# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001918712
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-063043
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 8711
**Document Hash:** ba7acc94b1400bc23c1a28b674e0eeb0
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-063043.hdr.sgml**: 20250626

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-063043

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SC TO-I/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250626

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250626

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001918712

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC TO-I/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-93861
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251080622

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 245 PARK AVE
- **STREET 2:** 44TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10067
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-710-2191

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 245 PARK AVE
- **STREET 2:** 44TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10067

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ARES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220322
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001918712

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NY
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SC TO-I/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 245 PARK AVE
- **STREET 2:** 44TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10067
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-710-2191

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 245 PARK AVE
- **STREET 2:** 44TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10067

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ARES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220322

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

### SCHEDULE TO

#### (Rule 13e-4)

#### TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (Final Amendment)

### Ares Strategic Income Fund
(Name of Issuer)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

#### Class I Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)

#### 04020E404, 04020E107 and U2225W101
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)

#### Class D Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)

#### 04020E305
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)

#### Class S Shares of Beneficial Interest
(Title of Class of Securities)

#### 04020E206
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)

#### Joshua M. Bloomstein General Counsel Ares Strategic Income Fund 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor New York, NY 10167 (212) 750-7300
(Name, Address and Telephone No. of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

#### COPIES TO:

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| **Monica J. Shilling, P.C. <br> Van Whiting <br> Kirkland & Ellis LLP <br> 2049 Century Park East, 37th Floor <br> Los Angeles, California 90067 <br> (310) 552-4200**  | **Nicole M. Runyan, P.C. <br> Kirkland & Ellis LLP <br> 601 Lexington Avenue <br> New York, New York 10022 <br> (212) 446-4800**  |

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#### May 21, 2025
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

☐

Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

☐

third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

☒

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

☐

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

☐

amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☒

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This Final Amendment relates to the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the "<u>Statement</u>") originally filed on May 21, 2025 by Ares Strategic Income Fund (the "<u>Fund</u>") in connection with an offer by the Fund (the "<u>Offer</u>") to purchase up to 14,642,179 of its outstanding shares of beneficial interest (including Class I common shares of beneficial interest, Class D common shares of beneficial interest, and Class S common shares of beneficial interest, collectively, the "<u>Shares</u>") at a price equal to the net asset value per Share of the applicable Class as of May 30, 2025 (the "<u>Valuation Date</u>"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(ii) to the Statement (the "<u>Offer to Purchase</u>").

This is the Final Amendment to the Statement and is being filed to report the results of the Offer. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(4):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.

The Offer expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 20, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.

5,279,266 Shares of the Fund were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer. The Fund accepted for purchase 100% of the Shares of the Fund that were validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer as permitted by Rule 13e-4(f)(1).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.

The aggregate net asset value of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer was calculated as of the Valuation Date in the amount of $144,757,481.21.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.

The payment of the purchase price of the Shares tendered was made in the form of cash to the Shareholders whose tenders were accepted for purchase by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Pursuant to the Offer, the Fund paid on or about June 26, 2025 to the tendering Shareholders a total of $144,541,146.25, representing the net asset value of the total amount of the Shares tendered by Shareholders, less the early repurchase deduction, as applicable. The Shares were repurchased at a price of $27.42 per Share, which was the net asset value per Share of the applicable class as of the Valuation Date, less the early repurchase deduction, as applicable.

Except as specifically provided herein, the information contained in the Statement, as amended, and the Transmittal Letter remains unchanged and this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Statement, as amended, or the Transmittal Letter.

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#### SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

#### ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND
By:

/s/ Joshua M. Bloomstein

Name: Joshua M. Bloomstein

Title: General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: June 26, 2025

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#### EXHIBIT INDEX

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| **EXHIBIT**  | |
| EX-FILING FEES  | [Calculation of Filing Fee Tables](tm2518873d2_ex-filingfees.htm)  |

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## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**SC TO-I/A**

(Form Type)

**ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

**Table 1 – Transaction Valuation**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Transaction**<br> **Valuation** | **Fee**<br> **rate** | **Amount of**<br> **Filing Fee** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fees to Be Paid |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Fees Previously Paid | $399292221.33<sup>(a)</sup> | 0.015310% | $61131.64 <sup>(b)</sup> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Transaction Valuation** | $399292221.33 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fees Due for Filing** |  |  | $61131.64 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fees Previously Paid** |  |  | $61131.64 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Total Fee Offsets** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Net Fee Due** |  |  | $0.00 |

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(a) The transaction value is calculated as the estimated aggregate maximum purchase price for Shares. The fee of $61,131.64 was paid in connection with the filing of the Schedule TO-I by Ares Strategic Income Fund (File No. 005-93861) on May 21, 2025 (the "Schedule TO"). This is the final amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the offer.

(b) Calculated at $153.10 per $1,000,000 of the transaction value.

**Table 2 – Fee Offset Claims and Sources**

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|  | **Registrant or<br> Filer Name** | **Form or<br> Filing<br> Type** | **File<br> Number** | **Initial**<br> **Filing Date** | **Filing Date** | **Fee<br> Offset<br> Claimed** | **Fee Paid<br> with Fee<br> Offset<br> Source** |
| Fee Offset Claims | Ares Strategic Income Fund | SC TO-I | 005-93861 | May 21, 2025 |  | N/A |  |
| Fee Offset Sources |  |  |  |  | May 21, 2025 |  | N/A |

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