UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
(Amendment No. 2)
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF l934
Ares Management Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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80-0962035 |
(State of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor |
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Los Angeles, California |
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90067 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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7.00% Series A Preferred Stock |
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New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-211239.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”) to Form 8-A (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed pursuant to Section 12(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by Ares Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Ares Corp.”), as the successor registrant to Ares Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Ares LP”). Effective November 26, 2018, Ares LP converted from a Delaware limited partnership to a Delaware corporation (the “Conversion”). In accordance with Rule 12g-3 under the Exchange Act, upon the effective time of the Conversion, the common stock and preferred stock of Ares Corp., including the 7.00% Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), of Ares Corp., were deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act as Ares Corp. is deemed to be the successor registrant to Ares LP. Ares Corp. expressly adopts the Registration Statement, as modified by this Amendment, as its own registration statement for all purposes of the Exchange Act. The Series A Preferred Stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “ARES.PRA.”
This Amendment amends the Registration Statement as follows:
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Series A Preferred Stock is contained in “Description of Capital Stock” set forth in Exhibit 99.1 to Ares Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 26, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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3.1 |
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3.2 |
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3.3 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 26, 2018 |
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By: |
/s/ Michael D. Weiner | |
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Name: |
Michael D. Weiner |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |