<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-17-012862.txt : 20170323
<SEC-HEADER>0001127602-17-012862.hdr.sgml : 20170323
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170323212714
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-17-012862
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170321
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170323
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170323

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Athene Holding Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001527469
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
		IRS NUMBER:				980628973
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D0

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		96 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM08
		BUSINESS PHONE:		441-279-8400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		96 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM08

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Eckert William James IV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001693205

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37963
		FILM NUMBER:		17711036

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD., CHESNEY HOUSE
		STREET 2:		96 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM08
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        <issuerName>Athene Holding Ltd</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ATH</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Eckert William James IV</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD., CHESNEY HOUSE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>FIRST FLOOR, 96 PITTS ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PEMBROKE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>D0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>HM08</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BERMUDA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>SVP, Controller</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>51.25</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-03-21</value>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3977</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2027-03-21</value>
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                <value>Restricted Stock Units</value>
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                <value>2017-03-21</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This option vests ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the January 1, 2017 vesting start date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each restricted stock unit (&quot;RSU&quot;) represents a contingent right to receive one Class A common share of the Issuer. The RSUs reported herein vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the January 1, 2017 vesting start date. An additional 1,464 RSUs not reported herein vest only if the Issuer satisfies certain performance criteria over the three fiscal year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019.   Vested RSUs are settled in Class A common shares on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>SVP - Controller (Principal Accounting Officer). Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Form 3 filed by the Reporting Person on December 27, 2016)</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ira Rosenblatt, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-03-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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