American Equity Investment Life : 10.18.20 Investor Presentation

Strategic Partnership with Brookfield

Accelerating AEL 2.0 Value Creation Strategy

October 18, 2020

Forward-Looking Statements

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Benefits of Strategic Partnership

1 Release over $300Mn of capital from AEL's in-force through $5bn in-force reinsurance transaction

Start to generate stable, recurring "fee-like" income and grow it with follow-on new business

2 reinsurance transactions

3 Establishesalignment Brookfield as a long-term shareholder at a floor price of $37 per share with strong

4 Positions AEL for growth and accelerates conversion into an "ROA" business model

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Brookfield Partnership: Compelling Terms

	 Initial investment of 9.9% at $37 per share
Equity Investment		Subsequent 10% investment at greater of adjusted book value1 or $37 per share
	 Initial $5 billion of reserves
Reinsurance
Arrangement		Follow-on $5 billion of future flow business2

Establishes long-term, committed shareholder at a compelling floor price of $37 per share Transitions AEL from a traditional "ROE" insurer into a capital-light, "ROA" business model

1 Excluding AOCI and the net impact of fair value accounting for derivatives and embedded derivatives.	4
2	Certain reinsurance terms referenced in this presentation remain subject to finalization.