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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-003092"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARES"
cik: "0001176948"
company_name: "Ares Management Corp"
filed_at: "2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T09:44:46.003157+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Management grants 1.6M RSUs to CEO, Credit head and others for reduced incentive fees

## Summary
- Granted 1.6M RSUs to CEO Arougheti, Credit head deVeer and others in exchange for reducing 2024 incentive fee allocations.
- Arougheti and deVeer each received 400,000 RSUs; RSUs vest in four equal installments from June 2026 to June 2029.
- Company can grant up to 1M additional RSUs for a 2025 reduction and up to 800k for a 2026 reduction, with similar vesting.
- RSUs carry lock-up restrictions on shares issued before June 30, 2029, releasing in installments on each anniversary of vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-003092
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARES
- cik: 0001176948
- company_name: Ares Management Corp
- filed_at: 2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024003092/0001628280-24-003092-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828024003092/ares-20240131.htm

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