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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of June 4, 2024: 12 items on ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024: 11 elected · 1 approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Michael J Arougheti | 865,483,686 | 53,711,305 | 41,290 | -- | 11,998,296 | 94% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Ashish Bhutani | 884,230,937 | 34,964,354 | 40,990 | -- | 11,998,296 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Antoinette Bush | 859,060,506 | 60,137,487 | 38,288 | -- | 11,998,296 | 93% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: R. Kipp deVeer | 889,376,100 | 29,818,935 | 41,246 | -- | 11,998,296 | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Paul G. Joubert | 883,418,974 | 35,775,869 | 41,438 | -- | 11,998,296 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: David B. Kaplan | 884,592,491 | 34,602,457 | 41,333 | -- | 11,998,296 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael Lynton | 871,176,985 | 48,018,312 | 40,984 | -- | 11,998,296 | 95% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Eileen Naughton | 884,232,986 | 34,964,520 | 38,775 | -- | 11,998,296 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian | 859,037,007 | 60,160,454 | 38,820 | -- | 11,998,296 | 93% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Antony P. Ressler | 850,467,956 | 68,727,372 | 40,953 | -- | 11,998,296 | 93% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Bennett Rosenthal | 889,531,536 | 29,663,446 | 41,299 | -- | 11,998,296 | 97% | Elected | — |
| 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2024 fiscal year | 930,047,471 | 1,007,450 | 179,656 | -- | -- | 99.8% | Approved | — |
This meeting is also recorded here as May 22, 2024; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.
Source: ARES MANAGEMENT CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 6, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 119 asset managers that disclosed a ARES MANAGEMENT CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Antoinette Bush
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Antoinette Bush”): 859,060,506 for, 60,137,487 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 42,751,158 for, 34,920,455 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,586,634 | 16,150,557 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,611,138 | 6,036,254 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 0 | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 189,982 | 416,255 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 121,537 | 213,821 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
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93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Antony P. Ressler
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Antony P. Ressler”): 850,467,956 for, 68,727,372 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 41,923,397 for, 35,748,216 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,586,634 | 16,150,557 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Capital Group | 10,783,721 | 5,628,016 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Fidelity | 6,163,875 | 2,483,517 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 533,583 | 72,654 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Transamerica | 506,009 | 498 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 243,392 | 91,966 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
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96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Ashish Bhutani
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ashish Bhutani”): 884,230,937 for, 34,964,354 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 63,460,370 for, 14,211,243 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,730,785 | 5,916,607 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 190,533 | 415,704 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 265,215 | 70,143 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
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97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Bennett Rosenthal
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bennett Rosenthal”): 889,531,536 for, 29,663,446 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 70,091,533 for, 7,580,080 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 8,637,192 | 10,200 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 534,134 | 72,103 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 335,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
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96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: David B. Kaplan
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David B. Kaplan”): 884,592,491 for, 34,602,457 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 68,936,846 for, 8,734,767 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 8,517,545 | 129,847 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 533,583 | 72,654 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 260,028 | 75,330 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Dr. Judy D. Olian
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian”): 859,037,007 for, 60,160,454 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 42,751,158 for, 34,920,455 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,586,634 | 16,150,557 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,611,138 | 6,036,254 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 0 | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 189,982 | 416,255 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 121,537 | 213,821 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Eileen Naughton
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eileen Naughton”): 884,232,986 for, 34,964,520 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 63,460,338 for, 14,211,275 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,730,785 | 5,916,607 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 190,533 | 415,704 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 265,215 | 70,143 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
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94% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael J Arougheti
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J Arougheti”): 865,483,686 for, 53,711,305 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 50,778,423 for, 26,893,190 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 5,586,634 | 16,150,557 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 8,517,545 | 129,847 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 533,583 | 72,654 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,009 | 498 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 0 | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Prudential/PGIM | 260,028 | 75,330 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael Lynton
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Lynton”): 871,176,985 for, 48,018,312 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 57,829,659 for, 19,841,954 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 377,115 | 8,270,277 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 0 | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 190,533 | 415,704 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 265,215 | 70,143 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Paul G. Joubert
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul G. Joubert”): 883,418,974 for, 35,775,869 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 63,212,396 for, 14,459,217 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,730,785 | 5,916,607 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 190,533 | 415,704 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 265,215 | 70,143 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: R. Kipp deVeer
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: R. Kipp deVeer”): 889,376,100 for, 29,818,935 against, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as directors of the Company to serve for one-year terms expiring at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders once their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based on the following v…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 118 asset managers below reported 70,037,289 for, 7,634,324 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 8,637,192 | 10,200 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 548,216 | 1,684,564 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 0 | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,074,803 | 14,811 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 0 | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 444,987 | 284,831 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 534,134 | 72,103 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 335,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 296,101 | 2,429 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 118 asset managers. See all 118 in the interactive database.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.8% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 2024 fiscal year.
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2024 fiscal year”): 930,047,471 for, 1,007,450 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 6, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's 2024 fiscal year was approved based on the following votes:”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 119 asset managers below reported 77,660,180 for, 24,387 against, 13,377 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 21,737,191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 16,411,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 8,647,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 5,540,253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MFS | 2,447,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 2,232,780 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 1,625,335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 1,478,577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,365,996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Principal | 1,227,605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,138,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| American Century | 1,089,614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,050,657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 859,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CARILLON SERIES TRUST | 747,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND | 729,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND | 686,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 625,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 606,237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 595,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Transamerica | 506,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Franklin Investors Securities Trust | 475,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Neuberger Berman | 372,833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 335,358 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 298,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 119 asset managers. See all 119 in the interactive database.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 309,668,984 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 7.02% |
| 2 | Capital Group | 5.30% |
| 3 | Fidelity | 2.79% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 1.79% |
| 5 | MFS | 0.79% |
| 6 | John Hancock | 0.72% |
| 7 | Invesco | 0.52% |
| 8 | JPMorgan | 0.48% |
| 9 | Hartford | 0.44% |
| 10 | Principal | 0.40% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williamson Legacy Group, LLC | <0.01% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 7.00% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 5.66% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 4.18% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 2.56% | 13F |
| JPMorgan Chase | 2.52% | 13F |
| Capital International | 1.80% | 13F |
| T. Rowe Price | 1.28% | 13F |
| Franklin Templeton | 1.21% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.19% | 13F |
| State Street | 1.13% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 309,668,984 shares outstanding, as reported by ARES MANAGEMENT CORP. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.'s shareholder meeting held June 4, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 119 asset managers reported how they voted on 12 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 5,691 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public… — ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 99.8% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: ARES MANAGEMENT CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2024.
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