Perspectives on Athene's Funding Model and Surrender Activity

May 2023

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This presentation does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any security of Athene Holding Ltd. ("Athene").

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this presentation to "Apollo," "AGM" and "AGM HoldCo" refer to Apollo Global Management, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, and references in this presentation to "AAM" refer to Apollo Asset Management, Inc., a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc.

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Key Takeaways

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ATHENE HAS A HIGHLY STABLE FUNDING MODEL WITH MATCHED ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Retirement services balance sheet is structurally duration matched, supported by quarterly cash flow and asset adequacy testing

ANNUITIES ARE A PERSISTENT, PREDICTABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING DUE TO STRUCTURAL PROTECTIONS

83% of Athene's liabilities are non-surrenderable or protected by a surrender charge, and often incremental market value adjustment

POLICIES WHICH LAPSE FREE UP CAPITAL FOR NEW BUSINESS WITH NEW SURRENDER CHARGES Preferable to invest behind liabilities that are early in their surrender charge period

ATHENE HAS BEEN A NET BENEFICIARY OF INDUSTRY RECYCLE, WITH INFLOWS WELL OUTPACING OUTFLOWS Athene has #1 market share in U.S. fixed annuities1, and 30%+ of sales come from outflows from other carriers

ATHENE'S CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY ARE RESILIENT EVEN IN A SEVERELY DRACONIAN SURRENDER SCENARIO

If all ~17% of policy liabilities not protected by surrender charge were to lapse today, excess capital would double

Note: Data as of March 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted. Presented net of ACRA NCI.

1. Industry ranking per Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA) as of December 31, 2022.

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Retirement Services Companies Have Superior Funding Models to Banks

Illustrative Bank Funding Model

Illustrative Retirement Services Funding Model

10 Years

10-year duration mis-match between assets and liabilities

Fully Matched

8 Years

8 Years

Institutional liabilities are typically non-surrenderable

10 Year Treasuries

Agency MBS

0 Years

Surrenderable liabilities often protected by surrender charges and market value adjustments

Asset Duration

Liability Duration

Asset Duration

Liability Duration

Liability Characteristics

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Variable rate

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Tax inefficient

Surrender charges +

Tax efficient

market value adjustments

X

Daily liquid cash

Not a source of daily cash

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Assets and Liabilities are Matched as Interest Rates Move Up and Down

  • U.S. insurance regulations require companies to demonstrate that assets are sufficient without tapping into fund reserves
  • These tests project assets and liabilities for 30+ years under several diverse interest rate scenarios, and insurance companies must demonstrate solvency for all scenarios

Illustrative Duration Profile

Duration

The duration profile remains tight even as interest rates rise and fall, creating natural economic protection against unexpected variations in policyholder behavior

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-50bps

-25bps

Base

+25bps

+50bps

+100bps

Interest Rates

Assets

Liabilities

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