Form 3 Grensteiner Ronald James For: Jul 08 (10K)

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Grensteiner Ronald James

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5000 WESTOWN PARKWAY

(Street)

WEST DES MOINES

50265

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/08/2009

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	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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 Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	49,589	D

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 Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options-Right to Buy	05/05/2000	05/05/2010	Common Stock	15,000	$ 9.67	D
Options-Right to Buy	12/31/2000	12/31/2010	Common Stock	30,000	$ 9.67	D
Options-Right to Buy	12/04/2003	12/04/2013	Common Stock	15,000	$ 9	D
Options-Right to Buy	06/10/2004	06/10/2014	Common Stock	15,000	$ 11	D
Options-Right to Buy	06/30/2005	12/31/2014	Common Stock	7,500	$ 10.77	D
Options-Right to Buy	06/11/2011	06/11/2018	Common Stock	10,000	$ 10.85	D
Options-Right to Buy	05/08/2012	05/08/2019	Common Stock	20,000	$ 7	D
Deferred Compensation	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	4,500	$ 5.33	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Deferred Compensation payment is exercisable within 60 days after the occurrence of the earliest of the following events: (i)employee's termination of employment; (ii)a change in control of company; (iii)action of the Board of Directors; (iv)employee's death

	Debra J. Richardson, By Power of Attorney	07/20/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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