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^*

Berry Ryan

(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 Corp [ ARES ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chief Mktg. & Strategy Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2019

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)
Class A Common Stock	01/20/2019		A		15,901	A	$0	553,075⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D
Class A Common Stock								2,700	I	By Retirement Savings Plan
Class A Common Stock								7,387	I	By Spouse's SEP IRA
Class A Common Stock								28,282	I	By Reporting Person & Spouse as joint tenants with right of survivorship
Class A Common Stock								5,003	I	By IRA

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects a grant of 15,901 restricted units granted on January 20, 2019, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in three equal installments on January 20, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Also includes 250,000 restricted units granted on November 1, 2018, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in four equal installments on November 1, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Also includes 8,645 restricted units granted on January 20, 2018, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in four equal installments on January 20, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.(Continued in Footnote 2)

2. In connection with the vesting on January 20, 2019, the reporting person received 1,423 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 739 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction. Also includes a grant of 100,000 restricted units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse on January 31, 2022. Also includes a grant of 9,440 restricted units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in four equal installments on January 20, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. In connection with the vesting on January 20, 2018, the reporting person received 1,541 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 819 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction.(Continued in Footnote 3)

3. In connection with the vesting on January 20, 2019, the reporting person received 1,562 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 798 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction. Also includes a grant of 100,000 restricted units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse on August 15, 2021. Also includes a grant of 13,530 restricted units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in three equal installments on January 20, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In connection with the vesting on January 20, 2018, the reporting person received 2,712 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 1,798 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction. (Continued in Footnote 4)

4. In connection with the vesting on January 20, 2019, the reporting person received 2,673 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 1,837 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction. Also includes a grant of 51,754 restricted units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restrictions on such units are scheduled to lapse in two equal installments on May 1, 2018 and 2019. In connection with the vesting on May 1, 2018, the reporting person received 16,928 shares of Class A Common Stock, with the remaining 8,949 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover taxes on this transaction.

	/s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili, by power of attorney	01/23/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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