SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BAM Re Holdings Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR 94 PITTS BAY ROAD (Street) PEMBROKE D0 HM08 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO [ AEL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,028,979	D(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BAM Re Holdings Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR 94 PITTS BAY ROAD (Street) PEMBROKE D0 HM08 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) IDEATION HOUSE, FIRST FLOOR 94 PITTS BAY ROAD (Street) PEMBROKE D0 HM08 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BAM Re Partners Trust (Last) (First) (Middle) PARK PLACE 55 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD (Street) HAMILTON D0 HM11 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. BAM Re Holdings Ltd. is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd..

2. BAM Re Partners Trust beneficially owns 24,000 Class B limited voting shares of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (the "Class B Shares"), representing 100% of such class of shares. The Class B Shares entitle the holders thereof to appoint one half of the board of directors of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. and, as such, may be deemed to indirectly control the decisions of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. regarding the vote and disposition of the Common Stock held by BAM Re Holdings Ltd.; therefore BAM Re Partners Trust may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by BAM Re Holdings Ltd.

	/s/ Anna Knapman-Scott, Secretary of BAM Re Holdings Ltd.	12/21/2023
	/s/ Anna Knapman-Scott, Corporate Secretary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.	12/21/2023
	/s/ Kathy Sarpash, Vice President of BAM Re Trustee Ltd., for and on behalf of BAM Re Partners Trust	12/21/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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