<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-18-001137.txt : 20180104
<SEC-HEADER>0001127602-18-001137.hdr.sgml : 20180104
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180104170431
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-18-001137
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180104

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Belardi James Richard
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001689315

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37963
		FILM NUMBER:		18510897

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ATHENE HOLDING LTD.
		STREET 2:		CHESNEY HOUSE, 96 PITTS BAY ROAD
		CITY:			PEMBROKE
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			HM08

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Berlardi James Richard
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20161104

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
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	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
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        <footnote id="F1">Of these Class A common shares, 13,971 were originally issued pursuant to a restricted share award which vests ratably on the first and second anniversaries of the vesting start date; provided, however, in the event of death or disability, the award shall become immediately and fully vested; and provided, further, that in the event of a termination of relationship due to (i) an involuntary termination by the Issuer without cause or (ii) resignation by the reporting person for good reason and, in each case, such termination of relationship occurs within eighteen (18) months following a change in control, the award shall become immediately and fully vested as of the effective date of such termination of relationship. These 13,971 shares were transferred by the reporting person to the James and Leslie Belardi Family Trust on June 30, 2017 in a transaction exempt from Section 16 by Rule 16a-13. Of these 13,971 shares, 6,986 remain unvested as of the date of this report.</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, 2016 vesting start date. An additional 44,183 RSUs not reported herein vest only if the Issuer satisfies certain performance criteria over the three fiscal year period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. In certain circumstances involving termination of the reporting person after a change in control of the Issuer, the award shall become immediately and fully vested as of the effective date of such termination of relationship.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each restricted stock unit 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 24,391 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. In certain circumstances involving termination of the reporting person after a change in control of the Issuer, the award shall become immediately and fully vested as of the effective date of such termination of relationship.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This reported transaction represents vested RSUs that have been settled in Class A common shares.  Vested RSUs are settled in Class A common shares on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">This reported transaction represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the settlement of vested RSUs that settled in Class A common shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This reported transaction represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted share awards.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">These RSUs were previously owned directly by the reporting person and were transferred to the James and Leslie Belardi Family Trust on June 30, 2017 in a transaction exempt from Section 16 by Rule 16a-13.</footnote>
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    <remarks>Mr. Belardi also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Athene Asset Management, L.P. (&quot;AAM&quot;), a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, LLC (&quot;Apollo&quot;). Certain of Apollo's affiliates manage investment funds (the &quot;Apollo Funds&quot;) that hold Class B common shares of the Issuer and may be deemed to beneficially own the common shares of the Issuer held by the Apollo Funds. This report does not include any securities of the Issuer held by AAM or any of the Apollo Funds or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by AAM or any Apollo investment managers or investment advisors affiliated with the Apollo Funds, and Mr. Belardi disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Belardi is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. 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 9, 2016)</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Ira Rosenblatt, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-01-04</signatureDate>
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