8-K: Current report filing
Published on October 31, 2024
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 31, 2024, Martin P. Klein, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Athene Holding Ltd. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his decision to retire from his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective upon the appointment of his successor, which is expected to occur on or about June 30, 2025 (the “Transition Date”), and will assume the role of Senior Advisor to the Company. In this role, Mr. Klein will provide strategic advice to the Company’s senior management as the Company executes its plan for future growth. The Company will launch a thorough search to identify its next Chief Financial Officer.
On October 31, 2024, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Mr. Klein memorializing the terms of his transition from the Company. Under the Letter Agreement, for service through December 31, 2025, Mr. Klein’s base salary and benefits arrangements will continue at the same level as prior to the Transition Date, he will remain eligible for an annual bonus with respect to the 2024 calendar year (with a target bonus opportunity equal to $1,222,000), Mr. Klein will receive his 2025 long-term incentive award granted in the first quarter of 2025, with a grant date fair value of $975,000 and granted in the same vehicles as granted to other similarly situated executive officers of the Company, and he will be entitled to receive a partner stipend for 2025 in the amount of $250,000. Beginning January 1, 2026, and subject to his continued service with the Company, Mr. Klein’s target direct compensation will be $1,000,000, consisting of a base salary of $650,000 and a bonus opportunity equal to $350,000. While serving as a Senior Advisor, (i) Mr. Klein’s (A) outstanding equity awards and (B) outstanding rights related to performance fees will continue to vest in accordance with, and subject to, their terms and the underlying plans; (ii) Mr. Klein will remain eligible to receive severance benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company’s severance policy upon a qualifying separation, subject to any required notice period under his existing employment agreement; and (iii) Mr. Klein will continue to be entitled to receive an annual partner stipend of $250,000. Mr. Klein will also remain eligible for an annual bonus with respect to the 2025 calendar year, with a target bonus equal to $961,000, subject to his continued service through December 31, 2025 and the achievement of the applicable performance goals, which will be determined in the sole discretion of the executive committee of the board of directors of the Company.
The Letter Agreement also provides that, subject to his continued service with the Company through December 31, 2025 and his execution and non-revocation of the Company’s standard release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates, and his continued compliance with the terms of the awards and restrictive covenants in favor of the Company, the continued vesting and settlement of his outstanding performance fee program awards for the 2024 and 2025 performance years and his outstanding equity awards as if he had remained employed with the Company through the last scheduled vesting date for each applicable award, with his outstanding equity awards to be settled in shares of Apollo Global Management, Inc.
The public announcement regarding the foregoing management change was made by means of a press release on October 31, 2024, the text of which is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 31, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ATHENE HOLDING LTD. | ||||||
| Date: October 31, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joseph B. Cohen |
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| Joseph B. Cohen | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
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