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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-123808"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001918712"
company_name: "ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND"
filed_at: "2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:28:04.420711+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Strategic Income Fund closes $696.4M CLO securitization; sells $142.2M in shares

## Summary
- Closed ADL CLO 8 Debt Securitization with $696.4M of notes; $50M in secured loans, maturing Jan 2039.
- Notes include $356M Class A-1 floating at SOFR+1.40%, $164.4M subordinated notes retained by Fund.
- Net proceeds to repay debt facilities and/or invest in portfolio companies per investment objective.
- Sold 5.18M Class I shares at $27.47 NAV in December 2025, raising $142.2M in unregistered sale.
- NAV per share $27.47 for all classes; aggregate NAV $10.8B, portfolio $21.5B fair value, debt/equity 1.01x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-123808
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001918712
- company_name: ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- filed_at: 2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/0001104659-25-123808-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/tm2532971d3_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND incurred senior notes of $356.0 million with third parties at Term SOFR plus 1.40% maturing January 20, 2039.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $356.0 million
  - Counterparty: third parties
  - Rate: Term SOFR plus 1.40%
  - Maturity: January 20, 2039
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: $356.0 million of Class A-1 Senior Floating Rate Notes that were issued to third parties and bear interest at Term SOFR (as defined in the January 2039 CLO Indenture) plus 1.40%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/0001104659-25-123808-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND incurred senior notes of $56.0 million with third parties at Term SOFR plus 2.00% maturing January 20, 2039.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $56.0 million
  - Counterparty: third parties
  - Rate: Term SOFR plus 2.00%
  - Maturity: January 20, 2039
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: $56.0 million of Class C Secured Deferrable Floating Rate Notes that were issued to third parties and bear interest at Term SOFR plus 2.00%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/0001104659-25-123808-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND incurred senior notes of $42.0 million with third parties at Term SOFR plus 1.75% maturing January 20, 2039.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $42.0 million
  - Counterparty: third parties
  - Rate: Term SOFR plus 1.75%
  - Maturity: January 20, 2039
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: $42.0 million of Class B Senior Floating Rate Notes that were issued to third parties and bear interest at Term SOFR plus 1.75%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/0001104659-25-123808-index.htm
- Debt Financings
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND incurred senior notes of $28.0 million with third parties at Term SOFR plus 1.60% maturing January 20, 2039.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $28.0 million
  - Counterparty: third parties
  - Rate: Term SOFR plus 1.60%
  - Maturity: January 20, 2039
  - Event: incurrence
  source text: $28.0 million of Class A-2 Senior Floating Rate Notes that were issued to third parties and bear interest at Term SOFR plus 1.60%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465925123808/0001104659-25-123808-index.htm

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