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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001918712-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001918712"
company_name: "ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND"
filed_at: "2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:21:19.345137+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Strategic Income Fund sells 4M Class I shares at $27.48 NAV; aggregate NAV $10.5B

## Summary
- Sold 4,011,672 unregistered Class I shares at NAV of $27.48 as of 12/31/25, raising $110.2M.
- NAV per share all classes (I, S, D) $27.48; aggregate NAV $10.5B, portfolio $21.5B, debt $11.2B.
- Monthly distributions of $0.21430 gross per share declared for Jan through June 2026; Jan paid Feb 23.
- 93% of debt investments at fair value are floating rate; 79.8% first lien senior secured loans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001918712-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001918712
- company_name: ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- filed_at: 2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 3.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000191871226000005/0001918712-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000191871226000005/asif-20260121.htm

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## Key facts
- Equity Issuances
  ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND issued 4,011,672 of common stock to accredited investors for $110.2.
  - Security: common stock
  - Shares: 4,011,672
  - Purchaser: accredited investors
  - Consideration: $110.2
  source text: sold Class I common shares of beneficial interest. The number of shares to be issued was finalized on January 21, 2026. The purchase price per Class I common share equaled the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Class I common share as of December 31, 2025. The offer and sale of these Class I common shares was exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder. The following table details the Class I common shares sold: Date of Unregistered Sales (dollar amount in millions) Amount of Class I Common Shares Total Consideration During January 2026 (number of shares finalized on January 21, 2026) 4,011,672 $ 110.2
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000191871226000005/0001918712-26-000005-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.