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Filing Date: 2025-02-24

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i0ffebebe1a0546ae9e3a112d0bac1706_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CERTAIN INFORMATION, IDENTIFIED BY AND REPLACED WITH A MARK OF &#8220;&#91;XXXXX&#93;,&#8221; HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Execution Version<br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), effective as of May 31, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">First Amendment Effective Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), is made by and among Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding 2 Ltd. (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">ACRA 2 HoldCo</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), Apollo&#47;Athene Dedicated Investment Program II, L.P. (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">ADIP II</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) and Athene Life Re Ltd. (&#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">ALRe</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), a reinsurance company organized under the laws of Bermuda and, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, the holder of one hundred percent (100%) of the Class B Common Shares of ACRA 2 HoldCo. ACRA 2 HoldCo, ADIP II and ALRe are the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Parties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; and each a &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Party</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; to this Amendment.<br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WITNESSETH</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#58;<br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to that certain Shareholders Agreement, effective as of July 1, 2023 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Shareholders Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59; <br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Shareholders Agreement as provided herein&#59; and <br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Shareholders Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement may be amended by a written instrument duly executed by the proper officers of (i) each ACRA 2 Investment Entity and (ii) the holders of the Class B Common Shares, each as defined therein. <br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows&#58; <br><br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-