DAVID B. KAPLAN - 18 Feb 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Ares Management Corp (ARES)

Signature
/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, by power of attorney
Issuer symbol
ARES
Transactions as of
18 Feb 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
20 Feb 2025, 20:52:05 UTC
Previous filing
02 Dec 2024
Next filing
06 Mar 2025

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction ARES Class A Common Stock Conversion of derivative security $0 +100,000 $0.000000 100,000 18 Feb 2025 By Trently Holdings, LLC
holding ARES Class A Common Stock 1,150,052 18 Feb 2025 By Ares Owners Holdings L.P. F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction ARES Ares Operating Group Units Conversion of derivative security -100,000 -1.2% 8,321,596 18 Feb 2025 Class A Common Stock 100,000 By Ares Owners Holdings L.P. F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 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.
F2 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.
F3 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.