Document:

EX-10.7

 Exhibit 10.7 

CONFIDENTIAL 
 APOLLO
GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 
 2019 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD GRANT NOTICE 

Apollo Global Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company” or “AGM”), pursuant to
its 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the individual listed below (the “Participant”), the number of Class A Shares of the Company (“Shares”) set forth below
(the “Restricted Shares”). This Award of Restricted Shares is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Restricted Share Award Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”) and in the Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement of [                ] [and associated award letter] (the “Carry Plan”), including, without limitation, Exhibit
[    ] attached thereto, which includes the Restricted Share Award Agreement (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Carry Plan, the “Restricted Share
Award Agreement”) (including, without limitation, the restrictions on the Shares set forth in the Carry Plan and the Restricted Share Award Agreement) and the Plan, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined
herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Restricted Share Award Agreement. 
  

			
	Participant:	  	[    ]
		
	Date of Grant:	  	[    ]
		
	Total Number of Restricted Shares:	  	[    ] Shares
		
	Purchase Price per Share:	  	$[    ]
		
	Total Purchase Price:	  	$[    ]
		
	Vesting Commencement Date:	  	[[February 15] OR [May 15] OR [August 15] OR [November 15]], 20[    ]1
		
	Vesting Schedule:	  	Subject to the terms of the Restricted Share Award Agreement, one third (1/3) of the Restricted Shares will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date. See also Exhibit A to the
Restricted Share Award Agreement, including with regard to additional vesting as a result of the Participant’s death or Disability.

 By his or her signature, the Participant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the
Restricted Share Award Agreement and this Grant Notice, and to file timely a Section 83(b) election with respect to the Participant’s grant of the Restricted Shares substantially in the form attached hereto as
Notice Annex A. The Participant has reviewed the Carry Plan, the Restricted Share Award Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing
this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Restricted Share Award Agreement, the Plan and the Carry Plan. If this Grant Notice is not executed and returned to the Company on or before
[                ], and such failure continues for five business days after notice thereof, this Award will be
null and void ab initio and the Participant will have no rights with respect to it, and will forfeit any amounts that would have been distributed to the Participant under the Carry Plan to fund the purchase of Shares
contemplated hereunder. No amendment or modification of this Grant Notice shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties hereto. 
  

			
	APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	  	PARTICIPANT

									
					
	By:	 	  
	 		 	       By:	 	  

			
		
	Print Name:	  	Print Name:
	Title:	  	

			
		
	Address:	 	9 West 57th Street 
New York, NY 10019

  

	1 	 Insert date that is the midpoint of the calendar quarter in which the Holdback Amounts were credited to a
Participant’s account for purposes of purchasing the Restricted Shares in the subsequent quarter under the Carry Plan. 

 CONFIDENTIAL 

Notice Annex A 

SECTION 83(b) TAX ELECTION 
 This
statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-2. 

(1)    The taxpayer who performed the services is: 

 

					
	Name:	  	  
	  	
	Address:	  	  
	  	
		  	  
	  	

					
	Taxpayer ID No.:	  	  
	  	

 (2)    The property with respect to which the election is being made is
[                    ] Class A Shares of Apollo Global Management, LLC (the “Company”). 

(3)    The property was transferred on
[                    , 20    ] (Date of Grant). 

(4)    The taxable year for which the election is being made is the calendar year
[                    ]. 

(5)    Subject to the taxpayer’s continuous service with the Company or its Affiliates, one third (1/3) of the shares
will vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting commencement date. In addition, upon the Participant’s termination of employment or service (i) due to death or (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates by reason of disability (as
defined in the Restricted Share Award Agreement), the Participant shall also vest in 50% of the unvested Restricted Shares that remain subject to the Award as of such termination date. 

(6)    The fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to any restriction other than a
restriction which by its terms will never lapse) is $             per share. 

(7)    The taxpayer paid $             per share for the
property described above. 
 (8)    A copy of this statement was furnished to the entity for which the taxpayer rendered
the services underlying the transfer of property. 
 (9)    This statement is executed on the
             day of                     , 20    . 

 

							
	By:	 	  
	 	,	 	Taxpayer

 

	 (1)	 THE TAXPAYER MUST FILE THIS COMPLETED FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CENTER WITH WHICH TAXPAYER
FILES HIS/HER U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE TRANSFER OF THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY. 

  

	 (2)	 THE TAXPAYER MUST ALSO FILE A COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 CONFIDENTIAL 

FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT 

UNDER THE APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 

2019 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 

This Award Agreement (this “Restricted Share Award Agreement”), dated as of the date (the “Date of Grant”)
set forth on of the Grant Notice associated with this Restricted Share Award Agreement (the “Grant Notice”), is made by and between Apollo Global Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Company”), [                ] Advisors [    ], L.P. (“Advisors”) and the person named in the Grant Notice (the
“Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Apollo Global Management, LLC 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time (the “Plan”). Where the context permits, references to the Company shall include any successor to the Company. If the Grant Notice is not executed and returned to the Company in accordance with its
terms, this Award will be null and void ab initio and the Participant will have no rights hereunder and will forfeit any amounts that would have been distributed to the Participant under the Amended
and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of [                ] [and the associated award letter], as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time (the “Carry Plan”) to fund the purchase of Shares contemplated under the Grant Notice.  

1.    Grant of Restricted Shares. The Company hereby grants to the Participant that number of restricted Shares
(the “Restricted Shares”) set forth in the Grant Notice, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Restricted Share Award Agreement, the Plan and the Carry Plan. 

2.    Purchase Price. The purchase price per Share of the Restricted Shares is set forth on the Grant Notice. 

3.    Book Entry; Certificates. At the sole discretion of the Administrator, the Shares will be issued in either
(i) uncertificated form, with the Shares recorded in the name of the Participant in the books and records of the Company’s transfer agent with appropriate notations regarding the restrictions on transfer imposed pursuant to this Restricted
Share Award Agreement, and following vesting the Company shall cause certificates representing the Shares to be issued; or (ii) certificate form pursuant to the terms of Section 6. Physical possession or custody of any
Share certificates that are issued shall be retained by the Company until such time as the Restricted Shares vest. The Participant may be required to execute and deliver to the Company a customary stock power with respect to the Shares and to
deliver to the Company any representations or other documents or assurances required pursuant to Section 14. 

4.    Lapse of Restrictions. 

(a)    Subject to Section 4(b), the Restricted Shares shall become vested hereunder in accordance
with the vesting schedule set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the period during which the Restricted Shares are subject to forfeiture, the “Restricted Period”). 

(b)    Except as otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan, or in the vesting schedule set forth on Exhibit A
hereto, if the Participant’s employment or service terminates for any reason, such that the Participant has experienced a “separation from service” (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation
§1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder) (a “Termination”), then all rights of the Participant with respect to Restricted Shares
that have not vested shall be immediately repurchased by the Company or its designee for a price per Share equal to the Purchase Price (the aggregate amount to be paid to be referred to as the “Purchase Consideration”). Following
such repurchase, neither the Participant nor any of his or her successors, heirs, assigns or personal representatives shall thereafter have any further rights or interests in such Restricted Shares. The

 
Purchase Consideration will not be paid to the Participant, but rather, the Company or its designee, as agent for the Participant, will pay directly to Advisors the Purchase Consideration. The
Participant will be deemed to have made a capital contribution to Advisors in an amount equal to the Purchase Consideration, but such Participant shall forfeit any right to receive any distributions with respect to such increased capital. The
proceeds of such capital contribution shall be distributed to APH (as defined in the Carry Plan), and the Participant shall have no rights or claim with respect to such capital contribution; provided that the Participant’s capital
account shall be adjusted to reflect the contribution made (including on the Participant’s behalf) by such Participant to Advisors. Each of the Carry Plan and APH shall be third party beneficiaries with respect to this provision with the right
to enforce their rights hereunder. Employment or service for only a portion of a vesting period, even if a substantial portion, will not entitle the Participant to any proportionate vesting or avoid or mitigate a termination of rights and benefits
upon a Termination. 
 (c)    Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Restricted Shares may not, directly or
indirectly, be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered during the Restricted Period. The transfer restrictions contained in the preceding sentence shall not apply to (i) transfers to the
Company, or (ii) transfers of vested Shares granted under this Award by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) if approved by the Administrator in its sole discretion, transfers of Restricted Shares in accordance with the
requirements of Instruction A.1.(a)(5) of Form S-8 under the Securities Act or other applicable law. The approval contemplated by clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall not be
unreasonably withheld by the Administrator with respect to a transfer of Shares by the Participant to a Related Party (as defined in the Carry Plan) (which transfer may occur only with the prior written approval of the Administrator), it being
understood that the Related Party shall be required to agree to be bound by the transfer restrictions contained in the Plan, the Carry Plan and this Agreement that apply to the Participant. The Restricted Shares shall be subject to repurchase as
described in Section 4(b) until the lapse of the Restricted Period (as defined above). 

5.    Rights as a Shareholder; Distributions. 

(a)    The Participant shall be the record owner of the Restricted Shares until the Shares are sold or otherwise disposed
of, and shall be entitled to all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote such Shares and receive distributions paid with respect to such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
non-cash distributions shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and encumbrance as the Restricted Shares with respect to which they were paid. 

(b)    If the Participant forfeits any rights he has under this Restricted Share Award Agreement in accordance with
Section 4, the Participant shall, on the date of such forfeiture, no longer have any rights as a shareholder with respect to any such forfeited Restricted Shares and shall no longer be entitled to vote or receive
distributions on such Shares. 
 6.    Legend on Certificates. The Participant agrees that any certificate issued
for Restricted Shares (or, if applicable, any book entry statement issued for Restricted Shares) prior to the end of the Restricted Period shall bear the following legend (in addition to any other legend or legends required under applicable
securities laws, which legend or legends shall not be limited to the Restricted Period), subject to updating or modification by the Company from time to time: 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS UPON TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF REPURCHASE (THE
“RESTRICTIONS”) AS SET FORTH IN THE APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2019 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN AND A RESTRICTED SHARE AWARD AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE REGISTERED OWNER AND APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, COPIES

  
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OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. ANY ATTEMPT TO DISPOSE OF THESE SHARES IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE RESTRICTIONS, INCLUDING BY WAY OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, PLEDGE,
HYPOTHECATION OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE NULL AND VOID AND WITHOUT EFFECT AND SHALL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF SUCH SHARES AS PROVIDED BY SUCH PLAN AND AGREEMENT. 

7.    Restricted Share Award Agreement Subject to Plan. This Restricted Share Award Agreement is made pursuant to
all of the provisions of the Plan and the Carry Plan, both of which are incorporated herein by this reference, and is intended, and shall be interpreted in a manner, to comply therewith. 

8.    No Rights to Continuation of Employment or Service. Nothing in the Plan, the Carry Plan or this Restricted
Share Award Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof or shall interfere with or restrict the right of the Company (or a Subsidiary or Affiliate
or its shareholders, as the case may be) to terminate the Participant’s employment or service at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause (subject to compliance with all terms and conditions required in connection therewith).
The Plan and this Restricted Share Award Agreement shall not (a) form any part of any contract of employment or contract for services between the Company or any past or present Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof and any directors, officers or
employees of those companies, (b) confer any legal or equitable rights (other than those constituting the Awards themselves) against the Company or any past or present Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof, directly or indirectly, or (c) give
rise to any cause of action in law or in equity against the Company or any past or present Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof. 

9.    Restrictive Covenants. The Participant agrees that the restrictive covenants set forth in the [award letter
provided to the Participant under the] Carry Plan are incorporated herein by reference as if contained herein. The Participant understands, acknowledges and agrees that such restrictive covenants apply to the Participant for the periods provided in
such documents and that the Company would not have granted this Award had the Participant not agreed to be bound by such restrictive covenants. 

10.    Taxes. 

(a)    Withholding. The Participant is responsible for all taxes and any
tax-related penalties the Participant incurs in connection with the Award. The Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be entitled to require a cash payment by or on behalf of the Participant and/or to
deduct, from other compensation payable to the Participant, any sums required by U.S. federal, state or local law (or by any tax authority outside the United States) to be withheld or accounted for by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates
with respect to any Restricted Share. The Company in its discretion may require any other available method to satisfy any withholding or tax obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates with respect to the Shares at the minimum
applicable rates. 
 (b)    Section 83(b) Election. The Participant acknowledges that the Company has not advised
the Participant regarding the Participant’s income tax liability in connection with the grant or vesting of the Restricted Shares or with an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the grant of the Restricted Shares. The
Participant has reviewed with the Participant’s own tax advisors the federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Restricted Share Award Agreement. The
Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Participant understands that the Participant (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Participant’s
own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Restricted Share Award Agreement. As a condition to the effectiveness of this Award, the Participant is required to file timely an election under
Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the grant of the Restricted Shares. A form of Section 83(b) election is provided for this purpose as Notice Annex A to the Grant Notice. 

  
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 (c)    Section 409A Compliance. This Award is intended to be
exempt from, or comply with, Section 409A, and to be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Restricted Share Award Agreement, to the extent that the Administrator determines that
the Plan or a Restricted Share is subject to Section 409A and fails to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, the Administrator reserves the right (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Participant for failure to do
so), without the consent of the Participant, to amend or terminate the Plan and Restricted Share Award Agreement and/or to amend, restructure, terminate or replace the Restricted Share in order to cause the Restricted Share to either not be subject
to Section 409A or to comply with the applicable provisions of such section. To the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of tax or penalty under Section 409A, any payment by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to the Participant
(if the Participant is then a “specified employee” as defined in Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(i)(1)) of “deferred compensation,” whether
pursuant to the Plan or otherwise, arising solely due to a “separation from service” (and not by reason of the lapse of a “substantial risk of forfeiture”), as such terms are used in Section 409A, shall be delayed (to the
extent otherwise payable prior to such date) and paid on the first day following the six-month period beginning on the date of the Participant’s separation from service under Section 409A (or, if
earlier, upon the Participant’s death). Each payment or installment due under this Restricted Share Award Agreement is intended to constitute a “separate payment” for purposes of Section 409A. In no event shall the Company or any
Subsidiary or Affiliate (or any agent thereof) have any liability to the Participant or any other Person due to the failure of the Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A. 

11.    Governing Law; Arbitration; Waiver of Jury Trial. 

(a)    This Restricted Share Award Agreement shall be governed by, interpreted under and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to any conflicts of laws principles thereof that would give effect to the laws of another jurisdiction). 

(b)    Subject to Section 11(b), any dispute, controversy, suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Award or any other Award will, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 14(e) of the Plan, be settled exclusively by arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in New York County, New York (applying Delaware
law) in accordance with, and pursuant to, the Employment Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS”). The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Any arbitral award may be entered as a
judgment or order in any court of competent jurisdiction. Either party may commence litigation in court to obtain injunctive relief in aid of arbitration, to compel arbitration, or to confirm or vacate an award, to the extent authorized by the U.S.
Federal Arbitration Act or the New York Arbitration Act. The Company and the Participant will share the JAMS administrative fees, the arbitrator’s fee and expenses. Each party shall be responsible for such party’s attorneys’ fees.
IF THIS AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IS HELD INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE THEN, TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE PARTICIPANT AND THE COMPANY WAIVE AND COVENANT THAT THE PARTICIPANT AND THE COMPANY WILL
NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH AN AWARD UNDER THE PLAN OR ANY MATTERS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, WHETHER NOW OR HEREAFTER ARISING,
AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREE THAT ANY OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR THE PARTICIPANT MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE 

  
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KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, ON THE ONE HAND, AND THE PARTICIPANT, ON THE OTHER HAND,
IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AWARD AGREEMENT OR ANOTHER AWARD UNDER THE PLAN AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING PROPERLY HEARD BY A COURT UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY. 

(c)    Nothing in this Section 11(b) will prevent the Company or the Participant from applying to a court for
preliminary or interim relief or permanent injunction in a judicial proceeding (e.g., injunction or restraining order), in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity, if such relief from a
court is necessary to preserve the status quo pending resolution or to prevent serious and irreparable injury in connection with any breach or anticipated breach of any restrictive covenants; provided, that all parties explicitly waive all
rights to seek preliminary, interim, injunctive or other relief in a judicial proceeding and all parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the forum described in Section 11(b) hereto for any dispute or claim concerning continuing
entitlement to distributions or other payments, even if such dispute or claim involves or relates to any restrictive covenants. For the purposes of this Section 11(b), each party hereto consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the
courts of the state and federal courts within the County of New York in the State of New York. 
 12.    Restricted
Share Award Agreement Binding on Successors. The terms of this Restricted Share Award Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant and upon the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, transferees,
assignees and successors in interest and upon the Company, its Affiliates and its and their successors and assignees, subject to the terms of the Plan. 

13.    No Assignment. Subject to the second sentence of Section 4(c), neither this
Restricted Share Award Agreement nor any rights granted herein shall be assignable by the Participant other than (with respect to any rights that survive the Participant’s death) by will or the laws of descent and distribution. No purported
sale, assignment, mortgage, hypothecation, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, gift, transfer in trust (voting or other) or other disposition of, or creation of a security interest in or lien on, any Restricted Shares or Restricted Shares by any holder
thereof in violation of the provisions of this Restricted Share Award Agreement or the Plan will be valid, and the Company will not transfer any of said Restricted Shares or Restricted Shares on its books nor will any Restricted Shares be entitled
to vote, nor will any distributions be paid thereon, unless and until there has been full compliance with said provisions to the satisfaction of the Company. The foregoing restrictions are in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies, legal
or equitable, available to enforce said provisions. The Company may meet any of its obligations with respect to the Award by causing such obligation to be satisfied by one or more of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. 

14.    Compliance with Law; Necessary Acts. The Participant hereby agrees to perform all acts, and to execute and
deliver any documents, that may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Restricted Share Award Agreement, including but not limited to all acts and documents related to compliance with securities, tax and other applicable laws
and regulations. The Company shall not be obligated to transfer any Shares to the Participant free of a restrictive legend or notation if such transfer, in the reasonable view of the Administrator, could violate the Securities Act or any other
applicable law. 

  
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 15.    Severability. Should any provision of this Restricted
Share Award Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, or enforceable only if modified, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Restricted Share Award Agreement, the balance of which shall
continue to be binding upon the parties hereto with any such modification (if any) to become a part hereof and treated as though contained in this original Restricted Share Award Agreement. Moreover, if one or more of the provisions contained in
this Restricted Share Award Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to scope, activity, subject or otherwise so as to be unenforceable, then in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision or provisions, it or they shall
be construed by the appropriate judicial body by limiting or reducing it or them, so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear, and such determination by a judicial body shall not affect
the enforceability of such provisions or provisions in any other jurisdiction. 
 16.    Failure to Enforce Not a
Waiver. The failure of the Company to enforce at any time any provision of this Restricted Share Award Agreement shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of that provision or of any other provision hereof. 

17.    Entire Agreement. This Restricted Share Award Agreement, the Grant Notice, the Carry Plan and the Plan
(collectively, the “Grant Documents”) contain the entire agreement and understanding among the parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior writings or understandings with respect to the grant of Restricted Shares
covered by this Award. The Participant acknowledges that any summary of the Grant Documents provided by the Company or any of its Affiliates is subject in its entirety to the terms of the Grant Documents. References herein or in the Plan to this
Restricted Share Award Agreement include references to its Exhibits, the Grant Notice and its Annexes, and the Carry Plan and the attachments thereto that pertain to this Award. 

18.    Headings. Headings are used solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be deemed to be a
limitation upon or description of the contents of any Section. 
 19.    Counterparts. This Restricted Share
Award Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including via facsimile or PDF, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. 

20.    Amendment. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or Section 10(c), no amendment
or modification hereof shall be valid unless it shall be in writing and signed by all parties to the Grant Notice. 

21.    Disposition of Vested Shares. Subject to applicable law, the Participant may dispose of his or her vested
Shares granted under this Award during any “window period” in which sales by Company personnel are permitted, or otherwise pursuant to the terms of a 10b5-1 plan on the same terms as apply to the use
of such plans by other Company personnel, subject to approval by the Company’s compliance department. The Restricted Shares and vested Shares granted under this Award are not subject to the Company’s Share Ownership Policy. 

22.    Acknowledgements and Representations. The Participant is acquiring the Restricted Shares solely for the
Participant’s own account, for investment purposes only, and not with a view to or an intent to sell or distribute, or to offer for resale in connection with any unregistered distribution, all or any portion of the Restricted Shares within the
meaning of the Securities Act and/or any other applicable securities laws. The Participant has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the Award and the restrictions imposed on
the Restricted Shares. The Participant has been furnished with, and/or has access to, such information as he or she considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to accept the Award. However, in evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Company, the Participant has and will rely upon the advice of his/her own legal counsel, tax advisors, and/or investment advisors. The Participant is aware that 

  
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Restricted Shares may be of no practical value. The Participant has read and understands the restrictions and limitations set forth in the Plan and this Restricted Share Award Agreement, which
are imposed on the Restricted Shares. The Participant confirms that the Participant has not relied on any warranty, representation, assurance or promise of any kind whatsoever in entering into this Restricted Share Award Agreement other than as
expressly set out in this Restricted Share Award Agreement or in the Plan. The Participant hereby accepts and agrees to all of the terms and provisions of this Restricted Share Award Agreement, including its Exhibits. 

23.    Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to the
Award (or future Awards that may be granted under the Plan) and participation in the Plan by electronic means or to request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive
such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an online or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. 

24.    Recoupment. The Participant, by accepting the Award, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Participant
will be subject to any applicable AGM clawback policy referred to in [the Carry Plan]. 

  
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 Exhibit A 

Vesting Schedule 
 The Restricted Period
will lapse as follows: the Restricted Shares shall vest (and the Restricted Period will lapse) with respect to one third (1/3) of the Award on each of the first three anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date set forth in the Grant Notice2, provided the Participant remains in continuous employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates through each such vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the
Participant’s Termination (i) due to death, (ii) by the Company and its Affiliates by reason of Disability[, or (iii) subject to the Participant’s execution of and non-revocation of a
written general release of claims in favor of the Company and its Affiliates (which shall include customary carve-outs for claims for indemnity and vested compensatory payments), by the Company and its Affiliates other than by reason of a Bad Act
(as defined in the Participant’s award letter) or a Designated Act (as defined below), the Participant shall also vest in 50% of the unvested Restricted Shares that remain subject to the Award as of such Termination date]. For purposes of the
Award, the Participant shall be deemed to be in continuous employment or service until such time as the Participant dies or otherwise experiences a Termination, or, if earlier, upon providing or receiving notice that his or her employment or service
will terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, fractional Restricted Shares shall not be deemed vested until they accumulate to equal one whole Share. 

“Designated Act” means a Participant’s: 
  

	(a)	 intentional breach of any material provision of an award agreement or any other agreement of AGM or any of its
Affiliates; 

  

	(b)	 failure to devote a significant portion of the Participant’s time to performing services as an agent of
AGM without the prior written consent of AGM, other than by reason of death or Disability; or 

  

	(c)	 suspension or other disciplinary action against the Participant by an applicable regulatory authority;

 provided, however, that the Participant has failed to cure within 15 days after notice thereof, to the extent such occurrence is
susceptible to cure, the item set forth in clause (a). 
  

	2 	 Vesting Commencement Date to be midpoint of the calendar quarter in which the Holdback Amounts were credited to
a Participant’s account for purposes of purchasing the Restricted Shares in the subsequent quarter under the Carry Plan. 

  
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                                                                                        July 25, 2019   Dan Lamadrid     Dear Dan:  On behalf of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ascena Retail Group Inc. (“Ascena” or the  “Company”), I am excited to offer you a promotion to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer of the Company.     Effective as of August 4, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), this letter sets forth the terms and conditions of  your continued employment with Ascena and supersedes and replaces in their entirety all letters,  agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) regarding all aspects of your employment,  compensation and benefits, including without limitation, the letter agreement between you and Ascena  dated August 23, 2017, but excluding the retention letter between the Company and you, dated as of  May 1, 2019 (the “Retention Letter”), the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition  Agreement executed by you on August 23, 2017 and as amended by this letter (the “Restrictive  Covenant Agreement”), the Indemnification Agreement between you and the Company dated as of  August 28, 2017, and your outstanding equity or other long-term incentive award agreements under the  2016 Plan (as defined below) or any other incentive plan granted prior to the Effective Date.    Job Title:            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                          Reporting To:         Chief Executive Officer of Ascena                          Location:             Mahwah, NJ                          Annualized Base Pay:  $600,000                                                Future base pay adjustments would be based on your performance,                        business results, economic and competitive factors, and approval from                        the Stock and Incentive Compensation Committee of the Board (the                        “Compensation Committee”).                          Incentive Compensation: Following the Effective Date, you will be eligible for participation in the                        Incentive Compensation (“IC”) program at a target level of 75% of your                        annualized base pay.  Maximum annual payout is double your target                        level (i.e., 200%), or $900,000 (based on your current annualized base                        pay).  Payments shall be made in the same form and timing as made to                        other senior executives of Ascena. The IC program is governed by and                        subject to the terms and conditions of the Ascena 2016 Omnibus                        Incentive Plan, as amended (or any successor plan) (the “2016 Plan”).                                              

 

                      You must be employed by the Company at the time an IC payment is                        made in order to receive it.                            Long Term Incentives: You will continue to be eligible for an annual long-term incentive award                        under the 2016 Plan or any other applicable incentive plan.                                                In or about October 2019, subject to approval by the Compensation                        Committee and your continued employment, you will be granted an                        award of 100,000 non-qualified stock options under the 2016 Plan (the                        “Time-Based Options”).  The Time-Based Options will vest, subject to                        your continued employment, in equal installments on the first and                        second anniversaries of the grant date.                                                  In addition, in or about October 2019, subject to approval by the                        Compensation Committee and your continued employment, you will be                        granted an award of 50,000 non-qualified stock options under the 2016                        Plan (the “Performance-Based Options”).  The Performance-Based                        Options will vest as follows, subject to your continued employment from                        the grant date through the applicable vesting date:  25% of the                        Performance-Based Options will be eligible to vest if the closing price of                        the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $3 per share for a 20-                       consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third anniversary of the                        grant date (the “$3 Hurdle”); an additional 25% of the Performance-                       Based Options will be eligible to vest if the closing price of the                        Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $5 per share for a 20-                       consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third anniversary of the                        grant date (the “$5 Hurdle”); and the remaining 50% of the Performance-                       Based Options will be eligible to vest if the closing price of the                        Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $7 per share for a 20-                       consecutive trading day period on or prior to the third anniversary of the                        grant date (the “$7 Hurdle” and together with the $3 Hurdle and $5                        Hurdle, the “Hurdles”); provided, however, if the $3 Hurdle, $5 Hurdle                        and/or the $7 Hurdle is actually achieved prior to the second anniversary                        of the grant date, the portion of the Performance-Based Options related                        to the achievement of the $3 Hurdle, $5 Hurdle and/or $7 Hurdle that                        was actually achieved prior to the second anniversary will vest on the                        second anniversary of the grant date, subject to your continued                        employment from the grant date through the second anniversary of the                        grant date, except as expressly provided herein.  If the $3 Hurdle, $5                        Hurdle and/or $7 Hurdle is not actually achieved by the third anniversary                        of the grant date, all Performance-Based Options that did not vest as of                        the third anniversary will be forfeited for no consideration.  All grants,                        including the Time-Based Options and the Performance Based Options,                        are subject to the terms and conditions of the 2016 Plan, applicable                        Award Agreements and Plan Description/ Prospectus and are                        conditioned upon your compliance with the Restrictive Covenant                        Agreement (as amended by this letter).                                                                 2  

 

In the event of your termination by the Company without “Cause” prior  to a “Change in Control” (each as defined in the Company’s Executive  Severance Plan as in effect from time to time (the “ESP”)) (a “Qualifying  Termination”), the Performance-Based Options will be treated as  follows, subject to your timely execution and non-revocation of a release  used in connection with the ESP (the “Release Condition”):         You will become vested in a pro rata portion of any outstanding        and  unvested  Performance-Based  Options  for  which  the        applicable  Hurdle(s)  were  actually  achieved  prior  to  your        Qualifying Termination.  Such pro rata portion will be calculated        by multiplying the number of Performance-Based Options eligible        to vest based on the actual achievement of the applicable Hurdle        by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from        the  grant  date of  the  Performance-Based  Options until  the        termination  date  and  the  denominator  of  which  is 1,095.         Performance-Based  Options  that  become  vested  on  your        Qualifying Termination will remain exercisable for 6 months but        in no event later than the expiration date.   In the event that your employment with the Company terminates due to  your death or Disability (as defined in the 2016 Plan) prior to the second  anniversary of the grant date of the Performance-Based Options, then  subject to your (or your estate’s or legal representative’s) satisfaction of  the Release Condition, the portion of the Performance-Based Options for  which the applicable Hurdle(s) were actually achieved prior to the date  of termination will become immediately vested.  Performance-Based  Options that become vested on your termination due to death or  Disability will remain exercisable for 6 months but in no event later than  the expiration date.    In the event of your “Change in Control Related Termination” (as defined  in the ESP) and notwithstanding Section 2.2(c) of the ESP, the  Performance-Based Options will be treated as follows:         In the event of your Post-Change in Control Termination (as        defined in the ESP), and provided that, on or prior to such Post-       Change in Control Termination the $3 Hurdle has been satisfied,        you will become vested in a portion of the Performance-Based        Options based on linear interpolation (rounded to the nearest        one-hundredth) between the (x) closing price of the Company’s        common stock for the 20-consecutive trading day period        immediately preceding the Post-Change in Control Termination        (the “Termination Date Price”) and (y) the Hurdles between        which the Termination Date Price falls (i.e., between the $3        Hurdle and $5 Hurdle or between $5 Hurdle and $7 Hurdle).  By        way of example only, if the Termination Date Price is $4, you will        become vested in (i) the portion of the Performance-Based                   3  

 

      Options that vest based on the achievement of the $3 Hurdle to        the extent not vested in accordance with this letter prior to the        date of your Post-Change in Control Termination and (ii) an        additional 50% of the tranche of the Performance-Based Options        that would vest upon actual achievement of the $5 Hurdle (i.e.,        an additional 12.5% of the Performance-Based Options granted        pursuant to you).  If the Performance-Based Options remain        outstanding following the Change in Control, the Hurdles shall be        reasonably adjusted to account for the impact of the Change in        Control.  Any portion of the Performance-Based Options that do        not vest based on this paragraph will be forfeited for no        consideration on the date of your Post-Change in Control        Termination.               In the event of your Pre-Change in Control Termination (as        defined in the ESP), and provided that, on or prior to the date        that the Change in Control is consummated the $3 Hurdle has        been satisfied, the cash payment you will receive pursuant to        Section 2.2(c) of the ESP, will include payment in respect of a        portion of the Performance-Based Options based on linear        interpolation (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth) between        the (x) closing price of the Company’s common stock for the 20-       consecutive trading day period immediately preceding the        Change in Control (the “CIC Closing Date Price”) and (y) the        Hurdles between which the CIC Closing Date Price falls (i.e.,        between the $3 Hurdle and $5 Hurdle or between $5 Hurdle and        $7 Hurdle).  By way of example only, if the CIC Closing Date Price        is $4, the cash payment you will receive pursuant to Section        2.2(c) of the ESP, will include payment in respect of (i) the        portion of the Performance-Based Options that vest based on        the achievement of the $3 Hurdle to the extent not vested in        accordance with this letter prior to the date of your Pre-Change        in Control Termination and (ii) an additional 50% of the tranche        of the Performance-Based Options that would vest upon actual        achievement of the $5 Hurdle (i.e., an additional 12.5% of the        Performance-Based Options).  You will receive no payment        under Section 2.2(c) of the ESP for any portion of the        Performance-Based Options that do not vest based on this        paragraph will be forfeited for no consideration on the date the        Change in Control is consummated.    All awards are contingent upon and subject to the approval of the Board  or the Compensation Committee under the 2016 Plan or the Ascena  Retail Group, Inc. 2012 Cash Incentive Plan. All awards are subject to the  terms and conditions of the 2016 Plan or any other applicable plan and  any award agreements thereunder.  Awards granted to you prior to the  Effective Date will remain in effect, subject to, and in accordance, with  their terms and conditions.                   4  

 

                        Benefits:             You will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company’s benefit                        plans and programs on the same terms and conditions as in effect                        immediately prior to the Effective Date.  The Company reserves the right,                        in its sole discretion, to amend, change or discontinue, in whole or in                        part, any and all of its benefits and/or benefit plans and programs, at any                        time for any reason.                           Executive Severance   You will continue to be eligible under the ESP as in effect from time to  Plan:                 time.  In accordance with the terms of the Retention Letter, your                        participation in the ESP shall be modified as follows:                                                      in the event of your “Non-Change in Control Termination” (as                              defined in the ESP), your cash severance level under Section                              2.2(a)(i) of the ESP will be 24 months of your then-current base                              salary; and                                                           in the event of your “Change in Control Related Termination” (as                              defined in the ESP), the multiple for your cash severance amount                              under Section 2.2(a)(ii) of the ESP shall be two times (2x) rather                              than one and one-half times (1.5x).                                                      Pursuant to Section 2.4 of the ESP, you will have no duty to mitigate                        severance payments that you may become eligible to receive under the                        ESP (as modified herein) and the Company will not reduce its obligation                        to pay any such severance by any amount that you may earn as base                        salary from a new employer.  Your eligibility to receive severance                        benefits under the ESP is subject in all respects to the terms, conditions                        and restrictions of the ESP. If you resign your employment for any reason                        or your employment is terminated by the Company for any reason other                        than due to a Non-Change in Control Termination or a Change in Control                        Related Termination, you will not be eligible for any severance payments                        from the Company under this Agreement, the ESP or otherwise.                         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall there be any                        duplication of severance payments or benefits under any plan, program                        or policy, or under this letter, the Retention Letter or the Restrictive                        Covenant Agreement.                          Restrictive Covenants From and after the Effective Date, (i) the post-termination “Non-                       Compete Period” (as defined in the Restrictive Covenant Agreement)                        applicable to you will be one year following your termination for any                        reason, (ii) the post-termination “Non-Solicit Period” (as defined in the                        Restrictive Covenants Agreement) applicable to you will be two years                        following your termination for any reason, and (iii) such restrictions shall                        apply without any requirement of the Company to make any additional                        payments to you in the event of your termination by the Company                        without Cause and if you are receiving severance payments and benefits                        under the ESP as provided under this letter.                                         5  

 

At the Company, an employment at-will relationship prevails and the employment relationship can be  terminated with or without notice, at any time, by either you or Ascena.   Taxes:  Any payments or benefits to be made or provided to you pursuant to this letter shall be subject  to any withholding tax (including social security contributions and federal income taxes) as shall be  required by federal, state and local withholding tax laws.  This letter is intended to be exempt from, or  comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the guidance  promulgated thereunder, and will be interpreted, administered and operated in a manner consistent  with that intent.  Each payment to you shall be treated as a separate payment, and any right to a series  of installment payments is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.  Payments and  benefits that may be provided to you under the ESP shall be subject to Section 7.8 of the ESP.   Entire Agreement:  This letter sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between you and the  Company relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements,  arrangements and understandings, written and oral, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the  letter between you and the Company dated as of August 23, 2017, but excluding your award  agreements under the 2016 Plan, the Retention Letter, and the Restrictive Covenants Agreement.    This offer letter shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the  State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.   Waiver and Release:  In consideration of the terms, conditions and benefits, monetary and otherwise,  set forth in this letter agreement, you hereby release and waive any and all legal and contractual claims  and claims of entitlement, know or unknown, that you have or may have against Ascena and/or its  affiliates, directors, officers or employees, based on any facts, events or circumstances occurring  through the date you sign this letter, other than with respect to any outstanding equity awards or  vested, accrued benefits you may have under the terms and conditions of any applicable plan or  agreement.  You hereby acknowledge that you are not aware of any claims you may currently have  against Ascena and/or its affiliates, directors, officers or employees.   Please sign both copies of this letter, keep one for your records and return one to me.   Once again, congratulations on your new position.   Sincerely,                                I accept your offer as specified above.    /s/ Gary Muto                             /s/ Dan Lamadrid                Gary Muto                                 Dan Lamadrid  Chief Executive Officer                   Date: July 25, 2019                                           6

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