REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND AND BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. BOFA SECURITIES, INC. SMBC NIKKO SECURITIES AMERICA, INC. WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC Dated as of October 2, 2024 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTRegistration Rights Agreement • October 2nd, 2024 • Ares Strategic Income Fund • New York
Contract Type FiledOctober 2nd, 2024 Company JurisdictionThis Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 2, 2024, by and among Ares Strategic Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Company”), and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives (together, the “Representatives”) to the other several initial purchasers (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.600% Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) listed on Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE between ARES STRATEGIC INCOME FUND and as Trustee Dated as of October 2, 2024 ContentsSecond Supplemental Indenture • October 2nd, 2024 • Ares Strategic Income Fund
Contract Type FiledOctober 2nd, 2024 CompanyTHIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of October 2, 2024, is between Ares Strategic Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Base Indenture (as defined below) unless otherwise defined herein.