Ares Management

NEW YORK , July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES ) today reported its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2026. 6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. 49 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. 6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. 29 for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. 1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. "We generated strong second-quarter results, including another record quarter of fundraising with more than $36 billion of inflows as our clients continue to reward us due to our strong and consistent fund performance across our strategies," said Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer of Ares.

"Our diverse global origination platform enabled us to remain active investing in attractive opportunities across the platform in a slower transaction environment and we are now seeing a meaningful pickup in our firmwide investment pipeline." "We continue to translate the scale and diversification of our platform into strong financial performance with many of our key financial metrics growing more than 20% year over year and we remain on track to achieve our financial goals for the year," said Jarrod Phillips, Chief Financial Officer of Ares. "We have a record $170 billion of dry powder, which positions us well to execute on our largest ever forward investment pipeline and support continued earnings growth."

35 per share of its Class A and non-voting common stock, payable on September 30, 2026 to its Class A and non-voting common stockholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2026. 75% Series B mandatory convertible preferred stock, payable on October 1, 2026 to its preferred stockholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2026. Dividend Reinvestment Program Ares has a Dividend Reinvestment Program for its Class A common stockholders that will be effective for the quarterly dividend on September 30, 2026. Equiniti Trust Company is engaged to administer the plan on behalf of Ares.

Additional information can be located on the Investor Resources section of our website. com on the Investor Resources section of our home page under Events and Presentations. The presentation is titled "Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Presentation." m. (Eastern Time) to discuss second quarter results. com . Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Domestic callers can access the conference call by dialing +1 (800) 267-6316. International callers can access the conference call by dialing +1 (203) 518-9783. All callers are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call so that name and company information can be collected and to reference the conference ID ARESQ226.

For interested parties, an archived replay of the call will be available through August 31, 2026 to domestic callers by dialing +1 (800) 839-5676 and to international callers by dialing +1 (402) 220-2565. An archived replay will also be available through August 31, 2026 on a webcast link located on the Home page of the Investor Resources section of our website. About Ares Management Corporation Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES ) is a leading global alternative investment manager offering clients complementary primary and secondary investment solutions across the credit, real estate, private equity and infrastructure asset classes.

We seek to advance our stakeholders' long-term goals by providing flexible capital that supports businesses and creates value for our investors and within our communities. By collaborating across our investment groups, we aim to generate consistent and attractive investment returns throughout market cycles. As of June 30, 2026, Ares Management Corporation's global platform had over $671 billion of assets under management, with operations across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. com . Forward-Looking Statements Statements included herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, future events, operations and financial performance.

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