{"url_path":"/sec/cik-0001918712/10-q/2026/item-6","section_key":"item-6","section_title":"Item 6 Exhibits.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-12","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/0001628280-26-034133-index.html","accession_number":"0001628280-26-034133","cik":"0001918712","ticker":null,"issuer_name":"ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/0001628280-26-034133-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001918712","primary_entity_name":"ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND"},"word_count":646,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 6.     Exhibits.\n\n \n\nEXHIBIT INDEX\n\nExhibit Number Description\n\n[3.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465923064621/tm2210701d23_ex3-1.htm)\n Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Fund’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-01512), filed on May 25, 2023).\n\n[3.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465923064621/tm2210701d23_ex3-2.htm)\n Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Fund’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-01512), filed on May 25, 2023).\n\n[4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926007973/tm264291d1_ex4-2.htm)\nNinth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 29, 2026, relating to the 5.550% Notes due 2031, between Ares Strategic Income Fund and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 29, 2026).\n\n[4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926007973/tm264291d1_ex4-2.htm)\nForm of 5.550% Notes due 2031 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 29, 2026).\n\n[4.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926007973/tm264291d1_ex4-4.htm)\nRegistration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2026, relating to the 5.550% Notes due 2031, by and among Ares Strategic Income Fund and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 29, 2026).\n\n[10.1](fourthamendedandrestatedin.htm)\nFourth Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Management Agreement*\n\n[10.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926010304/tm264291d4_ex10-1.htm)\nAmendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2026, among ASIF Funding II, LLC, as borrower, Ares Strategic Income Fund, as parent and servicer and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent and revolving lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 4, 2026).\n\n[10.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1918712/000110465926013449/tm265739d1_ex10-1.htm)\nAmendment No. 8 to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2026, among ASIF Funding I, LLC, as borrower, Ares Strategic Income Fund, as servicer, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Société Générale, as agent and swingline lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Fund’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on February 11, 2026).\n\n[31.1](asifq1-2026exhibit311.htm)\n Certification by Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*\n\n[31.2](asifq1-2026exhibit312.htm)\nCertification by Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*\n\n[31.3](asifq1-2026exhibit313.htm)\n Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*\n\n[32.1](asifq1-2026exhibit321.htm)\n Certification by the Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**\n\n[99.1](asifq1-2026ex991xadlpconde.htm)\nSupplemental Financial Information of ADLP LLC as of March 31, 2026 (unaudited) and December 31, 2025*\n\n101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.\n\n101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document\n\n101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document\n\n101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document\n\n101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document\n\n101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\n ________________________________________\n\n*    Filed herewith\n\n**    This certification is not deemed filed by the SEC and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing we make under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.\n\n199\n\nSIGNATURES\n\n \n\nPursuant 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 thereunto duly authorized.\n\n  \n\n ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND\n\n  \n\n   \n\nDate: May 12, 2026By/s/ MICHAEL L. SMITH\n\n Michael L. Smith\nCo-Chief Executive Officer\n\n \n\nDate: May 12, 2026By/s/ MITCHELL GOLDSTEIN\n\n Mitchell Goldstein\nCo-Chief Executive Officer\n\nDate: May 12, 2026By/s/ SCOTT C. LEM\n\n Scott C. Lem\nChief Financial Officer and Treasurer\n\n200"}