Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-117912
Chunk: 214

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-12
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 214
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 of directors at such annual meeting. In a contested election, directors are elected by a plurality of the
votes cast by the holders of Apollo’s outstanding shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the election of directors at such annual meeting. However, if a director is not re-elected by a majority of the votes cast, such director shall offer to tender his or her resignation to the Apollo Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Apollo Board will make a
recommendation to the Apollo Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. In this case, the Apollo Board (excluding the director tendering his or her resignation) will act on the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within ninety (90) days from the date of the certification of the election results. The time, date and place of the annual
meeting will be fixed by the Apollo Board.

Removal of Directors

Any director or the whole Apollo Board (other than a director elected by holders of preferred stock) may be removed, with or without cause, at
any time, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of Apollo common stock and any full voting preferred stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a class.

Vacancies; Newly Created Directorships

In addition, Apollo’s certificate of incorporation also provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the stockholder agreements
and the rights granted to one or more series of Apollo preferred stock then

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outstanding, any vacancies on the Apollo Board may only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Apollo’s certificate of incorporation further provides that, subject to the rights granted to one or more series of Apollo preferred stock then outstanding, any newly created directorship on the Apollo Board that results from an increase in the number of directors may only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office, providedthat a quorum is present. However, if there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with the DGCL. Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations; Proxy Access Apollo’s bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals and stockholder nominations of persons for election to the Apollo Board. Generally, to be