Item 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws? Change in Fiscal Year.

On February 17, 2021 the Board of Directors of Ares Management Corporation (the "Company") adopted resolutions authorizing a Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "New Charter") in connection with an internal reorganization that is expected to occur on or about April 1, 2021. The internal reorganization will consist of, among other matters, a merger of each of Ares Investments L.P. and Ares Offshore Holdings L.P., with and into Ares Holdings, L.P. Accordingly, the New Charter will exclude references to each of Ares Investments L.P. and Ares Offshore Holdings L.P., and will reflect certain other immaterial changes. On February 17, 2021, the New Charter was approved by the written consent of the Company's stockholders representing 132,902,392 votes, which constituted over a majority of the voting power of the Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock on a combined basis. No other votes are required or necessary to adopt the New Charter.

The New Charter will become effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which is expected to occur on or about April 1, 2021. A copy of the New Charter is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.07.





Forward-Looking Statements

This current report on 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can identify these statements by the Company's use of the words "assumes," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "guidance," "intends," "plans," "projects," and similar expressions that do not relate to historical matters. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and could materially affect actual results, performance, or achievements. For a further description of such factors, you should read the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number                                  Description

  3.1       Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
          Ares Management Corporation

104       Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded
          within the Inline XBRL document.

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