Athene Holding Ltd. announced that its special general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to approve the previously announced proposed merger (the “Merger”) involving Athene Holding Ltd. (the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries “Athene”) and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”). The record date for the meeting is November 4, 2021. The special general meeting will be held virtually as a result of continuing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
The closing of the Merger is subject to approval by the Company’s shareholders, approval by Apollo’s stockholders, the receipt of regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The Merger is expected to close in January 2022.
About Athene
Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company with total assets of $224.4 billion as of September 30, 2021 and operations in the United States, Bermuda, and Canada. Athene specializes in helping its customers achieve financial security and is a solutions provider to institutions. Founded in 2009, Athene is Driven to Do More for our policyholders, business partners, shareholders, and the communities in which we work and live. For more information, please visit www.athene.com.
About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. We seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three business strategies: yield, hybrid and equity. Through our investment activity across our fully integrated platform, we serve the retirement income and financial return needs of our clients, and we offer innovative capital solutions to businesses. Our patient, creative, knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of September 30, 2021, Apollo had approximately $481 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Important Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It:
In connection with the Merger, Tango Holdings, Inc. (“Tango”) has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which includes a definitive proxy statement of the Company (the “Proxy Statement”) with respect to the Special General Meeting. The Company’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read the Registration Statement and Proxy Statement contained therein and any documents filed in connection therewith, as these materials will contain important information about the Company, Apollo, Tango, and the Merger. The Proxy Statement will be mailed to the Company’s shareholders who were holders of record as of November 4, 2021. The documents filed by Tango, Apollo and the Company with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Apollo will be available free of charge under the “Stockholders” section of Apollo’s website located at www.apollo.com or by contacting Apollo’s Investor Relations Department at (212) 822-0540 or IR@apollo.com.
Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge under the “Investors” section of Athene’s website located at www.athene.com or by contacting Athene’s Investor Relations Department at (441) 279-8531 or ir@athene.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
Apollo, the Company, and Tango and their respective directors, executive officers, members of management and employees may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction.
Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021, its amendment to its annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on April 20, 2021, and in subsequent documents filed with the SEC, each of which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Information about the directors and executive officers of Apollo and Tango is set forth in Apollo’s proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021, its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 19, 2021, and in subsequent documents filed with the SEC, each of which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations of the stockholders of Apollo and the shareholders of the Company, and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are contained in the preliminary and definitive proxy statements and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
Non-Solicitation
The disclosure herein is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Merger and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a definitive document.
Contacts:
Investors
Alex Pelzar
+1 646 768 7316
apelzar@athene.com
Media Contact
Marcia Kent
+1 515 342 3918
mkent@athene.com