DESCRIPTION OF THE SENIOR NOTES
A description of the specific terms of the notes being offered is set forth below. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the base indenture, dated as of January 3, 2018, between Athene Holding Ltd. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) ( as amended by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2023 between Athene Holding Ltd., a corporation organized under the State of Delaware (as successor to Athene Holding Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company) and the Trustee, the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture (the “Ninth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) to be entered into between Athene Holding Ltd. and the Trustee, to be dated as of March 22, 2024. The Indenture has been qualified as an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”). The terms of the Indenture are those provided in the Base Indenture and the Ninth Supplemental Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by the Trust Indenture Act.
The following description of certain terms of the notes and certain provisions of the Indenture, as supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, supplements the description under “Description of Debt Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. To the extent that the following description is not consistent with that contained in the accompanying prospectus under “Description of Debt Securities” you should rely on this description. This description is only a summary of the material terms and does not purport to be complete. We urge you to read the Indenture, as supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, in its entirety because it, and not this description, will define your rights as a beneficial holder of the notes.
Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this “Description of the Senior Notes” to “Athene Holding Ltd.,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or “the Company” refer only to Athene Holding Ltd. and not to any of its subsidiaries.
Certain Terms of the Notes
The notes will initially be limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,000,000,000. There is no limit on the aggregate principal amount of notes that Athene Holding Ltd. may issue. The notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
The notes will mature on April 1, 2054 (the “Stated Maturity Date”) and will bear interest at 6.25% per annum. Interest will accrue from March 22, 2024 or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.
Interest on the notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2024 (or, if such day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the next succeeding Business Day (without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay), with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was originally payable), to the persons in whose names the notes are registered at the close of business on the preceding March 15 or September 15, as the case may be (whether or not a Business Day), provided that interest payable at the Stated Maturity Date or upon redemption will be paid to the person to whom principal is payable. Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Trustee will act as paying agent for the notes.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this prospectus supplement, so long as the notes are in book-entry form, Athene Holding Ltd. will make payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest through the Trustee to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).
“Business Day” means any day other than a day on which the federal or state banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or a place of payment, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or regulation to close.
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