UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: Dec. 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Apollo Management IV, L.P. Address: One Manhattanville Road, Suite 201 Purchase, New York 10577 Form 13F File No.: 28-10465 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables are considered integral parts of this form. Persons Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Apollo Management, L.P. Title: General Partner of Apollo Management IV, L.P. Name: Apollo Management GP, LLC Title: General Partner of Apollo Management,L.P. Name: Patricia Navis Title: Vice Pres., Apollo Management GP, LLC Phone: 212-515-3485 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Apollo Management IV, L.P. By: Apollo Management, L.P. New York, NY Feb. 13, 2009 By: Apollo Management GP, LLC New York, NY Feb. 13, 2009 By: Patricia Navis, Vice President New York, NY Feb. 13, 2009 Report Type (Check only one): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 13 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 16 Form 13F Information Table Value Total (x$1000): $314,615 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F File Name Number 01 28-10406 Apollo Investment Fund IV, L.P. 02 28-12980 Apollo Strategic Value Master Fund, L.P. 03 28-12985 Apollo Value Investment Master Fund, L.P. 04 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC 05 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. 06 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Management GP, LLC 07 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Management, L.P. 08 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC 09 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Capital Management, L.P. 10 28-_____ (pending) Apollo SVF Management GP, LLC 11 28-_____ (pending) Apollo SVF Management, L.P. 12 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Value Management GP, LLC 13 28-_____ (pending) Apollo Value Management, L.P * The Reporting Manager does not have formal investment discretion with respect to the securities in the indicated rows, but may be deemed to be part of a group exercising such investment discretion. Such group, if any, would include the manager identified in the column captioned "Other Managers" relating to a given issuer. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any Other Included Manager exercises investment discretion or is a member of such a group with respect to such securities. Refer- ence is made to reports filed under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 16(a) for additional information with respect to such beneficial ownership and/or pecuniary interest of the Reporting Manager, any Other Included Manager and related entities. ** Fair market value is based on the closing prices of the securities, as of December 31, 2008 reported for composite transactions in New York Stock Exchange-listed securities and transactions in the Nasdaq Stock Market. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) under the Securities Ex- change Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any other person (including Other Included Managers named herein) is the beneficial owner of any securities.
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE CUSIP Value** Shares/ Sh/ Put/ Invstmt Other Voting Authority Name of Issuer Title of Class Number (x$1000) Prn Amt Prn Call Dscretn Manager Sole Shared None Apollo Invt Corp Com 03761U106 8927 958809 Sh Defined * 0 958809 0 Chemtura Corp Com 163893100 2314 1652500 Sh Defined 2,4,5,8-11* 0 1652500 0 Chemtura Corp Com 163893100 2909 2077500 Sh Defined 3-5,8-9,12-13* 0 2077500 0 Cninsure Inc Sposnored ADR 18976M103 1052 119717 Sh Defined 4-5,8-9* 0 119717 0 Core Mark Holding Co Inc Com 218681104 10118 470168 Sh Defined 4-7* 0 470168 0 Hughes Communications Inc Com 444398101 20948 1314163 Sh Defined 4-7* 0 1314163 0 Hughes Communications Inc Com 444398101 176845 11094447 Sh Defined 1,4-7 0 11094447 0 iPCS Inc Com New 44980Y305 9305 1356351 Sh Defined 1,4-7 0 1356351 0 National Finl Partners Corp Com 63607P208 3040 1000016 Sh Defined 1,4-7 0 1000016 0 Pinnacle Airl Corp Com 723443107 594 349369 Sh Defined 4-5,8-9* 0 349369 0 Pinnacle Airl Corp Com 723443107 1112 654368 Sh Defined 2,4,5,8-11* 0 654368 0 Pinnacle Airl Corp Com 723443107 911 535958 Sh Defined 3-5,8-9,12-13* 0 535958 0 Quality Distr Inc Fla Com 74756M102 31191 10397009 Sh Defined 4-7* 0 10397009 0 Sirius XM Radio Inc Com 82967N108 11023 91857857 Sh Defined 1,4-7 0 91857857 0 Verso Paper Corp Com 92531L108 33219 32251899 Sh Defined 4-7* 0 32251899 0 Yingli Green Energy Hldg Co ADR 98584B103 1107 181549 Sh Defined 4-5,8-9* 0 181549 0