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American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), today announced a change in the time of its presentation at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference in New York, NY. John Matovina, Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman and Jeff Lorenzen, Senior Vice President of Investments, will be presenting on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:30 a.m. EST. Investors may access a web cast of this presentation on American Equity’s Website, www.american-equity.com : .

Certain statements made during this presentation may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities and Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties discussed in detail

in American Equity’s most recent SEC filings.


ABOUT AMERICAN EQUITY

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, is a full service underwriter of annuity and life insurance products, with a primary emphasis on the sale of index and fixed rate annuities. The company’s headquarters are located at 6000 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266. The mailing address of the company is: P.O. Box 71216, Des Moines, Iowa 50325.



American Equity Investment Life Holding CompanyWendy C.

Waugaman, 515-457-1824Chief Executive Officer wcwaugaman@american-equity.com : mailto:wcwaugaman@american-equity.com orJohn
M. Matovina, 515-457-1813Chief Financial Officer jmatovina@american-equity.com : mailto:jmatovina@american-equity.com orJulie
L. LaFollette, 515-273-3602Director of Investor Relations jlafollette@american-equity.com : mailto:jlafollette@american-equity.com orDebra
J. Richardson, 515-273-3551Executive Vice President drichardson@american-equity.com : mailto:drichardson@american-equity.com