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MINNICK</p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:44.31%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:21pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:3.9%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:21pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:51.78%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:21pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:8pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 2pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Lainie P. Minnick</b><br /><b style="font-weight:bold;">Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</b></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):
December 5, 2022
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ARES REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland
000-52596
30-0309068
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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One Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2900
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Denver
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CO
80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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303
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228-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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
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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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Item 8.01      Other Events.
In light of public reports regarding the redemption limits of other NAV REITs, Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it fully satisfied all stockholder redemption requests in October and November in the ordinary course and it continued to experience positive net inflows in October and November from its capital raising efforts.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
December 5, 2022
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By:
/s/ LAINIE P. MINNICK
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Lainie P. Minnick
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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