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AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.’s Form 8-K, filed 2023-11-13 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

8Reported items
309Asset managers
1,267Fund votes
2023-11-10Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024

Explore AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. in the interactive database Compare manager voting policies

Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.

These tallies are AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2023-11-13 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2023-11-10
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
The votes cast "For" the Merger Proposal include the votes of holders of approximately 85.2% of the outstanding Common Shares not held by Brookfield Reinsurance or any of its affiliates or associates. Proposal 2 (The Compensation Proposal)	27,722,922	41,750,905	662,493	--	0	Majority: no

Source: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2023-11-13 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 309 asset managers that disclosed a AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. The Compensation Proposal - To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, certain merger- related executive officer compensation that may be paid or become payable to AEL's named executive officers in connection with the Merger.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

16% fund support · no official result

FOR 16%AGAINST 84%

The 227 asset managers below cast 16% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (8,253,411 for, 44,433,316 against).

FOR: 8,253,411 (15.7%)AGAINST: 44,433,316 (84.3%)ABSTAIN: 12,430 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The Compensation Proposal - To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, certain merger- related executive” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	0	7,736,561	Against
BlackRock	42,337	7,630,707	Against
Dimensional	0	5,946,014	Against
State Street	3,762,417	39,748	For
Charles Schwab	0	2,005,108	Against
John Hancock	0	1,669,263	Against
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	0	1,545,964	Against
Fidelity	55,018	1,488,437	Against
American Century	0	1,480,603	Against
SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC	1,283,633	0	For
Man Group plc	0	1,010,900	Against
Clearbridge Investments, LLC	0	798,444	Against
Legg Mason	0	745,437	Against
AllianceBernstein	0	703,466	Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	693,745	Against
Carlson Capital, L.P.	662,321	0	For
Invesco	0	658,589	Against
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC	618,214	0	For
SEI	0	591,255	Against
Goldman Sachs	3,484	497,375	Against
PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT	500,563	0	For
Northern Trust	0	484,609	Against
Putnam	0	442,268	Against
First Pacific Advisors, LP	0	408,928	Against
Investment Managers Series Trust III	0	408,928	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 227 asset managers. See all 227 in the interactive database.

2. The Adjournment Proposal - To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Merger Proposal.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

91% fund support · no official result

FOR 90%9%

The 93 asset managers below cast 91% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (27,168,463 for, 2,753,969 against).

FOR: 27,168,463 (89.9%)AGAINST: 2,753,969 (9.1%)ABSTAIN: 290,205 (1.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The Adjournment Proposal - To approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to ” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	7,736,561	0	0	For
BlackRock	5,872,591	0	0	For
Dimensional	5,373,757	0	0	For
Fidelity	51,493	1,476,478	0	Against
State Street	19,713	1,166,935	0	Against
Charles Schwab	992,313	0	0	For
Legg Mason	745,437	0	0	For
American Century	739,706	0	0	For
Northern Trust	484,609	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	408,928	0	0	For
TIAA	340,615	0	0	For
Goldman Sachs	328,341	0	0	For
MERGER FUND	327,593	0	0	For
Invesco	318,345	0	0	For
SEI	291,516	0	0	For
Jackson National	289,463	0	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	0	0	203,228	Abstain
Equitable	116,856	0	82,347	For
JPMorgan	197,921	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	187,838	0	0	For
New York Life	155,568	0	0	For
GMO	125,757	0	0	For
WisdomTree	125,012	0	0	For
MoA Funds Corp	109,259	0	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	107,212	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 93 asset managers. See all 93 in the interactive database.

3. The Compensation Proposal - To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basic, certain merger-related compensation that may be paid or become payable to AEL's named executive officers in connection with the Merger

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

45% fund support · no official result

FOR 37%AGAINST 46.1%ABSTAIN 17%

The 78 asset managers below cast 45% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (940,458 for, 1,162,894 against).

FOR: 940,458 (37.3%)AGAINST: 1,162,894 (46.1%)ABSTAIN: 420,199 (16.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The Compensation Proposal - To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basic, certain merger-related compensati” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP	430,000	0	0	For
JPMorgan	0	301,666	0	Against
Jackson National	67,124	222,339	0	Against
Northern Trust	0	234,937	0	Against
WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC	0	0	206,778	Abstain
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	0	0	203,228	Abstain
EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC	124,106	0	0	For
AMG Funds IV	102,887	0	0	For
John Hancock	0	59,355	0	Against
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.	54,350	0	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	0	48,199	0	Against
Allianz	0	43,513	0	Against
Westchester Capital Management, LLC	42,769	0	0	For
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES	0	42,060	0	Against
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	0	34,740	0	Against
Goldman Sachs	29,423	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	0	28,394	0	Against
ASSETMARK, INC	0	26,319	0	Against
Brighthouse	0	24,041	0	Against
Natixis	0	22,535	0	Against
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA	12,403	9,080	0	For
BTC Capital Management, Inc.	20,726	0	0	For
PenderFund Capital Management Ltd.	16,160	0	0	For
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	0	13,652	0	Against
Cambria ETF Trust	0	11,712	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 78 asset managers. See all 78 in the interactive database.

4. The Merger Proposal - To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 4, 2023, by and among AEL, Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. ("Parent"), Arches Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub"), and, solely for the purposes set forth in the Merger Agreement, Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the merger of Merg

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.7%

The 77 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,067,527 for, 0 against).

FOR: 29,067,527 (99.7%)ABSTAIN: 82,347 (0.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “The Merger Proposal - To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of July 4” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	7,736,561	0	For
BlackRock	5,872,591	0	For
Dimensional	5,373,757	0	For
Fidelity	1,527,971	0	For
State Street	1,186,648	0	For
Charles Schwab	992,313	0	For
Legg Mason	745,437	0	For
American Century	739,706	0	For
Northern Trust	484,609	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	408,928	0	For
TIAA	340,615	0	For
Goldman Sachs	328,341	0	For
MERGER FUND	327,593	0	For
Invesco	318,345	0	For
SEI	291,516	0	For
Equitable	116,856	82,347	For
Columbia Threadneedle	187,838	0	For
New York Life	155,568	0	For
GMO	125,757	0	For
WisdomTree	125,012	0	For
MoA Funds Corp	109,259	0	For
QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC	107,212	0	For
BNY Mellon	106,551	0	For
AllianceBernstein	98,890	0	For
Prudential/PGIM	95,881	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 77 asset managers. See all 77 in the interactive database.

5. 'The Merger Agreement - To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement ") dated as of July 4, 2023 , by and among AEL , Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. (" Parent"), Arches Merger Sub Inc. ("Merger Sub") and , solely for the purposes set forth in the Merger Agreement Brookfield Asset Management Ltd , and the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement ,including the merger of M

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 80%ABSTAIN 20%

The 18 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (837,655 for, 0 against).

FOR: 837,655 (80.5%)ABSTAIN: 203,228 (19.5%)

Largest asset managers voting on “'The Merger Agreement - To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement ") dated as of July” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Jackson National	289,463	0	For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS	0	203,228	Abstain
JPMorgan	197,921	0	For
AMG Funds IV	102,887	0	For
John Hancock	59,355	0	For
CITY NATIONAL ROCHDALE FUNDS	48,199	0	For
Allianz	43,513	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	28,394	0	For
Brighthouse	24,041	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	11,712	0	For
ADVISORS SERIES TRUST	9,735	0	For
Lincoln Financial	5,303	0	For
NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST II	5,286	0	For
ETF Series Solutions	4,980	0	For
GPS Funds I	2,669	0	For
WILSHIRE MUTUAL FUNDS INC	2,162	0	For
EA Series Trust	1,358	0	For
Tidal ETF Trust	677	0	For

6. ADVISORY VOTE ON GOLDEN PARACHUTES

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

7% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 82%12%

The 6 asset managers below cast 7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (26,103 for, 333,035 against).

FOR: 26,103 (6.4%)AGAINST: 333,035 (82.0%)NOT VOTED: 47,101 (11.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADVISORY VOTE ON GOLDEN PARACHUTES” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
JPMorgan	0	245,581	Against
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	0	83,491	Against
Empower	0	0	Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	25,351	0	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	0	3,963	Against
Convergence Investment Partners, LLC	752	0	For

7. ADJOURN MEETING

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 38%NOT VOTED 62%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,314 for, 0 against).

FOR: 29,314 (38.4%)NOT VOTED: 47,101 (61.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “ADJOURN MEETING” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Empower	0	Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	25,351	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	3,963	For

8. APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 38%NOT VOTED 62%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29,314 for, 0 against).

FOR: 29,314 (38.4%)NOT VOTED: 47,101 (61.6%)

Largest asset managers voting on “APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT” at AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Vote
Empower	0	Not Voted
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	25,351	For
TIMOTHY PLAN	3,963	For

Largest AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked by the number of AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2023-2024 meeting, shown as a share of the 79,024,826 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. shareholders by shares voted, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	9.79%
2	BlackRock	9.71%
3	Dimensional	7.52%
4	State Street	4.81%
5	Charles Schwab	2.54%
6	John Hancock	2.11%
7	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.96%
8	Fidelity	1.95%
9	American Century	1.87%
10	SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC	1.62%

Reported AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. beneficial owners on record for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.	20.10%	DEF14A
BlackRock, Inc.	14.53%	DEF14A
The Vanguard Group	10.93%	13G
Dimensional Fund Advisors	6.09%	13F
State Street	3.70%	13F
Geode Capital	2.12%	13F
Northern Trust	1.57%	13F
Norges Bank	1.00%	13F
Charles Schwab	0.83%	13F
BNY Mellon	0.80%	13F

Percentages above are of 79,024,826 shares outstanding, as reported by AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. on its Form 10-Q dated 2023-11-03 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.’s 10-Q dated 2023-11-03. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.'s shareholder meeting held 2023-11-10, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 309 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,267 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO.'s own Form 8-K tally for this meeting is published below, but no row in it could be matched to the most widely held item, so this page states no certified outcome for that item. On that item — The Compensation Proposal - To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, certain merger… — the reporting funds cast 16% of the shares they voted in favour (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). That is the aggregate of those managers' own N-PX disclosures, not the company's certified result, and the funds are a subset of all shareholders.

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING CO. proxy season coverage: 2023-2024 (this page).