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Ownership Document
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| Schema Version: X0508 |
| Document Type: 4 |
| Period of Report: 2/29/24 |
| 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: 2007017 |
| | Owner Name: Askelsen Erik H. |
| 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? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: EVP & General Counsel |
| Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
| Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 2/29/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 8,102 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 8,102 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Derivative Table: |
| Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Time-based restricted stock units awarded under the American Equity Investment Life Holding Company 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, vesting in three substantially equal parts beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. |
| Remarks: |
| Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Shari Wood, authorized signatory |
| Signature Date: 3/4/24 |
