SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BROOKS ROGER K

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

699 WALNUT STREET

(Street)

DES MOINES

50309

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERUS GROUP CO/IA [ AMH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M		89.7	A	$37.16	20,161.39	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Common Stock	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M		519.21	A	$25.68	20,680.6	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Common Stock	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M		7,934.83	A	$47.26	28,615.43	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Common Stock	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	F		3,512.74	D	$56.6	25,102.69	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Common Stock								7,159.477	I	By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock								9,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								5,000	I	RKB Partnership, L.P.⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								200	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Rights⁽²⁾	$25.68	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M			519.21	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	519.21	$25.68	259.61	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Performance Rights⁽²⁾	$37.16	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M			89.7	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	89.7	$37.16	179.4	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust
Performance Rights (MIP)⁽²⁾	$47.26	06/30/2006	06/30/2006	M			7,934.83	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7,934.83	$47.26	211.6	I	Roger K Brooks Revocable Trust

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reportee is a co-trustee for the Trust.

2. The Company's Senior Executive Incentive Plan (SEIP), an employee plan exempt under Section 16b-3, provides that employees participating in the plan are eligible to defer a portion of their annual bonus to purchase phantom stock units at a price per unit equal to the fair market value (FMV) of the Company's common stock on the date of purchase. The company will match a specified percentage of the phantom stock units purchased pursuant to the deferral program. Upon vesting, the Company either will pay to the employee an amount in cash determined by multiplying the number of units times the FMV of the Company's common stock on that date or issue the underlying common stock.

3. On the third anniversary of the employee's deferral, the Company will issue the underlying common stock. The entire Company match is forfeited if the employee's employment terminates prior to the third anniversary of the employee's deferral.

Remarks:

	/s/ Jeananne M. Celander, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Brooks	07/03/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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