0001039828-23-000053.txt : 20230411 0001039828-23-000053.hdr.sgml : 20230411 20230411190552 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001039828-23-000053 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20230407 FILED AS OF DATE: 20230411 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20230411 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hayes Michael E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001972407 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31911 FILM NUMBER: 23814382 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY CITY: WEST DES MOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50266 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 4 1 wf-form4_168125434011818.xml FORM 4 X0407 4 2023-04-07 0 0001039828 AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO AEL 0001972407 Hayes Michael E 6000 WESTOWN PARKWAY WEST DES MOINES IA 50266 1 0 0 0 0 Common Stock 2023-04-07 4 A 0 692 0 A 692 D The Company granted restricted stock that vests on the day of AEL's 2023 annual shareholder meeting. /s/ Mark A. Schuman, authorized signer 2023-04-11 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm POA - MICHAEL HAYES

Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, the undersigned director of American Equity Investment Life Holding
Company, an Iowa corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Mark A. Schuman and/or
Anant Bhalla, his true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, in the name of and on behalf of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and
things that execute any and all reports of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
stock ownership on Form 3, Form 4 and/or Form 5, and all such related instruments which such
attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable American Equity Investment
Life Holding Company to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and any rules and regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
in respect thereof, in connection with reports to be filed by certain beneficial owners of
securities under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the
name of the undersigned in their capacity as a director of American Equity Investment Life
Holding Company to one or more Forms 3, 4 or 5 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission with respect thereto, any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments,
to such Forms and to any and all instruments and documents filed as part of or in connection
with such Forms or amendments thereto; hereby ratifying and confirming all that such agent
and attorney has done, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 29th day of March,
2023.

/s/ Michael E. Hayes
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Michael E. Hayes