UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

______________________________________________________

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): February 6, 2026

ARES CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-56695

99-6541890

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10167

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

(212) 750-7300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

In its monthly closing for February 2026, Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) has agreed to sell common shares of beneficial interest ("Common Shares"), including Class I Common Shares (“Class I Shares”) and Class S Common Shares (“Class S Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $403.5 million. The purchase price per Common Share will equal the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share of such class as of the last calendar day of January 2026, which is generally expected to be available within 20 business days after February 1, 2026.

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 (an “Upfront Sales Load”) with respect to its Common Shares, if Class D Common Shares (“Class D Shares”) or Class S Shares are purchased through certain selling agents, such selling agents may directly charge shareholders an Upfront Sales Load or transaction or other fees, including 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 D Shares and a 3.5% cap on NAV for Class S Shares. No Upfront Sales Loads may be charged on Class I Shares. The issuance of the Common Shares is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof, by Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and/or Regulation S promulgated thereunder.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As of January 31, 2026, the Fund had 91,883,490 Class I Shares, 26,377 Class D Shares and 3,336,625 Class S Shares outstanding and no Class N Common Shares outstanding.

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.


		ARES CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

Dated: February 6, 2026

	By:	/s/ Christina Oh
	Name:	Christina Oh
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Ares Core Infrastructure Fund 8-K