JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Exhibit A
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all
amendments thereto) with respect to the Ordinary Shares of Ares Acquisition Corporation II, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. In evidence thereof, the undersigned, being duly
authorized, hereby execute this Joint Filing Agreement as of August 14, 2025.
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Dated: August 14, 2025
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Chief Compliance Officer
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VIRTUS INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
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Chief Compliance Officer
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THE MERGER FUND
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Vice President, Counsel and Assistant Secretary
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