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Ares Management Corporation 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Ares Management Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated 02 October 2026.

18Reported items
152Asset managers
7,773Fund votes
2026-06-08Meeting date

Proxy season: 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Ares Management Corporation

These tallies are Ares Management Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Ares Management Corporation — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held 2026-06-08
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Outcome
Elect Director: Michael J Arougheti	1,000,758,842	65,117,130	43,092	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Ashish Bhutani	1,032,714,398	33,154,440	50,226	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Antoinette Bush	1,005,012,985	60,857,401	48,678	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: R. Kipp deVeer	1,034,748,780	31,116,690	53,594	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Paul G. Joubert	1,024,474,222	41,389,031	55,811	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: David B. Kaplan	1,035,088,743	30,773,379	56,942	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Michael Lynton	1,015,072,964	50,791,326	54,774	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Eileen Naughton	1,033,265,157	32,605,932	47,975	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian	984,401,141	81,469,734	48,189	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Antony P. Ressler	985,288,621	80,424,160	206,283	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes
Elect Director: Bennett Rosenthal	1,036,059,694	29,803,469	55,901	--	17,320,160	Majority: yes

Source: Ares Management Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on 2026-06-11 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Ares Management Corporation 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 152 asset managers that disclosed a Ares Management Corporation vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Ares Management Corporation’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. Election of Directors: Antoinette Bush

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 1,005,012,985AGAINST: 60,857,401

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Antoinette Bush”): 1,005,012,985 for, 60,857,401 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 60% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (55,980,586 for, 37,080,068 against).

FOR 60%AGAINST 40%

FOR: 55,980,586 (60.2%)AGAINST: 37,080,068 (39.8%)ABSTAIN: 4,698 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Antoinette Bush” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	8,393,587	24,076,146	Against
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	4,935,149	1,409,384	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	501,794	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

2. Election of Directors: Antony P. Ressler

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 985,288,621AGAINST: 80,424,160

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Antony P. Ressler”): 985,288,621 for, 80,424,160 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 51.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (47,850,967 for, 45,209,664 against).

FOR 51.4%AGAINST 48.6%

FOR: 47,850,967 (51.4%)AGAINST: 45,209,664 (48.6%)ABSTAIN: 4,722 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Antony P. Ressler” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	8,364,968	24,104,764	3	Against
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	0	For
BlackRock	7,630,385	7,300	0	For
Fidelity	59,304	6,285,229	0	Against
Charles Schwab	5,992,393	532	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	0	Against
Principal	0	2,855,509	0	Against
State Street	3,983	2,214,345	0	Against
MFS	2,111,656	0	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	0	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	0	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	0	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	0	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	0	For
TIAA	0	501,794	0	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	0	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	274,734	0	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	0	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

3. Election of Directors: Ashish Bhutani

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,032,714,398AGAINST: 33,154,440

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ashish Bhutani”): 1,032,714,398 for, 33,154,440 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 86% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (80,158,668 for, 12,901,989 against).

FOR 86%14%

FOR: 80,158,668 (86.1%)AGAINST: 12,901,989 (13.9%)ABSTAIN: 4,698 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Ashish Bhutani” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,264	472	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	4,935,149	1,409,384	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	501,794	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

4. Election of Directors: Bennett Rosenthal

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,036,059,694AGAINST: 29,803,469

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bennett Rosenthal”): 1,036,059,694 for, 29,803,469 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 89% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (82,551,490 for, 10,509,167 against).

FOR 89%11%

FOR: 82,551,490 (88.7%)AGAINST: 10,509,167 (11.3%)ABSTAIN: 4,699 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Bennett Rosenthal” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,316	421	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	6,344,533	0	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	729,146	118,782	For
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	688,909	0	For
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	551,252	2,043	For
TIAA	0	501,794	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	274,734	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

5. Election of Directors: David B. Kaplan

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,035,088,743AGAINST: 30,773,379

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David B. Kaplan”): 1,035,088,743 for, 30,773,379 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (81,708,217 for, 11,352,439 against).

FOR 88%12%

FOR: 81,708,217 (87.8%)AGAINST: 11,352,439 (12.2%)ABSTAIN: 4,699 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: David B. Kaplan” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,303	433	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	6,344,533	0	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	688,909	0	For
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	551,252	2,043	For
TIAA	0	501,794	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	274,734	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

6. Election of Directors: Dr. Judy D. Olian

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 92%8%

FOR: 984,401,141AGAINST: 81,469,734

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian”): 984,401,141 for, 81,469,734 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 48.7% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (45,289,484 for, 47,771,170 against).

FOR 48.7%AGAINST 51.3%

FOR: 45,289,484 (48.7%)AGAINST: 47,771,170 (51.3%)ABSTAIN: 4,698 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Dr. Judy D. Olian” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	8,393,531	24,076,202	Against
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	9,201	7,628,484	Against
Fidelity	4,875,845	1,468,688	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	3,983	2,214,345	Against
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	419,010	134,285	For
TIAA	501,794	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	0	259,641	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

7. Election of Directors: Eileen Naughton

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,033,265,157AGAINST: 32,605,932

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eileen Naughton”): 1,033,265,157 for, 32,605,932 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 86% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (80,286,386 for, 12,774,272 against).

FOR 86%14%

FOR: 80,286,386 (86.3%)AGAINST: 12,774,272 (13.7%)ABSTAIN: 4,698 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Eileen Naughton” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,272	465	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	4,935,149	1,409,384	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	501,794	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

8. Election of Directors: Michael J Arougheti

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 1,000,758,842AGAINST: 65,117,130

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J Arougheti”): 1,000,758,842 for, 65,117,130 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 59% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (55,299,146 for, 37,761,510 against).

FOR 59%AGAINST 41%

FOR: 55,299,146 (59.4%)AGAINST: 37,761,510 (40.6%)ABSTAIN: 4,697 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael J Arougheti” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	8,393,545	24,076,189	Against
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	4,935,149	1,409,384	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	0	501,794	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	274,734	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

9. Election of Directors: Michael Lynton

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 1,015,072,964AGAINST: 50,791,326

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Lynton”): 1,015,072,964 for, 50,791,326 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 77% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (71,272,635 for, 21,788,021 against).

FOR 77%AGAINST 23%

FOR: 71,272,635 (76.6%)AGAINST: 21,788,021 (23.4%)ABSTAIN: 4,699 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael Lynton” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,074	662	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	59,304	6,285,229	Against
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	3,983	2,214,345	Against
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	0	1,312,245	Against
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	0	501,794	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

10. Election of Directors: Paul G. Joubert

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 1,024,474,222AGAINST: 41,389,031

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul G. Joubert”): 1,024,474,222 for, 41,389,031 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 84% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (78,017,938 for, 15,042,718 against).

FOR 84%AGAINST 16%

FOR: 78,017,938 (83.8%)AGAINST: 15,042,718 (16.2%)ABSTAIN: 4,699 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Paul G. Joubert” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,214	521	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	4,935,149	1,409,384	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	3,983	2,214,345	Against
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	0	688,909	Against
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	550,481	2,814	For
TIAA	501,794	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	For
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

11. Election of Directors: R. Kipp deVeer

DIRECTOR ELECTIONSMajority of the votes cast: yes

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 1,034,748,780AGAINST: 31,116,690

Ares Management Corporation’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: R. Kipp deVeer”): 1,034,748,780 for, 31,116,690 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-06-11 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Share-of-outstanding not shown: votes cast exceed the reported share count, which usually means multiple share classes with different voting rights.

The 142 asset managers below cast 88% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (81,708,168 for, 11,352,488 against).

FOR 88%12%

FOR: 81,708,168 (87.8%)AGAINST: 11,352,488 (12.2%)ABSTAIN: 4,699 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: R. Kipp deVeer” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
Vanguard	32,469,297	439	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	For
BlackRock	7,632,627	5,058	For
Fidelity	6,344,533	0	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	0	3,265,000	Against
Principal	474	2,855,035	Against
State Street	2,217,687	641	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	For
John Hancock	3,319	844,609	Against
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	For
T. Rowe Price	688,909	0	For
Legg Mason	658,074	2,655	For
Brown Advisory Funds	0	636,318	Against
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	0	601,015	Against
Jackson National	551,252	2,043	For
TIAA	0	501,794	Against
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	0	411,312	Against
Columbia Threadneedle	0	274,734	Against
Franklin Templeton	0	261,599	Against
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 142 asset managers. See all 142 in the interactive database.

12. THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR OUR 2026 FISCAL YEAR.

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.9% fund support · no official result

FOR 99.9%

The 138 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (92,687,973 for, 80,224 against).

FOR: 92,687,973 (99.9%)AGAINST: 80,224 (0.1%)ABSTAIN: 4,709 (0.0%)SPLIT: 1,782 (0.0%)NOT VOTED: 244 (0.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FO” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	32,415,211	54,526	1	For
Capital Group	13,454,259	0	0	For
BlackRock	7,634,186	3,499	0	For
Fidelity	6,344,533	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	5,992,926	0	0	For
FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	3,265,000	0	0	For
Principal	2,855,509	0	0	For
State Street	2,214,923	3,405	0	For
MFS	2,111,656	0	0	For
JPMorgan	2,044,632	0	0	For
Hartford	1,455,159	0	0	For
Invesco	1,312,245	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	1,168,614	0	0	For
John Hancock	847,928	0	0	For
NEW ECONOMY FUND	704,353	0	0	For
T. Rowe Price	688,909	0	0	For
Legg Mason	660,729	0	0	For
Brown Advisory Funds	636,318	0	0	For
CARILLON SERIES TRUST	601,015	0	0	For
Jackson National	553,295	0	0	For
TIAA	501,794	0	0	For
FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES	411,312	0	0	For
Columbia Threadneedle	274,734	0	0	For
Franklin Templeton	261,599	0	0	For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO	259,641	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 138 asset managers. See all 138 in the interactive database.

13. Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 5 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (427,608 for, 0 against).

FOR: 427,608 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Appointment of Independent Auditors” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	365,209	For
Cardano Risk Management B.V.	28,334	For
Northern Lights Fund Trust IV	22,811	For
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	11,200	For
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	54	For

14. Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors

AUDIT-RELATED

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 4 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (239,810 for, 0 against).

FOR: 239,810 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Ratify Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
Elevation Series Trust	127,637	For
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III	74,977	For
Empower	34,096	For
CLEARWATER INVESTMENT TRUST	3,100	For

15. Election of Directors (Majority Voting)

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

All nominees (reported as one line). These filers reported the election of directors as a single line covering every nominee. It is not attributed to any one director, and no share total is shown for it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 3 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR.

FOR: 100.0%

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors (Majority Voting)” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Vote
ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND	365,209	For
WILLIAMSBURG INVESTMENT TRUST	11,200	For
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.	54	For

16. Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers for our 2024 fiscal year.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-06-06 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

0% fund support · no official result

AGAINST 48.3%ABSTAIN 51.7%

The 2 asset managers below cast 0% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (0 for, 5,000 against).

AGAINST: 5,000 (48.3%)ABSTAIN: 5,351 (51.7%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers for our 2” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Investment Management Corp of Ontario	0	0	5,351	0	Abstain
PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV	0	5,000	0	0	Against

17. To recommend, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers.

SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

Meeting held 2025-06-06 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

— fund support · no official result

ONE YEAR 51.7%1 YEAR 48.3%

No shares were cast for or against this item by the managers below — every disclosed position was an abstention or was not voted.

ONE YEAR: 5,351 (51.7%)1 YEAR: 5,000 (48.3%)

Largest asset managers voting on “To recommend, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve, on a non-bi” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Investment Management Corp of Ontario	0	0	0	0	One Year
PENSIOENFONDS RAIL & OV	0	0	0	0	1 Year

18. Director Elections

DIRECTOR ELECTIONS

Meeting held 2026-06-08.

Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

100% fund support · no official result

FOR 100%

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (29 for, 0 against).

FOR: 29 (100.0%)

Largest asset managers voting on “Director Elections” at Ares Management Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Vote
Ballew Advisors, Inc	17	0	0	0	For
Members Trust Co	12	0	0	0	For

Largest Ares Management Corporation shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked by the number of Ares Management Corporation shares each manager voted on the most widely held ballot item of the 2025-2026 meeting, shown as a share of the 313,170,171 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Top Ares Management Corporation shareholders by shares voted, 2025-2026
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	10.37%
2	Capital Group	4.30%
3	BlackRock	2.44%
4	Fidelity	2.03%
5	Charles Schwab	1.91%
6	FRANKLIN MANAGED TRUST	1.04%
7	Principal	0.91%
8	State Street	0.71%
9	MFS	0.67%
10	JPMorgan	0.65%

Reported Ares Management Corporation ownership

Positions disclosed to the SEC on Schedules 13D and 13G, Form 13F and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Ares Management Corporation beneficial owners on record for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
Antony P. Ressler	34.94%	13G
Ares Partners Holdco LLC	34.20%	13G
Vanguard Group	8.32%	13F
BlackRock	5.16%	13F
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	4.27%	DEF14A
Wellington Management	3.56%	13F
State Street	2.75%	13F
Charles Schwab	1.90%	13F
Geode Capital	1.80%	13F
Franklin Templeton	1.64%	13F

Percentages above are of 313,170,171 shares outstanding, as reported by Ares Management Corporation on its Form 10-K dated 2024-12-31 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, so the percentages are the ones that were true then, not ones restated against today’s share count.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered investment companies and institutional managers disclose how they voted every proxy, and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Ares Management Corporation’s 10-K dated 2024-12-31. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on 02 October 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Ares Management Corporation's shareholder meeting held 2026-06-08, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 152 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 7,773 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 18 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Election of Directors: Antoinette Bush — FOR was 94% of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Ares Management Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 2026-06-11.

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