American Equity Schedules Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL) announced today that it will release third quarter 2012 earnings after the close of market on Monday, November 5, 2012. The third quarter earnings release and financial supplement will be posted on the American Equity website (www.american-equity.com) at that time.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

AEL will hold a conference call to discuss third quarter 2012 earnings on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. CST. The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet. Investors and interested parties who wish to listen to the call on the Internet may do so at www.american-equity.com.

The call may also be accessed by telephone at 800-299-6183, passcode 44622167 (international callers, please dial 617-801-9713). An audio replay will be available shortly after the call on AEL’s website. An audio replay will also be available via telephone through November 27, 2012, by calling 888-286-8010, passcode 89388932 (international callers will need to dial 617-801-6888).

ABOUT AMERICAN EQUITY

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, is a full service underwriter of annuity and life insurance products, with a primary emphasis on the sale of index and fixed rate annuities. The company’s headquarters are located at 6000 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266. The mailing address of the company is: P.O. Box 71216, Des Moines, Iowa 50325.