<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-23-072277.txt : 20231221
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-23-072277
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231221
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231221

REPORTING-OWNER:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31911
		FILM NUMBER:		231505909

	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]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		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>2023-12-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>true</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001039828</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AEL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001904850</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>North End Re (Cayman) SPC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>60 NEXUS WAY, 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>E9</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>KY-1202</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>CAYMAN ISLANDS</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>false</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>false</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2023-12-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>false</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>12028979</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>55.52</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On December 21, 2023, North End Re (Cayman) SPC (&quot;North End Re&quot;) transferred 12,028,979 shares of common stock of the Issuer, representing 100% of its shares of common stock of the Issuer, to its sole shareholder, BAM Re Holdings Ltd.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in Column 4 is based on the price of the common stock of the Issuer on the New York Stock Exchange as of market close on December 20, 2023, the last trading day prior to the date of the share transfer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Gregory McConnie, Director of North End Re (Cayman) SPC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-12-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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