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accession: "0001628280-26-015506"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:36:04.729051+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Real Estate Income Trust raises $26.8M via private equity placement

## Summary
- Issued 838,347 Class S-PR shares for gross proceeds of $6.85M (incl. $53,571 in fees).
- Issued 95,808 Class D-PR shares for gross proceeds of $0.78M.
- Issued 2,367,269 Class I-PR shares for gross proceeds of $19.18M.
- All sales between Jan 2 and Mar 2, 2026, exempt under Regulation D.
- Issuance includes shares from the distribution reinvestment plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-015506
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026015506/0001628280-26-015506-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026015506/are-20260302.htm

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