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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001327978-25-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T11:11:42.890767+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Real Estate Income Trust Renews Advisory Agreement and Issues $6.0M in Shares

## Summary
- Renewed advisory agreement with Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC through April 30, 2026 on substantially same terms as 2024 agreement.
- Issued 787,621 Class I-PR shares on May 1, 2025, raising $6,036,881 in gross proceeds via Regulation D exempt offering.
- Amended advisory agreement clarified descriptions of services and fees/expenses to be paid or reimbursed to the Advisor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001327978-25-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797825000022/0001327978-25-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000132797825000022/are-20250430x8k.htm

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