X0206 3 2022-04-01 0 0001876006 Ares Private Markets Fund NONE 0001022837 SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU TOKYO M0 100-0005 JAPAN 0 0 1 0 0001184915 SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORP 1-2, MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU TOKYO M0 100-0005 JAPAN 0 0 1 0 Class I Shares 3000000 I See Footnote Reflects securities held directly by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Each of the Reporting Persons states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose or that such securities are subject to Section 16. SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, By: /s/ Hirofumi Otsuka, Name: Hirofumi Otsuka, Title: Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Planning Department Global Banking Unit 2022-04-11 SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., By: /s/ Hirofumi Otsuka, Name: Hirofumi Otsuka, Title: Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Planning Department Global Banking Unit 2022-04-11