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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0306 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 10/22/19 |
| 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: |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/22/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 28,125 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 90,689 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Deferred Compensation |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 10/22/19 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 28,125 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 28,125.0 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Each share deemed to be held by the Deferred Compensation Plan represents the right to receive one share of AEL common stock or the cash value thereof. |
| Footnote - F2: Deferred Compensation Payment is exercisable on the 10th business day after the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) action by the Board of Directors, (ii) filer's death, (iii) filer's disability, (iv) filer reaches the age of 65, (v) a "change of control" of the company. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Renee D. Montz, by Power of Attorney |
| Signature Date: 12/16/19 |
