Company: INRE
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001193125-25-284477
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Company: Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-17
Form: DEFA14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _________________________ SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
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<div align='center'>November 17, 2025</div>

Dear Stockholder:

As we have previously disclosed, our board of directors has been reviewing strategic alternatives including the sale of Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (we or the Company). The board retained a financial advisor and through the financial advisor engaged in discussions with potential purchasers. Based on this engagement and subsequent follow-up review and discussion, the board has decided not to pursue the sale of the Company at this time. The board has asked our business manager to evaluate the Company’s business plan and related strategy and to consider and present alternatives and enhancements to this plan and strategy for board review. The goal is to increase assets and cash flow on an accretive basis as well as enhance our capital (primarily equity) and provide liquidity to stockholders over time.

To address upcoming debt maturities, the Company has closed on an amendment to its credit facility agreement that both extends the term of the agreement and increases the amount that may be drawn under the facility. We expect to repay maturing indebtedness secured by certain of our properties by drawing on the credit facility.

Further, on November 5, 2025, our board increased the size of the