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Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan

 Exhibit 10.7 
  
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
  
 RETIREMENT FUND BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 Effective as of 
 November 23, 1991 

 
 Revised July 1, 1994 
  

 RETIREMENT FUND BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 INTRODUCTION 
  
 The amendment and restatement of this Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization 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 certain employees selected by the Employer, which benefits would have been payable under the Regulations governing the Comprehensive Retirement Program of the Financial
Institutions Retirement Fund, as they may be from time to time amended and as adopted by the Employer, but for the limitations placed on benefits for such employee by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time, or any successor thereto (“Code”). 
  
 This Plan is
intended both to provide benefits in excess of the limitations on benefits imposed by the Code and to provide certain other supplemental benefits for eligible employees whose benefits payable under this Plan shall be paid 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 Financial Institutions Retirement Funds. 
  

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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 Retirement Fund
Benefit Equalization Plan Committee appointed by the Board of Directors to administer the Plan. 
  
 1.06 “Effective Date” means November 23, 1991. 
  
 1.07 “Fund” means the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund, a qualified and tax-exempt pension plan and trust under Sections 401(a) and 501(a)
of the Code. 
  
 1.08 “Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto. 
  
 1.09 “Member” means a Highly-Compensated Employee of the Employer as that term is defined in the Retirement Plan who has been selected to be a Member by the Board of Directors. 
  
 1.10 “Plan” means Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Retirement Fund
Benefit Equalization Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time, plus any administrative rules adopted by the Committee. 
  
 1.11 “Regulations” means the Regulations governing the Comprehensive Retirement Program of the Fund as from time to time amended, and as adopted
by the Employer. 
  

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 Article 2. Membership 
  
 2.01 Each employee of the Employer who is selected as a Member in this Plan and who is included in the membership of the
Fund shall be enrolled as a Member of the Plan on the date he is selected as a Member by the Board of Directors. 
  
 2.02 If the Member is no longer entitled to participate in the Fund, his membership in the Plan shall terminate on such date. 
  
 2.03 A benefit shall be payable under the Plan to or on account of a Member
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
excess of (i) over (ii), as determined by the Committee, where: 
  
 (i) is the annual benefit (as calculated by the Fund on the basis of the form of Payment elected under the Regulations by the Member) that would otherwise be payable to or on account of the Member by the Fund under
the Regulations if the provisions of the Regulations were 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; and 
  
 (ii) is the annual benefit (as calculated by the Fund on the basis of the form of payment elected under the Regulations by the Member) that is payable to or on account of the Member by the Fund under the Regulations after giving effect to
any reduction of such benefit required by the limitations imposed by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code. 
  
 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 Regulations. 
  
 3.02 Unless the Member elects an optional 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 Member in the “Regular Form” of payment, utilizing for that purpose the same actuarial factors and assumptions then
used by the Fund to determine actuarial equivalence under the Regulations. 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) A Member may, with the consent of the
Committee, irrevocably elect in writing within 60 days after retirement or termination of employment to have the annual benefit, if any, payable to or on account of the Member under Section 3.02 above, converted by the Actuary to any optional form
of payment then permitted under the Regulations. The Actuary shall utilize for the purpose of that conversion, as near as possible, the same actuarial factors and assumptions then used by the Fund to determine actuarial equivalence under the
Regulations. 
  
 (b) If a Member had elected an optional form of
payment under this Section 3.03 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, 

  

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payable under the optional form of payment which the Member had elected under the Plan. If a Member had elected an optional form of payment under this
Section 3.03 and dies before the date his benefit payments under the Plan commence, the election of an optional form of benefit shall be inoperative. 
  
 (c) An irrevocable election of an optional 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 within 60 days after retirement or termination of employment as provided under Section 3.03(a) above. 
  
 3.04 Upon the death of a Member who had not elected an optional form of payment under Section 3.03 above, or who died before his 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 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, 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 then used by the Fund to determine actuarial equivalence under the Regulations.

  

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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 Fund. No Member shall have any right, title or interest whatever in or 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 Plan benefit payments shall commence on the
first day of the month next following the Member’s retirement date under the Regulations, except that no benefit shall be paid prior to the date benefits under the Plan can be definitely determined by the Committee. 
  

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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 same as the Member has chosen for the Fund. 
  
 5.02
If no such valid 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 upon any information supplied by the Fund for purposes of Section 3.01 of the Plan, 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 

  

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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 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 or otherwise adversely affect (without consent) the rights of any Member, beneficiary or other person to benefits
under the Plan which have accrued prior to the date of such action, as such accrued benefits are determined by the Committee. 
  

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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 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 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 on his behalf, or action taken by him, in his
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. 
  

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 This amended and restated Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization Plan has been duly executed by the
Employer’s authorized representative this day of 17th day of June, 1994, to be effective as of the 1st day of
July, 1994. 
  

			
	 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

	
	 Stephen M. Studdert

		
	By:	 	/s/    STEPHEN M. STUDDERT
        
	 	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors

  

	
	 Attest:

	
	  
	Corporate Secretary

  

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 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
 RETIREMENT FUND BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization
Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Article 7 of the Plan, is hereby amended in the following respect, effective November 1, 1998: 
  
 Article 3 is amended by adding thereto a new Section 3.03(d) to read as follows: 
  
 Notwithstanding any language in this Article 3 to the contrary, a Member who retires during 1999, elects a
lump sum payment from this Plan, and postpones the commencement of his vested Fund benefits until after December 31, 1999 shall receive a lump sum payment from this Plan calculated based on the assumption that the repeal of the combined benefit
limit of Code Section 415(e) will apply to increase the Member’s vested Fund benefits effective January 1, 2000 and that no other applicable Code or ERISA provision would prevent such an increase. Provided, however, that if the Employer
determines based on advice of counsel that the repeal of the combined benefit limit of Code Section 415(e) does not increase such a Member’s vested Fund benefits effective January 1, 2000 or that another applicable Code or ERISA provision
prevents such an increase, then the Member’s benefit payable from this Plan shall be increased to the amount it would have been if the repeal of Code Section 415(e) did not apply to increase the Member’s Fund benefits or another Code or
ERISA provision prevented such an increase. Any amount of such Member’s Plan benefit not paid in the initial lump sum payment shall be paid in one payment as soon as possible after such determination. The payment shall equal: (1) the total lump
sum payable under this Plan as of the initial payment determination date using the same actuarial assumptions and methods as were used to make the initial payment calculation, less (2) the actual amount of the initial payment, plus (3) interest at
the discount rate to account for the delay in payment from the initial payment to the second payment. This benefit shall be payable from the Plan even in the event of the death of the Participant between the initial payment date and the second
payment date, and shall not be subject to a new election in benefit form. 
  

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has caused this Amendment to be executed this
20th day of November 1998. 
  

					
	 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

		
	By:	 	/s/    JANE RAMSAY
        
	 	 	 Its
	 	Corporate Secretary

  

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 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
 RETIREMENT FUND BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Retirement Fund Benefit Equalization
Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to Article 7 of the Plan, is hereby amended in the following respects effective November 1, 2003: 
  
 1. The last paragraph of Section 3.01 shall be amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: 
  
 For purposes of this Section 3.01, the annual benefit as
calculated by the Fund is determined on the basis of the definition of Salary included in the Fund’s qualified retirement plan document, 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. 
  
 2. Section 7.01 is hereby amended to add the following language at the end of
Section 7.01: 
  
 Provided, however, that
effective November 1, 2003, the Board of Directors delegates amendment authority to the Committee to adopt Plan amendments which are of an administrative nature or are required or permitted under applicable law, provided that any such amendment is
reported to the Board within 21⁄2 months after the end of the Plan Year in which that amendment is adopted. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has caused this Amendment to be executed this 31st day of December, 2003. 
  

					
	 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE

		
	By:	 	/s/    NORMAN B.
RICE        
	 	 	 Its
	 	President and Chief Executive OfficerThrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan

 Exhibit 10.8 
  
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
  
 THRIFT PLAN BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 Effective as of 
 July 1, 1994 
  
 Amended Effective 
 January 1, 1996 

 THRIFT PLAN BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 INTRODUCTION 
  
 The adoption of this Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization 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 certain employees selected by the Employer, which benefits are equivalent to the matching contributions and 401(k) contributions which would have been available under the
qualified defined contribution Thrift Plan, as adopted by the Employer (the “Thrift Plan”), but for the limitations placed on benefits for such employees by Sections 401 (a) (17), 401(k) (3) (A) (ii), 401(m), 402(g) and 415 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto (“Code”). 
  
 This Plan is intended to provide benefits in excess of the limitations on benefits imposed by the Code for eligible employees whose benefits payable under this Plan shall be paid 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 Thrift Plan. 
  

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 Article 1. Definitions 
  
 When used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
  
 1.01 “Account” means the record keeping account maintained hereunder to record the contributions deemed to be made
by the member and the Employer, as well as the increase or loss in value attributable to the earnings thereon, all as described hereafter. 
  
 1.02 “Actuary” means the independent consulting actuary retained by the Employer to assist the Committee in its administration of the Plan.

  
 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 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto.

  
 1.06 “Code Limitations” means the cap on
compensation taken into account by a plan under Code Section 401(a)(17), the limitations on 401(k) contributions necessary to meet the average deferral percentage (“ADP”) test under Code Section 401(k)(3)(A)(ii), the limitations on
employee and matching contributions necessary to meet the average contribution percentage (“ACP”) test under Code Section 401(m), the dollar limitations on elective deferrals under Code Section 402(g) and the overall limitations on
contributions and benefits imposed on qualified plans by Code Section 415, as such provisions may be amended from time to time, and any similar successor provisions of federal tax law. 
  
 1.07 “Committee” means the Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan Committee appointed by the Board of Directors to
administer the Plan. 
  
 1.08 “Compensation” means, for
purposes of this Plan, an Employee’s total salary or wages from the Employer, including bonuses, before any salary reduction contributions to the Employer’s 401(k) Plan and to the Employer’s Internal Revenue Code Section 125 flexible
benefits plan, and to this Plan, but excluding any Employer contributions to this Plan, Employer contributions to any similar retirement plan, and payments by the Employer (other than Section 125 contributions) on account of medical, disability and
life insurance. 
  
 1.09 “Effective Date” means July 1,
1994. 
  
 1.10 “Employer” means the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Seattle. 
  
 1.11 “Member” means a
Highly-Compensated Employee of the Employer, as that term is defined in the Thrift Plan, who has been selected to be a Member by the Board of Directors. 
  

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 1.12 “Plan” means the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan,
as set forth herein and as amended from time to time, plus any administrative rules and regulations adopted by the Committee. 
  
 1.13 “Plan Year” means the calendar year. 
  
 1.14 “Thrift Plan” means the qualified defined contribution Thrift Plan and trust under Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Code, as adopted by
the Employer. 
  

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 Article 2. Membership 
  
 2.01 Each employee of the Employer who is selected as a Member in this Plan and who is included in the membership of the
Thrift Plan shall be enrolled as a Member of this Plan for the purposes of Article 3 on the latest of (i) the date on which he is eligible to make an elective contribution under the Thrift Plan, (ii) the date he is selected as a Member by the Board
of Directors, or (iii) the Effective Date. 
  
 2.02 If a Member is
no longer entitled to participate in the Thrift Plan and to make any contributions to the Thrift Plan, his membership in the Plan shall terminate on such date. 
  

2.03 A benefit shall be payable under the Plan to or on account of a member only upon the Member’s retirement, death or other termination of
employment with the Employer. 
  
 2.04 No employee shall have the
automatic right to be selected as a Member. Once selected as a Member the employee shall remain a member each year unless removed by action of the Board of Directors. If an employee ceases to be a Member but continues to be employed by the Employer,
he shall not be eligible to defer any further portion of his compensation under Sections 3.01, 3.02 or 3.03 until he shall again become a Member. 
  

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 Article 3. Amount and Payment of Benefits 
  
 3.01 Annually on or before December 31, a Member may elect to defer an amount of his compensation for the next calendar
year. The amount deferred may not exceed an amount that is determined annually by the Committee in its sole discretion and that is communicated to the Member during December of the year preceding the calendar year in which the compensation is
deferred. The election shall be in writing, on a form provided by the Committee, and shall be irrevocable as to any compensation payable in the next calendar year. Any change of election with respect to future years’ Compensation must be filed
with the Committee prior to the end of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the change is to take effect. 
  
 Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, a new Member may elect to defer the receipt of a portion of his Compensation payable for the remainder of the
calendar year of eligibility in an amount not to exceed the amount determined by the Committee as described in the preceding paragraph. That election must be made in writing within 30 days after the Member is notified of his eligibility to
participate in this Plan, and shall be irrevocable as to any Compensation payable in the reminder of that calendar year. 
  
 The amount deferred by the Member pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be withheld from the Member’s Compensation on a pro rata basis each month.

  
 3.02 A Member annually may make an additional irrevocable
election within the time period described in Section 3.01 to contribute an additional amount of his Compensation to the Employer’s Thrift Plan. The amount subject to such election shall be equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum amount of
additional elective contributions that could be made to the Employer’s Thrift Plan for the current calendar year on his behalf under the average deferral percentage test and subject to the limitation on elective deferrals under Internal Revenue
Code Section 402(g), or (b) his Compensation deferred under this Plan for the current calendar year. If a Member makes that election, the amount subject to the election shall be available in cash to the Member as soon as is practicable after the end
of the applicable calendar year, but in no event later than March 15 of the year following that calendar year; provided, however, that such amount shall be contributed as an elective contribution to the Employer’s Thrift Plan, if the Member has
irrevocably elected to do so, no later than December 31 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the Compensation to which the salary deferral relates is earned. 
  
 3.03 For each elective contribution addition credited to a Member under Section 3.01, such Member shall also be credited
with a matching contribution addition under this Plan equal to the matching contribution, if any, that would be credited under the Thrift Plan with respect to such amount if contributed to the Thrift Plan, determined as if the provisions of the
Thrift Plan were administered without regard to the Code Limitations and determined after taking into account the employee’s actual regular account and 401(k) account elective contributions to and actual matching contributions under the Thrift
Plan. 
  

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 Such matching contribution addition for any calendar year shall be determined after subtracting any
Member elective contribution additions that are contributed to the Employer’s Thrift Plan under Section 3.02. 
  
 3.04 The Committee shall maintain a Plan recordkeeping account on the books and records of the Employer for each Member. The elective contribution
additions and matching contribution additions of a Member under Sections 3.01 and 3.03 shall be credited to the Member’s Plan recordkeeping account as soon as reasonably practicable after the date that the compensation reduced under Section
3.01 would otherwise have been paid to such Member. In addition, the Plan recordkeeping account of a Member shall be adjusted from time to time to reflect an investment rate of return equal to the investment rate of return on the Thrift Plan funds
elected by the Member on the Member’s Change of Investment Form for this Plan. 
  
 3.05 A Member shall irrevocably elect in writing within 60 days after retirement 9F termination with the Employer to receive the Member’s Plan recordkeeping account in the form of (a) a lump sum payment as soon
as reasonably practicable after his retirement or termination with the Employer, or (b) installment payments over years after his retirement or termination with the Employer. If form of payment within such time, the Member’s Plan recordkeeping
account shall be paid in the form of installment payments over a period of five years. 
  
 3.06 If a Member dies prior to receiving the balance credited to his Plan recordkeeping account under Section 3.05 above, his beneficiary shall irrevocably elect in writing within 60 days after the Member’s death
to receive the Member’s Plan recordkeeping account in the form of (a) a lump sum payment practicable after the Member’s death, or (b) installments over a period of up to five years after the Member’s death. If the beneficiary fails to
elect a form of payment within such time, the Member’s Plan recordkeeping account shall be paid to the beneficiary in the form or installment payments over a period of five years after the Member’s death. 
  

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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 prospective member or beneficiary. No benefit whatever provided by the Plan shall be payable from the assets of the Thrift Plan. No Member shall have any right, title or interest whatever in or to 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. 
  

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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 same as the Member has chosen for the Thrift Plan. 
  
 5.02 If no such valid 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 any trust referred to in Article 4 above, 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 upon any information supplied by the Thrift Plan for purposes of Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Plan, and delegate to any agent or to any
subcommittee or Committee member its authority to perform any act hereunder, including without limitation those matters involving the exercise of discretion; provided, however, that such delegations shall be subject to revocation 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 make its determination regarding claims and provide written notice of the decision on each such claim with reasonable
promptness to 
  

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 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 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 or otherwise adversely affect (without consent) the rights of any Member, beneficiary or other person to benefits
under the Plan which have accrued prior to the date of such action, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, provided, however, that such benefits shall continue to be adjusted thereafter to reflect investment gains and losses.

  

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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 their successors, assigns, designees and estates. 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 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 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 on his behalf, or action taken by him, in his
capacity as a Committee member nor for any mistake of judgment made in good faith, unless due to the Committee Member’s fraud, bad faith, 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. 
  

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 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
 THRIFT PLAN BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan
(the “Plan’), pursuant to Article 7 of the Plan, is hereby amended in the following respects effective November 1, 2003: 
  
 1. Section 1.08 shall be amended to read as follows: 
  
 1.08 “Compensation” means, for purposes of this Plan, an Employee’s total salary or wages
from the Employer, before any salary reduction contributions to the Employer’s 401(k) Plan, to the Employer’s Internal Revenue Code Section 125 flexible benefits plan, to the Employer’s Internal Revenue Code Section 132(f) qualified
transportation fringe benefits plan, and to this Plan, but excluding any Employer contributions to this Plan, Employer contributions to any similar retirement plan, and payments by the Employer (other than Section 125 contributions) on account of
medical, disability and life insurance. 
  
 Compensation also includes bonuses, if the Member makes a separate irrevocable deferral election to defer a percentage of a bonus within 14 days after the amount of the bonus is determined and before it is otherwise payable. 
  
 2. The last paragraph of Section 3.01 shall be amended to
read as follows: 
  
 The amount deferred by the
Member pursuant to this Section 3.01 shall be withheld from the Member’s Compensation each month in such percentages as the Member designates on an election form completed by December 31 for each month in the next calendar year. The Member may
designate different percentages for each such month, if he or she wishes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Member may elect to make a separate deferral election with respect to bonuses, if that irrevocable election to defer a percentage of a bonus
is made within 14 days after the amount of the bonus is determined and before it is otherwise payable. 
  
 3. Sections 3.05 and 3.06 are hereby amended to change “five years” to “ten years” wherever it is mentioned in Sections 3.05 and 3.06. 
  
 4. Section 7.01 is hereby amended to add the following language at the end of Section 7.01: 
  
 Provided, however, that effective November 1, 2003, the
Board of Directors delegates amendment authority to the Committee to adopt Plan amendments which are of an administrative nature or are required or permitted under applicable law, provided that any such amendment is reported to the Board within
2 1/2 months after the end of the Plan Year in which that amendment is adopted. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Federal Home Loan Bank off, Seattle has caused this Amendment to be executed this
31st day of December, 2003. 
  

			
	FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE
		
	By	  	 /s/ Norman B. Rice

	Its	  	President and Chief Executive Officer

  

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 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE 
 THRIFT PLAN BENEFIT EQUALIZATION PLAN 
  
 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Thrift Plan Benefit Equalization Plan
(the “Plan”), pursuant to Article 7 of the Plan, is hereby amended in the following respect effective January 1, 2005: 
  
 Section 3.03 shall be amended to add the following sentence at the end of that Section: 
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Members will not be credited with a matching contribution addition under this Plan for
calendar year 2005, so that any elective contribution addition credited to a Member under Section 3.01 for calendar year 2005 will not receive any matching contribution addition under this Plan for that year. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has caused this
Amendment to be executed this 31st day of December, 2004. 
  

			
	FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SEATTLE
		
	By	  	 /s/ Karen Aliabadi

	Its	  	Human Resource Director SVP

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