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)
02/14/2020

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	02/14/2020		M		105,681	A	$19	706,321⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common Stock	02/14/2020		F		75,955	D	$40.01	630,366⁽¹⁾	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								99,685	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)
Options (Right to Buy)	$19	02/14/2020		M			105,681	⁽²⁾	04/30/2024	Class A Common Stock	105,681	$19	422,728	D
Ares Operating Group Units	⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾							⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	46,866		46,866	I	By Ares Owners Holdings L.P.⁽⁵⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 600,640 restricted units granted under the Ares Management Corporation Second Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan. Each restricted unit represents the right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting. The restricted units vest in installments in accordance with the applicable restricted unit award agreement.

2. The options are fully vested as of May 1, 2019.

3. Pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018, among Ares Holdings Inc., Ares Holdco LLC, Ares Holdings L.P., AI Holdco LLC, Ares Investments L.P., Ares AI Holdings L.P., Ares Management Corporation, Ares Management GP LLC, Ares Offshore Holdings L.P., AOF Holdco LLC, Ares Offshore Holdings, Ltd., and each Ares Operating Group Limited Partner (as defined in the exchange agreement), and subject to certain requirements and restrictions, (Continued in footnote 4)

4. the partnership units of the Ares Operating Group ("AOG units") are exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to the following transfer restrictions: up to 20% of the shares of Class A Common Stock may be transferred in each of the subsequent five years after May 7, 2016.

5. 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 shares of AOG units. The AOG units indirectly held by the reporting person or the vehicle are the number of AOG units that he or the vehicle has a right to receive as a limited partner in AOH.

	/s/ Michael Weiner, by power of attorney	02/19/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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