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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-060857"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZARE"
cik: "0001327978"
company_name: "Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-08T18:27:04+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-08T18:28:06.453798+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 $20.4M via private placement of 2.46M shares

## Summary
- Issued 1,254,839 Class S-PR shares for $10,444,590 gross proceeds.
- Issued 1,206,139 Class I-PR shares for $9,957,157 gross proceeds.
- Total 2,460,978 shares issued for $20,401,747 in Regulation D private placement.
- Class S-PR gross proceeds include $85,397 in upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees.
- Shares issued include activity from distribution reinvestment plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-060857
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZARE
- cik: 0001327978
- company_name: Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-08T18:27:04+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/1327978/000162828026060857/0001628280-26-060857-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327978/000162828026060857/are-20260901.htm

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