UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 21, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Apollo Global Management, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35107 | 20-8880053 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor |
| New York, New York 10019 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(212)515-3200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 21, 2017, a consortium of investors including affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) announced in a press release that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Voya Financial, Inc.’s Closed Block Variable Annuity business. The foregoing description and the other information in this Current Report on Form8-K are included solely for information purposes.
The information included in this Current Report on Form8-K (including the exhibit thereto) is being furnished under Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure” and Item 9.01 “Financial Statements and Exhibits” of Form8-K. As such, the information (including the exhibit) herein shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 21, 2017. | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 21, 2017. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||||||
| Date: December 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ John J. Suydam | ||||
| John J. Suydam | ||||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||||