SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20552 ---------- 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): July 22, 1997 AmVestors Financial Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Kansas - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-3685 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) 48-1021516 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 415 Southwest Eighth Avenue Topeka, Kansas 66603 (913) 232-6945 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address, including zip code, and telephone number of principal executive offices) Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5. Other Events See Exhibit 99.1. See Exhibit 99.2. ITEM 7. Exhibits (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report: Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Press release dated July 22, 1997. 99.2 Press release dated August 13, 1997. SIGNATURES 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, thereunto duly authorized. AMVESTORS FINANCIAL CORPORATION DATE: August 13, 1997 By: Mark V. Heitz ------------------------------------ Name: Mark V. Heitz Title: President 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description - -------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press release dated July 22, 1997 99.2 Press release dated August 13, 1997 3