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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">United States<br>
Securities and Exchange Commission</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;">Current Report<br>
P</font></b><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">ursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<font style="text-transform:uppercase;"><br>
</font>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report&#160; (Date of earliest event reported)&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">March 23,
2005</font></b></font></p>

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CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b><br>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p>

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  or Other Jurisdiction<br>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">780 Third Avenue, 46<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY </font></b></p>
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code <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(212) 750-7300</font></b></font></p>

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Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>

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obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<i><font style="font-style:italic;">see</font></i> General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font> Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Regulation
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
March 23, 2005, the Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as
Exhibit 99.1 and by this reference incorporated herein.</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></u></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c) &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits:</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March 23, 2005</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ares
Capital Corporation Announces Completion of Public Offering</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NEW YORK, NY March 23, 2005 &#151; Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC)
announced today that it has completed an underwritten public offering of 12,075,000
shares of the Company&#146;s common stock (including 1,575,000 shares pursuant to
the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option) at a price
per share of &#160;$16.00 to the public,
raising $193.2 million in total proceeds, before underwriting discount.&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Merrill Lynch &amp; Co., Wachovia Securities, RBC Capital Markets,
Jefferies &amp; Company, Inc. and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated acted as
representatives of the underwriters.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay
outstanding indebtedness, to fund investments in portfolio companies and for
general corporate purposes.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Ares Capital Corporation</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation is a closed-end, non-diversified management
investment company that is regulated as a business development company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its investment objectives are to generate
both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity
investments. Ares Capital Corporation invests primarily in first and second
lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity
component, and, to a lesser extent, in equity investments in private middle
market companies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation is managed by Ares Capital Management LLC, a
recently formed investment adviser affiliated with Ares Management LLC (&#147;Ares&#148;).&#160; Ares is an independent Los Angeles based
investment firm with over 80 employees and approximately $6.5 billion of
committed capital under management.&#160;
Founded in 1997, Ares specializes in originating and managing assets in
both the private equity and leveraged finance markets. Ares&#146; private equity
activities are conducted through the Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund, L.P. (&#147;ACOF&#148;).&#160; ACOF</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">focuses on injecting flexible, long-term junior
capital into undercapitalized middle market companies to position them for
growth. Ares&#146; leveraged finance activities include the acquisition and
management of bank loans, high yield bonds, mezzanine and special situation
investments, which are held in a variety of investment vehicles.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONTACT: Merritt S. Hooper of Ares Capital Corporation, 310-201-4200</font></p>

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