UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported: November 7, 2006)
AMERUS GROUP CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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001-15166
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42-1458424 |
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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699 WALNUT STREET
DES MOINES, IOWA
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50309-3948 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (515) 362-3600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously announced on July 13, 2006, AmerUs Group Co. (the “Company”) and Aviva plc
(“Aviva”) have entered into an agreement and plan of merger (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which
Aviva will acquire all of the common stock of the Company in exchange for $69.00 per share in cash
for each outstanding share of Company common stock. On November 7, 2006, Aviva plc received
approval from the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Kansas of Aviva’s Form A application regarding the proposed indirect acquisition of American
Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc.
The Merger Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of Aviva and
the Company and was approved by the Company’s shareholders, remains subject to receipt of Form A
approvals from insurance departments in Indiana and New York.