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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 10, 2023
AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Iowa |
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001-31911 |
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42-1447959 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
6000
Westown Parkway |
West
Des Moines, IA
50266 |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip
code) |
(515) 221-0002
(Registrant’s telephone
number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
Title of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name of each exchange on
which registered |
Common
stock, par value $1 |
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AEL |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 5.95% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock,
Series A |
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AELPRA |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Depositary
Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 6.625% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series
B |
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AELPRB |
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New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933
(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this
chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A
special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of American Equity Investment Life Holding Company,
an Iowa corporation (the “Company”), was held at 6000 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266 on Friday,
November 10, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. local time. The Special Meeting was held in order to vote upon the proposals set forth in the
joint proxy statement/prospectus, dated October 11, 2023 (as supplemented by Supplement No. 1 thereto, dated October 30,
2023, and Supplement No. 2 thereto, dated November 3, 2023, the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”),
in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd., a Bermuda exempted
company limited by shares (“Parent”).
A
total of 70,136,322 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Shares”)
were present in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting, representing a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares entitled
to vote at the Special Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Special Meeting. Each holder of Common Shares
(each, a “Shareholder”) was entitled to one vote for each Common Share held of record as of October 10,
2023, the record date for the Special Meeting.
The following are the voting
results of the proposals considered and voted upon at the Special Meeting, each of which is described in the Proxy Statement:
Proposal
1 (The Merger Proposal):
To
approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 4, 2023, by and among
the Company, 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 Merger
Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as an indirect wholly
owned subsidiary of Parent.
The Merger Proposal was approved, having received
“For” votes from a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who were present and voting together as a single class at the
Special Meeting. Voting results were as follows:
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
69,683,287 |
|
141,177 |
|
311,858 |
|
0 |
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):
To approve, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, certain merger-related executive officer compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named
executive officers in connection with the Merger.
The Compensation Proposal was not approved, having
not received “For” votes from a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who were present and voting together as a single
class at the Special Meeting. Voting results were as follows:
For |
|
Against |
|
Abstain |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
27,722,922 |
|
41,750,905 |
|
662,493 |
|
0 |
In light of the approval of the Merger Proposal, Proposal 3 (The Adjournment
Proposal) in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus 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, was rendered moot.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY |
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Date: November 13, 2023 |
By: |
/s/ Axel Andre |
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Axel Andre |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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