Sec Form 13D Filing - IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION filing for FBL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (FFG) - 2021-01-14

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

FBL Financial Group, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

30239F106
(CUSIP Number)

 

Edward G. Parker

General Counsel

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
5400 University Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50266
                (515) - 226- 6226                
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

January  11, 2021
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §240.13d-1(e), §240.13d-1(f) or §240.13d-1(g), check the following box x

 

 

 

   

 

 

CUSIP No. 30239F106    
1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)      ¨

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Iowa

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

14,767,922*

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

14,767,922*

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

14,767,922*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES      ¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

60.5%**

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

HC

             

 

*Includes 7,619 shares of Class B Common Stock, which is immediately convertible share-for-share into Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder.

 

**Based upon a total of 24,394,523 shares of Common Stock, comprised of (i) 24,383,110 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 11,413 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding at November 2, 2020, as set forth in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

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CUSIP No. 30239F106    
1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

 

Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)      ¨

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Iowa

 

 

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON WITH

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

201,406*

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

201,406*

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

201,406*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES      ¨

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.8%**

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IC

             

 

*Includes 2,390 shares of Class B Common Stock, which is immediately convertible share-for-share into Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder.

 

**Based upon a total of 24,394,523 shares of Common Stock, comprised of (i) 24,383,110 shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) 11,413 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding at November 2, 2020, as set forth in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020.

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, an Iowa non-profit corporation (“IFBF”) previously filed statements of beneficial ownership with respect to the Class A Common Stock, without par value, of FBL Financial Group, Inc., an Iowa corporation (the “Issuer”) on Schedule 13G and amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 25, 1997, and last amended on February 13, 2014. On January 11, 2021, IFBF entered into (i) a rollover agreement with respect to the securities of the Issuer in connection with the Proposed Merger (as defined below) and (ii) a definitive agreement with respect to, among other things, governance of Merger Sub (as defined below) in connection with the Proposed Merger and governance of the Issuer as the surviving corporation in the Proposed Merger after such time as the securities of the Issuer are no longer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, IFBF is no longer eligible to file beneficial ownership reports on Schedule 13G, and is now filing this report regarding the Common Stock (as defined below) on Schedule 13D pursuant to §240.13d-1(e).

 

Item 1. Security and Issuer

 

This Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) relates to Class A Common Stock, without par value, of the Issuer (such Class A Common Stock, together with the shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons (as defined below), which are immediately convertible share-for-share into Class A Common Stock at the election of the holder, the “Common Stock”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266. As of the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons held in the aggregate 14,969,328 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which represents 61.36% of the Issuer’s outstanding Common Stock.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

(a)           This Schedule 13D is being filed by IFBF and Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Company, an Iowa domiciled stock property and casualty insurance company (“FBP&C” and together with IFBF, the “Reporting Persons”).

 

(b)-(c)     The principal business address of (i) both Reporting Persons (ii) Farm Bureau Mutual Holding Company, the ultimate parent of FBP&C (“FBMHC”), and (iii) each of the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Persons and FBMHC is 5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266. The principal business of IFBF is as a non-profit agricultural organization. The principal business of FBP&C is as a property and casualty insurance company. The principal business of FBMHC is as an insurance holding company.

 

(d)           During the last five years, neither the Reporting Persons nor FBMHC has, nor have any of their respective executive officers or directors been, convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

 

(e)           During the last five years, neither the Reporting Persons nor FBMHC has, nor have any of their respective executive officers or directors been, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

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(f)            Each of the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Persons and FBMHC is a citizen of the United States.

 

The names and principal occupation of the executive officers and directors of the Reporting Persons and FBMHC are set forth on Schedule I hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

IFBF has been the majority owner of the Issuer from the time of its formation as a holding company in 1993. Immediately following the Issuer’s initial public offering in 1996, IFBF held approximately 54.3% of the Common Stock and Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, the predecessor entity to FBP&C, held approximately 8.1% of the Common Stock. Since the Issuer’s initial public offering, each of the Reporting Persons has transacted in the Common Stock in the ordinary course of business.

 

The Reporting Persons estimate that the aggregate consideration that would be required for FBP&C to acquire the shares of Common Stock in the Proposed Transactions described and defined in Item 4 would be approximately $528 million (not including the impact of any outstanding equity awards). The shares of Common Stock that would be acquired by FBP&C in connection with the Proposed Transactions are currently expected to be purchased with FBP&C’s cash on hand.

 

Item 4. Purpose of Transaction

 

On September 4, 2020, FBP&C sent a letter to the board of directors of the Issuer stating that it proposed to acquire all of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by the Reporting Persons for $47.00 per share in cash (the “Initial Proposal”) and the Issuer issued a related press release. A copy of the proposal letter and related press release were filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on September 4, 2020. Following its receipt of the Initial Proposal, the board of directors of the Issuer formed a special committee, and such special committee retained legal and financial advisors in connection with its review, evaluation and response to the Initial Proposal.

 

On January 11, 2021, following review and evaluation of the Initial Proposal and negotiation by the parties with respect thereto, the Issuer entered into (i) an Agreement and Plan of Merger, providing for the acquisition by FBP&C of the Common Stock of the Issuer not owned by the Reporting Persons for $56.00 per share in cash, to be effectuated through the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of FBP&C (“Merger Sub”) with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer as the surviving entity (the “Proposed Merger”) and (ii) a Rollover Agreement, providing for the contribution by each Reporting Person to Merger Sub of such Reporting Person’s Common Stock and the contribution by FBP&C to Merger Sub of the aggregate consideration required for FBP&C to acquire the shares of Common Stock in the Proposed Transactions described and defined herein, immediately prior to the Proposed Merger, in exchange for shares of common stock of Merger Sub (the “Proposed Rollover”). A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021). A copy of the Rollover Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021).

 

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On January 11, 2021, in connection with the Proposed Merger and the Proposed Rollover, the Reporting Persons entered into an agreement (the “Governance Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Reporting Persons agreed to certain governance provisions relating to Merger Sub in connection with the Proposed Merger and to enter into a shareholders’ agreement relating to their ownership of Issuer as the surviving corporation in the Proposed Merger after such time as the securities of the Issuer are no longer registered under the Exchange Act (the transactions contemplated under the Governance Agreement, together with the Proposed Merger and the Proposed Rollover, the “Proposed Transactions”). A copy of the Governance Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The Proposed Transactions may result in the acquisition of additional securities of the Issuer, a merger or other extraordinary transaction involving the Issuer, the delisting of the Common Stock from the New York Stock Exchange and the Common Stock becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act.

 

The summary above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Agreement and Plan of Merger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021), the Rollover Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021) and the Governance Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1).

 

Item 5. Interests in Securities of the Issuer

 

(a)-(b)     As of the date of this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons held in the aggregate 14,969,328 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer, which represents 61.36% of the outstanding Common Stock. The percentages used in this Schedule 13D are calculated based upon 24,394,523 outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 2, 2020 as set forth in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 2020. As of the date of this Schedule 13D, certain executive officers and directors of the Reporting Persons beneficially owned shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as follows:

 

Holder  Position  Number of Shares of Common Stock 
Donald Joseph Seibel  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (FBP&C)   23,326 
Daniel David Pitcher  Chief Executive Officer (FBP&C)   6,462 
Kevin Donald Paap  Director (FBP&C)   3,299 
Lori Kay Geadelmann  Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer (FBP&C)   2,361 
Scott Everett VanderWal  Director (FBP&C)   2,000 
Daniel M. Koster  Vice President, Marketing & Agency Services (FBP&C)   1,690 
Craig Duane Hill  President, Director (IFBF); Director (FBP&C)   1,000 
Donald Kenneth Kemp  Director (FBP&C)   1,000 
Joseph L. Dierickx  Director (IFBF)   270 
Jay William Seiboldt  Chief Operating Officer – Property Casualty (FBP&C)   252 

 

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(c)           As of the date of this Schedule 13D, and within the past 60 days, to the best of each Reporting Person’s knowledge and belief, no transactions involving Common Stock of the Issuer had been engaged in by the Reporting Person or by the Reporting Person’s or FBMHC’s respective directors or executive officers, other than as set forth below:

 

Holder  Trade Date  Number of
Shares
Purchased
   Price Per
Share
   Transaction Details
Daniel David Pitcher  December 31, 2020   59.576   $52.51   401(k) dividend reinvestment of $3,128.35
Donald Joseph Seibel  November 18, 2020   0.440   $51.19   401(k)contribution of $22.50
Donald Joseph Seibel  December 31, 2020   18.998   $52.51   401(k) dividend reinvestment of $997.61
Donald Joseph Seibel  December 31, 2020   84.765   $52.51   Deferred compensation plan dividend equivalent accrual (stock-settled RSUs)
Lori Kay Geadelmann  November 18, 2020   0.488   $51.19   401(k) contribution of $25.00
Lori Kay Geadelmann  December 18, 2020   0.476   $52.55   401(k) contribution of $25.00
Lori Kay Geadelmann  December 31, 2020   2.422   $52.51   401(k) dividend reinvestment of $127.20
Lori Kay Geadelmann  December 31, 2020   3.627   $52.51   Brokerage account dividend reinvestment
Lori Kay Geadelmann  December 31, 2020   16.165   $52.51   Deferred compensation plan dividend equivalent accrual (stock-settled RSUs)
Daniel M. Koster  December 31, 2020   15.581   $52.51   401(k) dividend reinvestment of $818.15

 

(d)           None.

 

(e)           Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Other than (i) as set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D and with respect to the agreements described in this Schedule 13D and (ii) as set forth in (a) the Restated Stockholders’ Agreement Regarding Management and Transfer of Shares of Class B Stock of FBL Financial Group, Inc., effective February 14, 2013, and (b) the Royalty & License Agreement, effective January 1, 2010, by and among Farm Bureau Mutual Holding Company, FBP&C, Western Agricultural Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company and IFBF, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) involving the Reporting Persons, with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, including any securities pledged or otherwise subject to a contingency the occurrence of which would give another person voting power or investment power over such securities other than standard default and similar provisions contained in loan agreements.

 

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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 11, 2021, by and among FBP&C, Merger Sub and the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021)

 

2.2Rollover Agreement, dated January 11, 2021, by and among Merger Sub, FBP&C and IFBF (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021)

 

99.1Agreement between IFBF and FBP&C, dated January 11, 2021

 

99.2Press Release issued by the Issuer, dated January 11, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2021)

 

99.3Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2021

 

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SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated:   January 14, 2021

 

  IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
   
   
  By: /s/ Edward G. Parker
    Name: Edward G. Parker
    Title: General Counsel
   
   
  FARM BUREAU PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
   
   
  By: /s/Edward G. Parker
    Name: Edward G. Parker
    Title: General Counsel

 

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Schedule I

 

Directors and Executive Officers of The Reporting Persons and FBMHC

 

Name and Title   Principal Occupation
Donald Joseph Seibel
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Craig Duane Hill
President and Director (IFBF); Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Daniel David Pitcher
Chief Executive Officer (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Duane Joseph Johnson Jr.
Executive Director (IFBF); Senior Vice President and Secretary (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Executive
     
Richard Wayne Felts
Chairman (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Lori Kay Geadelmann
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Jeffrey Arnold Whitehead
Chief Investment Officer (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Jay William Seiboldt
Chief Operating Officer – Property Casualty Companies (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Kelli Ann Eddy
Vice President – Property Casualty (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Daniel M. Koster
Vice President Marketing and Agency Services (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Ronald L. Mead
Vice President Sales and Distribution (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Insurance executive
     
Wesley Kim Austen
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Retired insurance executive
     
Ron Bennet Gibson
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Jeffery Alan Grossenbacher
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Joe David Heinrich
Director and Vice President (IFBF); Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Donald Kenneth Kemp
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Retired audit partner

 

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Mark Allen McHargue
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Craig William Ogden
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Kevin Donald Paap
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
James Dale Sipes
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Stefanie Andrea Smallhouse
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Scott Everett VanderWal
Director (FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Mark Harvey Buskohl
Director (IFBF, FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Farmer
     
Matthew Schuiteman
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Andrew Hill
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Randall J. Brincks
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Brent Johnson
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Joseph L. Dierickx
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
William R. Frazee
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Tim Kaldenberg
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Richard Plowman
Director (IFBF)
  Farmer
     
Edward Parker
General Counsel (IFBF, FBP&C and FBMHC)
  Executive 

 

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