Ares Strategic Income Fund issues $700M of 5.550% notes due 2031, enters interest rate swap

ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Issued $700M aggregate principal of 5.550% notes due April 15, 2031; interest payable semiannually.
Net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under credit facilities; may reborrow for corporate purposes.
Entered $700M notional interest rate swap with Wells Fargo: receives fixed 5.550%, pays one-month SOFR +1.8750%.
Notes are direct unsecured obligations; change-of-control repurchase event triggers mandatory offer at 100% principal plus accrued interest.
Registration rights agreement filed; fund must file exchange offer registration statement within 365 days or pay additional interest.

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND entered into Registration Rights Agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers (effective 2026-01-29).

Action: entry
Counterparty: BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers
Effective: 2026-01-29

Exact text from the filing

In connection with the sale of the Notes, the Fund entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 29, 2026 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers.

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND amended Ninth Supplemental Indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association valued at $700,000,000 (effective 2026-01-29).

Action: amendment
Agreement: notes offering
Counterparty: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
Value: $700,000,000
Effective: 2026-01-29

Exact text from the filing

On January 29, 2026, Ares Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”), entered into a Ninth Supplemental Indenture (the “Ninth Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture, dated June 5, 2024, between the Fund and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture,” and, together with the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

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