UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 10, 2006 (August 10, 2006)
AMERUS GROUP CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
IOWA | 001-15166 | 42-1458424 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
699 WALNUT STREET DES MOINES, IOWA | 50309-3948 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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 8.01. Other Events.
On August 10, 2006, AmerUs Group Co. (the “Company”) sent a notice of redemption to the holders of its Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. A copy of the press release announcing the call for redemption is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which the Company is filing under this Item 8.01, as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 (d). EXHIBITS
99.1 Press Release, dated August 10, 2006.
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 Urion | |||
Melinda Urion | ||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | ||||
Dated: August 10, 2006
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated August 10, 2006. |