FBL Financial Group Raises Quarterly Dividend Five Percent.WEST DES MOINES West Des Moines (də moin`), city (1990 pop. 31,702), Polk co., S central Iowa, a growing suburb W of Des Moines; inc. 1893 as Valley Junction, renamed 1938. Products manufactured there include cement, metal items, and pumps. ,Iowa -- FBL FBL Full Bell Lines (coin grading) FBL Fly by Light FBL FIATA Bill of Lading FBL Functional Baseline FBL Foundation for a Better Life FBL Federal Barge Lines, Inc. Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FFG FFG Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (German: Austrian research promotion agency) FFG Flash Flood Guidance FFG Guided Missile Frigate FFG Fall from Grace (band) FFG Fast Frigates FFG Freeware Flight Group ) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a five percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.105 per share from $0.10 per share on its Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend reflects an indicated annual dividend rate of $0.42 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2005 to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2005. There are 27,591,816 shares of Class A common stock and 1,192,990 shares of Class B common stock, for a total of 28,784,806 common shares outstanding. FBL Financial Group (www.fblfinancial.com) is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiaries An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. are Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and EquiTrust Life Insurance Company. FBL underwrites, markets and distributes life insurance, annuities and mutual funds to individuals and small businesses. In addition, FBL manages all aspects of three Farm Bureau affiliated property-casualty insurance companies for a management fee. FBL's three-pronged growth strategy includes (1) growth through its traditional Farm Bureau Life distribution channel, (2) growth in EquiTrust Life through independent and other distribution channels and (3) acquisitions or consolidations. FFG-1 |
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