[144] Ares Management Corporation SEC Filing

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Ares Management Corporation (ARES) filed a Form 144 reporting a proposed sale of 300,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC with an aggregate market value of $54,015,000. The filing shows these shares were acquired as Founders Shares on 05/01/2014 from the issuer and payment dated 05/01/2014. The proposed approximate sale date is 09/05/2025 and the securities are listed on the NYSE. The filing also discloses multiple recent 10b5-1 sales by TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC on dates in August and September 2025, with each sale listing the number of shares and gross proceeds. The notice includes the standard certification that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material adverse information.

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Securities Compliance Analyst

TL;DR: Form 144 documents a planned sale of founder shares via an established broker and discloses recent 10b5-1 transactions.

The filing clearly identifies the seller's planned disposition of 300,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC with an aggregate market value reported at $54,015,000 and an approximate sale date of 09/05/2025. It records the original acquisition as founders shares on 05/01/2014 from the issuer, which is relevant for Rule 144 holding-period considerations. The inclusion of multiple dated 10b5-1 sales by TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC provides transparency around recent liquidity events. The signature representation regarding absence of undisclosed material adverse information is present as required. This filing is procedural and compliant in form; it does not by itself disclose operational or financial performance metrics.

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: The notice reports an orderly sale of founder shares and lists substantial recent 10b5-1 sales by an affiliated holder.

The document lists a proposed sale of 300,000 common shares with an indicated aggregate market value of $54,015,000, executed through a named broker on the NYSE and acquired as founders shares in 2014. The record of multiple 10b5-1 sales by TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC on several dates in August and September 2025, each with specific share counts and gross proceeds, signals active monetization by an owner entity. There is no financial statement data, earnings information, or change in corporate control disclosed. From an investor-impact perspective, the filing provides transparency about share disposition but contains no new operating metrics.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

Relationship to Issuer

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services 1 New York Plaza 8th Floor New York NY 10004	300000	54015000.00	215934693	09/05/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	05/01/2014	Founders Shares	ISSUER			300000	05/01/2014	N/A

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	09/04/2025	161656	28945331.25
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	09/03/2025	126499	22359874.69
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	09/02/2025	177929	31781250.95
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/29/2025	101032	18115633.69
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/28/2025	108374	19585685.24
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/27/2025	171686	30943534.34
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/26/2025	196197	35078081.25
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/25/2025	112522	20037388.91
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/22/2025	105394	19144535.54
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/21/2025	63378	11293281.46
10b5-1 Sales for TJ CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400 Los Angeles CA 90067	Common	08/20/2025	97971	17477801.07

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

Date of Plan Adoption or Giving of Instruction, If Relying on Rule 10b5-1

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)