Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-119946
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Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: 424B3
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 declared or paid on any shares of Parity Stock
unless dividends are declared on the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such shares of Parity Stock
will be allocated pro rata among the holders of the shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the holders of any shares of Parity Stock then outstanding.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Apollo’s
certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the DGCL contain provisions, which are summarized in the following paragraphs, that are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of the Apollo Board and to
discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or

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threatened acquisition of Apollo. These provisions are intended to avoid costly takeover battles, reduce Apollo’s vulnerability to a hostile change in control or other unsolicited acquisition proposal, and enhance the ability of the Apollo Board to maximize stockholder value in connection with any unsolicited offer to acquire Apollo. However, these provisions may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a merger or acquisition of Apollo by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or other takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interest, including attempts that might result in a premium over the prevailing market price for the shares of Apollo common stock held by stockholders. Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of shares that are authorized and available for issuance. However, the listing requirements of the NYSE which would apply so long as the shares of Apollo common stock remain listed on the NYSE, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then outstanding voting power or the then outstanding number of shares of Apollo common stock. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions. The Apollo Board may generally issue shares of one or more series of preferred stock on terms designed to discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of Apollo or the removal of its management. Moreover, Apollo’s authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock are available for future issuances in one or more series without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, to facilitate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. One of the effects of the existence of authorized and unissued and unreserved common stock or preferred stock may be to enable