Athene Holding Ltd

The following should be read in conjunction with the risk factors that may affect our business or operations described in Part I–Item 1A. Risk Factorsof our 2023 Annual Report. Other than as described in this Item 1A, there have been no material changes to our risk factors from those previously disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report.

The following updates and supplements the risk factors described in our 2023 Annual Report:

We or our business may be the target or subject of, and we may be required to defend against or respond to, litigation, regulatory investigations, enforcement actions or reputational harm.

We operate in an industry in which various practices are subject to potential litigation, including class actions and regulatory scrutiny. We, like other financial services companies, are involved in litigation and arbitration in the ordinary course of business and may be the subject of regulatory proceedings (including investigations and enforcement actions). Plaintiffs may seek large or indeterminate amounts of damages in litigation and regulators may seek large fines in enforcement actions. Given the large or indeterminate amounts sometimes sought, and the inherent unpredictability of litigation and enforcement actions, it is possible that an unfavorable resolution of one or more matters could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See Item 1. Legal Proceedings and Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies to the condensed consolidated financial statements for certain matters to which we are a party, if any. Even if we ultimately prevail in any litigation or receive positive results from investigations, we could incur material legal costs, or our reputation could be materially adversely affected.

Beginning in March 2024, four putative class actions were filed in federal courts in the United States against certain of our customers, in their respective capacities as plan sponsors, alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) in connection with their transfer of pension obligations under defined benefit plans governed under ERISA and their purchase of pension group annuity (PGA) contracts from us. The lawsuits seek, inter alia, that defendants guarantee the annuities purchased from us and disgorge any profits earned from the transactions. Although we are not a named defendant, the lawsuits make several negative allegations about us and our business, which we believe to be untrue. Negative public perceptions of us and our business could adversely affect (and may have already adversely affected) our ability to attract and retain customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, these lawsuits could lead to increased regulatory and governmental scrutiny of our business and the industry overall, and/or result in us becoming involved in these lawsuits or even being named as a defendant in future lawsuits related to our PGA business, which could result in additional expenses, adverse regulations and oversight, and/or additional reputational harm. These lawsuits could also spur similar copycat lawsuits, which could further impact our PGA business. To the extent that the inflows in our PGA business are negatively impacted by these lawsuits and any related regulatory and governmental scrutiny, we may seek to increase our inflows in our other distribution channels, including by issuing additional funding agreements within our institutional channel. However, there are no assurances that we would be successful in replacing any PGA inflows with inflows from other distribution channels or that such other inflows would result in comparable spreads.