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) July 10, 2023

ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 750-7300

(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):

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 x

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. ¨

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Commitment Increase Agreement

On July 10, 2023, Ares Strategic Income Fund (the “Fund”), entered into a Commitment Increase Agreement (the “Commitment Increase Agreement”) among the Fund, certain new and existing lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, pursuant to the Fund’s Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2022 (the “Credit Facility”) among the Fund, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Commitment Increase Agreement, (i) increased the aggregate amount of the dollar commitments under the Credit Facility from $0.0 to $25.0 million and (ii) increased the aggregate amount of the multicurrency commitments under the Credit Facility from $625.0 million to $725.0 million.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Commitment Increase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Commitment Increase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits:

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.