---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-030757"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARES"
cik: "0001176948"
company_name: "Ares Management Corp"
filed_at: "2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T12:38:56.851542+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Management stockholders elect all 11 directors, approve advisory say-on-pay and 3-year frequency

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected with strong support; Michael Arougheti received 980.3M votes for.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as 2025 auditor passed with 1.04B votes for (99.9% of cast).
- Say-on-pay advisory approved with 950.7M for (92.2% of votes cast excluding broker non-votes).
- Stockholders voted for a 3-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes (883.1M votes for 3 years).
- Board adopted 3-year cycle for future advisory votes on executive compensation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-030757
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARES
- cik: 0001176948
- company_name: Ares Management Corp
- filed_at: 2025-06-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828025030757/0001628280-25-030757-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828025030757/ares-20250606.htm

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