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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-054774"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-07T19:04:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-07T19:05:22.098187+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares REIT adjourns annual meeting for lack of quorum; eliminates early redemption fee for minimum-balance redemptions

## Summary
- Annual meeting on Aug 6, 2026 lacked 50% quorum; permanently adjourned without electing directors or ratifying KPMG; incumbents serve as holdovers.
- Issued 1,168,737 Class S-PR and 1,727,341 Class I-PR shares on Aug 3, 2026, raising ~$23.9M gross.
- Board amended share redemption program effective July 29, 2026 to eliminate Early Redemption Deduction for redemptions due to failure to maintain $2,000 minimum account balance.
- Redemption program retains 2% monthly / 5% quarterly redemption limits and 5% early redemption deduction for shares held under one year (except for specified waivers).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-054774
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-07T19:04:07+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026054774/0001628280-26-054774-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026054774/are-20260729.htm

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