SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Arougheti Michael J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS

12TH FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARES MANAGEMENT LP [ ARES ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Co-Founder, CEO & President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/31/2018

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Shares	07/31/2018		A		666,666	A	$0	666,666⁽¹⁾	D
Common Shares								3,355,052	I	By Ares Owners Holdings L.P.⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Units	⁽³⁾	07/31/2018		A		1,333,334		⁽³⁾	07/31/2028	Common Shares	1,333,334	$0	1,333,334	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents a grant of 666,666 restricted units granted on July 31, 2018 pursuant to the Ares Management, L.P. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, each of which represents the right to receive one Common Share upon vesting. The restricted units will vest in four equal installments on January 1, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, generally subject to the reporting person's continued service through each vesting date.

2. 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 Common Shares. The Common Shares indirectly held by the reporting person or the vehicle are the number of Common Shares that he or the vehicle has a right to receive as a limited partner in AOH.

3. The restricted units were granted on July 31, 2018 pursuant to the Ares Management, L.P. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, each of which represents the right to receive one Common Share upon vesting. The restricted units are subject to market price-based vesting conditions as follows: (i) 666,667 units will vest if, over all trading days that occur during any 30 consecutive calendar day period on or prior to January 1, 2028, the volume-weighted average price per Common Share is at least $35.00 and (ii) 666,667 units will vest if, over all trading days that occur during any 30 consecutive calendar day period on or prior to January 1, 2028, the volume-weighted average price per Common Share is at least $45.00, in each case generally subject to the reporting person's continued service through the applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Michael D. Weiner, by power of attorney	08/02/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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