American Equity to Host 2008 Investor Day

Business Wire US03076C1062 American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL) today announced that it will host an Investor Day on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in New York City. Lunch will begin at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) and management presentations will begin at 1:15 p.m. Management will provide information on AEL s strategy, investments and asset quality, sales outlook and financial performance. A question and answer session will follow management s presentations. Members of the investment community are invited to attend. To register, please go to American Equity s Website at www.american-equity.com under the Investor Relations tab. All presentations, including the question and answer session, will be webcast live. Investors may access the event on American Equity s Website, www.american-equity.com. More>>