FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 W. 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/09/2016	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Athene Holding Ltd [ ATH ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares (1)	123,272,019	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 W. 57TH STREET 43RD FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Principal Holdings III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED, 190 ELGIN STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9005 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Principal Holdings III GP Ltd (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED, 190 ELGIN STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9005 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Capital Management, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 WEST 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 WEST 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 W. 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Alternative Assets, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 87 MARY STREET, GEORGE TOWN (Street) GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo International Management, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 WEST 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo International Management GP, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 WEST 57TH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10019 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Apollo Life Asset Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET (Street) GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9005 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. see Exhibit 99.1

	See signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2	12/09/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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