Ares Management Corp

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, certain executive officers and directors of the Company or a vehicle controlled by them (each, a “Plan Participant”) entered into Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (a “Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan”) to sell shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, in each case, subject to any applicable volume limitations.

The table below provides certain information regarding each Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan.

(1)Includes 42,000 shares of Class A common stock plus an undetermined number of shares of Class A common stock that may be sold resulting from the vesting and settlement of up to 52,938 restricted units less the amount of shares of Class A common stock that will be withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations related to the settlement of those vested restricted units.

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 unvested awards.

Each Plan Participant’s Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan wasadopted during an authorized trading period and when such Plan Participant was not in possession of material non-public information and is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.