ares management corporation reports first quarter...

LOS ANGELES--Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES) today reported its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

GAAP net loss attributable to Ares Management Corporation was $31.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. On a basic and diluted basis, net loss attributable to Ares Management Corporation per share of Class A common stock was $0.33 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

After-tax realized income, net of Series A preferred stock dividends, was $118.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. After-tax realized income per share of Class A common stock, net of Series A preferred stock dividends, was $0.45 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Fee related earnings were $93.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

“The unprecedented market volatility and disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has tested us all during these challenging times, but we are very proud to say that our entire workforce at Ares has responded well and is operating highly effectively,” said Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares. “Despite the economic disruption, we generated another record level of fee related earnings with growth of 31% versus the prior year period and our fee paying AUM exceeded $100 billion for the first time. We believe our results reflect our resilient, management fee centric business model that is well-suited for navigating volatility.”

“We are off to a strong start this year and believe we are well positioned to continue growing our fee related earnings by 15% or more annually as we execute on a strong fundraising cycle and seek to make attractive, value-oriented investments from our long dated assets under management,” said Michael McFerran, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Ares. “As we have demonstrated in the past, we have historically grown during past periods of volatility and believe we are well positioned with our flexible strategies and significant available capital of more than $33 billion.”

Common DividendAres declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of its Class A common stock, payable on June 30, 2020 to its Class A common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2020.

Preferred DividendAres declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share of its Series A preferred stock with a payment date of June 30, 2020 to its Series A preferred stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2020.

Additional InformationAres issued a full detailed presentation of its first quarter 2020 results, which can be viewed at www.aresmgmt.com on the Investor Resources section of our home page under Events and Presentations. The presentation is titled "First Quarter 2020 Earnings Presentation.“

Ares Management Corporation Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

Conference Call and Webcast InformationAres will host a conference call on May 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. ET to discuss first quarter results. All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted on a webcast link located on the Home page of the Investor Resources section of our website at http://www.aresmgmt.com. Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Domestic callers can access the conference call by dialing (888) 317-6003. International callers can access the conference call by dialing +1 (412) 317-6061. All callers will need to enter the Participant Elite Entry Number 7698712 followed by the # sign and reference “Ares Management Corporation” once connected with the operator. All callers are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call so that name and company information can be collected. For interested parties, an archived replay of the call will be available through June 12, 2020 to domestic callers by dialing (877) 344-7529 and to international callers by dialing +1 (412) 317-0088. For all replays, please reference conference number 10140271. An archived replay will also be available through June 12, 2020 on a webcast link located on the Home page of the Investor Resources section of our website.

About Ares Management CorporationAres Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) is a leading global alternative investment manager operating three integrated businesses across Credit, Private Equity and Real Estate. Ares Management’s investment groups collaborate to deliver innovative investment solutions and consistent and attractive investment returns for fund investors throughout market cycles. Ares Management's global platform had $149 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2020 with more than 1,200 employees in over 20 offices in more than 10 countries. Please visit www.aresmgmt.com for additional information.

Forward-Looking Statements Statements included herein contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks,“ "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or negative versions of those words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate to historical or factual matters. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economy, as well as those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Ares Management Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein or on the webcast/conference call, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. Nothing in this press release constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Ares or an investment fund managed by Ares or its affiliates.

Investor Relations ContactsCarl Drake Veronica Mayer Cameron [email protected] [email protected] [email protected](800) 340-6597 (800) 340-6597 (800) 340-6597

First Quarter 2020Earnings Presentation

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Important NoticeThis presentation is prepared for Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) for the benefit of its public stockholders. This presentation is solely for information purposes inconnection with evaluating the business, operations and financial results of Ares Management Corporation (“Ares”) and certain of its affiliates. Any discussion of specific Aresentities is provided solely to demonstrate such entities’ role within the Ares organization and their contribution to the business, operations and financial results of Ares. Thispresentation may not be referenced, quoted or linked by website, in whole or in part, except as agreed to in writing by Ares.

This presentation contains “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are subject to risks anduncertainties. . Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will,""should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or negative versions of those words, other comparable words or other statements thatdo not relate to historical or factual matters. Actual outcomes and results could differ materially from those suggested by this presentation due to the impact of many factorsbeyond the control of Ares, including but not limited to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemic's impact on the U.S. and global economy, as well as thosedescribed in the “Risk Factors” section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be readin conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included in our periodic filings. Any such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisionsavailable under applicable securities laws and speak only as of the date of this presentation. Ares assumes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statementsexcept as required by law.

Certain information discussed in this presentation was derived from third party sources and has not been independently verified and, accordingly, Ares makes no representationor warranty in respect of this information, and assumes no responsibility for independent verification of such information.

The following slides contain summaries of certain financial and statistical information about Ares. The information contained in this presentation is summary information that isintended to be considered in the context of Ares’ SEC filings and other public announcements that Ares may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. Aresundertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements or other information contained in this presentation. In addition, this presentationcontains information about Ares, its affiliated funds and certain of their respective personnel and affiliates, and their respective historical performance. You should not viewinformation related to the past performance of Ares and its affiliated funds as indicative of future results.

Certain information set forth herein includes estimates and targets and involves significant elements of subjective judgment and analysis. No representations are made as to theaccuracy of such estimates or targets or that all assumptions relating to such estimates or targets have been considered or stated or that such estimates or targets will be realized.Further, certain performance information, unless otherwise stated, is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest or incentive fees, and other expenses.

This presentation does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, an offer to buy or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, any securities, investment funds, vehicles oraccounts, investment advice, or any other service by Ares of any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Nothing in this presentation constitutes the provision of tax, accounting, financial,investment, regulatory, legal or other advice by Ares or its advisors.

Management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Assets Under Management, Fee Paying Assets Under Management, Fee Related Earnings and Realized Incometo evaluate Ares’ performance and that of its business segments. Management believes that these measures provide investors with a greater understanding of Ares’ business andthat investors should review the same supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that management uses to analyze Ares’ performance. The measures described hereinrepresent those non-GAAP measures used by management, in each case, before giving effect to the consolidation of certain funds within its results in accordance with GAAP.These measures should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, Ares’ financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. The definitions and reconciliations of thesemeasures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, as well as an explanation of why we use these measures, are included in the Appendix. Amounts and percentages mayreflect rounding adjustments and consequently totals may not appear to sum.

For the definitions of certain terms used in this presentation, please refer to the "Glossary" slide in the appendix.

The statements contained in this presentation are made as of March 31, 2020, unless another time is specified in relation to them, and access to this presentation at any given timeshall not give rise to any interpretation that there has been no change in the facts set forth in this presentation since that date.

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First Quarter 2020 Highlights

1. Net inflows represents gross commitments less redemptions.2. Includes ARCC Part I Fees of $43.9 million for Q1-20.3. Unconsolidated management fees includes $10.5 million from Consolidated Funds that are eliminated upon consolidation for GAAP for Q1-20 and excludes management fees attributable to certain joint venture partners.

Unconsolidated other fees represents $3.9 million primarily of transaction-based fees earned from Credit Group funds for Q1-20. Unconsolidated other fees excludes administrative fees that are netted against the respectiveexpenses and administrative fees attributable to certain joint venture partners.

4. After-tax Realized Income per share of Class A common stock is net of the preferred share dividend.5. Payable on June 30, 2020 to shareholders of record as of June 16, 2020.6. Payable on June 30, 2020 to shareholders of record as of June 15, 2020.

AssetsUnderManagement

• Total Assets Under Management ("AUM") of $148.6 billion

• Total Fee Paying AUM ("FPAUM") of $102.0 billion

• Available Capital of $33.2 billion

• AUM Not Yet Paying Fees available for future deployment of $21.0 billion

• Raised $6.6 billion in gross new capital with net inflows(1) of $6.1 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2020

• Capital deployment of $6.5 billion during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, including $5.5 billion related to our drawdown funds

FinancialResults

CorporateActions

• Q1-20 GAAP net loss attributable to Ares Management Corporation of $31.0 million

• Q1-20 GAAP basic and diluted loss per share of Class A common stock of $0.33

• Q1-20 GAAP management fees of $263.8 million(2)

• Q1-20 unconsolidated management and other fees of $277.7 million(3)

• Q1-20 Fee Related Earnings of $93.1 million

• Q1-20 Realized Income of $134.1 million

• Q1-20 after-tax Realized Income of $0.45 per share of Class A common stock(4)

• Declared quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share of Class A common stock(5)

• Declared quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share of Series A preferred stock(6)

RecentDevelopments

• On February 21, 2020, Ares completed an acquisition of seven management contracts from Crestline Denali Capital LLC totaling $2.7 billion of AUM

• On March 31, 2020, Ares sold 12,130,540 shares of newly issued Class A common stock in a private offering with Sumitomo Mitsui BankingCorporation ("SMBC") as part of a strategic agreement to collaborate on future business opportunities. As part of this agreement, Ares received$383.8 million in gross proceeds in exchange for SMBC's 4.9% ownership in the company

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Gross New Capital Commitments(1)

1. Represents gross new commitments during the period presented, including equity and debt commitments and gross inflows into our open-ended managed accounts and sub-advised accounts. Commitments denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollar are converted at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

$inbillions Q12020 Comments

CreditGroup

ARCCandaffiliates $1.5 AdditionaldebtandequitycommitmentstoARCCandIHAM

AlternativeCredit 0.9 Newandadditionalequitycommitments

U.S.DirectLending 0.9 Newandadditionalequitycommitmentsandadditionaldebtcommitmentstovariousfunds

EuropeanDirectLending 0.7 Additionaldebtandequitycommitmentstovariousfunds

OtherCreditFunds 0.4 Additionalequityanddebtcommitmentstovariousfunds

TotalCreditGroup $4.4

PrivateEquityGroup

SpecialOpportunities $0.4 Newequitycommitments

TotalPrivateEquityGroup $0.4

RealEstateGroup

U.S.Equity $0.6 Newequitycommitments

U.S.Debt 0.6 Newandadditionalequitycommitmentsandadditionaldebtcommitmentstovariousfunds

EuropeanEquity 0.6 Newequitycommitments

TotalRealEstateGroup $1.8

Total $6.6

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Assets Under Management

1. AUM amounts include funds managed by Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of Ares Capital Corporation ("ARCC") and a registered investment adviser ("IHAM").

AUM as of March31, 2020 was $148.6 billion, an increase of 8.8% from prior year(1)

• The increase of $11.9 billion was driven by capital raising primarily across U.S. direct lending, syndicated loans, which includes the acquisition of CrestlineDenali, and alternative credit funds in our Credit Group, special opportunities funds in our Private Equity Group and in funds across all strategies in ourReal Estate Group

FPAUM as of March31, 2020 was $102.0 billion, an increase of 16.9% from prior year

• The increase of $14.8 billion was primarily attributable to deployment of capital in funds across U.S. and European direct lending strategies, newcommitments to the syndicated loans strategy, the acquisition of Crestline Denali and new commitments to the Real Estate equity strategies

AUM FPAUM

$101.1$110.5 $112.5

$23.8

$25.2 $22.0$11.8

$13.2 $14.1$136.7

$148.9 $148.6

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

$62.9$71.9 $75.8

$17.3

$17.0$17.0$7.0

$8.0$9.2

$87.2

$96.9$102.0

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

Credit Private Equity Real Estate Credit Private Equity Real Estate

($inbillions) ($inbillions)

6

14%

24%

7%

17%

30%

22%

78%

1. Differentiated managed accounts have been managed by the firm for longer than three years, are investing in illiquid strategies or are co-investments structured to pay management fees.2. CLOs are a type of closed end fund.

37%

5%6%

30%

8%

12%

2%

ForthethreemonthsendedMarch31,2020:

• 78%ofmanagementfeesareearnedfromfundswiththreeormoreyearsremaininginduration

• 87%ofmanagementfeesareearnedfrompermanentcapital,closedendfundsandCLOs

Management Fees by Duration and Fund Type

Duration Fund Type

Permanent Capital 10 or more years 7 to 9 years

3 to 6 years Fewer than 3 years Differentiated Managed Accounts

(1)

Managed Accounts

Closed End Funds Permanent Capital CLOs(2)

Managed Accounts Open End Funds Other

43%

37%

7%

7%3%

3%

87%

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AUM and FPAUM by Duration

AsofMarch31,2020,approximately69%ofAUMand71%ofFPAUMhadadurationlongerthan3years

• At time of fund closing, the initial duration was greater than 7 years for approximately 74% of AUM

Permanent Capital 10 or more years 7 to 9 years 3 to 6 years Fewer Than 3 years Differentiated Managed Accounts

(1) Managed Accounts

24%

7%

17%

30%

6%

22%

69% 71%

FPAUM: $102.0 billionAUM: $148.6 billion

1. Differentiated managed accounts have been managed by the firm for longer than three years, are investing in illiquid strategies or are co-investments structured to pay management fees.

13%

12%

9%

35%

11%

17%

3%15%

11%

11%

34%

7%

18%

4%

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$23.7$22.0

$18.3

$1.5$2.5

$2.5

$1.8 $2.6

$2.3

$27.0 $27.1

$23.1

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

Available Capital and AUM Not Yet Paying Fees

Available Capital as of March31, 2020 was $33.2 billion, a decrease of 5.4% from prior year

• The decrease of $1.9 billion was driven primarily by net deployment in U.S. and European direct lending, alternative credit, and corporate privateequity funds

AUM Not Yet Paying Fees as of March31, 2020 was $23.1 billion, a decrease of 14.6% from prior year

• The decrease of $3.9 billion was driven primarily by deployment in the European and U.S. direct lending strategy, offset by new commitments acrossthe special opportunities strategy and Real Estate Group funds

Available Capital AUM Not Yet Paying Fees

$24.9 $24.0 $22.6

$5.6$5.3

$4.8

$4.6 $5.3$5.8

$35.1 $34.6$33.2

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

Credit Private Equity Real EstateCredit Private Equity Real Estate


9

$17.4

$1.8

$1.8

AUM Not Yet Paying Fees Available for Future Deployment: $21.0 billion

AUM Not Yet Paying Fees

As of March 31, 2020, AUM Not Yet Paying Fees of $23.1 billion could generate approximately $222.3 million in potential incremental annualmanagement fees, of which $199.8 million relates to the $21.0 billion of AUM available for future deployment(1)

• The $21.0 billion of AUM Not Yet Paying Fees available for future deployment includes approximately $14.6 billion relating to U.S. and Europeandirect lending funds, $2.6 billion in alternative credit funds, $1.8 billion in our Private Equity Group and $1.8 billion in our Real Estate Group funds

1. No assurance can be made that such results will be achieved or capital will be deployed. Assumes the AUM Not Yet Paying Fees as of March 31, 2020 is invested and such fees are paid on an annual basis. Does not reflect any associated reductions in management fees from certain existing funds, some of which may be material. Reference to $222.3 million includes approximately $10.6 million in potential incremental management fees from deploying cash and a portion of undrawn/available credit facilities at ARCC in excess of its leverage at March 31, 2020. Note that no potential ARCC Part I Fees are reflected in any of the amounts above.2. Capital available for deployment for follow-on investments represents capital committed to funds that are past their investment periods but have capital available to be called for follow-on investments in existingportfolio companies. As of March 31, 2020, capital available for deployment for follow-on investments could generate approximately $22.5 million in potential management fees. There is no assurance such capital will beinvested.

$21.0billionofAUMNotYetPayingFeeswasavailableforfuturedeployment

($inbillions)($inbillions)

Capital Available for Future Deployment

Capital Available for Deployment for Follow-on Investments (2)

Funds in or Expected to Be in Wind-downCredit Private Equity Real Estate

$21.0

$1.7

$0.4

AUM Not Yet Paying Fees: $23.1 billion

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Incentive Eligible AUM and Incentive Generating AUM

1. Incentive Generating AUM includes $1.9 billion of AUM from funds generating unrealized incentive income that is not recognized as revenue by Ares until such fees arecrystallized or no longer subject to reversal.

2. ARCC Part II Fees are paid in arrears as of the end of each calendar year when the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains exceed the cumulative aggregate realized capitallosses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, less the aggregate amount of Part II Fees paid in all prior years since inception. As of March 31, 2020, this calculation resultedin ARCC being below the required hurdle for payment to Ares of any ARCC Part II Fees by 5.7% of the value of the underlying portfolio.

Incentive Eligible AUM

Incentive Eligible AUM as of March31, 2020 was $84.5 billion, an increase of 5.8% from prior year

• The increase of $4.6 billion was primarily driven by capital raising across the U.S. direct lending, special opportunities, alternative credit andEuropean real estate equity strategies

Incentive Generating AUM(1)as of March31, 2020 was $22.4 billion, a decrease of 23.3% from prior year

• The decrease was primarily driven by depreciation within funds across the U.S. direct lending strategy that generated returns below their hurdlerates as of March 31, 2020

Of the $58.6 billion of Incentive Eligible AUM that is currently invested, 38.3% is Incentive Generating

• Excluding the ARCC Part II Fees(2) that are based on capital gains from the largely debt oriented ARCC portfolio, 51.3% of Incentive Eligible AUM thatis currently invested is Incentive Generating

($inbillions)

Credit Private Equity Real Estate

($inbillions)Credit Private

EquityRealEstate Total

IncentiveGeneratingAUM $15.3 $4.9 $2.2 $22.4

+UninvestedIEAUM 16.3 5.1 4.5 25.9

+IEAUMbelowhurdle 10.6 8.4 2.3 21.3

.+ARCCPartIIFeesbelowHurdle(2) 14.9 — — 14.9

IncentiveEligibleAUM $57.1 $18.4 $9.0 $84.5

Q1-20 Incentive Generating to Incentive Eligible AUM Reconciliation

$79.9$87.4 $84.5

$52.8 $57.7 $57.1

$19.6$21.3 $18.4

$7.5$8.4 $9.0

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

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$4.9

$1.0

$0.6

Q1-20 Capital Deployment Breakdown: $6.5 billion

Capital Deployment(1)

($inbillions)

(2)

1. Capital deployment figures exclude deployment from permanent capital vehicles.2. Non-drawdown funds amounts includes new capital deployed by managed accounts and CLOs but excludes recycled capital.

$5.5

$1.0

Drawdown Funds Non-drawdown Funds(2)


Capital Deployment in Drawdown FundsQ1-20 Capital Deployment by Type: $6.5 billion



$4.2$3.0

$3.9

$1.4

$0.2

$1.0

$0.8

$0.7

$0.6

$6.4

$3.9

$5.5

Q1-19 Q4-19 Q1-20

• Total Gross Invested Capital during Q1-20 was $6.5 billion comparedto $7.4 billion during Q1-19

• Of the total amount, $5.5 billion was related to deployment in ourdrawdown funds compared to $6.4 billion for the same period in2019

• Of our drawdown funds, the most active investment strategies were European and U.S. direct lending, corporate private equity, and alternative credit

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$inthousands,exceptsharedata QuarterEndedMarch31,

2020 2019Revenues

Management fees (includes ARCC Part I Fees of $43,923 and $38,393 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively) $263,849 $224,659

Carried interest allocation (230,876) 197,293Incentive fees (3,249) 16,815Principal investment income (loss) (26,723) 28,759Administrative, transaction and other fees 10,408 9,671Totalrevenues 13,409 477,197ExpensesCompensation and benefits 180,084 156,846Performance related compensation (167,899) 156,520General, administrative and other expenses 62,331 51,187Expenses of Consolidated Funds 7,443 4,554Totalexpenses 81,959 369,107Otherincome(expense)Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (8,034) 3,476Interest and dividend income 1,790 1,844Interest expense (5,306) (5,589)Other income (expense), net 5,464 (4,497)Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments of Consolidated Funds (254,761) 4,364Interest and other income of Consolidated Funds 113,225 93,184Interest expense of Consolidated Funds (80,241) (64,912)Totalotherincome(expense) (227,863) 27,870

Income (loss) before taxes (296,413) 135,960Income tax expense (benefit) (20,616) 14,384Netincome(loss) (275,797) 121,576

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds (166,406) 17,624Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in Ares Operating Group entities (78,355) 59,003Netincome(loss)attributabletoAresManagementCorporation (31,036) 44,949

Less: Series A Preferred Stock dividends paid 5,425 5,425Netincome(loss)attributabletoAresManagementCorporationClassAcommonstockholders $(36,461) $39,524

Netincome(loss)attributablepershareofClassAcommonstockBasic $(0.33) $0.36Diluted $(0.33) $0.36Weighted-averagesharesofClassAcommonstock:Basic 118,366,539 102,906,494Diluted 118,366,539 110,699,112

GAAP Statements of Operations

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RI and Other Measures Financial Summary

1. Includes ARCC Part I Fees of $43.9 million and $38.4 million for Q1-20 and Q1-19, respectively, and $169.9 million and $138.8 million for Q1-20 LTM and Q1-19 LTM , respectively.2. Includes compensation and benefits expenses attributable to the Operations Management Group of $36.4 million and $32.7 million for Q1-20 and Q1-19, respectively, and $142.9 million and $127.3 million for the Q1-20

LTM and Q1-19 LTM respectively, which are not allocated to an operating segment.3. Includes G&A expenses attributable to Operations Management Group of $21.3 million and $20.6 million for Q1-20 and Q1-19, respectively, and $92.0 million and $77.3 million for Q1-20 LTM and Q1-19 LTM respectively,

which are not allocated to an operating segment.4. For the quarter and LTM periods ended Q1-20 and Q1-19, after-tax Realized Income includes current income tax related to: (i) realized performance income of $5.0 million, $22.2 million, and $3.7 million, $17.1 million,

respectively and (ii) FRE of $5.0 million, $22.7 million, and $6.4 million, $18.0 million, respectively. Of the current tax related to FRE, this includes (a) entity level taxes of $1.8 million, $10.4 million, and $1.8 million, $8.2million, respectively, and (b) corporate level tax expense of $3.2 million, $12.3 million, and $4.6 million, $9.8 million, respectively.

5. Calculation of after-tax Realized Income per share of Class A common stock uses total average shares of Class A common stock outstanding and proportional dilutive effects of the Ares' equity-based awards. See slide 31 foradditional details.

6. Total Fee Revenue is calculated as the total of management fees, other fees and realized net performance income.7. Effective management fee rate represents the quotient of management fees and the aggregate fee bases for the periods presented. The effective rate shown excludes the effect of one-time catch-up fees.

$inthousands,exceptsharedata(andasotherwisenoted) QuarterEndedMarch31, LTMEndedMarch31,

2020 2019 %Change 2020 2019 %Change

Management fees(1) $273,778 $233,012 17% $1,053,296 $872,930 21%

Other fees 3,872 3,075 26% 18,875 21,290 (11)%

Compensation and benefits expenses(2) (139,360) (123,489) 13% (544,078) (472,020) 15%

General, administrative and other expenses(3) (45,186) (41,326) 9% (182,602) (156,073) 17%

FeeRelatedEarnings $93,104 $71,272 31% $345,491 $266,127 30%

Realized net performance income $33,777 $19,356 75% $126,557 $116,728 8%

Realized net investment income 7,264 14,004 (48)% 60,951 45,100 35%

RealizedIncome $134,145 $104,632 28% $532,999 $427,955 25%

After-taxRealizedIncome,netofSeriesAPreferredStockdividends(4) $118,769 $89,019 33% $466,416 $371,136 26%

After-taxRealizedIncomepershareofClassAcommonstock,netofSeriesAPreferredStockdividends(5) $0.45 $0.35 29% $1.77 $1.50 18%

OtherData

TotalFeeRevenue(6) $311,427 $255,443 22% $1,198,728 $1,010,948 19%

Effectivemanagementfeerate(7) 1.08% 1.09% (1)%

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Unconsolidated Reporting Basis

$inthousands QuarterEndedMarch31, LTMEndedMarch31,

2020 2019 2020 2019

RealizedIncomeandFeeRelatedEarnings:Income(loss)beforetaxes $(296,413) $135,960 $(7,193) $258,255

Adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization expense 5,542 5,824 40,320 23,735

Equity compensation expense(1) 32,557 27,552 102,696 96,189

Acquisition and merger-related expense 3,137 1,773 17,630 5,028

Deferred placement fees 5,415 521 29,200 19,200

Other (income) expense, net — (1) (459) 13,481

Net expense of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 20,497 876 22,572 3,579

(Income) loss before taxes of non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds, net of eliminations 166,378 (17,045) 144,249 (37,321)

Unconsolidated performance (income) loss - unrealized 387,657 (146,575) 231,090 135,755

Unconsolidated performance related compensation - unrealized (285,892) 107,303 (186,396) (125,049)

Unconsolidated net investment (income) loss - unrealized 95,267 (11,556) 139,290 35,103

RealizedIncome $134,145 $104,632 $532,999 $427,955

Unconsolidated performance income - realized $(151,770) $(68,573) $(485,715) $(402,673)

Unconsolidated performance related compensation - realized 117,993 49,217 359,158 285,945

Unconsolidated net investment income - realized (7,264) (14,004) (60,951) (45,100)

FeeRelatedEarnings $93,104 $71,272 $345,491 $266,127

Note: This table is a reconciliation of income before provision for income taxes on a GAAP basis to RI and FRE on an unconsolidated basis, which reflects the results of the reportable segments on a combined basis together withthe Operations Management Group. Management believes that this presentation is more meaningful than a reconciliation to the reportable segments on a segment basis because such reconciliation would exclude theOperations Management Group. Differences may arise due to rounding.

1. For the quarter and LTM periods ended Q1-20 and Q1-19, equity compensation expense was attributable to the following: (i) IPO awards and other non-recurring awards of $10.8 million, $36.5 million and $13.3 million,$55.9 million, respectively; (ii) annual bonus awards of $11.5 million, $31.2 million and $8.0 million, $20.8 million, respectively; and (iii) discretionary awards of $10.3 million, $34.9 million and $6.3 million, $19.5 million,respectively.

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Unconsolidated Reporting Basis (cont'd)

Note: These tables reconcile consolidated carried interest allocation and incentive fees reported in accordance with GAAP to unconsolidated realized performance income and consolidated GAAP other income tounconsolidated realized net investment income. These reconciliations show the results of the reportable segments on a combined basis together with the Operations Management Group. Management believes that thispresentation is more meaningful than a reconciliation to the reportable segments on a segment basis because such reconciliation would exclude the Operations Management Group. Differences may arise due torounding.

1. Related to performance income for AREA Sponsor Holdings LLC. Changes in value of this investment are reflected within net realized and unrealized gain on investments in Ares' Consolidated Statements of Operations.

$inthousands QuarterEndedMarch31, LTMEndedMarch31,

2020 2019 2020 2019

Performanceincomeandnetinvestmentincomereconciliation:

Carried interest allocation $(230,876) $197,293 $193,703 $185,574

Incentive fees (3,249) 16,815 49,133 75,124

Carriedinterestallocationandincentivefees $(234,125) $214,108 $242,836 $260,698

Performance income - realized earned from Consolidated Funds $(45) $434 $13,372 $4,434

Performance income (loss) reclass(1) (1,717) 606 (1,583) 1,786

Unconsolidated performance related compensation - unrealized 387,657 (146,575) 231,090 135,755

Performanceincome-realized $151,770 $68,573 $485,715 $402,673

Totalconsolidatedotherincome(loss) $(227,863) $27,870 $(133,194) $121,872

Net investment loss (income) from Consolidated Funds 194,426 (31,579) 95,609 (139,937)

Performance income (loss) reclass(1) 1,717 (606) 1,583 (1,786)

Principal investment income (loss) (75,988) 29,892 (61,560) 28,231

Other expense (income), net 22 (1) (437) 1,645

Other (income) loss of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 19,683 (16) 19,660 (28)

Investment (income) loss - unrealized 100,083 (16,424) 141,049 29,965

Interest and other investment (income) loss - unrealized (4,816) 4,868 (1,759) 5,138

Totalrealizednetinvestmentincome $7,264 $14,004 $60,951 $45,100

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Credit Group(1)

Note: Past performance is not indicative of future results. The Credit Group had ~270 investment professionals, ~1,900 portfolio companies and ~170 active funds as of March 31, 2020.

1. This table is a financial summary only and segment results are shown before the unallocated support costs of the Operations Management Group. See “Financial Details - Segments” on slide 23 for complete financial results.2. Includes ARCC Part I Fees of $43.9 million and $38.4 million for Q1-20 and Q1-19, respectively, and $169.9 million and $138.8 million for Q1-20 LTM and Q1-19 LTM, respectively. The $10 million quarterly ARCC-ACAS transaction

fee waiver was effective through Q3-19. Fees have increased in subsequent periods due to the expiration of the fee waiver.3. The net returns for European direct lending was (0.7)% for Q1-20. Gross and net returns for European direct lending are represented by a composite made up of the ACE II, ACE III and ACE IV levered Euro-denominated feeder

funds. The gross and net returns for the composite made up of the ACE II and ACE III U.S. dollar denominated feeder funds were (0.1)% and (0.5)% for Q1-20. Returns presented above are shown for the Euro-denominatedcomposite as this is the base denomination of the funds. Composite returns are calculated by asset-weighting the underlying fund-level returns. Returns include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities orother investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Gross returns do not reflect the deduction of management fees, carried interest, or other expenses, as applicable. Net returns are after giving effect to applicablemanagement fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. We believe aggregated performance returns reflect overall quarterly performance returns in a strategy, but are not necessarily investable funds or productsthemselves.

4. Net performance returns for Q1-20 was (12.0)% for U.S. syndicated loan funds and (12.3)% for U.S. high yield funds. Performance for syndicated loans is represented by the U.S. Bank Loan Aggregate Composite which includes allactual, fully discretionary, fee-paying, funds that are benchmarked to the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index and primarily invested in USD denominated banks loans. Such funds may have limited allocations to high yield andstructured securities. Performance for high yield is represented by the U.S. high yield Composite which includes all actual, fully discretionary, fee-paying, separately managed funds that primarily invest in U.S. high yield fixed incomesecurities and are benchmarked to the BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Constrained Index, or a similar index. We believe aggregated performance returns reflect overall quarterly performance returns in a strategy, but arenot necessarily investable funds or products themselves.

• Management and other fees increased by 21% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by deployment in funds in the U.S. and European direct lendingstrategies and an increase in ARCC Part I Fees

• Fee Related Earnings increased by 24% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by higher management fees

• Realized Income increased by 14% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by increases in Fee Related Earnings

Financial Summary and Highlights(1)

21%Q1-20increasein

FPAUM

24%Q1-20increaseinFeeRelatedEarnings

EuropeanDirectLending:(0.4)%(3)

HighYield:(12.2)%(4)

SyndicatedLoans:(11.8)%(4)

Q1-20grossreturns

$inthousands Q1-20 Q1-19 %Change Q1-20LTM Q1-19LTM %Change

Management and other fees(2) $200,495 $166,032 21% $765,440 $616,682 24%


Realized net performance income $1,117 $9,262 (88)% $34,656 $53,008 (35)%

Realized net investment income 2,017 1,864 8% 14,783 4,033 267%

RealizedIncome $117,391 $103,305 14% $485,729 $397,425 22%

AUM($inbillions) $112.5 $101.1 11%

FPAUM($inbillions) $75.8 $62.9 21%

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Private Equity Group(1)

Note: Past performance is not indicative of future results. The Private Equity Group had ~100 investment professionals, ~40 portfolio companies, ~50 infrastructure and power assets and ~20 active funds and related co-investmentvehicles as of March 31, 2020.

1. This table is a financial summary only and segment results are shown before the unallocated support costs of the Operations Management Group. See “Financial Details - Segments” on slide 23 for complete financial results.2. Performance for the corporate private equity portfolio is represented by the ACOF I-V Aggregate, which is comprised of investments held by ACOF I, ACOF II, ACOF III, ACOF IV and ACOF V. Performance returns are gross asset-level

time-weighted rates of return calculated on a quarterly basis. Returns include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses. Gross returns donot reflect the deduction of management fees, carried interest, or other expenses, if applicable. Net returns are after giving effect to applicable management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. Net asset-levelreturns for corporate private equity portfolio was (8.1)% for Q1-20. We believe aggregated performance returns reflect overall quarterly performance returns in a strategy, but are not necessarily investable funds or productsthemselves.

38%Q1-20increaseinRealizedIncome

• Management and other fees increased for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily due to additional management fees generated with the launch of thespecial opportunities and corporate private equity continuation funds subsequent to the first quarter of 2019

• Fee Related Earnings increased by 3% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by higher management fees

• Realized Income increased by 38% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by increased monetization activity in ACOF IV from the sale of NationalVeterinary Associates

(9.3)%Q1-20GrossreturninCorporatePrivateEquityportfolio(2)


Management and other fees $52,267 $51,396 2% $212,647 $200,359 6%


Realized net performance income $23,230 $8,826 163% $67,293 $36,044 87%

Realized net investment income 10,639 9,055 17% 46,840 25,993 80%

RealizedIncome $60,907 $44,024 38% $229,447 $167,229 37%

AUM($inbillions) $22.0 $23.8 (8)%

FPAUM($inbillions) $17.0 $17.3 (2)%


10%Q1-20LTMincreaseinFeeRelatedEarnings

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Real Estate Group(1)

Note: Past performance is not indicative of future results. The Real Estate Group had ~80 investment professionals, ~250 properties and ~40 active funds and related co-investment vehicles as of March 31, 2020.

1. This table is a financial summary only and segment results are shown before the unallocated support costs of the Operations Management Group. See “Financial Details - Segments” on slide 23 for complete financialresults.

2. Performance for the U.S. real estate equity portfolio is represented by the U.S. Real Estate Composite, which is comprised of investments held by DEV II, US VIII, and US IX. Performance for the European real estateequity portfolio is represented by the European Real Estate Composite, which is comprised of investments held by EPEP II, EF IV and EF V. EF IV and EF V are each made up of two feeder funds, one denominated in U.S.dollars and one denominated in Euros. Returns presented above are shown for the Euro-denominated composite as this is the base denomination of the funds. Gross returns do not reflect the deduction of managementfees, carried interest, or other expenses, as applicable. Net returns are after giving effect to applicable management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. Net returns for the U.S. Real EstateComposite and European Real Estate Composite were (3.5)% and (4.0)% for Q1-20. The gross and net returns for the dollar denominated feeder fund for the European Real Estate Composite were (4.7)% and (4.4)% forQ1-20. We believe aggregated performance returns reflect overall quarterly performance returns in a strategy, but are not necessarily investable funds or products themselves.

• Management and other fees increased by 33% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by new commitments and $0.4 million in one-time catch upfees from a U.S. real estate equity fund and by $2.0 million of one-time deferred fees across multiple European real estate equity funds following the sale ofa 40-property pan-European logistics portfolio

• Fee Related Earnings increased by 53% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by higher management fees and a decrease in G&A expenses

• Realized Income increased by 83% for Q1-20 compared to Q1-19, primarily driven by higher monetization activity from the Real Estate Group's sale of itsstake in the pan-European logistics portfolio

19%Q1-20increasein

AUM

53%Q1-20increasein

FeeRelatedEarnings

U.S.Equity:(4.2)%EuropeanEquity:(3.5)%

Q1-20GrossReturns(2)


Managementandotherfees $24,888 $18,659 33% $94,084 $77,179 22%


Realized net performance income $9,430 $1,268 NM $24,608 $27,676 (11)%

Realized net investment income 1,115 3,466 (68)% 7,478 12,149 (38)%

RealizedIncome $20,085 $10,977 83% $60,865 $64,913 (6)%

AUM($inbillions) $14.1 $11.8 19%

FPAUM($inbillions) $9.2 $7.0 31%


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Realized Income per Share Data

1. Ares had 12,400,000 shares of 7% Series A Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2020.2. Amount represents the current corporate taxes paid by Ares for the periods presented and exclude the effects of $(30.6) million and $4.8 million, respectively, of deferred income tax (benefit) expense

primarily related to net unrealized performance income and net unrealized investment income. These effects have been excluded as net unrealized performance income and net unrealized investmentincome have been excluded from RI. For the purposes of evaluating after-tax FRE, we first allocate the taxes to realized performance income. Taxes are allocated to realized performance income based on our24.0% statutory tax rate. The remaining portion of current corporate taxes is allocated to FRE. All differences between the current portion of taxable income and RI are attributed to FRE. For the three monthsended March 31, 2020, and 2019, these differences created tax benefits that totaled $14.0 million and $5.4 million, respectively, and reduced our tax rate on FRE from 24.0% to 8.8% and 16.4%, respectively.The primary differences between the current portion of taxable income and RI are related to the timing of certain items, primarily vesting of equity awards, exercise of stock options, payment of placementfees, depreciation expense and amortization. FRE tax rates may fluctuate based on the total amount of realized performance income and the amount of timing differences between the current portion oftaxable income and RI.

3. Weighted average shares used for RI of 248,442,430 includes the sum of shares of Class A common stock, Ares Operating Group Units that are exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis and the dilutive effects of Ares' equity-based awards. Please refer to slide 31 in this presentation for further information.

4. Calculation of after-tax Realized Income per share of Class A common stock uses the total average shares of Class A common stock outstanding and the proportional dilutive effects of Ares' equity-basedawards. See slide 31 for additional details.

QuarterEndedMarch31,

$inthousands,exceptsharedata 2020 2019

After-taxRealizedIncome,netofSeriesAPreferredStockdividends

Realized Income before taxes $134,145 $104,632

Entity level foreign, state and local taxes (1,797) (1,839)

Series A Preferred Stock dividends(1) (5,425) (5,425)

RealizedIncome,netofSeriesAPreferredStockdividends $126,923 $97,368

Income taxes(2) $(8,154) $(8,349)

After-taxRealizedIncome,netofSeriesAPreferredStockdividends $118,769 $89,019

After-taxRealizedIncomepershare(3)

$0.48 $0.39

After-taxRealizedIncomepershareofClassAcommonstock

Realized Income, net of Series A Preferred Stock dividends $126,923 $97,368

x Average ownership % of Ares Operating Group 50.43% 46.80%

RealizedIncomeattributabletoClassAcommonstockholders $64,013 $45,565

Income taxes(2) $(8,154) $(8,349)

After-taxRealizedIncomeattributabletoClassAcommonstockholders $55,859 $37,216

After-taxRealizedIncomepershareofClassAcommonstock(4)

$0.45 $0.35

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• SubstantialbalancesheetvaluerelatedtoinvestmentsprimarilyinAresmanagedvehiclesandnetaccruedperformanceincome• As of March 31, 2020, our balance sheet included $1,167.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $1,046.8 million in debt obligations with

$800.0 million drawn against our $1.065 billion revolving credit facility

• As of March 31, 2020, the fair value of our corporate investment portfolio was $443.2 million in accordance with GAAP. On an unconsolidated basis,our corporate investment portfolio was $575.3 million(1)

• As of March 31, 2020, gross accrued performance income reported on a GAAP basis was $766.3 million. On an unconsolidated basis, our grossaccrued performance income was $768.2 million

• As of March 31, 2020, accrued performance income, net of performance related compensation reported on a GAAP basis andunconsolidated basis was $233.6 million and $235.5 million, respectively, representing decreases of ~33% from December 31, 2019

Balance Sheet

1. Unconsolidated investments includes $132.1 million of investments in Consolidated Funds that are eliminated upon consolidation for GAAP, net of investments that are attributable to non-controlling interests.Investments that are attributable to non-controlling interests represent the $22.4 million of CLO investments that are attributable to the Class B Membership Interests. Corporate investment portfolio excludesaccrued carried interest allocation, a component of gross accrued performance income, of $747.4 million.

2. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, unconsolidated net performance income receivable was $235.5 million and $348.2 million, respectively. Unconsolidated net performance income receivable as ofMarch 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 includes $1.9 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of net performance income receivable of Consolidated Funds attributable to the Credit Group that is eliminatedupon consolidation for GAAP.

Q1 2020: $233.6 million(2)


36%

41%

23%

Q42019:$347.0million(2)

41%

31%

28%

Net Accrued Performance Income by Group

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Corporate Data BoardofDirectors

MichaelAroughetiCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares

AntoinetteBushExecutive Vice President and Global Head of Government Affairs of News Corp

KippdeVeerHead of Credit Group

PaulG.JoubertFounding Partner of EdgeAdvisors and Investing Partner in Converge Venture Partners

DavidKaplanCo-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group

MichaelLyntonChairman of Snap Inc.

Dr.JudyD.OlianPresident of Quinnipiac University

AntonyP.ResslerCo-Founder and Executive Chairman of Ares

BennettRosenthalCo-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group

ExecutiveOfficers

MichaelAroughetiCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President

RyanBerryChief Marketing and Strategy Officer

KippdeVeerHead of Credit Group

DavidKaplanCo-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group

MichaelMcFerranChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

AntonyP.ResslerCo-Founder and Executive Chairman

BennettRosenthalCo-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group

NaseemSagatiAghiliGeneral Counsel and Secretary

ResearchCoverage

BankofAmerica MerrillLynchMichael Carrier

(646) 855-5004

BankofMontrealJames Fotheringham

(212) 885-4180

BarclaysJeremy Campbell

(212) 526-9750

CreditSuisseCraig Siegenthaler

(212) 325-3104

GoldmanSachsAlexander Blostein

(212) 357-9976

JefferiesGerald O'Hara

(415) 229-1510

JPMorganKenneth Worthington

(212) 622-6613

Keefe,Bruyette&WoodsRobert Lee

(212) 887-7732

MorganStanleyMichael Cyprys

(212) 761-7619

OppenheimerChris Kotowski(212) 667-6699

RBCCapitalMarketsKenneth Lee

(212) 905-5995

UBSInvestmentBankAdam Beatty(212) 713-2481

WellsFargoSecuritiesChristopher Harris

(212) 214-5009

CorporateCounsel

Kirkland&EllisLLPLos Angeles, CA

CorporateHeadquarters

2000 Avenue of the Stars12th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90067Tel: (310) 201-4100Fax: (310) 201-4170

IndependentRegisteredPublicAccountingFirm

Ernst&YoungLLPLos Angeles, CA

SecuritiesListing

NYSE: ARES NYSE: ARES.PRA

TransferAgent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC6201 15th AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11210Tel: (877) 681-8121Fax: (718) [email protected]

InvestorRelationsContacts

CarlDrakePartner/Head of Ares Management, LLC Public Investor Relations and Communications Tel: (678) [email protected]

VeronicaMayerPrincipalTel: (212) [email protected]

CameronRuddVice President Tel: (678) [email protected]

GeneralIRContact Tel (U.S.):

(800) 340-6597Tel (International):

(212) [email protected]

Please visit our website at: www.aresmgmt.com

Appendix

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Financial Details – Segments

1. Includes results of the reportable segments on a combined basis together with the Operations Management Group. See “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Unconsolidated Reporting Basis” on slides 14-15.

ThreeMonthsEndedMarch31,2020

$inthousandsCreditGroup

PrivateEquityGroup

RealEstateGroup

OperationsManagement

Group Total(1)

Management fees (Credit Group includes ARCC Part I Fees of $43,923) $197,437 $52,157 $24,184 $— $273,778

Other fees 3,058 110 704 — 3,872

Compensation and benefits (70,925) (19,596) (12,413) (36,426) (139,360)

General, administrative and other expenses (15,313) (5,633) (2,935) (21,305) (45,186)

Feerelatedearnings $114,257 $27,038 $9,540 $(57,731) $93,104

Performance income—realized $9,016 $116,154 $26,600 $— $151,770

Performance related compensation—realized (7,899) (92,924) (17,170) — (117,993)

Realizednetperformanceincome $1,117 $23,230 $9,430 $— $33,777

Investment income (loss)—realized $(843) $11,470 $1,290 $(5,698) $6,219

Interest and other investment income —realized 4,575 812 796 168 6,351

Interest expense (1,715) (1,643) (971) (977) (5,306)

Realizednetinvestmentincome(loss) $2,017 $10,639 $1,115 $(6,507) $7,264

Realizedincome $117,391 $60,907 $20,085 $(64,238) $134,145

ThreeMonthsEndedMarch31,2019

$inthousandsCreditGroup

PrivateEquityGroup

RealEstateGroup

OperationsManagement

Group Total(1)

Management fees (Credit Group includes ARCC Part I Fees of $38,393) $162,966 $51,396 $18,650 $— $233,012

Other fees 3,066 — 9 — 3,075

Compensation and benefits (60,348) (21,196) (9,284) (32,661) (123,489)

General, administrative and other expenses (13,505) (4,057) (3,132) (20,632) (41,326)

Feerelatedearnings $92,179 $26,143 $6,243 $(53,293) $71,272

Performance income—realized $21,925 $44,123 $2,525 $— $68,573

Performance related compensation—realized (12,663) (35,297) (1,257) — (49,217)

Realizednetperformanceincome $9,262 $8,826 $1,268 $— $19,356

Investment income—realized $858 $10,936 $3,480 $— $15,274

Interest and other investment income —realized 2,905 294 1,105 15 4,319

Interest expense (1,899) (2,175) (1,119) (396) (5,589)

Realizednetinvestmentincome(loss) $1,864 $9,055 $3,466 $(381) $14,004

Realizedincome $103,305 $44,024 $10,977 $(53,674) $104,632

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AUM and FPAUM Rollforward

Credit

l AUM increased by 11.3% from Q1-19, primarily driven by new commitments to the U.S. direct lending, syndicated loans, including the acquisition of Crestline Denali, and alternative credit strategies

l FPAUM increased by 20.4% from Q1-19, primarily driven by deployment in U.S. and European direct lending funds paid on invested capital, new commitments and the acquisition of Crestline Denali to the syndicated loans strategy

PrivateEquityl AUM decreased by 7.4% from Q1-19, driven by distributions and realizations across funds in the corporate private equity strategy l FPAUM decreased by 1.7% from Q1-19, driven by distributions across funds in the corporate private equity strategy

RealEstatel AUM increased by 19.5% from Q1-19, driven by new commitments across funds in the European equity, U.S. equity and debt strategies

l FPAUM increased by 32.1% from Q1-19, driven by new commitments to the European and U.S. equity strategy and deployment in debt funds

Q1-20TotalAUMRollforward($inmillions) LTMTotalAUMRollforward($inmillions)

Credit PrivateEquity RealEstate Total Credit PrivateEquity RealEstate Total

Q4-19EndingBalance $110,543 $25,166 $13,207 $148,916 Q1-19EndingBalance $101,076 $23,778 $11,810 $136,664

Acquisitions 2,693 — — 2,693 Acquisitions 2,693 — — 2,693

Net new par/equity commitments 2,036 364 1,560 3,960 Net new par/equity commitments 6,062 3,485 3,758 13,305

Net new debt commitments 2,219 — 226 2,445 Net new debt commitments 9,939 25 387 10,351

Capital reductions (47) (25) — (72) Capital reductions (1,707) (29) (89) (1,825)

Distributions (632) (1,838) (643) (3,113) Distributions (2,292) (5,006) (1,902) (9,200)

Redemptions (464) — — (464) Redemptions (2,065) (2) — (2,067)

Changes in fund value (3,836) (1,652) (238) (5,726) Changes in fund value (1,194) (236) 148 (1,282)


QoQchange $1,969 $(3,151) $905 $(277) YoYchange $11,436 $(1,763) $2,302 $11,975

Q1-20TotalFPAUMRollforward($inmillions) LTMTotalFPAUMRollforward($inmillions)

Credit PrivateEquity RealEstate Total Credit PrivateEquity RealEstate Total


Acquisitions 2,596 — — 2,596 Acquisitions 2,596 — — 2,596

Commitments 1,240 — 1,368 2,608 Commitments 4,397 281 2,362 7,040

Subscriptions/deployment/increase in leverage 4,563 352 480 5,395 Subscriptions/deployment/increase in leverage 14,306 2,059 1,592 17,957

Capital reductions (101) — (11) (112) Capital reductions (1,571) (198) (228) (1,997)

Distributions (1,031) (367) (226) (1,624) Distributions (2,793) (1,590) (695) (5,078)

Redemptions (481) — — (481) Redemptions (2,232) (1) — (2,233)

Changes in fund value (2,906) (5) (48) (2,959) Changes in fund value (1,628) (5) (26) (1,659)

Change in fee basis — — (311) (311) Change in fee basis (239) (848) (765) (1,852)


QoQchange $3,880 $(20) $1,252 $5,112 YoYchange $12,836 $(302) $2,240 $14,774

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AUM and FPAUM by Strategy

1. AUM includes ARCC, IHAM, and SDLP AUM of $17.1 billion, $4.8 billion, and $3.2 billion, respectively. ARCC’s wholly owned portfolio company, IHAM, an SEC registered investment adviser, manages 22 funds and serves as the sub-manager or sub-adviser for 2 other funds as of March 31, 2020.

AsofMarch31,2020$inbillions AUM %AUM FPAUM %FPAUMCredit

Syndicated Loans $24.7 22% $24.1 32%High Yield 2.8 2 2.9 4Multi-Asset Credit 2.2 2 1.7 2Alternative Credit 7.5 7 4.2 6U.S. Direct Lending(1) 49.2 44 28.8 38European Direct Lending 26.1 23 14.1 18Credit $112.5 100% $75.8 100%

PrivateEquityCorporate Private Equity

ACOF V $7.8 35% $7.6 45%ACOF IV 3.8 17 2.2 13AEVF 1.2 5 0.9 5ACOF I/III 1.1 5 — —ACOF Asia 0.2 1 0.1 —

Infrastructure and Power EIF I-IV and Co-investment Vehicles 2.3 10 2.5 15EIF V 0.9 4 0.8 5

Energy OpportunitiesEnergy Opportunities 1.0 5 1.0 6

Special OpportunitiesSpecial Opportunities 3.7 18 1.9 11PrivateEquity $22.0 100% $17.0 100%

RealEstateU.S. Equity $4.2 30% $3.4 37%European Equity 4.5 32 3.9 42Debt 5.4 38 1.9 21RealEstate $14.1 100% $9.2 100%

Total $148.6 $102.0

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Balance Sheet Investments by Strategy(1)

$inmillions March31,2020 December31,2019

Credit

Syndicated Loans(2) $64.9 $104.7Multi-Asset Credit 29.4 29.5Alternative Credit 16.7 21.0U.S. Direct Lending 75.6 61.3European Direct Lending 32.2 32.8Credit $218.8 $249.3

PrivateEquity

ACOF I $0.1 $0.2ACOF III 17.0 24.8ACOF IV 26.5 40.5ACOF Asia 28.9 56.9AEVF 27.0 29.2Energy Opportunities 7.5 9.7Infrastructure and Power 34.3 43.8Special Opportunities 55.6 60.5PrivateEquity $196.9 $265.6

RealEstate

U.S. Equity $80.8 $85.8European Equity 13.8 15.5Debt 46.1 42.9RealEstate $140.7 $144.2

OperationsManagementGroup

Other $18.9 $51.5Other $18.9 $51.5

Total $575.3 $710.61. As of March 31, 2020, the fair value of our corporate investment portfolio was $443.2 million in accordance with GAAP. Difference between GAAP and unconsolidated investments

represents $132.1 million of investments in Consolidated Funds that are eliminated upon consolidation, net of investments that are attributable to non-controlling interests.Investments that are attributable to non-controlling interests represent the $22.4 million of CLO investments that are attributable to the Class B Membership Interests. Corporateinvestment portfolio excludes accrued carried interest allocation, a component of gross accrued performance income, of $747.4 million.

2. Through investments in Ares CLOs. Represents Ares' maximum exposure of loss from its investments in CLOs.

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Significant Fund Performance Metrics

ThefollowingtablepresentstheperformancedataforthesignificantfundsintheCreditGroupthatarenotdrawdownfunds:

Note: Past performance is not indicative of future results. AUM and Net Returns are as of March 31, 2020 unless otherwise noted. The above table includes fund performance metrics for significant fundswhich includes those that contributed at least 1% of total management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or comprised 1% or more of Ares' total FPAUM as of March 31, 2020, and for which wehave sole discretion for investment decisions within the fund. Please see significant fund performance endnotes on slides 29 for additional information. Return information presented may not reflect actualreturns earned by investors in the applicable fund. ARCC is a publicly traded vehicle.

AsofMarch31,2020

Returns(%)(1)

CurrentQuarter Year-To-Date SinceInception(2)

YearofInceptionAUM

($inmillions) Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net InvestmentStrategy

ARCC(3) 2004 $17,052 N/A (7.7) N/A (7.7) N/A 11.0 U.S. Direct LendingASIF(4) 2018 1,140 (13.3) (13.4) (13.3) (13.4) (5.7) (6.3) Alternative Credit

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Note: Past performance is not indicative of future results. AUM and Net Returns are as of March 31, 2020 unless otherwise noted. The above table includes fund performance metrics for significant funds whichincludes those that contributed at least 1% of total management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or comprised 1% or more of Ares' total FPAUM as of March 31, 2020, and for which we have solediscretion for investment decisions within the fund. Please see significant fund performance endnotes on slides 29-30 for additional information. Return information presented may not reflect actual returns earned byinvestors in the applicable fund.* We do not present fund performance metrics for significant funds with less than two years of investment performance, which begins on the date of the fund's first investment, except for those significant funds whichpay management fees on invested capital, in which case performance is shown at the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the fund's first investment or (ii) the date on which the fund has invested at least 50% ofits capital.

Significant Fund Performance Metrics (cont’d)

Thefollowingtablepresentstheperformancedataforoursignificantdrawdownfunds:AsofMarch31,2020

Credit

YearofInception

OriginalCapitalCommitments

CumulativeInvestedCapital

RealizedProceeds

(5)UnrealizedProceeds

(6)TotalValue

MOIC IRR(%)

PrimaryInvestmentStrategy($inmillions) AUM Gross(7)

Net(8)

Gross(9)

Net(10)

CSFIII 2010 $1,185 $1,135 $1,251 $617 $1,200 $1,817 1.5x 1.5x 8.9 7.6 European&U.S.DirectLending

ACEIII(11)

2015 4,786 2,822 2,446 637 2,433 3,070 1.4x 1.3x 12.4 8.8 EuropeanDirectLending

PCS 2017 3,603 3,365 2,131 199 2,172 2,371 1.1x 1.1x 10.2 7.3 U.SDirectLending

ACEIVUnlevered(12)

2018 9,9712,851 1,649 52 1,693 1,745 1.1x 1.1x 9.9 7.0

EuropeanDirectLendingACEIVLevered

(12)4,819 2,781 125 2,912 3,037 1.1x 1.1x 14.4 10.3

SDLUnlevered2018 4,926

922 316 24 297 321 1.0x 1.0x 4.9 2.7U.SDirectLending

SDLLevered 2,045 700 102 602 704 1.0x 1.0x 5.6 1.0

PrivateEquity

YearofInception



RealizedProceeds

(1)UnrealizedValue

(2)TotalValue

MOIC IRR(%)


Net(4)

Gross(5)

Net(6)

USPFIV 2010 $1,332 $1,688 $2,121 $1,387 $1,310 $2,697 1.3x 1.1x 6.8 3.1 InfrastructureandPower

ACOFIV 2012 3,829 4,700 4,234 4,716 3,099 7,815 1.8x 1.6x 17.6 11.8 CorporatePrivateEquity

SSFIV(7)

2015 1,435 1,515 3,227 1,967 1,157 3,124 1.0x 0.9x (2.7) (4.5) SpecialOpportunities

ACOFV 2017 7,799 7,850 5,807 331 5,899 6,230 1.1x 1.0x 4.7 (0.1) CorporatePrivateEquity

AEOF 2018 1,009 1,120 753 11 685 696 0.9x 0.8x NA NA EnergyOpportunities

RealEstate

YearofInception



RealizedProceeds

(1)UnrealizedValue

(2)TotalValue

MOIC IRR(%)


Net(4)

Gross(5)

Net(6)

USIX 2017 $1,030 $1,040 $773 $35 $762 $797 1.1x 1.0x 8.6 4.4 U.S.RealEstateEquity

EFV(7)*

2018 1,908 1,968 566 45 553 598 1.0x 0.9x 2.3 (9.0) EuropeanRealEstateEquity

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Credit

1. Returns are time-weighted rates of return and include the reinvestment of income and other earnings from securities or other investments and reflect the deduction of all trading expenses.2. Since inception returns are annualized.3. Net returns are calculated using the fund's NAV and assume dividends are reinvested at the closest quarter-end NAV to the relevant quarterly ex-dividend dates. Additional information related to ARCC can

be found in its financial statements filed with the SEC, which are not part of this report.4. Gross returns do not reflect the deduction of management fees or other expenses. Net returns are calculated by subtracting the applicable management fee and other expenses from the gross returns on a

monthly basis. ASIF is a master/feeder structure and the AUM and returns include activity from its' investment in an affiliated Ares fund. Returns presented in the table are expressed in U.S dollars and arefor the master fund, excluding the share class hedges. The current quarter to-date and since inception returns (gross / net) for the pound sterling hedged Cayman feeder, the fund's sole feeder, are asfollows: (13.9)% / (14.0)%, (7.5)% / (8.1)%, respectively.

5. Realized proceeds represent the sum of all cash distributions to all partners and if applicable, exclude tax and incentive distributions made to the general partner.

6. Unrealized value represents the fund's NAV reduced by the accrued incentive allocation, if applicable. There can be no assurance that unrealized values will be realized at the valuations indicated.7. The gross multiple of invested capital (“MoIC”) is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee

paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses,as applicable.

8. The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes those interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. The funds mayutilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. The net MoIC would have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizingthe credit facility.

9. The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRR reflects returns tothe fee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest.The cash flow dates used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and otherexpenses, as applicable.

10. The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to thefee-paying limited partners and, if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. Thecash flow dates used in the net IRR calculations are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and otherexpenses. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Net fund-level IRRs would likely have been lower had such fund called capital fromits limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.

11. ACE III is made up of two feeder funds, one denominated in U.S. dollars and one denominated in Euros. The gross and net IRR and MoIC presented in the table are for the Euro denominated feeder fund. Thegross and net IRR for the U.S. dollar denominated feeder fund are 13.4% and 9.6%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the U.S. dollar denominated feeder fund are 1.4x and 1.3x, respectively. Originalcapital commitments are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of the fund's closing. All other values for ACE III are for the combined fund and are converted to U.S. dollars atthe prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

12. ACE IV is made up of four parallel funds, two denominated in Euros and two denominated in pound sterling: ACE IV (E) Unlevered, ACE IV (G) Unlevered, ACE IV (E) Levered, and ACE IV (G) Levered. The grossand net IRR and MoIC presented in the table are for ACE IV (E) Unlevered and ACE IV (E) Levered. Metrics for ACE IV (E) Levered are inclusive of a U.S. dollar denominated feeder fund, which has not beenpresented separately. The gross and net IRR for ACE IV (G) Unlevered are 12.4% and 8.3%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE IV (G) Unlevered are 1.1x and 1.1.x, respectively. The gross and net IRRfor ACE IV (G) Levered are 16.0% and 11.1%, respectively. The gross and net MoIC for ACE IV (G) Levered are 1.1x and 1.1x, respectively. Original capital commitments are converted to U.S. dollars at theprevailing exchange rate at the time of the fund's closing. All other values for ACE IV Unlevered and ACE IV Levered are for the combined levered and unlevered parallel funds and are converted to U.S.dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

PrivateEquity

1. Realized proceeds represent the sum of all cash dividends, interest income, other fees and cash proceeds from realizations of interests in portfolio investments. Realized proceeds exclude any proceeds related to bridge financings.

2. Unrealized value represents the fair market value of remaining investments. Unrealized value does not take into account any bridge financings. There can be no assurance that unrealized investments will berealized at the valuations indicated.

3. The gross MoIC is calculated at the investment-level and is based on the interests of all partners. The gross MoIC is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, asapplicable. The gross MoIC for the corporate private equity funds is also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings. Inclusive of bridge financings, gross MoIC would be 1.8x for ACOF IV, 1.1x forACOF V and 0.9x for AEOF.

Significant Fund Performance Metrics Endnotes

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Significant Fund Performance Metrics Endnotes (cont’d)

Private Equity - Cont.

4. The net MoIC for USPF IV and SSF IV is calculated at the fund-level. The net MoIC for the corporate private equity and energy opportunities funds is calculated at the investment level. For all funds, the net MoIC is basedon the interests of the fee-paying limited partners and if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees orperformance fees. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cashmanagement purposes. The net MoIC would have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.

5. The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from investments and the residual value of the investments at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRRs reflectreturns to all partners. For SSF IV, cash flows used in the gross IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. For all other funds, cash flows are assumed to occur at month-end. The gross IRRs arecalculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, as applicable. The gross IRR for the corporate private equity funds is also calculated before giving effect to any bridge financings.Inclusive of bridge financings, the gross IRR would be 17.5% for ACOF IV and 5.0% for ACOF V.

6. The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-payinglimited partners and if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non-fee paying limited partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest. The cash flow dates used inthe net IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees, carried interest as applicable, and other expenses and exclude commitments bythe general partner and Schedule I investors who do not pay either management fees or carried interest. The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes.Net fund-level IRRs would have generally been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.

7. In January 2017, a new team assumed portfolio management of SSF IV. In addition to presenting the cumulative performance measure for SSF IV, we have also adopted a new performance measurement called “SSF IV2.0.” SSF IV 2.0 is a subset of SSF IV positions and is intended to provide insight into the new team’s cumulative investment performance. SSF IV 2.0 investments represent (i) existing and re-underwritten positions by thenew team on January 1, 2017 and (ii) all new investments made by the new team since January 1, 2017. As part of the re-underwriting process, each liquid investment in the SSF IV portfolio was evaluated and adetermination was made whether to continue to hold such investment in the SSF IV portfolio or dispose of such investment. At the same time, legacy illiquid investments have been excluded from the SSF IV 2.0 trackrecord as it was not possible to dispose of such investments in the near-term due to their private, illiquid nature. Since January 2017, SSF IV 2.0 has generated gross and net internal rates of return of 5.5% and 3.6%through March 31, 2020, respectively. The IRR is an annualized since inception internal rate of return of cash flows to and from investments and the residual value of the investments at the end of the measurementperiod. Cash flows used in the IRRs calculations are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, as applicable.The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to estimated management fees, carried interest, as applicable, and other expenses.

RealEstate

1. Realized proceeds include distributions of operating income, sales and financing proceeds received.2. Unrealized value represents the fair value of remaining investments. There can be no assurance that unrealized investments will be realized at the valuations indicated.3. The gross MoIC is calculated at the investment level and is based on the interests of all partners. The gross MoIC for all funds is before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, as applicable.4. The net MoIC is calculated at the fund-level and is based on the interests of the fee-paying partners and, if applicable, excludes interests attributable to the non fee-paying partners and/or the general partner which does

not pay management fees, carried interest or has such fees rebated outside of the fund. The net MoIC is after giving effect to management fees, carried interest as applicable and other expenses. Net fund-level MoICswould generally likely have been lower had such fund called capital from its limited partners instead of utilizing the credit facility.

5. The gross IRR is an annualized since inception gross internal rate of return of cash flows to and from investments and the residual value of the investments at the end of the measurement period. Gross IRRs reflectreturns to all partners. Cash flows used in the gross IRR calculation are assumed to occur at quarter-end. The gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to management fees, carried interest and other expenses, asapplicable.

6. The net IRR is an annualized since inception net internal rate of return of cash flows to and from the fund and the fund’s residual value at the end of the measurement period. Net IRRs reflect returns to the fee-payingpartners and, if applicable, exclude interests attributable to the non fee-paying partners and/or the general partner which does not pay management fees or carried interest or has such fees rebated outside of the fund.The cash flow dates used in the net IRR calculation are based on the actual dates of the cash flows. The net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to management fees, carried interest as applicable, and other expenses.The funds may utilize a credit facility during the investment period and for general cash management purposes. Net fund-level IRRs would generally likely have been lower had such fund called capital from its limitedpartners instead of utilizing the credit facility.

7. EF V is made up of two parallel funds, one denominated in U.S. dollars and one denominated in Euros. The gross and net IRR and MoIC presented in the table are for the Euro denominated parallel fund. The gross andnet IRRs for the U.S. dollar denominated parallel fund are 2.3% and (9.7%), respectively. The gross and net MoIC for the U.S. dollar denominated parallel fund are 1.0x and 0.9x, respectively. Original capital commitmentsare converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate at the time of fund's closing. All other values for EF V are for the combined fund and are converted to U.S. dollars at the prevailing quarter-end exchange rate.

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Weighted Average Shares

1. Represents units exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.2. We apply the treasury stock method to determine the dilutive weighted-average common shares represented by our restricted units to be settled in shares of Class A common stock and options to acquire shares

of Class A common stock. Under the treasury stock method, compensation expense attributed to future services and not yet recognized is presumed to be used to acquire outstanding shares of Class A commonstock, thus reducing the weighted-average number of shares and the dilutive effect of these awards.

3. Represents proportional dilutive impact based upon the weighted average percentage of Ares Operating Group owned by Ares Management Corporation (50.43% and 46.80% as of March 31, 2020 and 2019,respectively).

4. Excludes Class B common stock and Class C common stock as they are not entitled to any economic benefits of Ares in an event of dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Ares.

Q1-20 Q1-19

TotalSharesCommonShares,AsAdjusted(3) TotalShares

CommonShares,AsAdjusted(3)

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock 118,366,539 118,366,539 102,906,494 102,906,494Ares Operating Group Units exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock(1) 116,328,089 — 116,996,031 —Dilutive effect of unvested restricted common units(2) 7,863,084 3,965,668 5,485,250 2,566,900Dilutive effect of unexercised options(2) 5,884,718 2,967,899 2,307,368 1,079,765

TotalWeightedAverageSharesUsedForRealizedIncome(4) 248,442,430 125,300,106 227,695,143 106,553,159

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Additional Information

1. Most recent data available as of April 22, 2020.2. As of March 25, 2020 for ARCC, February 26, 2020 for ACRE and March 26, 2020 for ARDC.

25%

13%

11%8%5%

4%1%

18%

15%

AUMMixbyInvestor

Pension Bank/ Private Bank Insurance

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment Manager Other

Endowment Public Entities and Related

Institutional Intermediaries

InstitutionalDirect-67%(2)

PublicEntity&Related

l 650+institutional investors(1)

l 200,000+retailinvestorsacrossourpublicfunds(2)

TotalDirectInstitutionalInvestors:850+

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RI and Other Measures –Financial Data(1)

$inthousands YearendedDecember31,

2019 2018

Credit Group(2) $713,853 $564,899

Private Equity Group 211,614 198,182

Real Estate Group 87,063 73,663

Managementfees $1,012,530 $836,744

Other fees $18,078 $24,288

Compensation and benefits expenses (528,207) (456,255)

General, administrative and other expense (178,742) (149,465)

FeeRelatedEarnings $323,659 $255,312

Realized net performance income $112,136 $105,610

Realized net investment income 67,691 34,474

RealizedIncome $503,486 $395,396

OtherData

Total Fee Revenue(3) $1,142,744 $966,642

Management fees as % of total fees 89% 87%

Fee Related Earnings as % of Realized Income 64% 65%

1. Unconsolidated results represent the operating segments plus the Operation Management Group but exclude the effect of Consolidated Funds. 2. Includes ARCC Part I Fees of $164.4 million and $128.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 respectively. 3. Total Fee Revenue is calculated as the total of management fees, other fees and realized net performance income.

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Unconsolidated Reporting Basis$inthousands YearendedDecember31,

2019 2018

RealizedIncomeandFeeRelatedEarnings:

Incomebeforetaxes $425,180 $184,341

Adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization expense(1) 40,602 25,087

Equity compensation expense 97,691 89,724

Acquisition and merger-related expense 16,266 2,936

Deferred placement fees 24,306 20,343

Other (income) expense, net(2) (460) 13,489

Expense of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries 2,951 3,343

Income before taxes of non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds, net of eliminations (39,174) (20,643)

Unconsolidated performance (income) loss - unrealized (303,142) 247,212

Unconsolidated performance related compensation - unrealized 206,799 (221,343)

Unconsolidated net investment loss - unrealized 32,467 50,907

RealizedIncome $503,486 $395,396

Unconsolidated performance fee income - realized $(402,518) $(357,207)

Unconsolidated performance related compensation - realized 290,382 251,597

Unconsolidated net investment income - realized (67,691) (34,474)

FeeRelatedEarnings $323,659 $255,312

Note: This table is a reconciliation of income before provision for income taxes on a consolidated basis to RI and FRE on unconsolidated basis, which reflects the results of the reportable segments on a combinedbasis together with the Operations Management Group. Management believes that this presentation is more meaningful than a reconciliation to the reportable segments on a segment basis because suchreconciliation would exclude the Operations Management Group.

1. The year ended December 31, 2019 includes a $20.0 million non-cash impairment charge on certain intangible assets.2. The year ended December 31, 2018 includes a $11.8 million payment to ARCC for rent and utilities for the years ended 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014, and the first quarter of 2018

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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Unconsolidated Reporting Basis (cont'd)

Note: These tables reconcile consolidated carried interest allocation and incentive fees reported in accordance with GAAP to unconsolidated realized performance income and consolidated GAAP other income to unconsolidatedrealized net investment income. These reconciliations show the results of the reportable segments on a combined basis together with the Operations Management Group. Management believes that this presentation is moremeaningful than a reconciliation to the reportable segments on a segment basis because such reconciliation would exclude the Operations Management Group. Differences may arise due to rounding.

1. Related to performance income for AREA Sponsor Holdings LLC. Changes in value of this investment are reflected within net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in Ares' Consolidated Statements of Operations.

$inthousands YearendedDecember31,

2019 2018

Performanceincomeandnetinvestmentincomereconciliation:

Carried interest allocation $621,872 $42,410

Incentive fees 69,197 63,380

Carriedinterestallocationandincentivefees $691,069 $105,790

Performance income - realized earned from Consolidated Funds $13,851 $4,000

Performance income - reclass(1) 740 205

Unconsolidated performance (income) loss - unrealized (303,142) 247,212

Performanceincome-realized $402,518 $357,207

Totalconsolidatedotherincome $122,539 $96,242

Net investment income from Consolidated Funds (130,396) (115,151)

Performance income - reclass (1) (740) (205)

Principal investment income 44,320 1,047

Other (income) expense, net (460) 1,653

Other income of non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries (39) (19)

Investment loss - unrealized 24,542 50,809

Interest and other investment loss - unrealized 7,925 98

Totalrealizednetinvestmentincome $67,691 $34,474

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Glossary

ARCCPartIFees ARCC Part I Fees refers to a quarterly performance income on the net investment income from ARCC. Such fees from ARCC areclassified as management fees as they are paid quarterly, predictable and recurring in nature, not subject to contingent repaymentand are typically cash settled each quarter.

ARCCPartIIFees ARCC Part II Fees refers to fees that are paid in arrears as of the end of each calendar year when the cumulative aggregate realizedcapital gains exceed the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, less theaggregate amount of ARCC Part II Fees paid in all prior years since inception.

AresOperatingGroupEntities

Ares Operating Group Entities refers to, collectively, Ares Holdings L.P., Ares Offshore Holdings L.P. and Ares Investments L.P.

AresOperatingGroupUnits

Ares Operating Group Unit refers to, collectively, a partnership unit in each of the Ares Operating Group Entities.

AssetsUnderManagement

Assets Under Management (or “AUM”) refers to the assets we manage. For our funds other than CLOs, our AUM represents thesum of the net asset value ("NAV") of such funds, the drawn and undrawn debt (at the fund-level including amounts subject torestrictions) and uncalled committed capital (including commitments to funds that have yet to commence their investmentperiods). For our funds that are CLOs, our AUM is equal to initial principal amounts adjusted for paydowns.

AUMNotYetPayingFees AUM Not Yet Paying Fees, also referred to as Shadow AUM, is our AUM that is not currently paying fees and is eligible to earnmanagement fees upon deployment.

AvailableCapital Available Capital is comprised of uncalled committed capital and undrawn amounts under credit facilities and may include AUMthat may be canceled or not otherwise available to invest (also referred to as "Dry Powder").

ClassBMembershipInterests

Class B Membership Interests refers to the interest that was retained by the former owners of Crestline Denali Capital LLC andrepresents the financial interests in the subordinated notes of the CLOs.

ConsolidatedFunds Consolidated Funds refers collectively to certain Ares-affiliated funds, related co-investment entities and certain CLOs that arerequired under GAAP to be consolidated in our consolidated financial statements.

FeePayingAssetsUnderManagement

Fee Paying AUM (or “FPAUM”) refers to the AUM from which we directly earn management fees. Fee Paying AUM is equal to thesum of all the individual fee bases of our funds that directly contribute to our management fees.

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Glossary (cont’d)

FeeRelatedEarnings Fee Related Earnings (or “FRE”), a non-GAAP measure, is used to assess core operating performance by determining whetherrecurring revenue, primarily consisting of management fees, is sufficient to cover operating expenses and to generate profits. FREdiffers from income before taxes computed in accordance with GAAP as it excludes performance income, performance relatedcompensation, investment income from our Consolidated Funds and non-consolidated funds and certain other items that webelieve are not indicative of our operating performance.

GrossInvestedCapital Gross Invested Capital refers to the aggregate amount of capital invested by our funds during a given period, and includesinvestments made by our draw-down funds and permanent capital vehicles (and affiliated funds) and new capital raised andinvested by our open-ended managed accounts, sub-advised accounts and CLOs, but excludes capital that is reinvested (afterreceiving repayments of capital) by our open-ended managed accounts, sub-advised accounts and CLOs.

IncentiveEligibleAssetsUnderManagement

Incentive Eligible AUM (or “IEAUM”) refers to the AUM of our funds from which performance income may be generated, regardlessof whether or not they are currently generating performance income. It generally represents the NAV plus uncalled equity or totalassets plus uncalled debt, as applicable, of our funds for which we are entitled to receive a performance income, excluding capitalcommitted by us and our professionals (from which we generally do not earn performance income). With respect to ARCC's AUM,only ARCC Part II Fees may be generated from IEAUM.

IncentiveGeneratingAssetsUnderManagement

Incentive Generating AUM (or “IGAUM”) refers to the AUM of our funds that are currently generating, on a realized or unrealizedbasis, performance income. It generally represents the NAV or total assets of our funds, as applicable, for which we are entitled toreceive performance income, excluding capital committed by us and our professionals (from which we generally do not earnperformance income). ARCC is only included in IGAUM when Part II Fees are being generated.

NetInflowsofCapital Net Inflows of Capital refers to net new commitments during the period, including equity and debt commitments and gross inflowsinto our open-ended managed accounts and sub-advised accounts, as well as equity offerings by our publicly traded vehicles minusredemptions from our open-ended funds, managed accounts and sub-advised accounts.

OperationsManagementGroup

In addition to our three segments, we have an Operations Management Group (the “OMG”) that consists of shared resourcegroups to support our reportable segments by providing infrastructure and administrative support in the areas of accounting/finance, operations, information technology, strategy and relationship management, legal, compliance and human resources. TheOMG’s expenses are not allocated to our three reportable segments but we consider the cost structure of the OMG whenevaluating our financial performance. Our management uses this information to assess the performance of our reportablesegments and OMG, and we believe that this information enhances the ability of shareholders to analyze our performance.

OurFunds Our funds refers to the funds, alternative asset companies, co-investment vehicles and other entities and accounts that aremanaged or co-managed by the Ares Operating Group, and which are structured to pay fees. It also includes funds managed by IvyHill Asset Management, L.P., a wholly owned portfolio company of ARCC, and a registered investment adviser.

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PerformanceIncome Performance income refers to income we earn based on the performance of a fund that is generally based on certain specifichurdle rates as defined in the fund’s investment management or partnership agreements and may be structured as either anincentive fee or as carried interest.

PermanentCapital Permanent capital refers to capital of our funds that do not have redemption provisions or a requirement to return capital toinvestors upon exiting the investments made with such capital, except as required by applicable law. Such funds currently consist ofAres Capital Corporation (“ARCC”), Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (“ACRE”), and Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund,Inc. (“ARDC”); such funds may be required, or elect, to return all or a portion of capital gains and investment income.

RealizedIncome Realized Income (or “RI”), a non-GAAP measure, is an operating metric used by management to evaluate performance of thebusiness based on operating performance and the contribution of each of the business segments to that performance, whileremoving the fluctuations of unrealized income and losses, which may or may not be eventually realized at the levels presented andwhose realizations depend more on future outcomes than current business operations. RI differs from net income by excluding (a)income tax expense, (b) operating results of our Consolidated Funds, (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) the effects ofchanges arising from corporate actions, (e) unrealized gains and losses related to performance income and investmentperformance and (f) certain other items that we believe are not indicative of our operating performance. Changes arising fromcorporate actions include equity-based compensation expenses, the amortization of intangible assets, transaction costs associatedwith mergers, acquisitions and capital transactions, underwriting costs and expenses incurred in connection with corporatereorganization.

SeniorDirectLendingProgram

Senior Direct Lending Program (or ‘‘SDLP’’) is a program co-managed by a subsidiary of Ares through which ARCC co-invests withVaragon Capital Partners.

TotalFeeRevenue Total Fee Revenue refers to the total of segment management fees, other fees and realized net performance income. Beginning inthe third quarter of 2019, Total Fee Revenue was revised to include other fees. Prior year periods have been modified to conformto the current period presentation.

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