ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND 回应 Cox 的非 solicited mini-tender 交易

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 2, 2026

ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Board Position on Cox’s Unsolicited Mini-Tender Offer

Ares Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”) recently became aware of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by Cox Capital Partners and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Cox”) to purchase up to 431,965 Class I shares of the Fund at a price of $23.15 per share, which represents an approximately 13% discount to the NAV per Class I share as of August 31, 2026. The shares subject to Cox’s offer represent less than 0.14% of the Fund’s outstanding Class I shares as of August 31, 2026. The Fund notes that Cox made a mini-tender offer on similar terms for Class I shares of the Fund in July 2026 that the Fund’s board of trustees (the “Board”) determined was neither advisable nor in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders and recommended that shareholders reject such offer. None of the Fund’s Class I shareholders participated in such prior mini-tender offer. The Fund and its investment adviser are not associated with Cox, its mini-tender offer or any related documentation that Cox may publish or give to shareholders.

The Board has reviewed Cox’s offer and determined that the offer is not advisable and is not in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders because, among other things, the offer price is approximately 13% below the August 31, 2026 NAV per Class I share.

The Board recommends that shareholders reject Cox’s offer and do not tender their shares. Shareholders who do not wish to tender do not need to take any action and may simply disregard Cox’s offer and materials. Shareholders who have already tendered their shares pursuant to Cox’s offer should consider withdrawing them prior to the expiration of Cox’s offer. Shareholders or their representatives with questions may call the Fund’s transfer agent at (888) 310-9352.

For additional information on the Fund’s recent performance and market positioning, please refer to the Fund’s Q3 Tender Offer Update as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2026.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

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.