Ares Acquisition (AAC) SC 13G Ares Acquisition / ARISTEIA CAPITAL ownership change

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.    *)

Ares Acquisition Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

G33032106

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☒ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON   Aristeia Capital, L.L.C. (1)
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   (a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware

NUMBER OF SHARES  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5	SOLE VOTING POWER   7,081,000
	6	SHARED VOTING POWER   0
	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   7,081,000
	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   7,081,000
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   7.08% (2)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   IA, OO

(1) Aristeia Capital, L.L.C. is the investment manager of, and has voting and investment control with respect to the securities described herein held by, one or more private investment funds.

(2) Based on 100,000,000 Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value of the Issuer outstanding as of December 27, 2021, as reported in the Issuer’s Form 10-Q/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 3, 2022.

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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:

Ares Acquisition Corporation

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

245 Park Avenue, 44^th Floor

New York, New York 10167

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence.

Item 2(c). Citizenship.

Aristeia Capital, L.L.C.

One Greenwich Plaza, 3^rd Floor

Greenwich, CT 06830

Delaware limited liability company

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:

Class A Ordinary Shares, $0.0001 par value

Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:

G33032106

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

☒ An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

Item 4. Ownership.

The following is information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1 as of 12/31/2021.

Items 5-9 and 11 of the cover page to this Schedule 13G are incorporated herein by reference. :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 7,081,000

(b) Percent of Class: 7.08%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote: 7,081,000

(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0

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(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 7,081,000

(iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Not Applicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification.

Certification pursuant to §240.13d-1(b):

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: 2/14/2022

ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C.
By:	/s/ Andrew B. David
	Name: Andrew B. David
	Title: Chief Operating Officer