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EXHIBIT 10.7

November 22, 2005

Grubb & Ellis Realty Advisors, Inc.

2215 Sanders Road, Suite 400

Northbrook, Illinois 60062

          Re: Initial Public Offering

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          The undersigned stockholder and director of Grubb & Ellis Realty Advisors, Inc. (“Company”), in
connection with the initial public offering of the securities of the Company (“IPO”), hereby agrees
as follows (certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in paragraph 10 hereof):

          1. If the Company solicits approval of its stockholders of a Business Combination, the
undersigned will vote all Insider Shares owned by him in accordance with the majority of the votes
cast by the holders of the IPO Shares.

          2. In the event that the Company fails to consummate a Business Combination within 18
months from the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the registration statement relating to the
IPO (or 24 months under the circumstances described in the prospectus relating to the IPO), the
undersigned will (i) cause the Trust Fund to be liquidated and distributed to the holders of IPO
Shares and (ii) take all reasonable actions within his power to cause the Company to liquidate as
soon as reasonably practicable. The undersigned hereby waives any and all right, title, interest
or claim of any kind in or to any distribution of the Trust Fund and any remaining net assets of
the Company as a result of such liquidation with respect to his Insider Shares (“Claim”) and hereby
waives any Claim the undersigned may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Fund for any
reason whatsoever.

          3. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor any
Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive and will not accept any compensation for
services rendered to the Company prior to or in connection with the consummation of the Business
Combination; provided that the undersigned shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for
their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with seeking and consummating a Business
Combination.

          4. Neither the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned, nor

 

 

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any Affiliate of the undersigned will be entitled to receive or accept a finder’s fee or any other
compensation in the event the undersigned, any member of the family of the undersigned or any
Affiliate of the undersigned originates a Business Combination.

          5. The undersigned will escrow his Insider Shares for the three year period commencing on the
Effective Date subject to the terms of a Stock Escrow Agreement which the Company will enter into
with the undersigned and an escrow agent acceptable to the Company.

          6. The undersigned agrees to be a Director of the Company until the earlier of the
consummation by the Company of a Business Combination or the liquidation of the Company. The
undersigned’s biographical information furnished to the Company and attached hereto as Exhibit A is
true and accurate in all respects, does not omit any material information with respect to the
undersigned’s background and contains all of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 401 of Regulation S-K, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The undersigned’s
Questionnaire furnished to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and annexed as Exhibit B hereto is true
and accurate in all respects. The undersigned represents and warrants that:

     (a) he is not subject to, or a respondent in, any legal action for, any injunction,
cease-and-desist order or order or stipulation to desist or refrain from any act or
practice relating to the offering of securities in any jurisdiction;

     (b) he has never been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any crime (i) involving any
fraud or (ii) relating to any financial transaction or handling of funds of another
person, or (iii) pertaining to any dealings in any securities and he is not currently a
defendant in any such criminal proceeding; and

     (c) he has never been suspended or expelled from membership in any securities or
commodities exchange or association or had a securities or commodities license or
registration denied, suspended or revoked.

          7. The undersigned has full right and power, without violating any agreement by which he is
bound, to enter into this letter agreement and to serve as a Director of the Company.

          8. The undersigned authorizes any employer, financial institution, or consumer credit
reporting agency to release to the Company and its legal representatives or agents (including any
investigative search firm retained by the Company) any information they may have about the
undersigned’s background and finances (“Information”). Neither the Company nor its agents shall be
violating the undersigned’s right of privacy in any manner in requesting and obtaining the
Information and the undersigned hereby releases them from liability for any damage whatsoever in
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          9. This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that
would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. The undersigned
hereby (i) agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against him arising out of or relating in
any way to this letter agreement (a “Proceeding”) shall be brought and enforced in the courts of
the State of Illinois of the United States of America for the Northern District of Illinois, and
irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive, and (ii) waives
any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

          10. As used herein, (i) a “Business Combination” shall mean an acquisition, through a
purchase, asset acquisition or other business combination, of one or more commercial real estate
properties and/or assets, including by acquisition of an operating company; (ii) “Insiders” shall
mean all officers, directors and stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the IPO; (iii)
“Insider Shares” shall mean all of the shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by an Insider
prior to the IPO; (iv) “IPO Shares” shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued in the Company’s
IPO; (v) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (vi) “Trust Fund” shall mean
those certain net proceeds of the offering placed in trust with a trust company, to be released
only in the event of either the consummation of a Business Combination or a liquidation of the
Company.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Alan M. Stillman
	 	 
	 

	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	Print Name of Insider	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	/s/ Alan M. Stillman
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.6

Rules for Payment of Meeting Fees, Retainers and Expenses

To The

Board of Directors of FBL Financial Group, Inc.

	1.	 	Non-management Class B directors receive an annual retainer of $10,000. Non-management
Class A directors receive an annual retainer of $24,000. Unless other arrangements are
requested, one-fourth of the annual retainer will be paid to directors on a quarterly
basis.
	 
	2.	 	Additionally, non-management directors receive a fee of $1,250 for each board meeting
attended in person.
	 
	3.	 	Non-management directors receive a fee of $500 for telephonic meetings or telephonic
participation in a regular meeting.
	 
	4.	 	Non-management committee members receive a fee of $500 for the Class B Nominating
Committee meetings attended in person and $250 for telephonic meetings.
	 
	5.	 	Non-management committee members receive a fee of $1,000 for each of the following
committee meetings attended in person and $500 for telephonic meetings: Compensation,
Finance, Executive, and Class A Nominating and Governance.
	 
	6.	 	Audit committee members receive a fee of $1,000 for all committee meetings.
	 
	7.	 	The chair of a committee receives an additional 100 percent in meeting fees per
committee meeting, equal to 200 percent of the non-chair committee members of the
respective committee. With the exception of the chair of the Class B Nominating Committee
who receives an additional 50 percent of the non-chair committee members.
	 
	8.	 	Non-management directors receive annually 4,000 stock options in FBL Financial Group
Class A Common Stock.
	 
	9.	 	Directors are reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in attending board or committee
meetings. Mileage is paid at the Internal Revenue Service reimbursement rate, to and from
the meeting site or to and from the airport.
	 
	10.	 	The Internal Revenue Service requires receipts on items such as lodging, air travel and
other major expenses in order to classify these expenses as a reimbursable to directors
instead of income.
	 
	11.	 	Retainers, meeting fees and expenses are paid quarterly, initiated by the corporate
office. Expense forms need to be completed and submitted by each director for reimbursement
of their expenses.

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Exhibit 10.22

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT
made as of the 16th day of January, 2006, between FBL Financial Group, Inc., an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), and ___
(“Employee”).

     1. Award.

          (a) Shares. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated FBL Financial Group, Inc. 1996 Class
A Common Stock Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), ___shares (the “Restricted Shares”) of the
Company’s common stock, without par value (“Stock”), shall be issued as hereinafter provided in
Employee’s name subject to certain restrictions thereon.

          (b) Issuance of Restricted Shares. The Restricted Shares shall be issued upon
acceptance hereof by Employee and upon satisfaction of the conditions of this Agreement. The
issuance of the Restricted Shares is, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors’ Management
Development and Compensation Committee which administers this agreement (the “Committee”), subject
to approval of shareholders of the Company before the date of vesting of any benefits under this
agreement. If such approval is required by the Committee and is not granted by the shareholders,
any Restricted Shares issued shall be forfeited and shall no longer be outstanding for any purpose.

          (c) Plan Incorporated. Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, and
agrees that this award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set
forth in the Plan, including future amendments thereto, if any, pursuant to the terms thereof,
which Plan is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement.

     2. Restricted Shares. Employee hereby accepts the Restricted Shares when issued and
agrees with respect thereto as follows:

          (a) Forfeiture Restrictions. The Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned,
pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of to the extent
then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions (as hereinafter defined), and in the event of
termination of Employee’s employment with the Company or employing subsidiary for any reason other
than (i) normal or early retirement as defined in the Company’s defined benefit plan, (ii) death
or (iii) disability as determined by the Company, or except as otherwise provided in the last
sentence of subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 2, Employee shall, for no consideration, forfeit to
the Company all Restricted Shares to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. The
prohibition against transfer and the obligation to forfeit and surrender Restricted Shares to the
Company upon termination of employment are herein referred to as “Forfeiture Restrictions.” The
Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of Restricted
Shares.

          (b) Lapse of Forfeiture Restrictions. The Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to
the Restricted Shares on the Lapse Date in accordance with the following schedule:

 

 

Exhibit 10.22

Lapse Date:

Date of public announcement of Company’s audited financial results for calendar year 2008.

Restricted Stock Agreement Earnings Per Share (RSAEPS)

RSAEPS means earnings per common share, as reported in the FBL Consolidated Statement of Income,
net of realized gains or losses on investments, prepayment fees from mortgage loans and bond calls,
FAS 91 income adjustments and other changes in accounting principles that impact the 2008
Consolidated Statement of Income that are not now contemplated in determining the RSAEPS.

Restricted Stock Agreement Return on Equity (RSAROE)

RSAROE means the percentage return on equity, as computed by dividing operating income (net income
as found in the FBL Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2008,
adjusted to eliminate the impact of realized gains and losses on investments and net of
prepayment fees from mortgage loans and bond calls, FAS 91 income adjustments and other changes in
accounting principles that impact operating income that are not now contemplated in determining the
RSAROE) by the average of total stockholders’ equity at the end of each of the five calendar
quarters ending December 31, 2008.

Employee agrees that the Committee has established a percentage of the Restricted Stock Award to be
governed by RSAEPS goals and RSAROE goals, respectively, and the minimum and maximum 2008 RSAEPS
goals and RSAROE goals for the purposes of this Agreement, as found in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

Percentage of Number of Restricted Shares Awarded Pursuant to RSAEPS Goals to Which Forfeiture
Restrictions Lapse:

	 	 	 
	If RSAEPS for 2008 equal or exceed the maximum RSAEPS goal:
	100%
	If RSAEPS for 2008 are less than the minimum RSAEPS goal:
	0%

If RSAEPS for 2008 are at least the minimum RSAEPS goal (“A”) but less than the maximum RSAEPS goal
(“B”), the percentage of the total number of Restricted Shares to which Forfeiture Restrictions
lapse will be calculated according to the following formula:

(RSAEPS – A)/(B – A)

Percentage of Number of Restricted Shares Awarded Pursuant to RSAROE Goals to Which Forfeiture
Restrictions Lapse:

	 	 	 
	If
RSAROE for 2008 equal or exceed the maximum RSAROE goal:
	100%
	If
RSAROE for 2008 are less than the minimum RSAROE goal:
	0%

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If RSAROE for 2008 is at least the minimum RSAROE goal (“X”) but less than the maximum RSAROE goal
(“Y”), the percentage of the total number of Restricted Shares to which the Forfeiture Restrictions
lapse will be calculated according to the following formula:

(RSAROE – X)/(Y – X)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to all of the Restricted
Shares on the occurrence of a Change in Control (as such term is defined in the Plan). If
Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated before the Lapse Date by reason of death, the
Forfeiture Restrictions shall immediately lapse as to a prorata portion of the Restricted Shares.
The prorata portion shall be measured by months elapsed from the date of this Agreement to the date
of death, as compared to 36 months. If Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated before
the Lapse Date by reason of disability (as determined by the Company) or retirement as defined in
the Plan, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse on the Lapse Date as to a prorata portion of the
Restricted Shares which would be available to Employee on the Lapse Date (according to the schedule
above) had Employee not terminated employment. The prorata portion shall be measured by months
elapsed from the date of this Agreement to termination of employment, as compared to 36 months. In
the event Employee’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the Committee or its delegate,
as appropriate, may, in the Committee’s or such delegate’s sole discretion, approve the lapse of
Forfeiture Restrictions as to any or all Restricted Shares still subject to such restrictions, such
lapse to be effective on the Lapse Date.

          (c) Certificates. A certificate evidencing the Restricted Shares shall be issued by
the Company in Employee’s name, or at the option of the Company, in the name of a nominee of the
Company, pursuant to which Employee shall have voting rights and shall be entitled to receive all
dividends unless and until the Restricted Shares are forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement. As required by the Plan, the certificate shall bear a legend reading as follows: “The
sale or other transfer of the Shares of Stock represented by this certificate, whether voluntary,
involuntary, or by operation of law, is subject to certain restrictions on transfer as set forth in
the FBL Financial Group, Inc. 1996 Class A Common Stock Compensation Plan and in a Restricted Stock
Agreement dated January 16, 2006. A copy of the Plan and such Restricted Stock Agreement may be
obtained from the Secretary of FBL Financial Group, Inc.” The Company may cause the certificate to
be delivered upon issuance to the Secretary of the Company or to such other depository as may be
designated by the Company as a depository for safekeeping until the forfeiture occurs or the
Forfeiture Restrictions lapse pursuant to the terms of the Plan and this award. Upon request of
the Committee or its delegate, Employee shall deliver to the Company a stock power, endorsed in
blank, relating to the Restricted Shares then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. Upon the
lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture, the Company shall cause a new certificate
or certificates to be issued without legend in the name of Employee for the shares upon which
Forfeiture Restrictions lapsed. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the
issuance or delivery of any shares of Stock (whether subject to restrictions or unrestricted) may
be postponed for such period as may be required to comply with applicable requirements of any
national securities exchange or any requirements under any law or regulation applicable to the
issuance or delivery of such shares. The Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver any

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Exhibit 10.22

shares of Stock if the issuance or delivery thereof shall constitute a violation of any provision
of any law or of any regulation of any governmental authority or any national securities exchange.

     3. Withholding of Tax. To the extent that the receipt of the Restricted Shares,
dividends paid upon the Restricted Shares or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions results in
compensation income to Employee for federal or state income tax purposes, Employee shall deliver to
the Company at the time of such receipt or lapse, as the case may be, such amount of money or
shares of unrestricted Stock as the Company may require to meet its withholding obligation under
applicable tax laws or regulations, and, if Employee fails to do so, the Company is authorized to
withhold from any cash or Stock remuneration then or thereafter payable to Employee any tax
required to be withheld by reason of such resulting compensation income.

     4. Status of Stock. Employee agrees that the Restricted Shares will not be sold or
otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or
state securities laws. Employee also agrees (i) that the certificates representing the Restricted
Shares may bear such legend or legends as the Company deems appropriate in order to assure
compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) that the Company may refuse to register the
transfer of the Restricted Shares on the stock transfer records of the Company if such proposed
transfer would be in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of
any applicable securities law and (iii) that the Company may give related instructions to its
transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Shares.

     5. Employment Relationship. For purposes of this Agreement, Employee shall be
considered to be in the employment of the Company as long as Employee remains an employee of either
the Company, any successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section
424 of the Code) of the Company or any successor corporation. Any question as to whether and when
there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be
determined by the Committee, or its delegate, as appropriate, and its determination shall be final.

     6. Committee’s Powers. No provision contained in this Agreement shall in any way
terminate, modify or alter, or be construed or interpreted as terminating, modifying or altering
any of the powers, rights or authority vested in the Committee or, to the extent delegated, in its
delegate pursuant to the terms of the Plan or resolutions adopted in furtherance of the Plan,
including, without limitation, the right to make certain determinations and elections with respect
to the Restricted Shares. By execution of this Agreement, Company affirms that the Committee has
waived the provisions of Section 10(i) of the Plan which would otherwise require automatic
forfeiture of all shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restrictions upon termination of
Employee’s employment, and has substituted therefore the provisions stated in Paragraphs 2(a) and
2(b), above.

     7. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under Employee.

     8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Iowa.

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Exhibit 10.22

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
an officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has executed this Agreement, all as of the date
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FBL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	(name and title)
	 	 	 
	 	 	Employee 	 
	 

Please Initial Appropriate Item (One of the lines must be initialed):

	 	 	 
	___

	 	I do not desire the
alternative tax
treatment provided
for in the Internal
Revenue Code
Section 83(b).
	 
	 	 
	___

	 	I do desire the alternative tax treatment provided
for in Internal Revenue Code Section 83(b) and desire that forms for such purpose be
forwarded to me.*
	 
	 	 
	*

	 	I acknowledge that the Company has suggested that before this line is initialed that I check
with a tax consultant of my choice.

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Exhibit 10.22

EXHIBIT A

The restricted stock grant represented by the attached agreement is divided into two components;
___% of the grant is subject to the RSAEPS goals referenced below, and ___% of the grant is subject
to the RSAROE goals referenced below.

Restricted Stock Agreement Earnings Per Share (as defined in Paragraph 2(b) of the Restricted Stock
Agreement, “RSAEPS”) goals for calendar year 2008:

The Management Development and Compensation Committee of FBL Financial Group, Inc., for purposes of
the 2006 Restricted Stock grants made in January 2006, has determined RSAEPS goals for calendar
year 2008 to be:

	 	 	 
	Minimum RSAEPS goal:

	 	$___
	Maximum RSAEPS goal:

	 	$___

Restricted Stock Agreement Return on Equity (as defined in Paragraph 2(b) of the Restricted Stock
Agreement, “RSAROE”) goals for calendar year 2008:

The Management Development and Compensation Committee of FBL Financial Group, Inc., for purposes of
the 2006 Restricted Stock grants made in January 2006, has determined RSAROE goals for calendar
year 2008 to be:

	 	 	 
	Minimum RSAROE goal:

	 	___%
	Maximum RSAROE goal:

	 	___%

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