UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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 15, 2021
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-36429 | | 80-0962035 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, 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)
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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 |
| 7.00% Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ARES.PRA | 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).
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Item 8.01 Other Events
R. Kipp deVeer, an executive officer and director (the “Plan Participant”) of Ares Management Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan to sell shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, subject to any applicable volume limitations. The table below provides certain information regarding the Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.
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| Name | | Plan Date | | Maximum Shares That May Be Sold Under The Plan | | Plan Expiration Date |
| R. Kipp deVeer | | June 15, 2021 | | 300,000 | | November 1, 2022 |
Trading under the Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan may commence no sooner than three business days after the date that the Company reports earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 and will end on the earlier of the applicable date set forth above and the date on which all the shares in the plan are sold. The Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan was entered into for estate planning purposes.
A Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan is a written document that pre-establishes the amounts, prices and dates (or formulas for determining the amounts, prices and dates) of future purchases or sales of the Company’s common stock, including, if applicable, shares issued upon exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock units or performance shares.
The Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan was adopted during an authorized trading period and when such Plan Participant was not in possession of material non-public information. The transactions under the Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other officers, insiders and employees of the Company may from time to time establish stock trading plans under Rule 10b5-1. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans of the Company’s officers or directors. By furnishing the information in this Item 8.01, the Company is making no admission as to the materiality of such information.
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.
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| | | | ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION |
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| Date: June 21, 2021 | | | |
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| | | By: | /s/ Michael R. McFerran |
| | | Name: | Michael R. McFerran |
| | | Title: | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer |
