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accession: "0001628280-26-024093"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:59:18.152781+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 issues ~2.59M shares for $21.1M; board member resigns, new director appointed

## Summary
- Issued 1,020,998 Class S-PR shares ($8.39M) and 1,569,934 Class I-PR shares ($12.75M) in Reg D offering on April 1, 2026.
- Director Brian P. Mathis resigned effective April 7, 2026, not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Board appointed Bryan B. Sanchez as independent director effective April 7, 2026; Sanchez has background at BCG and Lionstone.
- Sanchez was also appointed to the conflicts resolution committee and nominating and corporate governance committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-024093
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026024093/0001628280-26-024093-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026024093/are-20260401.htm

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