# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001918712
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-071766
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 3011
**Document Hash:** 38619e80182cbd855ab830393f30f571
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-071766.hdr.sgml**: 20250729

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-071766

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEL AM

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250729

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250729

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250729

**FILER**: 

**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:** DEL AM
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288850
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251162488

**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

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| 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor<br> New York, New York 10167<br> Tel: (212) 750-7300 | ![](tm2522018d1_delamimg001.jpg) |

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July 29, 2025

**VIA EDGAR**

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Delaying Amendment for Ares Strategic Income Fund <br> Registration Statement on Form N-2 <br> File No. 333-288850

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-288850) filed by Ares Strategic Income Fund on July 22, 2025 (the "Registration Statement"). Pursuant to Rule 473(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), the following delaying amendment, prescribed by Rule 473(a) of the Act, is hereby incorporated onto the cover page of the Registration Statement:

**"The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.**"**

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No fees are required in connection with this filing. If you have any requests or questions related to this filing, please direct any such requests or questions to Monica J. Shilling of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (310) 552-4355 or <u>monica.shilling@kirkland.com</u>.

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| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Scott C. Lem |

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Scott C. Lem

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Ares Strategic Income Fund

245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor

New York, New York 10167

Tel: (212) 750-7300

Enclosure

cc: Monica J. Shilling, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP <br> Van Whiting, Kirkland & Ellis LLP