Ronald James Grensteiner - Mar 14, 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: Mar 14, 2022
Transactions value $: -$1,101,392
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/16/2022, 07:19 PM
Previous filing: Apr 13, 2022
Next filing: Apr 14, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	AEL	Common Stock	Sale	-$612K	-16K	-12.42%	$38.37	113K	Mar 14, 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	AEL	Common Stock	Sale	-$489K	-12.8K	-11.41%	$38.06	99.7K	Mar 15, 2022	Direct	F2
holding	AEL	Common Stock						14.2K	Mar 14, 2022	By ESOP

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

Explanation of Responses:

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F1	The reporting person executed this transaction in connection with his planned retirement from American Equity. It was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $37.92 to $38.71. 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	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 $37.67 to $38.58. 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.

Content

The reporting person executed this transaction in connection with his planned retirement from American Equity. It was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $37.92 to $38.71. 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.

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 $37.67 to $38.58. 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.