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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-047625"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-08T17:24:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-08T17:25:09.054712+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Real Estate Income Trust raises $21.4M through private placement of 2.6M shares

## Summary
- Issued 854,316 Class S-PR shares for $7.07M gross proceeds, including $76K in selling commissions and dealer manager fees.
- Issued 368,010 Class D-PR shares for $3.01M gross proceeds.
- Issued 1,374,987 Class I-PR shares for $11.26M gross proceeds.
- Total gross proceeds from the private placement: $21.35M from 2.6M shares across three classes.
- Shares issued in reliance on Regulation D exemption; includes shares from distribution reinvestment plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-047625
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-08T17:24:06+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026047625/0001628280-26-047625-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026047625/are-20260701.htm

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