or fully identify any trust beneficiary by the Name of the Trust, Date of Execution of the Trust, the Trustee’s Name, the address of the trust, and the employer identification number of the trust]:

Primary Beneficiary(ies)                                                                SSN/Tax I.D.

                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    

Contingent Beneficiary(ies)

                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                    

The Participant hereby reserves the right to change this Beneficiary Designation, and any such change shall be effective when the Participant has executed a new or amended Beneficiary Designation form, and the receipt of such form has been acknowledged by FHLBank Topeka, all in such manner as specified by FHLBank Topeka from time to time, or on a future date specified by any such new or amended Beneficiary Designation form.

IN WITNESS WHEREAS, the Participant has executed this Beneficiary Designation on the date designated below.

Date:_____________  , ______                                                                                                                     
                                                                                Signature of Participant

Received
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Date:_____________  , ______                     By:                                                                                          
                                                                             Print Name:                                                                         
                                                                             Print Title:                                                                           

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION
OF BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM

As a participant in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), you may be entitled to have certain benefits paid to a designated beneficiary under the Plan in the event of your death. We recommend that you consult your attorney concerning the completion of this form to assure that the desired federal tax consequences are achieved.

The originally-signed copy of this form must be mailed or delivered to FHLBank Topeka at the following address: Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, 500 SW Wanamaker, P.O. Box 176, Topeka KS 66601-0176, and to the attention of Human Resource Director. You should also make and keep one copy of the form, and it should be kept with your other important documents.

If no Primary Beneficiary is alive when the payment becomes due, the benefits will be paid in equal shares to those of the Contingent Beneficiaries who are alive when the payment becomes due.

If you fail to designate a beneficiary, or if no designated beneficiaries are alive when the payment becomes due, or if insufficient information is available to reasonably determine your intent, the death benefits under the Plan will be paid to your estate.

THIS BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION DOES NOT ALTER OR MODIFY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION FORM INADVERTENTLY CONFLICTS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN, THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN SHALL CONTROL.

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