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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

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

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/12/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Exela Technologies, Inc. [ XELA ]

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)
Common Stock	31,568,750	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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9 W. 57TH STREET

43RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Novitex Parent, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Apollo Novitex Holdings, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Novitex Parent GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC,

9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Apollo Management VII, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD, SUITE 400

(Street)

WILMINGTON

19808

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

AIF VII Management, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9 W. 57TH STREET

43RD FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Apollo Management, L.P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD

SUITE 203

(Street)

PURCHASE

10577

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Apollo Management GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD

SUITE 203

(Street)

PURCHASE

10577

(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

10019

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. See Exhibit 99.1.

	See signatures attached as Exhibit 99.2	07/24/2017
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Exhibit 99.1

(1) The shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Exela Technologies, Inc. (the “Issuer”) reported as beneficially owned represents the aggregate number of shares that are held of record by Novitex Parent, L.P. (“Parent”) and Apollo Novitex Holdings, L.P. (“Novitex Holdings”). Parent, Novitex Holdings and the other entities that are filing this Statement on Form 3, as described herein, are collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

Novitex Parent GP, LLC (“Novitex GP”) is the general partner of each of Parent and Novitex Holdings. Apollo Management VII, L.P. (“Management VII”) is the manager of Novitex GP, and AIF VII Management, LLC (“AIF VII LLC”) is the general partner of Management VII. Apollo Management, L.P. (“Apollo Management”) is the sole member-manager of AIF VII LLC, and Apollo Management GP, LLC (“Apollo Management GP”) is the general partner of Apollo Management. Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“Management Holdings”) is the sole member-manager of Apollo Management GP, and Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (“Management Holdings GP”) is the general partner of Management Holdings. Leon Black, Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan are the managers, as well as executive officers, of Apollo Management Holdings GP.

Each of Parent and Novitex Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock owned of record by the other or that may be beneficially owned by any of the other Reporting Persons, and each of the other Reporting Persons, and Messrs. Black, Harris and Rowan, disclaims beneficial ownership of any shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock owned of record by Parent or Novitex Holdings or that may be beneficially owned by any of the other Reporting Persons, in each case except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity or person is the beneficial owner of or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

The principal address of each of Parent, Novitex Holdings, Novitex GP, Management VII, AIF VII LLC, Apollo Management, Management GP, Management Holdings and Management Holdings GP, and Messrs. Black, Harris and Rowan, is 9 W. 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

Exhibit 99.2

This Statement on Form 3 is filed by: (i) Novitex Parent, L.P., (ii) Apollo Novitex Holdings, L.P., (iii) Novitex Parent GP, LLC, (iv) Apollo Management VII, L.P., (v) AIF VII Management, LLC, (vi) Apollo Management, L.P., (vii) Apollo Management GP, LLC, (VII) Apollo Management Holdings, L.P., and (ix) Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC

Name of Designated Filer: Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC

Date of Event Requiring Statement: July 12 2017

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Exela Technologies, Inc. [XELA]

NOVITEX PARENT, L.P.

By:	Novitex Parent GP, LLC
	its general partner

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

APOLLO NOVITEX HOLDINGS, L.P.

By:	Novitex Parent GP, LLC
	its general partner

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

	NOVITEX PARENT GP, LLC

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

APOLLO MANAGEMENT VII, L.P.

By:	AIF VII Management, LLC
	its general partner

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

	AIF VII MANAGEMENT, LLC

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

APOLLO MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By:	Apollo Management GP, LLC
	its general partner

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

	APOLLO MANAGEMENT GP, LLC

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, L.P.

By:	Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC
	its general partner

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President

	APOLLO MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS GP, LLC

	By:	/s/ Laurie D. Medley
	Name:	Laurie D. Medley
	Title:	Vice President