Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-117912
Chunk: 106

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 106
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 exclusive power and authority, among other things, to (i) review and                                                                                                                                             
 evaluate the terms and conditions, and determine the advisability of any potential transactions with respect to Bridge and any alternative thereto, (ii) negotiate with the counterparties to any such potential transaction or any other party the 
 special committee deems appropriate with respect to the terms and conditions of any such potential transaction or any alternatives thereto, (iii) determine whether such proposed transaction or any alternative thereto negotiated by the special  
 committee is fair to, and in the best interests of, Bridge and all of its stockholders, and (iv) recommend to the full Bridge Board what action, if any, should be taken by the Bridge Board with respect to such proposed transaction or any       
 alternative thereto;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| • |     | that the compensation provided to the members of the special committee in respect of their services was not                                                                                                                       
 contingent on the special committee recommending approval of the merger agreement or the transactions or otherwise exercising its delegated authority, as described in this proxy statement/prospectus, in any particular manner; |

| • |     | that the Bridge Board was not permitted to recommend any potential transaction or any alternative thereto for 
 approval by Bridge stockholders or otherwise approve any proposed transaction or any                          |

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| alternative thereto without a prior favorable recommendation of such proposed transaction or alternative thereto by the special committee; |

| • |     | that the special committee had no obligation to recommend any transaction, including a transaction with Apollo, 
 and that the special committee had the authority to reject any proposals made by Apollo or any other person;    |

| • |     | that prior to the entry into the merger agreement, the special committee was permitted to solicit, initiate,                                                                                                    
 propose or introduce the making, submission or announcement of, or encourage, facilitate or assist, any proposal or offer that could constitute a potential transaction with respect to Bridge from any person; |

| • |     | that the special committee, in consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, conducted an                                      
 extensive process and held over 25 meetings, involving frequent and extensive deliberations and negotiations over a period of time, to consider: |

| • |     | potential transactions and alternatives thereto, including engaging with potential counterparties; and |

| • |     | the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; |

and, in each case, each member of the special committee was actively engaged in that process on a regular basis and was provided with full