Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 92

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 92
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 the exclusivity period set forth in the original exclusivity agreement for an additional 15 days following January 27, 2025, through February 11, 2025, as had been previously discussed with and approved by the
special committee.

On January 28, 2025, representatives of Latham and Cravath sent a revised draft voting and support agreement to
representatives of Paul, Weiss.

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On January 30, 2025, the special committee held a meeting with representatives of
Cravath and Lazard. Representatives of Cravath discussed with the special committee the key issues included in the merger agreement issues list from Paul, Weiss, including (a) the majority of the minority approval condition, (b) the
closing condition relating to client consents and certain key individuals, (c) the termination fee to be paid to Apollo, (d) quarterly dividends between signing and closing and (e) the parties’ rights in the event that Bridge
receives an unsolicited alternative third-party proposal with respect to a potential transaction.

Also on January 30, 2025,
representatives of Latham, Cravath and Paul, Weiss participated in a conference call to discuss issues raised by the latest draft merger agreement.

On January 31, 2025, a Bridge Board meeting was held, and the Bridge Board discussed, among other matters, the current status of
discussions with Apollo. In addition, Mr. Leat noted for the Bridge Board that, as previously disclosed to the special committee and as discussed with members of the Bridge Board over the course of the bid process, he served on two boards of
directors for financing companies affiliated with Apollo, and otherwise had relationships with certain individuals affiliated with Apollo. The Bridge Board acknowledged those relationships and the fact that Mr. Leat had resigned from the
special committee and agreed that Mr. Leat could continue to participate in the Bridge Board discussions regarding the potential transaction.

On January 31, 2025 and February 4, 2025, representatives of Bridge, Latham, Cravath and Paul, Weiss participated in several legal
diligence calls.

On February 1, 2025, representatives of Latham and Cravath sent a revised draft of the disclosure schedules to
representatives of Paul, Weiss.

During the period from February 2, 2025 through February 23, 2025, members of Bridge’s
management engaged in several due diligence discussions with representatives of Apollo. These