Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-117912
Chunk: 44

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 44
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 agreement, neither Bridge nor its subsidiaries shall, nor shall they authorize or direct their respective officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, agents, or other representatives to, directly or indirectly:

| • |     | solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage, or knowingly facilitate any inquiry, proposal, or offer that constitutes, 
 or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an acquisition proposal;                                              |

| • |     | enter into, continue, or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any 
 information to, any third party relating to an acquisition proposal;                                   |

| • |     | grant a waiver of any “standstill” or similar agreement or obligation of any third party with respect                                         
 to the acquired companies solely to the extent necessary to allow such third party to submit an acquisition proposal on a confidential basis; |

| • |     | enter into any agreement, or publicly propose to approve or enter into, any letter of intent or similar 
 arrangement with respect to any acquisition proposal; or                                                |

| • |     | resolve, agree, authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing actions. |

The merger agreement contains customary exceptions such that, if Bridge receives a bona fidewritten acquisition proposal from a third party prior to receipt of Bridge stockholders’ approval of the mergers, and such proposal did not result from a material breach of the no solicitation provisions contained in the merger agreement, the special committee (or Bridge Board, acting upon its direction) may:

| • |     | provide nonpublic information to the third party; provided, that the third party enters into an acceptable 
 confidentiality agreement; and                                                                             |

| • |     | engage in discussions or negotiations if, after consultation with financial and legal advisors, the special                        
 committee determines in good faith that the proposal constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a superior proposal. |

Furthermore, nothing in the merger agreement prohibits Bridge, the Bridge Board or the special committee from (i) taking and disclosing to Bridge stockholders a position with respect to a tender or exchange offer by a third party pursuant to Rule 14d-9or Rule 14e-2promulgatedunder 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 (as defined below) or (ii) making any other communication to Bridge stockholders