Ares Real Estate Income Trust Issues Unregistered Shares

What Happened Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (ZARE) filed an 8-K (Item 3.02) disclosing that on September 1, 2026 the company issued unregistered shares exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Regulation D. The company issued 1,254,839 Class S-PR shares and 1,206,139 Class I-PR shares, raising gross proceeds of $10,444,590 and $9,957,157, respectively.

Key Details

• Date of issuance: September 1, 2026; 8-K filed September 8, 2026.
• Class S-PR shares issued: 1,254,839; gross proceeds $10,444,590 (includes upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $85,397).
• Class I-PR shares issued: 1,206,139; gross proceeds $9,957,157.
• Combined total: 2,460,978 shares issued for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,401,747.
• Some share activity reflects the company’s distribution reinvestment plan; issuance was completed under Regulation D exemption.

Why It Matters This filing notifies investors that Ares REIT raised about $20.4 million through private (Reg D) issuances of its preferred share classes. The disclosure is routine for capital-raising and dividend reinvestment activity but is material for shareholders because it affects the company’s outstanding share counts and provides insight into recent fundraising and distribution reinvestment participation. The 8-K was signed by Taylor M. Paul, Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.