<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950157-22-000722.txt : 20220617
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20220617202024
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950157-22-000722
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220615
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220617
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220617

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			North End Re (Cayman) SPC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001904850
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31911
		FILM NUMBER:		221025660

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		18 FORUM LANE, 2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY-1102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1 345 623 3051

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		18 FORUM LANE, 2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY-1102

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001039828
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				421447959
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY
		CITY:			WEST DEMOINES
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50266
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5152210002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY
		CITY:			WEST DES MOINES
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			50266
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    <periodOfReport>2022-06-15</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001039828</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AEL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001904850</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>North End Re (Cayman) SPC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>18 FORUM LANE, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>KY-1102</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2022-06-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3857184</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>39.1769</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>12028979</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On June 15, 2022, North End Re (Cayman) SPC (&quot;North End Re&quot;) engaged in a series of transactions with its sole shareholder, BAM Re Holdings Ltd. (&quot;BAM Re Holdings&quot;) and other subsidiaries of BAM Re Holdings, as a result of which 3,857,184 common shares of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company were transferred from North End Re to Freestone Re Ltd., another wholly owned subsidiary of BAM Re Holdings.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in Column 4 is a 5-day volume-weighted average price as of market close on June 14, 2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Fearghal O'Riordan</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-06-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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