Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-117912
Chunk: 16

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 16
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 stock will receive with any dividend record date that occurs after the closing of the mergers. Q: Will I continue to receive dividends in respect of my shares of Bridge common stock? Prior to the closing of the mergers, the merger agreement requires Bridge to obtain Apollo’s prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), subject to certain exceptions, to pay any dividends or other distributions, other than tax distributions required to be made by Bridge LLC pursuant to the limited liability company agreement of Bridge LLC and which are consistent with past practice (reduced by Bridge’s estimated obligations (including estimated U.S. federal, state and local income taxes and obligations under the Existing Tax Receivable Agreement (as defined below))). After the closing of the mergers, all Apollo dividends will remain subject to approval by Apollo’s board of directors (the “Apollo Board”). Q: Who can vote at the special meeting? Bridge stockholders of record at the close of business on May 2, 2025 (which we refer to as the “Bridge record date”) will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. Each share of Bridge Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters properly brought before the special meeting. Each share of Bridge Class B common stock will be entitled to ten votes per share on all matters properly brought before the special meeting. As of the Bridge record date, there were 44,632,220 shares of Bridge Class A common stock and 79,142,364 shares of Bridge Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting. Q: What is the difference between shares of Bridge Class A common stock and Bridge Class B common stock? Shares of Bridge Class A common stock are listed on the NYSE. The holders of shares of Bridge Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share. The shares of Bridge Class A common stock will vote together with the shares of Bridge Class B common stock on each matter submitted to a vote of Bridge stockholders at the special meeting. Shares of Bridge Class B common stock are not publicly traded. The holders of shares of Bridge Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share. The shares of Bridge Class B common stock will vote together with the shares of Bridge Class A common stock on each matter submitted to a vote of Bridge stockholders at the special meeting. Q: What am I being asked to vote on, and why is this approval necessary? Bridge stockholders are being asked to vote on the following proposals:

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