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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a global alternative investment manager focused on credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure strategies. As a public company, Ares submits periodic and current reports that offer structured information about its operations, financial condition and significant corporate events.
Among the filings available for ARES are Form 8-K current reports, which Ares uses to disclose material events such as earnings announcements, dividends and investor presentations. For example, a Form 8-K dated October 31, 2025 notes a press release announcing financial results for a recent quarter and the declaration of a quarterly dividend on Class A common stock, while another Form 8-K dated September 25, 2025 references a presentation to analysts posted on the company’s investor resources website.
In addition to 8-Ks, investors typically review Ares’ annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and proxy statements on Schedule 14A for information on governance and executive matters. Filings related to capital structure, such as preferred stock or debt offerings, and documents concerning its role as manager of affiliated entities, are also part of the regulatory record.
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Ares Management Corporation (ARES) co-founder and CEO reported multiple open-market sales of Class A common stock executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on December 13, 2024. On November 24, 2025, an affiliated entity, Atticus Enterprises LLC, sold 112,806 shares at a weighted average price of $150.15, with individual trades ranging from $150.00 to $150.53. On November 25, 2025, additional sales included 5,811 shares at $150.53, 14,695 shares at $151.66, 116,937 shares at $152.78, and 48,754 shares at $153.29, each reported as weighted averages across specified price ranges. Following these transactions, 290,997 shares of Class A common stock are reported as indirectly owned through Atticus Enterprises LLC, and 1,400,000 restricted units are reported as directly owned, each unit representing the right to receive one share of Class A common stock upon vesting.
ARES Management has a holder filing a notice to sell common stock under Rule 144. The filing covers a proposed sale of 590,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an indicated aggregate market value of $86,983,700. The issuer reports 216,852,343 common shares outstanding and the approximate sale date listed is 11/24/2025 on the NYSE.
The seller acquired these shares as founders shares from the issuer on 05/02/2014. The notice also discloses prior Rule 10b5-1 plan sales by Atticus Enterprises LLC, including a sale of 44,760 common shares on 08/25/2025 for gross proceeds of $7,975,820.21. By signing, the seller represents they are not aware of undisclosed material adverse information about ARES.
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) reported an insider equity transaction by its Co-Founder and CEO, who is also a director. On 11/14/2025, 590,000 Ares Operating Group units were exchanged into 590,000 shares of Class A common stock at a stated price of $0. These shares are held indirectly through Atticus Enterprises LLC. Following the transaction, the reporting person also beneficially owns 1,400,000 restricted units that each represent the right to receive one share of Class A common stock upon vesting, and indirectly holds 7,251,596 Ares Operating Group units through Ares Owners Holdings L.P., which are exchangeable for Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis under an exchange agreement.
Ares Partners Holdco LLC and Ares Owners Holdings L.P. reported beneficial ownership of 110,863,589 shares of Ares Management Corporation Class A common stock, representing 33.9% of the class.
The position includes 4,336,729 Class A shares and 106,526,860 AOG Units that are convertible one-for-one into Class A shares, subject to restrictions. The reporting persons disclose shared voting power and shared dispositive power over 110,863,589 shares, with no sole power. Percentages are based on 220,324,704 Class A shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025, as increased by the 106,526,860 Class A shares issuable upon conversion of AOG Units.
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) received an amended Schedule 13G filing from Wellington Management Group LLP and affiliates, reporting beneficial ownership of 9,454,312 shares of ARES common stock, representing 4.38% of the class as of 09/30/2025.
The reporting persons show 0 shares with sole voting or dispositive power, 9,050,876 shares with shared voting power, and 9,454,312 shares with shared dispositive power. The shares are held for clients of Wellington’s investment adviser subsidiaries, and the filer indicates that no single client has rights to more than five percent of the class. The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Ares Management Corporation reports strong results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025, alongside closing a major real estate acquisition. Quarterly revenue reached $1,657,628 thousand, up from $1,129,739 thousand a year earlier, driven by higher management fees, carried interest and incentive fees. Net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation rose to $288,882 thousand for the quarter and $473,114 thousand for the nine-month period.
The company completed the $3,910,536 thousand GCP International acquisition, adding significant real estate and digital infrastructure capabilities and recording $2,269,620 thousand of goodwill and $1,330,100 thousand of new intangible assets. Operating cash flow was robust at $3,750,647 thousand for nine months, supporting higher debt, including $1,115,000 thousand drawn on the Credit Facility and total debt obligations of $3,675,783 thousand as of September 30, 2025.
Ares Management Corporation furnished its third-quarter 2025 results and announced a cash dividend. The company issued a press release with financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, furnished under Item 2.02.
Ares also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share on its Class A common stock, payable on December 31, 2025 to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2025, furnished under Item 7.01. A detailed earnings presentation accompanied the release.
The press release and presentation were included as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and were furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act.
The Vanguard Group reports beneficial ownership of 21,675,835 shares of Ares Management Corp common stock, equal to 10.03% of the class. Vanguard discloses it holds 19,920,262 shares with sole dispositive power and 1,325,808 shares with shared voting power; no sole voting power is reported. The filing states these holdings are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing control.
Naseem Sagati Aghili, General Counsel of Ares Management Corp (ARES), reported the sale of 21,000 shares of Class A common stock on October 1, 2025 under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 11, 2025. The sales occurred in multiple transactions at weighted-average reported prices of $154.34, $155.64, $156.48, $157.36, and $158.12 across separate lots; price ranges for the lots spanned approximately $153.95 to $157.72.
After these disposals the reporting person beneficially owns 255,397 shares, which the filing notes include 155,098 restricted units that convert to one share each upon vesting. The Form 4 is signed and dated October 3, 2025.
Form 144 notice for proposed sale of common stock. The filing reports a proposed sale of 21,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $3,357,690 and approximately 215,934,693 shares outstanding. The approximate sale date is 10/01/2025 on the NYSE. The shares were acquired as Restricted Stock Units on 05/01/2017 and the same 21,000 shares were reported sold under a Rule 10b5-1 plan on 09/10/2025 by Naseem Saghati Aghili for gross proceeds of $3,746,242.50. The filer attests there is no undisclosed material information.