QUANTUMONLINE.COM SECURITY DESCRIPTION:  AmerUs Group Co., 6.25% PRIDES, stated amount $25 per unit, initially consisting of Income PRIDES which include a stock purchase contract and a 5.50% senior note with a principal amount of $25. The stock purchase contract requires the holder to purchase for $25 a variable number of shares of AmerUs Group Co. (NYSE: AMH) common stock no later than 8/16/2006 and pays a contract adjustment rate of 0.75% per annum. The stock purchase settlement rate will be a variable number of shares per unit (see prospectus for calculation) if the then current market price is equal to or greater than $33.80 and 0.9615 shares per unit if the market price is equal to or less than $26.00. For market prices between those values the settlement rate will be $25 divided by the market value. Prior to the IPO of this security, the last reported sale price of the common stock on 5/21/2003 was $26.00. The senior note is due 5/16/2008 and is subject to reset and remarketing on the third business day prior to 2/16/2006. The Income PRIDES pay quarterly distributions of 6.25% ($1.5625) per annum on 2/16, 5/16, 8/16 & 11/16 to holders of record on the 15th business day prior to the payment date while the securities remain in book-entry form. The senior notes are pledged as collateral to secure the holder's obligations under the stock purchase contract. The holder has the right at any time to convert the Income PRIDES to Growth PRIDES by the substitution of a specified zero-coupon U.S. Treasury security for the senior notes and to later recreate Income PRIDES. The notes are unsecured obligations of the company and will rank equally with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the company. See the IPO prospectus for extensive additional information on the PRIDES and their mandatory conversion provisions by clicking on the ‘Link to IPO Prospectus’ provided below.

Stock Exchange	Cpn Rate Ann Amt	LiqPref CallPrice	Call Date Matur Date	Moodys/S&P Dated	Conversion Shares@Price	Distribution Dates	15% Tax Rate
NYSE Chart	6.25% $1.5625	$25.00 n.a.	8/16/2006 8/16/2008	Baa3 BBB+ 1/15/2006	Variable .09615@$26.00-	2/16, 5/16, 8/16 & 11/16 Click for MW ExDiv Date Click for Yahoo ExDiv Date	No

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Address:   699 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Main Phone Number	515-362-3600
Fax Number	515-557-2625
Investor Relations   Marty Ketelaar	515-362-3693
Toll Free Phone Number	800-800-7032

CEO - Roger K. Brooks

CFO - Melinda S. Urion