Ronald James Grensteiner - Jan 20, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO (AEL)

Role: Executive Vice President
Signature: /s/ Mark A. Schuman, authorized signer
Stock symbol: AEL
Transactions as of: Jan 20, 2022
Transactions value $: -$458,087
Form type: 4
Date filed: 1/24/2022, 04:38 PM
Previous filing: Feb 11, 2022
Next filing: Feb 25, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AEL	Common Stock	Sale	-$458K	-10.9K	-7.84%	$42.05	128K	Jan 20, 2022	Direct	F1
holding	AEL	Common Stock						14K	Jan 20, 2022	By ESOP	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This transaction was executed under a 10b5-1 plan put in place by the executive for financial planning purposes. The 10b5-1 plan triggered multiple trades at prices ranging from $41.49 to $42.33. The price reported in column 4 is an average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold and the prices at which the transactions were settled.
F2	Reflects Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocations that have occurred since the reporting person's last report.

Content

This transaction was executed under a 10b5-1 plan put in place by the executive for financial planning purposes. The 10b5-1 plan triggered multiple trades at prices ranging from $41.49 to $42.33. The price reported in column 4 is an average price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold and the prices at which the transactions were settled.

Reflects Employee Stock Ownership Plan allocations that have occurred since the reporting person's last report.

Remarks:

Exhibit list: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney