# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001918712
**File Stem:** 0001918712-25-000087
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 11184
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001918712-25-000087.hdr.sgml**: 20251021

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001918712-25-000087

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251020

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251021

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251021

**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:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-01512
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251407664

**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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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549** 

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**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the** 

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 20, 2025

**ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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| **Delaware** | **814-01512** | **88-6432468** |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) | (Commission<br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.) |

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| **245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY** | **10167** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code **(212) 750-7300**

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading symbol** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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**<u>Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.</u>**

During October 2025, Ares Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund") sold Class I common shares of beneficial interest. The number of shares to be issued was finalized on October 20, 2025. The purchase price per Class I common share equaled the Fund's net asset value ("NAV") per Class I common share as of September 30, 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:

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| **Date of Unregistered Sales (dollar amount in millions)** | **Amount of Class I Common Shares** | **Total Consideration** |
| During October 2025 (number of shares finalized on October 20, 2025) | 9524376 | $259.9 |

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**<u>Item 8.01 Other Events.</u>**

***Net Asset Value*** 

The NAV per share of each class of the Fund as of September 30, 2025, as determined in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures of Ares Capital Management LLC, the Fund's investment adviser, was as follows:

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| | **NAV as of September 30, 2025** |
| Class I | $27.58 |
| Class S | $27.58 |
| Class D | $27.58 |

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As of September 30, 2025, the Fund's aggregate NAV was approximately $10.2 billion, the fair value of its portfolio investments was approximately $19.6 billion, and it had approximately $8.9 billion of debt outstanding. The Fund's debt-to-equity ratio as of September 30, 2025 was 0.90x.

***October 2025 Distributions***

As previously disclosed, on August 8, 2025, the Fund announced the declaration of regular monthly distributions for each class of the Fund's common shares of beneficial interest, including Class I shares, Class S shares and Class D shares (the "Common Shares") in the amounts per share set forth below:

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| | **Gross Distribution** | **Shareholder Servicing and/or Distribution Fee** | **Net Distribution** |
| Class I | $0.21430 | $0.00000 | $0.21430 |
| Class S | $0.21430 | $0.01991 | $0.19439 |
| Class D | $0.21430 | $0.00586 | $0.20844 |

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The distributions for each class of Common Shares are payable to shareholders of record as of the open of business on October 31, 2025 and will be paid on or about November 21, 2025.

The October 2025 distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in the Common Shares for shareholders participating in the Fund's distribution reinvestment plan.

***November and December 2025 Distributions***

Also, as previously disclosed, on August 8, 2025, the Fund announced the declaration of regular monthly gross distributions for November and December 2025, in each case for each class of its Common Shares in the amounts per share set forth below:

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| | | **Gross Distribution Per Share** | **Gross Distribution Per Share** | **Gross Distribution Per Share** |
|<br>**Record Date** |<br>**Payment Date(1)** | **Class I** | **Class S** | **Class D** |
| November 28, 2025 | December 24, 2025 | $0.21430 | $0.21430 | $0.21430 |
| December 31, 2025 | January 23, 2026 | $0.21430 | $0.21430 | $0.21430 |

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(1)The distributions for each class of the Fund's Common Shares will be paid on or about the payment dates above.

These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in the Common Shares for shareholders participating in the Fund's distribution reinvestment plan. The net distributions received by shareholders of each of the Class S shares and Class D shares will be equal to the gross distribution in the table above, less specific shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees applicable to such class of the Fund's Common Shares as of their respective record dates. Class I shares have no shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees.

***Portfolio and Business Commentary***

As of September 30, 2025, the Fund had investments in 832 portfolio companies with total fair value of approximately $19.6 billion. As of September 30, 2025, 93% of the debt investments at fair value in the Fund's portfolio were floating rate. As of September 30, 2025, based on fair value, the Fund's portfolio investments consisted of the following:

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| | **As of September 30, 2025** |
| **Portfolio Investments** | |
| First lien senior secured loans | 82.7% |
| Second lien senior secured loans | 1.7 |
| Senior subordinated loans | 4.3 |
| Corporate bonds | 0.5 |
| Collateralized loan obligations | 4.7 |
| Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 0.5 |
| Private asset-backed investments | 1.5 |
| Preferred equity | 1.4 |
| Other equity | 2.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total | 100.0% |

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As of September 30, 2025, the ten largest industries in which the Fund was invested, represented as a percentage of fair value, were as follows:

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| | **As of September 30, 2025** |
| **Industry** | |
| Software and Services | 20.6% |
| Health Care Equipment and Services | 11.7% |
| Commercial and Professional Services | 9.0% |
| Capital Goods | 7.3% |
| Financial Services | 7.0% |
| Investment Funds and Vehicles | 6.7% |
| Consumer Services | 6.6% |
| Insurance | 5.5% |
| Sports, Media and Entertainment | 4.0% |
| Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences | 3.1% |

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***Status of Offering***

The Fund is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $15.0 billion of its Common Shares, pursuant to a registered offering (the "Offering"). Additionally, the Fund has sold unregistered shares as part of private offerings (the "Private Placements"). The following table lists the Common Shares issued and total consideration for both the Offering and the Private Placements as of the date of this filing, reflective of transfers between share classes. The table below does not include Common Shares issued through the Fund's distribution reinvestment plan. The Fund intends to continue selling Common Shares in the Offering and in Private Placements on a monthly basis.

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| **(dollar amounts in millions)** | **Common Shares Issued** | **Total Consideration(1)** |
| **Registered Offering:** | | |
| Class I | 102191296 | $2796.6 |
| Class S | 45916949 | $1254.5 |
| Class D | 28627352 | $785.5 |
| **Private Placements** |  |  |
| Class I | 207955548 | $5668.0 |
| Class S |  |  |
| Class D |  |  |
| **Total Registered Offering and Private Placements\*** | 384691145 | $10504.6 |

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(1)No underwriting discounts or commissions have been or will be paid in connection with the sale of such common shares. Although the Fund does not charge investors an upfront sales load with respect to its common shares, if common shares are purchased through certain selling agents, such selling agents may directly charge shareholders transaction or other fees, including upfront placement fees or brokerage commissions, in such amount as they may determine, provided that selling agents limit such charges to a 2.0% cap on NAV for Class I common shares, a 3.5% cap on NAV for Class S common shares and a 2.0% cap on NAV for Class D common shares.

\*Amounts may not sum due to rounding.

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**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| | | ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND |
| Date: October 21, 2025 |  |  |
|  | By: | /s/ SCOTT C. LEM |
|  | Name: | Scott C. Lem |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |

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