X0201 42003-09-1900001051717AMERUS GROUP CO/IA AMH0001069771GODLASKY THOMAS C699 WALNUT STREETSUITE 2000DES MOINESIA503090100EVP & Chief Investment OfficerCommon Stock2003-09-192003-09-194S05800034.7234D14766.26DCommon Stock13202.65IBy 401(K) PlanCommon Stock672IBy DaughterCommon Stock12122IBy SpouseThe securities were originally purchased under the issuer's executive stock purchase plan in 1999 with a loan from a third party financial institution and were sold to repay such loan which comes due in March of 2004./s/ Jeananne M. Celander, attorney-in-fact2003-09-22