Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 24, 2026, Ares Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (the "Company") convened its 2026 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 Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time at the Company's principal executive offices, One Tabor Center, 1200 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.