SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-06-10

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<div><a name="sE3CC400DDE28651433FF248BF837B843"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit 10.2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ATHENE HOLDING LTD. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2019 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE I</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PURPOSE OF THE PLAN </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The purpose of the ATHENE HOLDING LTD. 2019 SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) is (i) to further the growth and success of Athene Holding Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company limited by shares (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and its Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined) by enabling directors and employees of, or consultants to, the Company, its Subsidiaries and the Asset Management Company (as hereinafter defined) to personally participate and share in the Company&#8217;s growth and success, and (ii) to provide a means of rewarding outstanding performance by such persons to the growth and success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.&#160;Awards granted under the Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) shall be nonqualified share options (referred to herein as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">NSOs</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), share options intended to constitute incentive stock options for purposes of Section 422 of the Code (referred to herein as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">ISOs</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; and, together with NSOs, as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Options</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), rights to purchase Shares, restricted shares (referred to herein as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Restricted Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), restricted share units (referred to herein as &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Restricted Share Units</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), performance awards (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Performance Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and other awards settleable in, or based upon, Shares (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Other Share-Based Awards</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLE II</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">DEFINITIONS </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Affiliate</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; means with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person and/or one or more Affiliates thereof.&#160;As used in this definition and the definition of the term &#8220;control,&#8221; including the correlative terms &#8220;controlling,&#8221; &#8220;controlled by&#8221; and &#8220;under common control with,&#8221; means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies (whether through the ownership of securities or any partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px