Form of Proxy

ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

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No.	Proposition		For	Against	Abstain
1	Election of Director: Michael J Arougheti
2	Election of Director: Ashish Bhutani
3	Election of Director: Antoinette Bush
4	Election of Director: R. Kipp deVeer
5	Election of Director: Paul G. Joubert
6	Election of Director: David B. Kaplan
7	Election of Director: Michael Lynton
8	Election of Director: Eileen Naughton
9	Election of Director: Dr. Judy D. Olian
10	Election of Director: Antony P. Ressler
11	Election of Director: Bennett Rosenthal
12	The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our 2025 fiscal year.
13	Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation paid to our named executive officers for our 2024 fiscal year.
14	To recommend, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers.