Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 162

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 162
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) as expressly contemplated by
the merger agreement, (iii) with the prior written consent of Apollo (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; , that with respect to requests for hiring and firing certain employees, if Apollo does not reply to
requests for consent within four (4) business days, Apollo’s consent shall be deemed to have been given) or (iv) certain other agreed upon exceptions, Bridge will not, and

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will cause the acquired companies not to, from the date of the merger agreement until the earlier of the effective time of the mergers or the termination of the merger agreement:

| • |     | adopt any amendments to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreements or other organizational 
 documents of any acquired company or any fund;                                                                 |

| • |     | issue, sell, split, combine, subdivide, reclassify or grant options or rights to purchase or receive, pledge, or                                                                                                                                          
 authorize or propose the issuance, sale, combination, subdivision, reclassification or grant of options or rights to purchase or pledge, any Bridge capital stock or any Bridge LLC common units or any other equity of any other acquired company, other 
 than (x) shares of Bridge common stock issuable upon exchange of Bridge LLC Class A common units in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of Bridge LLC or in connection with the vesting and/or settlement of Bridge stock             
 awards outstanding as of the date of the merger agreement in accordance with the terms of the Bridge stock plan and award agreement thereunder or (y) in connection with the vesting and/or conversion of any equity instruments with respect to any      
 other acquired company as required by the provisions of the governing agreements of such acquired company;                                                                                                                                                |

| • |     | subject to certain exceptions, make, declare, set aside or pay any dividend 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));                                                                                                                                                     |

| • |     | except in the ordinary course of business, (A) enter into (including renewals or extensions of any Bridge                                                                                                                 
 material contract), modify, terminate (excluding any expiration or renewal in accordance with its terms) or waive compliance with any Bridge material contract or (B) enter into or modify any real estate loan guarant