Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 168

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 168
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e, as applicable, the Bridge stockholder meeting at the earliest practicable date on which the Bridge Board reasonably expects to have sufficient affirmative votes to obtain the requisite Bridge stockholder approval. Unless the special committee or the Bridge Board, acting upon direction from the special committee, shall have effected an adverse recommendation change in accordance with the applicable provisions of the merger agreement, Bridge will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the merger agreement, Bridge will not be required to hold the Bridge stockholder meeting if the merger agreement is terminated in accordance with the termination provisions of the merger agreement. 105

Without the prior written consent of Apollo or as otherwise required by applicable law, the matters contemplated by the merger agreement will be the only matters (other than matters of procedure and matters required by applicable law to be voted on by Bridge stockholders in connections therewith) that Bridge will propose to be voted on by Bridge stockholders at the Bridge stockholder meeting and, except as may be required by applicable law or governmental order, Bridge will not hold or convene any meeting of stockholders prior to the Bridge stockholder meeting. Bridge will provide reasonable updates to Apollo with respect to the proxy solicitation for the Bridge stockholder meeting (including interim results) as reasonably requested by Apollo. No Solicitation Bridge has agreed that it will not, and will (x) cause its subsidiaries and their respective directors and officers and employees not to, and (y) use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its subsidiaries other representatives not to:

| • |     | solicit, initiate, seek or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any acquisition proposal or any inquiry,     
 discussion, offer or request that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an acquisition proposal; |

| • |     | enter into, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any information                                                                                                                               
 relating to the acquired companies to, knowingly cooperate in any way with, or afford access to the books or records or officers of the acquired companies to any third party, in each case, with respect to an acquisition proposal; provided, 
 that notwithstanding the foregoing, Bridge is permitted to (A) grant a waiver of any “standstill” or similar agreement or obligation of any third party with respect to the acquired companies solely to the extent necessary to allow          
 such third party to submit an acquisition proposal on a confidential basis in accordance with the merger agreement, (B) notify such third party that the