-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JTUJzPB2qK4wN9EG/AZjPPE+jg7Izo4HJyKJICwagOZZyMHuO1oiscB9RKdTf5i8 IvtIzMfbFab13pqNGzT5MA== 0001104659-10-002389.txt : 20100810 0001104659-10-002389.hdr.sgml : 20100810 20100121112936 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-10-002389 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100121 FILER: 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 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5000 WESTOWN PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 440 CITY: WEST DEMOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50266 BUSINESS PHONE: 5152210002 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5000 WESTOWN PKWY STREET 2: STE 440 CITY: WEST DES MOINES STATE: IA ZIP: 50266 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

January 21, 2010

 

Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC   20549-4720

 

Re:

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 30, 2009
File No. 001-31911

 

Dear Mr. Rosenberg:

 

We received your comment later dated January 12, 2010 requesting a response within 10 business days.  We expect to submit a response to comments 1 — 4 early next week within that time frame.  Upon consultation with other members of management and our outside legal counsel, we have determined that we will need some additional time beyond 10 business days to appropriately respond to comment 5 which requests a draft disclosure of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis for our 2010 Definitive Proxy Statement.  We expect to submit our response to comment 5 early in the week of February 8, 2010 which would be within approximately 20 business days.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ John M. Matovina

 

John M. Matovina

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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