General Counsel, Executive Vice President, and Secretary

0001104659-18-068437.txt : 20181114 0001104659-18-068437.hdr.sgml : 20181114 20181114160611 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-18-068437 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20181114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20181114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARES MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001259313 IRS NUMBER: 010605583 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12990 FILM NUMBER: 181183647 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 BUSINESS PHONE: 310-201-4100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS STREET 2: 12TH FLOOR CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90067 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE 0001259313 XXXXXXXX 09-30-2018 09-30-2018 false ARES MANAGEMENT LLC

2000 Avenue of the Stars 12th Floor Los Angeles CA 90067

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-12990 Y *The Reporting Manager does not have formal investment discretion with respect to the securities in the indicated rows, but may be deemed to be part of a group exercising such investment discretion. Such group, if any, would include each manager identified in the column captioned "Other Managers" relating to a given issuer. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any Other Included Manager exercises investment discretion or is a member of such a group with respect to such securities. Reference is made to reports filed under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 16(a) for additional information with respect to such beneficial ownership and/or pecuniary interest of the Reporting Manager, any Other Included Manager and related entities. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any other person (including Other Included Managers named herein) is the beneficial owner of any securities. Michael D. Weiner General Counsel, Executive Vice President, and Secretary 310-201-4140 /s/ Michael D. Weiner Los Angeles CA 11-14-2018 4 58 2021251 false 1 0001462608 028-14343 ACOF Operating Manager III LLC 2 0001620272 028-17046 ACOF Operating Manager IV, LLC 3 0001681591 028-17507 Ares Cactus Operating Manager, L.P. 4 0001683967 ASSF Operating Manager IV, L.P. 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