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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: August 18, 2005)
AMERUS GROUP CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

IOWA   001-15166   42-1458424
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification
of Incorporation)       No.)

699 WALNUT STREET   50309-3948
DES MOINES, IOWA    
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:          (515) 362-3600
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM 9.01 (c). EXHIBITS
SIGNATURE
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 18, 2005, AmerUs Group Co. (“Company”) and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch (“JPMorgan”) entered into a confirmation (“Confirmation”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase and JPMorgan agreed to sell 2,230,000 shares of common stock of the Company for a purchase price of $51.32 per share (“Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price is subject to adjustment as provided in the Confirmation. This summary of the Confirmation is qualified in its entirety by the Confirmation, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

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ITEM 9.01 (c). EXHIBITS
99.1   Confirmation between J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch and AmerUs Group Co. dated August 18, 2005

 

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  AMERUS GROUP CO.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Melinda S. Urion    
    Melinda S. Urion   
    Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 		  
 
Dated: August 24, 2005

 

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EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Confirmation between J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as agent for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch and AmerUs Group Co. dated August 18, 2005