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): July 3, 2024

ARES REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	000-52596	30-0309068
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2900, Denver, CO	80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(303) 228-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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).

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On July 3, 2024, Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the “Company”) convened its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As permitted by the Company’s bylaws, the chairman of the Annual Meeting adjourned the meeting without opening the polls in order to solicit additional proxies until Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time at the Company’s principal executive offices, One Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.

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.

	Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc.
July 8, 2024
	By:	/s/ TAYLOR M. PAUL
		Taylor M. Paul Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer