Ownership Submission
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Spilker Marc
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Apollo Global Management LLC [APO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 shares 2,500,000 (1)
D
 

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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 of Derivative Security: 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
Share Option   (2) 12/02/2020 Class A shares 5,000,000 $ 8 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Spilker Marc
C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
      President  

Signatures

/s/ Jessica Lomm, attorney-in-fact 03/29/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents restricted share units ("RSUs") granted under the Apollo Global Management, LLC 2007 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive, in accordance with the issuance schedule set forth in the applicable RSU award agreement, one Class A share for each vested RSU. Subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the RSUs vest in installments in accordance with the terms of the applicable RSU award agreement, provided the reporting person remains in service through the applicable vesting date.
(2) Subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances, the share option vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 833,333 shares on December 31, 2011, and vests and becomes exercisable with respect to the balance of the grant in equal quarterly installments of 208,333 (or 208,334) Class A shares from March 31, 2012 through December 31, 2016; provided that the reporting person remains in continuous employment through each such vesting date.
(3) The price set forth above is on a per share basis. The share option represents a right to receive 5,000,000 Class A shares, subject to the vesting schedule described above in note (2).
 
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