American Equity Declares Annual Cash Dividend on Common Stock
November 19 2015 - 04:15PM
Business Wire
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (NYSE: AEL), a
leading underwriter of index and fixed rate annuities, today
announced that its Board of Directors has declared an annual cash
dividend of $0.22 per share to owners of its common stock. This is
a 10% increase from the $0.20 annual dividend declared on November
20, 2014. This marks the seventeenth consecutive year a cash
dividend has been declared and the twelfth year in a row that the
Company has increased its cash dividend.
The dividend will be payable on December 14, 2015 to
shareholders of record as of November 30, 2015. There are
approximately 81.7 million shares of common stock outstanding as of
today.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements relate to future operations,
strategies, financial results or other developments, and are
subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Statements such as
“guidance”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “goal”, “objective”,
“target”, “may”, “should”, “estimate”, “projects” or similar words
as well as specific projections of future results qualify as
forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated by these
forward looking statements can be found in the company’s Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date the statement was made and the
company undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking
statements. There can be no assurance that other factors not
currently anticipated by the company will not materially and
adversely affect our results of operations. Investors are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements made
by us or on our behalf.
ABOUT AMERICAN EQUITY
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company, through its
wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, issues fixed annuity and life
insurance products, with a primary emphasis on the sale of fixed
index and fixed rate annuities. American Equity Investment Life
Holding Company, a New York Stock Exchange Listed company (NYSE:
AEL), is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa. For more
information, please visit www.american-equity.com.
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American Equity Investment Life Holding CompanyJohn M.
Matovina, 515-457-1813Chief Executive
Officerjmatovina@american-equity.comorTed M. Johnson,
515-457-1980Chief Financial
Officertjohnson@american-equity.comorDebra J. Richardson,
515-273-3551Chief Administrative
Officerdrichardson@american-equity.comorJulie L. LaFollette,
515-273-3602Director of Investor
Relationsjlafollette@american-equity.com
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