Ares Strategic Income Fund: board recommends rejecting Cox mini tender offer

What happened

• The filing says the board has reviewed an unsolicited mini tender offer by Cox Capital Partners and certain affiliates to purchase up to 431,965 Class I shares of the fund at $23.15 per share.
• The filing says the board determined the offer is not advisable and is not in the best interests of the fund’s shareholders and recommends that shareholders reject the offer and not tender their shares.
• The filing says the offer price is approximately 13% below the net asset value per Class I share as of Aug 31, 2026, and that the shares subject to the offer represent less than 0.14% of the fund’s outstanding Class I shares as of Aug 31, 2026.

Key details

• Offer to purchase up to 431,965 Class I shares at $23.15 per share.
• Offer price is approximately 13% below NAV per Class I share as of Aug 31, 2026.
• Shares subject to the offer represent less than 0.14% of outstanding Class I shares as of Aug 31, 2026.
• The filing notes a similar mini tender offer in Jul 2026 that the board previously determined was neither advisable nor in the best interests of shareholders; none of the fund’s Class I shareholders participated in that prior offer.
• Fund and its investment adviser are not associated with Cox; transfer agent contact (888) 310-9352. Reference: Q3 Tender Offer Update filed Sep 24, 2026.

Why it may matter

• This was reported under Item 8.01 (Other events), which covers events the issuer considers material or important to shareholders, including unsolicited tender offers and related board responses. This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.