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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): May 20, 2025
ARES CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| 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 10067
(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 |
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 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
On May 1, 2025, Ares Core Infrastructure Fund (the “Fund”) sold Class I common shares of beneficial interest (the “Common Shares”) for an aggregate purchase price of $64.7 million. The number of Common Shares to be issued was finalized on May 20, 2025. The purchase price per Common Share equaled the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share as of April 30, 2025. 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 and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder. The following table details the Common Shares sold:
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| Date of Unregistered Sales | | Amount of Common Shares | | Total Consideration (in millions) |
| May 1, 2025 (number of Common Shares finalized on May 20, 2025) | | 2,606,845 | | $64.7 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Net Asset Value
The NAV per Common Share of the Fund as of April 30, 2025, as determined in accordance with the valuation policies and procedures employed by Ares Capital Management II LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser, was as follows:
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| NAV as of April 30, 2025 |
Common Share(1) | $ | 24.8195 | |
(1) Prior to May 14, 2025, the Fund had a single class of common shares of beneficial interest. On May 14, 2025, the Fund adopted a multiple class plan (the “Multiple Class Plan”) pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act. Pursuant to the Multiple Class Plan, the Fund is authorized to issue four classes of its common shares of beneficial interest: Class D Shares, Class N Shares, Class S Shares, and Class I Shares. Effective May 14, 2025, all issued and outstanding common shares of beneficial interest were reclassified into Class I Shares. As of May 20, 2025, the Fund has not issued any Class D Shares, Class N Shares, or Class S Shares.
As of April 30, 2025, the Fund’s aggregate NAV was approximately $651.2 million and the fair value of its portfolio investments was approximately $823.1 million.
April, May, June, July, August and September 2025 Distributions
As previously disclosed on March 13, 2025, the Fund announced the declaration of regular monthly gross distributions for April, May and June 2025, and on May 14, 2025, the Fund announced the declaration of regular monthly gross distributions for July, August and September 2025, in each case for its Common Shares in the amounts per share set forth below:
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| Record Date | | Payment Date(1) | | Gross Distribution Per Common Share |
| April 30, 2025 | | May 22, 2025 | | $0.2106 |
| May 30, 2025 | | June 25, 2025 | | $0.2102 |
| June 30, 2025 | | July 23, 2025 | | $0.2079 |
| July 31, 2025 | | August 22, 2025 | | $0.2110 |
| August 29, 2025 | | September 24, 2025 | | $0.2110 |
| September 30, 2025 | | October 23, 2025 | | $0.2110 |
(1) The distributions on the Fund's Common Shares will be paid on or about the payment dates set above.
These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in the Common Shares for shareholders participating in the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.
Portfolio and Business Commentary
As of April 30, 2025, the Fund had two equity investments with total fair value of approximately $757.1 million. As of April 30, 2025, based on fair value, the Fund’s portfolio investments consisted of the following:
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| | As of April 30, 2025 |
| Portfolio Investments | | |
Common equity(1) | | 49.54 | % |
Other equity(2) | | 42.44 | % |
| First lien senior secured loans | | 8.02 | % |
| Total | | 100.00 | % |
(1)Represents investment in one portfolio company operating an underlying approximately 1 gigawatt portfolio that consists of 4 projects in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, of which 83% is solar and 17% is co-located battery storage capacity.
(2)Represents investment in one portfolio company operating an underlying 2.6 gigawatt portfolio that consists of 15 projects in operation across Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Midcontinent Independent System Operator, PJM and Southwest Power Pool, of which 53% is solar, 25% wind and 22% co-located battery storage capacity.
Status of the Offering
As of the date hereof, the Fund has issued a total of 28,699,898 Common Shares for aggregate consideration of $717.6 million. The Common Shares issued amount does not include Common Shares issued through the Fund’s distribution reinvestment plan.
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.
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| | | | ARES CORE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND |
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| Dated: May 20, 2025 | | | |
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| | | By: | /s/ Christina Oh |
| | | Name: | Christina Oh |
| | | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |