Form 8-K

8-K — Ares Management Corp

Accession: 0001628280-26-042576

Filed: 2026-06-11

Period: 2026-06-08

CIK: 0001176948

SIC: 6282 (INVESTMENT ADVICE)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

______________________________________________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 8, 2026

ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware 001-36429 80-0962035

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(310) 201-4100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ARES New York Stock Exchange

6.75% Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share ARES.PRB New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On June 8, 2026, Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of the shares of common stock outstanding on the record date, April 13, 2026 (the “Record Date”). As of the Record Date, there were 222,023,639 shares of our Class A common stock outstanding representing 222,023,639 votes, 1,000 shares of our Class B common stock outstanding representing 783,766,262 votes and 104,328,294 shares of our Class C common stock outstanding representing 104,328,294 votes, for a total of 1,110,118,195 votes. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on April 21, 2026, and the Company’s inspector of election certified the vote tabulations indicated below.

Proposal 1

The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following votes:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

BROKER NON-VOTES

Michael J Arougheti

1,000,758,842

65,117,130

43,092

17,320,160

Ashish Bhutani

1,032,714,398

33,154,440

50,226

17,320,160

Antoinette Bush

1,005,012,985

60,857,401

48,678

17,320,160

R. Kipp deVeer

1,034,748,780

31,116,690

53,594

17,320,160

Paul G. Joubert

1,024,474,222

41,389,031

55,811

17,320,160

David B. Kaplan

1,035,088,743

30,773,379

56,942

17,320,160

Michael Lynton

1,015,072,964

50,791,326

54,774

17,320,160

Eileen Naughton

1,033,265,157

32,605,932

47,975

17,320,160

Dr. Judy D. Olian

984,401,141

81,469,734

48,189

17,320,160

Antony P. Ressler

985,288,621

80,424,160

206,283

17,320,160

Bennett Rosenthal

1,036,059,694

29,803,469

55,901

17,320,160

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2026 fiscal year was approved based on the following votes:

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

1,080,996,963

2,120,042

122,219

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

Dated: June 11, 2026

By: /s/ Jarrod Phillips

Name: Jarrod Phillips

Title: Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

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