Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 171

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 171
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 and its affiliates and representatives, and |

| • |     | engage in discussions and negotiations with such third party and its affiliates and representatives with respect 
 to the acquisition proposal;                                                                                     |

provided, that any non-publicinformation concerning the acquired companies made available to any third party shall, to the extent not previously made available to Apollo, be made available to Apollo substantially concurrently with it being made available to such third party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the merger agreement, Bridge, its subsidiaries and its representatives may, in any event (without the special committee having to make the SC determination), in response to a bona fidewritten acquisition proposal from a third party which did not result from a material breach of the applicable no-solicitationprovisions of the merger agreement, contact such third party solely to (i) determine whether such person intends to provide any documents (or additional documents) containing the terms and conditions of such acquisition proposal, or (ii) seek to clarify and understand the terms and conditions of any acquisition proposal made by such third party solely to determine whether such acquisition proposal constitutes, or is reasonably expected to lead to, a superior proposal. 107

Nothing contained in the merger agreement prohibits Bridge, the Bridge Board or the special committee, directly or indirectly through its representatives, from:

| • |     | taking and disclosing to Bridge stockholders a position with respect to a tender or exchange offer by a third                                                                         
 party pursuant to Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to Bridge stockholders) or from issuing a “stop, look                     
 and listen” statement pending disclosure of its position thereunder; provided, that any such disclosure does not otherwise constitute a change in the Bridge Board recommendation; or |

| • |     | making any other communication to Bridge stockholders if the special committee has determined in good faith,                                                                 
 after consultation with its financial and outside legal advisors, that the failure to do so would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law; |

provided, however, that in no event shall Bridge, the Bridge Board, the special committee or their respective representatives make any change in the Bridge Board recommendation other than in accordance with the applicable no-solicitationprovisions of the merger agreement. From and after the date of the merger agreement until the effective time of the mergers or the date, if any, on which the merger agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms:

| • |     | Bridge will