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Ares Management Corporation ownership disclosure: Ares Partners Holdco LLC and Ares Owners Holdings L.P. report beneficial ownership of 109,360,850 Class A shares, representing 33.4% of the Company’s Class A stock on a calculated basis. The percentage is calculated using 221,955,340 Class A Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025, increased by 105,079,121 Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of AOG Units held by Ares Owners.
The filing states the reported securities include 4,281,729 Class A Shares held directly by Ares Owners and 105,079,121 AOG Units convertible one‑for‑one into Class A Shares, subject to restrictions. Governance details note that Ares Partners is managed by a board whose members include Michael J. Arougheti and Antony P. Ressler, with Mr. Ressler having general veto authority.
Capital World Investors, an investment management division of Capital Research and Management Company and affiliates, reported its ownership in Ares Management Corp. common stock as of 12/31/2025.
The filing shows beneficial ownership of 10,129,166 shares, representing 4.7% of Ares’ 216,852,343 shares believed to be outstanding. Capital World Investors has sole voting power over 10,127,992 shares and sole dispositive power over 10,129,166 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The shares are stated to be held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Ares Management Corp.
Ares Management Corporation director Ashish Bhutani reported buying 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock on February 6, 2026. The weighted average purchase price was $126.61, based on multiple trades between $126.11 and $127.07.
After this purchase, Bhutani beneficially owns 34,071 Class A shares, which includes 1,166 restricted units granted under an equity incentive plan. Each restricted unit converts into one Class A share as it vests over time.
Ares Management Corporation’s General Counsel, Sagati Aghili Naseem, sold a total of 3,921 shares of Class A Common Stock on February 4, 2026 in multiple open-market transactions under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 11, 2025.
The sales occurred at weighted average prices ranging from about $126.68 to $137.72 per share, executed across several price ranges detailed in the footnotes. Following these transactions, the reporting person directly beneficially owned 326,889 Class A shares, including 204,872 restricted units granted under an equity incentive plan that vest over time.
Ares Management Corporation reported that it has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, via a press release and detailed earnings presentation furnished as exhibits.
The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share on its Class A common stock, payable on March 31, 2026 to stockholders of record as of March 17, 2026. Both the earnings press release and the presentation are included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.
Ares Management received a Form 144 notice for a planned sale of 3,921 shares of its common stock. The shares are to be sold on the NYSE around 02/04/2026 through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, with an aggregate market value of 516,003.60.
The seller acquired the 3,921 shares as restricted stock units from the issuer on 01/31/2026. The filing also reports a prior Rule 10b5-1 sale for Sagati Aghili of 1,849 common shares on 01/22/2026, generating gross proceeds of 299,236.80.
Ares Management Co-President R. Kipp deVeer reported an equity award and related tax withholding. On January 31, 2026, he received a grant of 200,000 restricted units under an equity incentive plan, each representing the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. Certain restricted unit awards are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on June 30, 2027, 2028 and 2029, with additional awards vesting in installments under their agreements. On the same date, 101,444 shares of Class A Common Stock were withheld by the issuer to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations arising from vesting restricted units. After these transactions, deVeer directly holds 1,248,556 shares of Class A Common Stock, a position that includes 1,150,000 restricted units that vest over time.
Ares Management Corporation Co-President Blair Jacobson reported equity compensation transactions in Class A common stock. On January 31, 2026, he was granted 300,000 restricted units at $0 under an equity incentive plan, each unit representing one share upon vesting. These restrictions are scheduled to lapse in four equal installments on January 31, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031. On the same date, 47,000 shares of Class A common stock at $149.67 were withheld to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations arising from vesting of prior restricted units. After these transactions, Jacobson beneficially owned 1,111,221 shares directly, including 621,860 restricted units that vest in installments under the applicable award agreements.
Ares Management Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, Jarrod Phillips, reported equity-related transactions in Class A common stock. On January 31, 2026, he received 100,000 restricted units at $0 under the company’s equity incentive plan, each unit convertible into one share as it vests between 2028 and 2031.
On the same date, 15,568 shares were withheld at $149.67 per share to cover minimum tax obligations from vesting. After these transactions, he beneficially owned 327,809 Class A shares directly, including 250,003 restricted units scheduled to vest in installments under applicable award agreements.
Ares Management Corporation’s General Counsel, Naseem Sagati Aghili, reported equity-related transactions in Class A common stock. On January 31, 2026, the reporting person received 100,000 restricted units at $0 under an equity incentive plan, each unit representing one future share, scheduled to vest in four equal installments on January 31, 2028, 2029, 2030 and 2031.
On the same date, 23,861 shares of Class A common stock at $149.67 per share were withheld by Ares to satisfy minimum tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted units. After these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 330,810 Class A shares, including 204,872 restricted units that vest over time under applicable award agreements.