American Equity Prices 8.6M Shares Offering @$25.25/Share

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 8,600,000 shares of common stock, of which 4,300,000 are subject to the forward sale agreement described below, at a public offering price of $25.25 per share. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,290,000 additional shares of common stock. The offering is expected to close on or about August 12, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. In connection with the offering of its common stock, the Company has entered into a forward sale agreement (and, to the extent that the