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Ares Management Corporation filings document the formal disclosures of a public alternative asset manager, including earnings releases furnished on Form 8-K, dividend announcements, Regulation FD materials and preliminary performance-income updates. Material-event filings also describe financing arrangements at Ares Holdings L.P. and the company's reported securities, including Class A common stock and Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock.
Proxy materials cover board and shareholder voting matters, executive compensation and pay-versus-performance disclosures. The filing record connects Ares' governance and capital structure with recurring reporting on management fees, realized net performance income, fund activity and corporate finance obligations.
Ares Management Corp Co-Founder and CEO Michael J. Arougheti reported a tax-related share disposition tied to equity compensation. The company withheld 82,957 shares of Class A Common Stock at $111.31 per share to cover minimum tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted units.
Following this withholding, Arougheti directly holds 1,364,548 shares of Class A Common Stock. This figure includes 1,137,500 restricted units that each convert into one share upon vesting in installments under Ares Management’s equity incentive plan.
Ares Management Corp Co-President R. Kipp deVeer had 82,957 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld by the company to cover tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted units under its equity incentive plan. These shares were valued at $111.31 each. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 1,165,599 shares of Class A Common Stock, plus 987,500 restricted units that each convert into one share as they vest over time.
Ares Management Corp Chief Financial Officer Jarrod Phillips had 2,583 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld at $113.63 per share to cover minimum tax withholding obligations. The shares relate to the vesting of restricted units under an Ares equity incentive plan.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Phillips directly holds 325,226 Class A shares, including 245,003 restricted units granted under the plan. Each restricted unit represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock as it vests over time.
Ares Management Corporation reported the results of its annual meeting of stockholders held on June 8, 2026. Stockholders elected eleven directors to one-year terms, with each nominee receiving over 984 million votes in favor and broker non-votes of 17.3 million on each director item.
Stockholders also ratified Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year, with approximately 1.08 billion votes for, 2.1 million against and 122 thousand abstentions. Total voting power as of the April 13, 2026 record date was about 1.11 billion votes across Class A, B and C common stock.
Ares Management Corp Co-President Blair Jacobson reported a charitable stock gift. On June 3, 2026, Jacobson donated 8,000 shares of Ares Class A Common Stock to a charity as a bona fide gift, meaning there was no sale or purchase involved.
After the donation, Jacobson directly held 1,103,221 shares of Class A Common Stock. This total includes 621,860 restricted units granted under an Ares equity incentive plan, each of which can convert into one share of Class A Common Stock as the awards vest over time.
Ares Management Corporation filed an update describing Amendment No. 14 to its senior credit facility. Through this amendment, Ares Holdings L.P. and certain subsidiaries extended the maturity of the credit agreement to May 21, 2031.
The revolver commitments under the credit agreement were increased to $2,500,000,000, with an uncommitted accordion feature that allows expansion to a total facility size of $3,000,000,000. The amendment also removes the credit spread adjustment for Term SOFR, modifies certain covenant restrictions and events of default, and makes other technical changes to the facility’s terms.
Ares Management Corporation reported a Schedule 13G filing showing that Wellington Management entities beneficially own 5.10% of the common stock. The filing lists 11,273,546 shares as beneficially owned with shared voting power of 10,833,650 shares.
The filing identifies Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP and Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP as reporting persons and states holdings are owned of record by clients of Wellington investment advisers. The signatures are dated 05/15/2026.
Ares Management Corp. ownership update: Capital World Investors reports beneficial ownership of 11,795,806 shares, representing 5.3% of Ares' 220,902,613 shares believed outstanding as stated in the filing dated 03/31/2026. The filing lists sole voting and sole dispositive power over these shares.
Ares Management Corporation reported sharply higher first-quarter 2026 results. Total revenues rose to $1.40 billion from $1.09 billion a year earlier, driven mainly by higher management fees and incentive fees. Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation increased to $142.6 million from $47.2 million, with Class A and non-voting common stockholders earning basic and diluted EPS of $0.46.
Cash and cash equivalents were $568.8 million and total debt obligations were $4.39 billion as of March 31, 2026. The company completed the BlueCove acquisition, recording new management contract and technology intangibles and a $37.4 million bargain purchase gain, and it continues to carry sizable contingent earnout liabilities related to prior acquisitions.
Ares Management Corporation reported strong first quarter 2026 results and raised its shareholder payouts. GAAP net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation was $142.6 million, with basic and diluted EPS of $0.46 per Class A and non-voting common share.
After-tax realized income reached $452.4 million, or $1.24 per Class A and non-voting common share, while Fee Related Earnings were $464.4 million. Total revenues were $1.40 billion, supported by management fees of $989.5 million.
Ares highlighted record first-quarter fundraising of $30 billion, contributing to assets under management of $644.3 billion and fee-paying AUM of $399.6 billion. Available capital stood at $158.1 billion, and the firm declared a quarterly common dividend of $1.35 per share and a preferred dividend of $0.84375 on its 6.75% Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock.