Edgar Filing: Geadelmann Lori K

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Geadelmann Lori K

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC [FFG]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
General Counsel

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

(Street)

WEST DES MOINES,Â IAÂ 50266

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	319.69	D	Â
Class A Common Stock	158.52	I	by Trust ⁽¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Deferred Stock Units	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,435.665	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	02/01/2015⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2019⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	165	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	02/01/2016⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2020⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	252	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	02/01/2017⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2021⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	171	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	02/01/2018⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2022⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	204	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (Cash Settled)	02/01/2019⁽⁴⁾	02/01/2023⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	256	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Geadelmann Lori K 5400 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST DES MOINES,Â IAÂ 50266	Â	Â	Â General Counsel	Â

Signatures

By: Mark Wickham per filed confirming stmt For: Lori Kay Geadelmann		03/06/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reporting person holds 158.52 shares in a company sponsored 401(k) Plan. Ownership form is indirect and the nature of the indirect beneficial ownership is by trust.
(2)	The deferred stock units were accrued under the FBL Financial Group, Inc. Executive Salary and Bonus Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled upon the conclusion of service or a date specified by the reporting person.
(3)	None
(4)	Each unit of cash settled RSU is the economic equivalent of one share of FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock. The units of cash settled RSU's will be settled in cash on each vesting date. The units vest 20% on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. 20% of the units will be exercisable and expire on each vest date.

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