Registration No. 333-184162

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 


 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 


 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

A National Banking Association

 

94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

 

(I.R.S. Employer

organization if not a U.S. national

 

Identification No.)

bank)

 

 

 

101 North Phillips Avenue

 

 

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

 

57104

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 


 

AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE HOLDING COMPANY

 (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Iowa

 

42-1447959

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

6000 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa

 

50266

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 


 

Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 



 

Item 1.         General Information.  Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

(a)                                 Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

 

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

(b)                                 Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2.         Affiliations with Obligor.  If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None with respect to the trustee.

 

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

 

Item 15.  Foreign Trustee.                                   Not applicable.

 

Item 16.  List of Exhibits.                                    List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

 

Exhibit 1.                                            A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

 

Exhibit 2.                                            A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated June 27, 2012.**

 

Exhibit 3.                                            A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated December 21, 2011.**

 

Exhibit 4.                                            Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***

 

Exhibit 5.                                            Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 6.                                            The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

 

Exhibit 7.                                            A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

Exhibit 8.                                            Not applicable.

 

Exhibit 9.                                            Not applicable.

 

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*                 Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of file number 333-130784.

 

**  Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-3 dated January 23, 2013 of file number 333-186155.

 

*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of file number 333-125274.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 17th day of June, 2013.

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard Prokosch

 

Richard Prokosch

 

Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT 6

 

June 17, 2013

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard Prokosch

 

Richard Prokosch

 

Vice President

 



Exhibit 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business March 31, 2013, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Amounts

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

 

 

 

$

15,281

 

Interest-bearing balances

 

 

 

108,103

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

 

 

0

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

 

 

216,301

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

 

 

 

29

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

 

27,158

 

Loans and lease financing receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and leases held for sale

 

 

 

28,482

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

 

749,665

 

 

 

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

14,136

 

 

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

 

 

 

735,529

 

Trading Assets

 

 

 

34,744

 

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

 

 

 

7,625

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

 

3,238

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

 

 

 

599

 

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

 

 

 

9

 

Intangible assets

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

21,545

 

Other intangible assets

 

 

 

20,074

 

Other assets

 

 

 

52,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

1,271,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

In domestic offices

 

 

 

$

932,346

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

247,585

 

 

 

Interest-bearing

 

684,761

 

 

 

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

 

 

 

68,180

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

521

 

 

 

Interest-bearing

 

67,659

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

 

 

 

11,474

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

 

 

12,132

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Amounts

 

 

 

 

 

In Millions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading liabilities

 

 

 

18,039

 

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

 

 

 

40,568

 

Subordinated notes and debentures

 

 

 

18,347

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

32,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

$

1,133,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

 

 

 

0

 

Common stock

 

 

 

519

 

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

 

 

 

101,853

 

Retained earnings

 

 

 

28,197

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

6,565

 

Other equity capital components

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total bank equity capital

 

 

 

137,134

 

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

 

1,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity capital

 

 

 

138,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities, and equity capital

 

 

 

$

1,271,620

 

 

I, Timothy J. Sloan, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared

in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge

and belief.

 

 

 

Timothy J. Sloan

 

EVP & CFO

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us

and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate

Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

 

John Stumpf

Directors

Carrie Tolstedt

 

Michael Loughlin