---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-010304"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001918712"
company_name: "ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND"
filed_at: "2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T05:03:43.744201+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Strategic Income Fund doubles credit facility to $1.5B, extends maturity to 2035

## Summary
- Credit facility commitments increased from $750M to $1.5B; $375M available after nine-month delay.
- Reinvestment period extended to July 29, 2028 (from Oct 2027); maturity extended to Jan 29, 2035 (from Apr 2034).
- Interest rate margin reduced: from SOFR+1.90%/2.20% to SOFR+1.80%/2.00% during/after reinvestment.
- Commitment fee waived for first three months on incremental $750M; fee tiers adjusted to 0.50%/0.75%/1.00%.
- Amendment effective January 29, 2026; facility governed by Investment Company Act leverage restrictions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-010304
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001918712
- company_name: ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- filed_at: 2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926010304/0001104659-26-010304-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926010304/tm264291d4_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND amended credit facility of $1.5 billion with The Bank of Nova Scotia at SOFR plus an applicable margin of (i) 1.80% during the reinvestment period and ( maturing January 29, 2035.
  - Instrument: credit facility
  - Principal: $1.5 billion
  - Counterparty: The Bank of Nova Scotia
  - Rate: SOFR plus an applicable margin of (i) 1.80% during the reinvestment period and (
  - Maturity: January 29, 2035
  - Event: amendment
  source text: party thereto. The SB Funding Facility Amendment, among other things, (a) increased the total commitments under the SB Funding Facility by $750 million from $750 million to $1.5 billion, of which $375 million will become available after the nine month period following the Closing Date; (b) extended the reinvestment period from October 8, 2027 to July 29, 2028;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926010304/0001104659-26-010304-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND amended Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement (the "SB Funding Facility Amendment") with The Bank of Nova Scotia valued at Increased total commitments from $750 million to $1.5 billion; extended reinvestment period to July (effective 2026-01-29).
  - Action: amendment
  - Agreement: credit facility
  - Counterparty: The Bank of Nova Scotia
  - Value: Increased total commitments from $750 million to $1.5 billion; extended reinvestment period to July
  - Effective: 2026-01-29
  source text: On January 29, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Ares Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) as parent and servicer, ASIF Funding II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund, as borrower ( “ASIF Funding II”) and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent and revolving lender, entered into Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement (the “SB Funding Facility Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2024 (as amended, the “SB Funding Facility”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926010304/0001104659-26-010304-index.htm

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