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| | State of Organization |
| Insurance Subsidiaries: | |
| American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company | Iowa |
| American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company of New York | New York |
| Eagle Life Insurance Company | Iowa |
| AEL Re Vermont Inc. | Vermont |
| AEL Re Bermuda Ltd. | Bermuda |
| Noninsurance Subsidiaries: | |
| AE Capital, LLC | Iowa |
| American Equity Investment Properties, L.C. | Iowa |
| American Equity Capital Trust II | Delaware |
| AERL, L.C. | Iowa |
| High Trestle Investment Management, LLC | Iowa |
| NC Securities Holdco, LLC | North Carolina |
| Residential Investment Trust | Delaware |
| Residential Investment Trust II | Delaware |
| Residential Investment Trust III | Delaware |
| Residential Investment Trust IV | Delaware |
| Residential Investment Trust V | Delaware |