Ares Management Corporation

11/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/19/2024 20:12

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KAPLAN DAVID B
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ares Management Corp [ARES] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Co-Founder
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2024
(Street)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 11/15/2024 C 250,000 A $ 0 250,000 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/15/2024 S(1) 16,756 D $167.35(2) 233,244 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/15/2024 S(1) 3,019 D $168(3) 230,225 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/18/2024 S(1) 3,501 D $166.72(4) 226,724 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/18/2024 S(1) 12,315 D $167.4(5) 214,409 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2024 S(1) 1,646 D $166.87(6) 212,763 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2024 S(1) 2,300 D $168.37(7) 210,463 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2024 S(1) 4,518 D $168.97(8) 205,945 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2024 S(1) 11,536 D $170.12(9) 194,409 I By Trently Holdings, LLC
Class A Common Stock 1,150,052 I By Ares Owners Holdings L.P.(10)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) 		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4) 		10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) 		11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Ares Operating Group Units (11) 11/15/2024 C 250,000 (11) (11) Class A Common Stock 250,000 (11) 8,421,596 I By Ares Owners Holdings L.P.(12)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KAPLAN DAVID B
1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS
SUITE 1400
LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 		X Co-Founder

Signatures

/s/ Anton Feingold, by power of attorney 11/19/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 16, 2024 by the reporting person, or a vehicle controlled by him.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 15, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $166.80 to $167.78. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote and footnotes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 15, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $167.80 to $168.35.
(4) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 18, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $165.97 to $166.96.
(5) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 18, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $167.00 to $167.86.
(6) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 19, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $166.28 to $167.24.
(7) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 19, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $167.62 to $168.61.
(8) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 19, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $168.63 to $169.61.
(9) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold on November 19, 2024 in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $169.63 to $170.35.
(10) The reporting person or a vehicle controlled by him is a limited partner in Ares Owners Holdings L.P. ("AOH"), the direct holder of the shares of Class A Common Stock. The shares of Class A Common Stock indirectly held by the reporting person or the vehicle are the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that he or the vehicle has a right to receive as a limited partner in AOH.
(11) Pursuant to the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (the "Exchange Agreement"), dated as of April 1, 2021, among Ares Management Corporation, Ares Holdings L.P. and each Ares Operating Group Limited Partner (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), and subject to certain requirements and restrictions, the partnership units of the Ares Operating Group ("AOG Units") are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
(12) The reporting person or a vehicle controlled by him is a limited partner in AOH, the direct holder of the shares of AOG Units. The AOG Units indirectly held by the reporting person are the number of AOG Units that he has a right to receive as a limited partner in AOH.
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