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13F-HR 1 a2182778z13f-hr.txt 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12/31/2007 ----------------------- Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number: --------- This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement. / / adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Ares Management LLC ------------------------------------ Address: 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1900 ------------------------------------ Los Angeles, CA 90067 ------------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 28- --------------------- The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Michael D. Weiner --------------------------------------------- Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary --------------------------------------------- Phone: 310-201-4140 --------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Michael D. Weiner Los Angeles, CA February 14, 2008 ------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): /X/ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) / / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) / / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: NONE FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 9 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $631,986 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE