SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.: 6 )*
Name of issuer: American Equity Investment Life Holding Co
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
CUSIP Number: 025676206
Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement: July 31, 2017
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
(X) Rule 13d-1(b)
( ) Rule 13d-1(c)
( ) Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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13G
CUSIP No.: 025676206
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
The Vanguard Group - 23-1945930
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE [LINE] IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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A. |
B. X |
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Pennsylvania
(For questions 5-8, report the number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:)
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
100,031
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
10,081
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,831,775
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,081
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
8,934,829
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.06%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Act of 1934
Check the following [line] if a fee is being paid with this statement N/A
Item 1(a) - Name of Issuer:
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co
Item 1(b) - Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
6000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Item 2(a) - Name of Person Filing:
The Vanguard Group - 23-1945930
Item 2(b) – Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence:
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
Item 2(c) – Citizenship:
Pennsylvania
Item 2(d) - Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) - CUSIP Number
025676206
Item 3 - Type of Filing:
This statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1. An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
Item 4 - Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
8,934,829
(b) Percent of Class:
10.06%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct to vote: 100,031
(ii) shared power to vote or direct to vote: 10,081
(iii) sole power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of: 8,831,775
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 10,081
Comments:
Item 5 - Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
Item 6 - Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable
Item 7 - Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired The Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
See Attached Appendix A
Item 8 - Identification and Classification of Members of Group:
Not applicable
Item 9 - Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable
Item 10 - Certification:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: 08/10/2017
By /s/ Peter Mahoney*
Peter Mahoney
Duly authorized under Power of Attorney*
*Pursuant to a Power of Attorney herewith.
Appendix A
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company ("VFTC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., is the beneficial owner of 92,973 shares or .10% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of its serving as investment manager of collective trust accounts.
Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd. ("VIA"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., is the beneficial owner of 17,139 shares or .01% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of its serving as investment manager of Australian investment offerings.
NOTICE
august 3, 2017
The purpose of this power of attorney is to give the person you designate (your “agent”) broad powers to act on your behalf and to perform any and all acts the agent deems necessary to enable the undersigned persons to comply with the applicable laws of the united states without advance notice to you or approval by you.
This power of attorney does not impose a duty on your agent to exercise granted powers, but when powers are exercised, your agent must use due care to act for your benefit and in accordance with this power of attorney.
Your agent may exercise the powers given here throughout your lifetime, even after you become incapacitated, unless you expressly limit the duration of these powers or you revoke these powers or a court acting on your behalf terminates your agent’s authority.
Your agent must act in accordance with your reasonable expectations to the extent actually known by your agent and, otherwise, in your best interest, act in good faith and act only within the scope of authority granted by you in the power of attorney.
The law permits you, if you choose, to grant broad authority to an agent under power of attorney, including the ability to give away all of your property while you are alive or to substantially change how your property is distributed at your death. Before signing this document, you should seek the advice of an attorney at law to make sure you understand it.
A court can take away the powers of your agent if it finds your agent is not acting properly.
The powers and duties of an agent under a power of attorney are explained more fully in 20 pa.C.S. Ch. 56.
If there is anything about this form that you do not understand, you should ask a lawyer of your own choosing to explain it to you. On the date indicated in the notice above, I have read or had explained to me this notice and I understand its contents.
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Admiral Funds
Vanguard Bond Index Funds
Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Charlotte Funds
Vanguard Chester Funds
Vanguard CMT Funds
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund
Vanguard Explorer Fund
Vanguard Fenway Funds
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
Vanguard Horizon Funds
Vanguard Index Funds
Vanguard Institutional Index Funds
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
Vanguard Malvern Funds
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds
Vanguard Money Market Reserves
Vanguard Montgomery Funds
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund
Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Quantitative Funds
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
Vanguard Specialized Funds
Vanguard STAR Funds
Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds
Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund
Vanguard Valley Forge Funds
Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund
Vanguard Wellington Fund
Vanguard Whitehall Funds
Vanguard Windsor Funds
Vanguard World Fund
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned persons (as such term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) whose signatures appear below (each, a “Principal”) hereby constitutes and appoints Peter Mahoney as its agent with authority to execute in the name of and on behalf of such Principal any and all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, “Documents”) determined by such Principal to be necessary or appropriate to comply with ownership or control-person reporting requirements imposed by any United States or non-United States governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13D, 13F, and 13G and any amendments to any of the foregoing as may be required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and delivering, furnishing, or filing any such Documents with the appropriate governmental, regulatory authority, or other person, and granting to such agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as each undersigned Principal might or could do itself or in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof:
Each Principal hereby revokes all powers of attorney which it may have heretofore granted regarding the subject matter hereof.
The undersigned person has executed this Power of Attorney in the capacity and on the date indicated above.
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Admiral Funds
Vanguard Bond Index Funds
Vanguard California Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Charlotte Funds
Vanguard Chester Funds
Vanguard CMT Funds
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund
Vanguard Explorer Fund
Vanguard Fenway Funds
Vanguard Fixed Income Securities Funds
Vanguard Horizon Funds
Vanguard Index Funds
Vanguard Institutional Index Funds
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
Vanguard Malvern Funds
Vanguard Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Funds
Vanguard Money Market Reserves
Vanguard Montgomery Funds
Vanguard Morgan Growth Fund
Vanguard Municipal Bond Funds
Vanguard New Jersey Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard New York Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Ohio Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Pennsylvania Tax-Free Funds
Vanguard Quantitative Funds
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
Vanguard Specialized Funds
Vanguard STAR Funds
Vanguard Tax-Managed Funds
Vanguard Trustees’ Equity Fund
Vanguard Valley Forge Funds
Vanguard Variable Insurance Funds
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund
Vanguard Wellington Fund
Vanguard Whitehall Funds
Vanguard Windsor Funds
Vanguard World Fund
By_/s/ F. William McNabb III
Name: F. William McNabb III
Title: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTARY PUBLIC
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF CHESTER
On August 3, 2017, F. William McNabb III has appeared before me, has proven to be the person named above, and has acknowledged that this Power of Attorney is his wish.
_/s/ Susan L. Stapleton ______________ [Seal]
Name: Susan L. Stapleton
Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
My commission expires: __ 4/22/19_________________
_/s/ Alison Latta _______________
Name: Alison Latta
Witness
_/s/ Toai Chin ______________
Name: Toai Chin
Witness
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I, Peter Mahoney, have read the attached power of attorney and am the person identified as the agent for the Principals. I hereby acknowledge that when I act as agent I shall act in accordance with the Principals’ reasonable expectations to the extent actually known by me and, otherwise, in the Principals’ best interest, act in good faith and act only within the scope of authority granted to me by the Principals in the power of attorney.
Date: August 3, 2017
By_/s/ Peter Mahoney
Peter Mahoney