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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-001314"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T11:10:55.908198+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 issues 2.25M shares for $18M in unregistered offerings

## Summary
- Issued 681,448 Class S-PR shares for $5,495,957 gross proceeds.
- Issued 1,570,046 Class I-PR shares for $12,551,891 gross proceeds.
- Shares sold under Regulation D exemption; includes DRIP issuances.
- Class S-PR proceeds include $48,052 in upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-001314
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026001314/0001628280-26-001314-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026001314/are-20260102.htm

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