Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-117912
Chunk: 225

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 225
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 a proxy statement of Bridge for the special meeting. Neither Apollo nor Bridge
has authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about the merger or Apollo or Bridge that is different from, or in addition to, that contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, the annexes hereto or in any of the materials
that Apollo or Bridge has incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to exchange or sell, or
solicitations of offers to exchange or purchase, the securities offered by this proxy statement/prospectus or the solicitation of proxies is unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer
presented in this proxy statement/prospectus does not extend to you. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated , 2025. You should not assume that the information is accurate as of any date other than that date, and neither
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mailing to Bridge stockholders nor the issuance of shares of Apollo common stock in the merger will create any implication to the contrary. Neither Apollo nor Bridge assumes any obligation to
update the information contained in this document (whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise), except as required by applicable law.

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Annex A

Execution Version

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,

ASPEN PUBCO MERGER SUB 1, INC.

ASPEN SECOND MERGER SUB, LLC

BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS INC.,

BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS LLC

AND

(SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 6.16)

ADAM O’FARRELL

February 23, 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

|                                                           |     |                                                                          |     | Page |      |
| ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS                                    |     |                                                                          |     |      | A-3  |
| Section 1.01                                              |     | Definitions                                                              |     |      | A-3  |
| Section 1.02                                              |     | Definitional and Interpretative Provisions                               |     |      | A-21 |
| ARTICLE II. THE TRANSACTION                               |     |                                                                          |     |      | A-22 |
| Section 2.01                                              |     | The Closing                                                              |