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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 9/21/23 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1039828 |
| Issuer Name: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AEL |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1260541 |
| | Owner Name: MULCAHY DAVID S. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: WEST DES MOINES |
| | Owner State: IA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 50266 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: |
| | Other Text: |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/21/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 9,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 119,364 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
Footnotes: |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Mark A. Schuman, authorized signer |
| Signature Date: 9/25/23 |