X0202 4 2006-10-02 0 0001051717 AMERUS GROUP CO/IA AMH 0001069771 GODLASKY THOMAS C 699 WALNUT STREET SUITE 2000 DES MOINES IA 50309 1 1 0 0 Chairman, President and CEO Common Stock 2006-10-02 2006-10-02 4 G 0 8710 D 29199.41 D Common Stock 2006-10-04 2006-10-04 4 G 0 2 D 29197.41 D Common Stock 2006-10-02 2006-10-02 4 G 0 350 A 350 I By Daughter Common Stock 2006-10-02 2006-10-02 4 G 0 2338 D 9784 I By Spouse Common Stock 3898.11 I By 401 (k) Plan Price not applicable. This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to his daughter, who shares reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his daughter, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his daughter's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. Number of shares held by the reporter has been adjusted to reflect actual holdings in the reporter's 401(k) account. Previous filings inadvertently included 10,002.47 shares that are not beneficially owned by the reporter, rather the shares are assets of the issuer and are not employee owned. /s/ Jeananne M. Celander, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Godlasky 2006-11-09