Ares Acquisition announces effectiveness of registration statement

Ares Acquisition announced that on October 13, 2023, the U.S. SEC declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended, AAC had filed in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination with X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Assuming satisfaction of the conditions to the closing of the Business Combination, including approval of the Business Combination by AAC’s shareholders, the post-Business Combination company intends to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange under the proposed symbols “XE” and “XEW”, respectively. The NYSE listing is subject to the closing of the Business Combination and fulfillment of all NYSE listing requirements.