Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC, and Israel A. Englander filed an amended beneficial ownership statement with the SEC on October 28, 2026, reporting a combined position in Ares Acquisition Corporation III (NYSE:AAC), a special purpose acquisition company whose Class A Ordinary Shares carry a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Key Highlights

  • Reporting persons: Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC, and Israel A. Englander filed jointly as Amendment No. 1.
  • Shares reported: Each reporting person listed 1,555,000 Class A Ordinary Shares beneficially owned in aggregate.
  • Percent of class: The 1,555,000 shares represent 3.9% of the outstanding class, qualifying as ownership of 5 percent or less.
  • Voting and dispositive power: All 1,555,000 shares are held with shared voting power and shared dispositive power; sole voting and sole dispositive power are each reported as 0.
  • Event date: The filing was triggered by an event dated September 30, 2026, and signed on October 28, 2026.
  • Issuer address: Ares Acquisition Corporation III is headquartered at 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10167, according to the filing.

Millennium's Position in Ares Acquisition Corporation III

Ares Acquisition Corporation III is a blank-check special purpose acquisition company whose Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker NYSE:AAC. The filing covers CUSIP number G3303U104 and was submitted as Amendment No. 1 to an earlier passive ownership statement, reflecting a reportable event that occurred on September 30, 2026.

According to the filing, the 1,555,000 shares reported by each of the three filers are "held by entities subject to voting control and investment discretion by Millennium Management LLC and/or other investment managers that may be controlled by Millennium Group Management LLC (the managing member of Millennium Management LLC) and Mr. Englander (the sole voting trustee of the managing member of Millennium Group Management LLC)." The filing further states that this structure "should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC or Mr. Englander as to beneficial ownership of the securities held by such entities."

The certifications included in the filing state that, to the best of the signatories' knowledge and belief, the securities "were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." Gil Raviv, identified as Global General Counsel, signed on behalf of both Millennium Management LLC and Millennium Group Management LLC. Israel A. Englander signed individually. All three signatures are dated October 28, 2026. A Joint Filing Agreement among the three parties, dated October 28, 2026, is listed as Exhibit I.

What Was Disclosed

The amended filing reports that Millennium Management LLC, Millennium Group Management LLC, and Israel A. Englander each beneficially own 1,555,000 Class A Ordinary Shares of Ares Acquisition Corporation III, equal to 3.9% of the class, with all power held on a shared basis as of the September 30, 2026 trigger date.