# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001853138
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-189707
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 3817
**Document Hash:** f435ae646aaec07b17ae6ee59ef31d13
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-189707.hdr.sgml**: 20260701

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-189707

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250827

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Ares Acquisition Corp II
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001853138
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** E9
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1049 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
- **CITY:** MOUNTAIN VIEW
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94043
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650-209-8005

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1049 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
- **CITY:** MOUNTAIN VIEW
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94043

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Kodiak Al, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20250924

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Ares Acquisition Corp II
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20210324
**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Kodiak Robotics, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001747286
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 825086710
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1049 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
- **CITY:** MOUNTAIN VIEW
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94043
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (781) 626-2729

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1049 TERRA BELLA AVENUE
- **CITY:** MOUNTAIN VIEW
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94043

**Ares Acquisition Corporation II** 

**c/o Ares Management LLC** 

**245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor** 

**New York, NY 10167** 

**Kodiak Robotics, Inc.** 

**1049 Terra Bella Avenue** 

**Mountain View, CA 94043** 

August 27, 2025

**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Technology

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-3561

Attention: Brittany Ebbertt

Kathleen Collins

Marion Graham

Jan Woo <br>

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| **Re:** | **Ares Acquisition Corporation II**  |

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**Kodiak Robotics, Inc.** <br>

**Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement")** <br>

**File No. 333-287278** <br>

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Ares Acquisition Corporation II ("<u>AACT</u>") and Kodiak Robotics, Inc. ("<u>Legacy Kodiak</u>" and, together with AACT, the "<u>Registrants</u>") hereby request acceleration of the effective date of the above referenced Registration Statement to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 29, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practicable, or at such other time as the Registrants, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, special counsel to AACT, or Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., counsel to Legacy Kodiak, request by telephone that such Registration Statement be declared effective.

Please contact Philippa Bond, P.C. of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (310) 552-4222, Monica Shilling, P.C. of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (310) 552-4355, Melissa Rick of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. at (650) 849-3059 or Austin March of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. at (512) 338-5410 as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.

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| Sincerely, |
| **ARES ACQUISITION CORPORATION II** |
| /s/ Allyson Satin |
| Name: Allyson Satin |
| Title: Chief Operating Officer |

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| **KODIAK ROBOTICS, INC.** |
| /s/ Don Burnette |
| Name: Don Burnette |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |

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