UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2009
AMERICAN
EQUITY
INVESTMENT
LIFE HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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IOWA
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001-31911
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42-1447959
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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5000
Westown Parkway, Suite 440, West Des Moines, Iowa
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50266
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(515)
221-0002
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
NOT
APPLICABLE
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Attached
and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Press
Release and Financial Supplement issued by the American Equity Investment Life
Holding Company (the “Company”) with respect to the third quarter ending
September 30, 2009. The information in this report, including the
Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press
Release dated November 4, 2009 and Financial Supplement dated September 30,
2009
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Date:
November 4, 2009
AMERICAN EQUITY
INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING
COMPANY
By: /s/ Wendy L.
Carlson
Wendy
L. Carlson
President
and
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated November 4, 2009 and Financial Supplement dated September
30, 2009
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