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: December 29, 2005)
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:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers
On December 29, 2005, Roger K. Brooks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, retired
from his positions as an officer, employee and director. Following his retirement, Mr. Brooks will
provide consulting services to the Company as detailed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated February 11, 2005. Thomas C. Godlasky, president and chief operating officer of the Company,
continued as president and became chairman and chief executive officer concurrent with Mr. Brooks’
retirement.
Mr. Godlasky became president and chief operating officer of the Company in November 2003 and was
executive vice president and chief investment officer of the Company and predecessor or affiliated
companies from January 1995 to November 2003. Mr. Godlasky had also been president of AmerUs
Capital Management from January 1998 to November 2003. From February 1988 to January 1995, he was
manager of the Fixed Income and Derivatives Department of Providian Corporation, Louisville,
Kentucky. Mr. Godlasky has been a director since November 2003, when he was elected president and
chief operating officer of the Company. His current term expires in 2007. He is 50 years of age.