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<STREET1>280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR
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<CITY>NEW YORK
<STATE>NY
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<STREET1>280 PARK AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableFull --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:4.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other
  than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:4.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate
  box:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as
  permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARES
  CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableFull --><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of Person(s)&nbsp;Filing
  Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1)&nbsp;and&nbsp;0-11.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <td width="90%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to which
  transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction
  applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value of
  transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the
  amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as
  provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)&nbsp;and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form&nbsp;or Schedule and the
  date of its filing.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount Previously Paid:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filing Party:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">280 Park
Avenue, 22nd Floor<br>
New York, NY 10017</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;30, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Stockholder:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You are cordially invited to attend the 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of Ares Capital Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) to be held on May&nbsp;30, 2007 at 11:00&nbsp;a.m., Pacific Coast
Time, at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los
Angeles, California 90067.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The attached Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy
Statement describe the formal business to be transacted at the 2007 Annual
Meeting. At the meeting, you will be asked to elect two directors of the
Company and to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company&#146;s independent
registered public accounting firm.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Your vote is important regardless of the number of
shares you own. We urge you to sign, date and mail the enclosed proxy card or
authorize your proxy as soon as possible even if you currently plan to attend
the Annual Meeting. This will not prevent you from voting in person but will
assure that your vote is counted if you are unable to attend the meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
behalf of your board of directors, thank you for your continued interest and
support.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">280 Park
Avenue, 22nd Floor<br>
New York, NY 10017</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS<br>
TO BE HELD ON MAY&nbsp;30, 2007<a name="NoticeOfAnnualMeetingOfStockholde_003304"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the Stockholders of Ares Capital Corporation:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notice is hereby
given that the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders (the &#147;2007 Annual
Meeting&#148; or &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of Ares Capital Corporation, a Maryland
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), will be held on May&nbsp;30, 2007 at 11:00&nbsp;a.m.,
Pacific Coast Time, at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the
Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067, for the following purposes:</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To elect two
directors to serve for a term of three years, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualify;</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To consider and
vote upon the ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31,
2007;</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To consider and
take action upon such other matters as may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournment or postponement thereof.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Only the holders of record of shares of common stock
of the Company at the close of business on April&nbsp;30, 2007 will be entitled
to receive notice of and vote at the meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It is
important to your interests that all stockholders participate in the affairs of
the Company, regardless of the number of shares you own. Accordingly, the
Company urges you to promptly fill out, sign and return the enclosed proxy even
if you plan to attend the meeting. Instructions are shown on the proxy card.
You have the option to revoke the proxy at any time prior to the meeting, or to
vote your shares personally on request if you attend the meeting. In the event
there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve or ratify any of the
foregoing proposals at the time of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may
be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of proxies by the Company.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los Angeles, California<br>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation<a name="AresCapitalCorporation_003904"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">280 Park Avenue,
22nd Floor<br>
New York, NY 10017<a name="a280ParkAvenue22ndFloorNewYorkNy1_003918"></a></font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;">Proxy Statement</font></b><br> 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders<a name="ProxyStatement2007AnnualMeetingOf_003951"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The proxy that accompanies this statement is being
solicited by the board of directors of Ares Capital Corporation, a Maryland
corporation (the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;), for use at the 2007 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) to be held on May&nbsp;30, 2007
at 11:00&nbsp;a.m., Pacific Coast Time, at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza,
2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067, or at any adjournment
or postponement thereof. This proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and
the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K, which includes audited
financial statements for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006, are first being
sent to the Company&#146;s stockholders on or about May&nbsp;1, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Any stockholder &#147;of record&#148; (i.e., you hold shares
directly in your name) giving a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting may revoke
it before it is exercised by giving a later dated properly executed proxy, by
giving notice of revocation to the Company in writing before or at the Annual
Meeting or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. However, the
mere presence at the Annual Meeting of the stockholder does not revoke the
proxy. If your shares are held for your account by a broker, bank or other
institution or nominee, you may vote such shares at the meeting only if you
obtain proper written authority from your institution or nominee and present it
at the meeting. Unless revoked as stated above, the shares of common stock
represented by valid proxies will be voted on all matters to be acted upon at
the Annual Meeting. With respect to the election of directors, proxies cannot
be voted for a greater number of persons than the number of nominees named.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On any matter or matters with respect to which the
proxy contains instructions for voting, the votes entitled to be cast by such
shares will be cast in accordance with such instructions. <b>If no
specification is made, the votes entitled to be cast by such shares will be
cast FOR the election of the two director nominees and FOR the ratification of
KPMG LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the
year ending December&nbsp;31, 2007.</b></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The board of directors is not aware of any matter to
be presented for action at the Annual Meeting other than the matters set forth
herein. Should any other matter requiring a vote of stockholders arise, it is
the intention of the persons named in the proxies to vote in accordance with
their discretion on such matters. The stockholders of the Company have no
dissenter&#146;s or appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals
described herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The record date for determination of stockholders
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is the close of business on April&nbsp;30,
2007. As of April&nbsp;29, 2007, there were 69,486,220 shares of common stock
outstanding. Each share of common stock has one vote. The presence, in person
or by proxy, of the holders of shares of stock of the Company entitled to cast
a majority of the votes entitled to be cast shall constitute a quorum for the
purposes of the Annual Meeting. If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting,
the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders who are represented may adjourn
the Annual Meeting until a quorum is present. The persons named as proxies will
vote those proxies for such adjournment, unless such proxies are marked to be
voted against any proposal for which an adjournment is sought, to permit the
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Abstentions and broker non-votes, where a broker proxy
indicates that the nominee has not received instructions on a particular
proposal and does not have discretionary authority to vote the shares on such
proposal, will be deemed to be present for the purpose of determining a quorum
for the Annual Meeting. However, abstentions and broker non-votes are counted
as votes not cast. As a result, the effect of an abstention or broker non-vote
will be the same as a vote against Proposal 1 because the affirmative vote of
the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common
stock is required under the Company&#146;s Bylaws to approve Proposal 1 (to elect
two directors to serve for a term of three years, and until their successors
are duly elected and qualify), but will have no effect on Proposal 2 because
the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting is
required under the Company&#146;s Bylaws to approve Proposal 2 (to ratify the
selection of KPMG LLP as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting
firm).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We will bear the cost of
solicitation of proxies in the form accompanying this statement. Proxies will
be solicited by mail or by requesting brokers and other custodians, nominees
and fiduciaries to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners
of shares of common stock held of record by such brokers, custodians, nominees
or fiduciaries, each of whom we will reimburse for its expenses in so doing. In
addition to the use of mail, directors, officers and regular employees of the
Company, who receive no compensation for their services other than their
regular salaries, may solicit proxies personally, by telephone and by
electronic mail from stockholders. The Company has engaged the services of
Computershare Investor Services, LLC (&#147;Computershare&#148;)&#160; for the purpose of assisting in the
solicitation of proxies (including broker search and delivery services) at a cost
of approximately $1,500 plus reimbursement of certain expenses. Please note
that Computershare may be used to solicit stockholder proxies by telephone on
behalf of the Company.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PROPOSAL&nbsp;1:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS<a name="Proposal1ElectionOfDirectors_004305"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under our charter (&#147;Charter&#148;) and Amended and Restated
Bylaws (&#147;Bylaws&#148;) (together, our &#147;Charter Documents&#148;), our directors are
divided into three classes. Directors are elected for a staggered term of three
years each, with a term of office of only one of these three classes of
directors expiring each year. Each director will hold office for the term to
which he or she is elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and
qualifies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The terms of Frank E. O&#146;Bryan and Eric B. Siegel, the Class&nbsp;III
directors, will expire at the 2007 Annual Meeting, and they have been nominated
by the Nominating Committee of the board of directors and by the board of
directors, in accordance with our Bylaws, to stand for re-election at the
Annual Meeting and to hold office until the annual meeting to be held in 2010
and until their successors are elected and qualify. Our Charter Documents
provide that directors shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote in such
election. Therefore, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common
stock outstanding as of the close of business on the record date is required to
elect Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan and Mr.&nbsp;Siegel as directors of the Company for the
term for which they have been nominated.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A stockholder can vote for or withhold his or her vote
from such nominees. <b>In the absence of
instructions to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named as
proxies to vote such proxy FOR the election of the nominees named below. If
either nominee should decline or be unable to serve as a director, it is
intended that the proxy will be voted for the election of such person as is
nominated by the Nominating Committee of the board of directors and by the
board of directors as a replacement.</b> The board of directors has no
reason to believe that either nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF FRANK E. O&#146;BRYAN AND ERIC B. SIEGEL AS DIRECTORS
OF THE COMPANY FOR THE TERM FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED.</font></b></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information about
the Director Nominees, the Directors and the Executive Officers<a name="InformationAboutTheDirectorNomine_004324"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following information as of April&nbsp;25, 2007 was furnished to the Company by
each director nominee and each currently serving director and executive
officer, and sets forth the name, age, principal occupation or employment of
each such person, all positions and offices such director nominee, director or
executive officer has held with the Company, and the period during which he or
she has served as a director or executive officer of the Company. Messrs.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan
and Siegel have not been proposed for election, nor has any director or
executive officer of the Company been selected as a director or officer of the
Company, pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Company or any
other person. Ares Partners Management Company LLC (&#147;Ares Partners&#148;) and its
affiliated companies, including Ares Management LLC, are collectively referred
to as &#147;Ares,&#148; unless the context otherwise requires.</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="125" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:93.55pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name, Address and Age(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.3pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Fund</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Principal<br>
  Occupation(s)&nbsp;During<br>
  Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios<br>
  in Fund<br>
  Complex<br>
  Overseen<br>
  by Directoror<br>
  or Nominee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships<br>
  of Public or<br>
  Investment<br>
  Companies<br>
  Held by<br>
  Director or<br>
  Nominee for Director</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="453" colspan="9" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:339.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Nominees for Class&nbsp;III
  Independent Director&#151;Term Expiring in 2010</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan,
  73</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Class&nbsp;III Director
  since 2005; term expires in 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 2004,
  Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan has been retired. Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan served as Chairman of the
  Board of WMC Mortgage Company from 1997 to 2003 and as Vice-Chairman until
  2004.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">None(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Standard Pacific
  Corporation, Farmers&nbsp;&amp; Merchants Bank</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Eric B. Siegel, 49</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Class&nbsp;III
  Director since 2004; Term expires 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 1995,
  Mr.&nbsp;Siegel has been an independent business consultant providing advice
  through a limited liability company owned by Mr.&nbsp;Siegel, principally
  with respect to acquisition strategy and structuring, and the subsequent
  management of acquired companies.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">None(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">El Paso Electric
  Company</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent Directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Douglas E.
  Coltharp, 45</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Class&nbsp;I Director
  since 2004; Term expires 2008</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Since 1996, Mr. Coltharp
  has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Saks Incorporated
  (NYSE &#145;&#145;SKS&#146;&#146;), which is in the process of relocating from Birmingham,
  Alabama to New York City. Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp has elected not to relocate for
  personal reasons. and effective May&nbsp;4, 2007 will resign from Saks and
  become a partner at Arlington Capital Advisors, a Birmingham-based investment
  banking and private equity firm.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">None(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Under Armour,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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  <td width="125" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:93.55pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name, Address and Age(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.3pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Fund</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Principal<br>
  Occupation(s)&nbsp;During<br>
  Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios<br>
  in Fund<br>
  Complex<br>
  Overseen<br>
  by Directoror<br>
  or Nominee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships<br>
  of Public or<br>
  Investment<br>
  Companies<br>
  Held by<br>
  Director or<br>
  Nominee for Director</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interested Directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Robert L. Rosen,
  60(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Class&nbsp;II Director
  since 2004; Term expires 2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Rosen has served
  since August&nbsp;2005 as managing partner of RLR Capital Partners and RLR
  Focus Fund, which invest principally in the securities of publicly traded
  North American companies. From February&nbsp;2005 until August&nbsp;2005, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
  worked on the documentation and fund raising leading to the launch of RLR
  Capital Partners and RLR Focus Fund. Mr.&nbsp;Rosen served from
  July&nbsp;2003 until February&nbsp;2005 as co-Managing Partner of Dolphin
  Domestic Fund II, a diversified private investment partnership that invested
  primarily in publicly traded North American companies. From January&nbsp;2003
  until July&nbsp;2003, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen pursued business opportunities.
  Mr.&nbsp;Rosen served as Chairman and CEO from 1999 to 2002 of National
  Financial Partners, an independent distributor of financial services to high
  net worth individuals and small to medium-sized corporations founded by
  Mr.&nbsp;Rosen in 1998.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">None(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Bennett Rosenthal, 43(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Director and
  Chairman</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Class&nbsp;II
  Director since 2004; Term expires 2009</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal
  has been a member of Ares since 1998 and serves as a senior partner in the
  Ares Private Equity Group.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">None(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Hanger Orthopedic
  Group,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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  <td width="125" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:93.55pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name, Address and Age(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.3pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Fund</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Principal<br>
  Occupation(s)&nbsp;During<br>
  Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios<br>
  in Fund<br>
  Complex<br>
  Overseen<br>
  by Directoror<br>
  or Nominee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships<br>
  of Public or<br>
  Investment<br>
  Companies<br>
  Held by<br>
  Director or<br>
  Nominee for Director</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive Officers</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Michael J.
  Arougheti, 34</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2004; Indefinite
  term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2007,
  Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti has been a member of Ares and since 2004,
  Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti has served as a member of the investment committee of Ares
  Capital Management LLC, the Company&#146;s investment adviser. From
  October&nbsp;2001 until joining Ares in May&nbsp;2004, Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti
  served as Managing Partner of the Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital
  Partners and a member of its Mezzanine Investment Committee.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Richard S. Davis, 48</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Chief Financial
  Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since March 2007;
  Indefinite term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Davis has
  served as Executive Vice President&#151;Finance and Co-Chief Operating Officer of
  Ares since June&nbsp;2006. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Davis was with Arden
  Realty,&nbsp;Inc., a real estate investment trust, serving as its Executive
  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from July&nbsp;2000.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Merritt S. Hooper, 45</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Vice President of
  Investor Relations and Assistant Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2004;
  Indefinite term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2001,
  Ms.&nbsp;Hooper has served as the Vice President of Investor Relations for
  all Ares funds.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Daniel F. Nguyen, 35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Treasurer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since March 2007;
  Indefinite term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen
  has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Ares since 2003. Prior to that,
  Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen served as Director of Accounting&nbsp;&amp; Operations at
  Ares from 2001 to 2002.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name, Address and Age(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.3pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Fund</font></b></p>
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  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="64" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served</font></b></p>
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  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="150" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Principal<br>
  Occupation(s)&nbsp;During<br>
  Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios<br>
  in Fund<br>
  Complex<br>
  Overseen<br>
  by Directoror<br>
  or Nominee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships<br>
  of Public or<br>
  Investment<br>
  Companies<br>
  Held by<br>
  Director or<br>
  Nominee for Director</font></b></p>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Hue H. Nguyen, 35</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Chief Compliance Officer
  and Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2006; Indefinite
  term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen has
  served as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company since November&nbsp;2006.
  Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen served as Regional Compliance Officer for
  Dimensional Fund Advisors from early 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen
  served as Principal Regulatory consultant for Advisors Compliance Associates
  LLC.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="145" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:108.85pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Michael D. Weiner,
  54</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">General Counsel and Vice
  President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="64" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:47.75pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Since 2006; Indefinite
  term</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="150" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:112.15pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Weiner has been
  a member of Ares and has served as Chief Legal Officer and Co-Chief Operating
  Officer of Ares since September&nbsp;2006. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Weiner
  served as general counsel to Apollo Management L.P. and had been an officer
  of the corporate general partners of Apollo since 1992.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="70" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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the director nominee and each director and executive officer is c/o Ares
Capital Corporation, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite&nbsp;1900, Los Angeles,
California 90067.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>From time to time Ares
Management LLC has discussed with Mr.&nbsp;Rosen expanding his relationship
with Ares Management. If those discussions were to bear fruit, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
may no longer be considered an &#145;&#145;independent&#146;&#146; director of Ares Capital. As a
result, in an abundance of caution, we treat Mr.&nbsp;Rosen as an &#145;&#145;interested
person&#146;&#146; of the Company as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;). However, the Board may recharacterize Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
as an &#147;independent&#148; director in the future if such discussions do not result in
any relationships that would cause Mr.&nbsp;Rosen to be an &#147;interested person.&#148;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Such director is an &#145;&#145;interested
person&#146;&#146; of the Company as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act
because he is on the investment committee of Ares Capital Management LLC, the
Company&#146;s investment adviser, and is a member of&#160; Ares Partners Management Company LLC, the
parent of Ares Management LLC, the managing member of the investment adviser.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Douglas E. Coltharp</font></b>, 45, has
served as a director of the Company since 2004. Since November&nbsp;1996, he
has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Saks
Incorporated (NYSE &#145;&#145;SKS&#146;&#146;), which is in the process of relocating its
headquarters from Birmingham, Alabama to New York City. Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp has
elected not to relocate for personal reasons and effective May&nbsp;4, 2007
will resign from Saks and become a partner at Arlington Capital Advisors, a
Birmingham-based investment banking and private equity firm. Prior to joining
Saks Incorporated, Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp spent ten years in the Corporate Finance
Department of NationsBank (now known as Bank of America), most recently as
Senior Vice President and head of the Southeast Corporate Finance Group
headquartered in Atlanta. Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp holds a B.S. in Finance and
Economics from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from
the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp
also serves on the boards of directors of Stratus Technologies,&nbsp;Inc. and
Under Armour,&nbsp;Inc.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan</font></b>, 73, served as
Chairman of the Board of WMC Mortgage Company from 1997 to 2003 and as a Vice
Chairman until 2004 when the company was sold to General Electric Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan
served as Vice Chairman of Shearson/American Express Mortgage Corp. and as a
Director of Shearson American Express from 1981 to 1985 and prior to that
served as a Director and senior executive of Shearson Hayden Stone from 1979 to
1981. Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan has been a Director of The First American Corporation
since 1994. Since 2003, he has been a Director of Standard Pacific Corporation
and a Director of Farmers&nbsp;&amp; Merchants Bank since 2004. Mr.&nbsp;O&#146;Bryan
is a past member of the board of directors of both Damon Corporation and Grubb&nbsp;&amp;
Ellis.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Eric B.
Siegel</font></b>, 49, has served as a director of the Company since
2004. Since 1995, Mr.&nbsp;Siegel has been an independent business consultant
providing advice through a limited liability company owned by Mr.&nbsp;Siegel,
principally with respect to acquisition strategy and structuring, and the
subsequent management of acquired entities. Mr.&nbsp;Siegel is currently a
member of the Advisory Board of and consultant to the Milwaukee Brewers
Baseball Club and a Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of El Paso
Electric Company, an NYSE publicly traded utility company. &#160;Mr.&nbsp;Siegel is also a past member of the
boards of directors of a number of public companies, including Kerzner
International Ltd. until it went private in 2006. Mr.&nbsp;Siegel is a retired
limited partner of Apollo Advisors, L.P. and Lion Advisors, L.P. Mr.&nbsp;Siegel
is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Marlborough School, where he
also serves as Finance Chair, a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends
of the Los Angeles Free Clinic and a board member of Reprise! Broadway&#146;s Best,
a non-profit theatre organization. Mr.&nbsp;Siegel holds his Bachelor of Arts
degree Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa and law degree Order of the Coif from
the University of California at Los Angeles.</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Information about
Interested Directors<a name="InformationAboutInterestedDirecto_003857"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Robert L. Rosen</font></b>, 60, has served
as a director of the Company since 2004. Mr.&nbsp;Rosen is managing partner of
RLR Capital Partners and RLR Focus Fund which invests principally in the
securities of publicly traded North American companies. Mr.&nbsp;Rosen served
from 2003 until 2005 as co-Managing Partner of Dolphin Domestic Fund II. In
1998, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen founded National Financial Partners (&#145;&#145;NFP&#146;&#146;), an
independent distributor of financial services to high net worth individuals and
small to medium-sized corporations. He served as NFP&#146;s CEO from 1998 to 2000
and as its Chairman until January&nbsp;2002. From 1987 to the present, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
has been CEO of RLR Partners, LLC, a private investment firm with interests in
financial services, healthcare, media and multi-industry companies. From 1989
to 1993, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen was Chairman and CEO of Damon Corporation, a leading
healthcare and laboratory testing company that was ultimately sold to Quest
Diagnostics. From 1983 to 1987, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen was Vice Chairman of Maxxam
Group. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen spent twelve years at Shearson American Express
in positions in research, investment banking and senior management, and for two
years was Assistant to Sanford Weill, the then Chairman and CEO of Shearson. Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
holds an MBA in finance from NYU&#146;s Stern School. </p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Rosen also serves
on the board of directors of Marietta Corporation. From time to time, Ares
Management is in discussions with Mr.&nbsp;Rosen regarding expanding his
relationship with Ares Management. If those discussions were to bear fruit, Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
may no longer be considered an &#145;&#145;independent&#146;&#146; director of Ares Capital. As a
result, in an abundance of caution, we treat Mr.&nbsp;Rosen as an &#145;&#145;interested
person&#146;&#146; of the Company as defined in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. However,
the Board may recharacterize Mr.&nbsp;Rosen as an &#147;independent&#148; director in the
future if such discussions do not result in any relationships that would cause Mr.&nbsp;Rosen
to be an &#147;interested person.&#148;</font></p>

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Rosenthal</font></b>, 43, has served as a Chairman and director of the
Company since 2004. Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal is a founding member of Ares and
functions as a Senior Partner in the Private Equity Group. Since 1998, Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal
has also overseen all of Ares&#146; mezzanine debt investments. Prior to joining
Ares, Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal was a Managing Director in the Global Leveraged
Finance Group of Merrill Lynch and was responsible for originating, structuring
and negotiating many leveraged loan and high yield financings. Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal
was also a senior member of Merrill Lynch&#146;s Leveraged Transaction Commitment
Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal is a member of the following boards of directors:
AmeriQual Management,&nbsp;Inc., Aspen Dental Management,&nbsp;Inc., Douglas
Dynamics, LLC and Hanger Orthopedic Group,&nbsp;Inc. He is also the Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors of National Bedding Company LLC (Serta). Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal
graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Economics from the University of
Pennsylvania&#146;s Wharton School of Business where he also received his MBA with
distinction. Mr.&nbsp;Rosenthal is an &#145;&#145;interested person&#146;&#146; of the Company as
defined in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because he is on the investment
committee of Ares Capital Management, the Company&#146;s investment adviser, and is
a member of Ares Partners Management Company LLC, the parent of Ares
Management, LLC, the managing member of the investment adviser.</p>

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Executive Officers<a name="InformationAboutExecutiveOfficers_003920"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael J. Arougheti</font></b>, 34, is
President of the Company and joined Ares in May&nbsp;2004 and became a member
of Ares in January&nbsp;2006. Prior to that time, Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti was
employed by Royal Bank of Canada, where he was a Managing Partner of the
Principal Finance Group of RBC Capital Partners and a member of the firm&#146;s
Mezzanine Investment Committee. At RBC Capital Partners, Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti
oversaw an investment team that originated, managed and monitored a diverse
portfolio of middle market leveraged loans, senior and junior subordinated
debt, preferred equity, and common stock and warrants on behalf of RBC and
other third-party institutional investors. Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti joined Royal Bank
of Canada in October&nbsp;2001 from Indosuez Capital, where he was a Principal,
responsible for originating, structuring and executing leveraged transactions
across a broad range of products and asset classes. Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti sat on
the firm&#146;s Investment Committee and was also active in the firm&#146;s private
equity fund investment and fund of funds program. Prior to joining Indosuez in
1994, Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti worked at Kidder Peabody&nbsp;&amp; Co., where he was
a member of the firm&#146;s Mergers and Acquisitions Group advising clients in
various industries, including natural resources, pharmaceuticals and consumer
products. Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti has extensive experience in leveraged finance,
including senior bank loans, mezzanine debt and private equity. He has worked
on a range of transactions for companies in the consumer products,
manufacturing, healthcare, retail and technology industries. Mr.&nbsp;Arougheti
received a B.A. in Ethics, Politics and Economics, cum laude, from Yale
University.</p>

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Financial Officer of the Company and joined Ares in June&nbsp;2006 as Executive
Vice President&#151;Finance and Co-Chief Operating Officer. From December&nbsp;1997
to May&nbsp;2006, Mr.&nbsp;Davis was with Arden Realty,&nbsp;Inc., a real
estate investment trust, serving as its Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer from July&nbsp;2000. From 1996 to 1997, Mr.&nbsp;Davis was
with Catellus Development Corporation where he was responsible for accounting
and finance for the asset management and development divisions. From 1985 to
1996, Mr.&nbsp;Davis served as a member of the audit staff of both KPMG LLP and
Price Waterhouse LLP. Mr.&nbsp;Davis is a Certified Public Accountant and a
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">American Institute of CPAs.
Mr.&nbsp;Davis received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the
University of Missouri at Kansas City.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Daniel F. Nguyen</font></b>, 35, is Treasurer
of the Company and joined Ares in August&nbsp;2000. From 1996 to 2000, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen
was with Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was in charge of conducting business
audits on various financial institutions, performing due diligence
investigation of potential mergers and acquisitions, and analyzing changes in
accounting guidelines for derivatives. At Arthur Andersen LLP, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen
also focused on treasury risk management and on mortgage-backed securities and
other types of structured financing. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen graduated with a B.S. in
Accounting from the University of Southern California&#146;s Leventhal School of
Accounting and received an MBA in Global Business from Pepperdine University&#146;s
Graziadio School of Business and Management. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen also studied
European business environment at Oxford University in England as part of the
MBA curriculum. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen is a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public
Accountant.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael D. Weiner</font></b>, 54, is
General Counsel of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Weiner joined Ares as its Chief Legal
Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer and became a member of Ares in September&nbsp;2006.
Previously, Mr.&nbsp;Weiner served as general counsel to Apollo Management L.P.
and had been an officer of the corporate general partners of Apollo since 1992.
Prior to joining Apollo, Mr.&nbsp;Weiner was a partner in the law firm of
Morgan, Lewis&nbsp;&amp; Bockius specializing in corporate and alternative
financing transactions, securities law and general partnership and corporate
and regulatory matters. Mr.&nbsp;Weiner has served and continues to serve on
the boards of directors of several private corporations. Mr.&nbsp;Weiner
graduated with a BS in Business and Finance from the University of California
at Berkeley and a JD from the University of Santa Clara.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Hue H. Nguyen</font></b>, 35, is Chief
Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Company and joined Ares in November&nbsp;2006.
Previously, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen was with Dimensional Fund Advisors, an SEC
registered investment adviser /broker dealer to large scale investment
companies serving as its Regional Compliance Officer from early 2005. From 2002
to 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen was a Principal Regulatory Consultant for Advisors
Compliance Associates LLC, an independent compliance consulting firm focusing
on compliance and operational risk issues for the investment management
industry. From 1997 to 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen served as a Senior
Manager/Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers&#146; Regulatory and
Compliance Consulting Group. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen began his career as a Staff
Accountant and Securities Examiner with the SEC&#146;s New York Division of
Investment Management. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen is a Certified Public Accountant in the
state of California and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
from the University of DeVry Institute.</p>

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S. Hooper</font></b>, 45, has served as Vice President of Investor
Relations and Assistant Treasurer of the Company since 2004. Ms.&nbsp;Hooper is
a founding investment professional of Ares and functions as the Director of
Investor Relations and Marketing for all Ares funds as well as a senior
investment analyst in the Capital Markets Group. Prior to Ares, Ms.&nbsp;Hooper
was associated with Lion Advisors (an affiliate of Apollo Advisors) from 1991
to 1997 and worked as a senior credit analyst participating in both portfolio
management and strategy. From 1987 until 1991, Ms.&nbsp;Hooper was with
Columbia Savings and Loan, most recently as Vice President in the Investment
Management Division. Ms.&nbsp;Hooper serves on the executive and investment
boards of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ms.&nbsp;Hooper graduated
from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with a B.A. in
Mathematics and received her MBA in Finance from UCLA&#146;s Anderson School of
Management.</p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECURITY OWNERSHIP
OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS<a name="SecurityOwnershipOfManagementAndC_004006"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth, as of April&nbsp;25,
2007, the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock beneficially owned by
each of its current directors and executive officers, all directors and
executive officers as a group, and certain beneficial owners, according to
information furnished to the Company by such persons.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
the rules&nbsp;of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Ownership
information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of our shares of
common stock is based upon Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or other filings by such
persons with the Commission and other information obtained from such persons.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
address for each of the directors and executive officers is c/o&nbsp;Ares
Capital Corporation, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite&nbsp;1900, Los Angeles,
California 90067.</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
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  <td width="122" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:91.5pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;Beneficial&nbsp;Owner</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="279" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:209.6pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="61" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;and<br>
  Nature&nbsp;of<br>
  Beneficial<br>
  Ownership</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.2pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Percent<br>
  of&nbsp;Class(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Beneficial
  Owners of more than 5%:</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Directors and Executive Officers:</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
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  Directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert L. Rosen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bennett Rosenthal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent Directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas E.
  Coltharp</font></p>
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  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric B. Siegel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,686</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Executive Officers</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:6.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael J.
  Arougheti</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard S. Davis</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,850</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Daniel F. Nguyen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hue H. Nguyen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Merritt S. Hooper</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="408" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:306.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael D. Weiner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Directors and
  Executive Officers as a Group (11 persons)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,536</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="22" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.35pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Represents
less than 1%.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Based on 69,486,220
shares of common stock outstanding as of April&nbsp;25, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Does not include 666,667
shares of our common stock held by Ares Investments LLC (&#147;Ares Investments&#148;),
which is affiliated with Ares Capital Management LLC, the investment manager of
the Company. Although members, including Messrs Arougheti, Rosenthal and
Weiner, of Ares Partners Management Company LLC (&#147;APMC&#148;), the indirect owner of
Ares Investments, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of our common
stock held by Ares Investments, each of the members of APMC disclaim beneficial
ownership of such shares except to the extent of their indirect pecuniary
interest therein. The shares of our common stock held by Ares Investments have
been pledged in the ordinary course to secure indebtedness of its parent Ares
Management LLC, under Ares Management LLC&#146;s credit facility.</p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DOLLAR RANGE OF
SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY DIRECTORS<a name="DollarRangeOfSecuritiesBeneficial_004811"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following table sets forth the dollar range of our equity securities
beneficially owned by the director nominee and each of our other directors as
of April&nbsp;25, 2007. We are not part of a &#147;family of investment companies,&#148;
as the term is defined in the 1940 Act.</font></p>

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  <td width="82" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:61.25pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;Director</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="288" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:215.65pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="108" colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:80.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Dollar&nbsp;Range&nbsp;of&nbsp;Equity<br>
  Securities&nbsp;in&nbsp;the<br>
  Company(1)(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent directors(3)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:69.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas E. Coltharp</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="93" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:69.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="93" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:69.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric B. Siegel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
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  <td width="86" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:64.8pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,001&nbsp;-&nbsp;50,000</font></p>
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  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interested directors</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.45pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The dollar ranges are as
follows: none, $1-$10,000, $10,001-$50,000, $50,001-$100,000,
or over $100,000.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Beneficial ownership
determined in accordance with Rule&nbsp;16a-1(a)(2)&nbsp;under the
Exchange Act.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As
of April&nbsp;25, 2007, to the best of the Company&#146;s knowledge, except as
listed above, none of the independent directors or nominees, nor any of their
immediate family members, had any interest in the Company, the Company&#146;s
investment adviser, or any person or entity directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by, or under common control with the Company.</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;16(A)&nbsp;BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE<a name="Section16abeneficialOwnershipRepo_004907"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of
the Securities Exchange Act, the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers,
and any persons holding 10% or more of its common stock, are required to report
their beneficial ownership and any changes therein to the Commission and the
Company. Specific due dates for those reports have been established, and the
Company is required to report herein any failure to file such reports by those
due dates. Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by such
persons, the Company believes that each of its officers and directors and any
persons holding 10% or more of its common stock complied with all Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;filing
requirements applicable to them during the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2006, with the exception of a late filing of a Form&nbsp;4 by Mr.&nbsp;Eric
Siegel reporting the purchase of shares of our common stock.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE<a name="CorporateGovernance_004908"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director
Independence<a name="DirectorIndependence_004909"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our board of directors has a majority of directors who
are independent under the listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Stock
Market LLC. The NASDAQ Manual provides that a director of a business
development company shall be considered to be independent if he or she is not
an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Company, as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of
the 1940 Act. Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act defines an &#147;interested
person&#148; to include, among other things, any person who has, or within the last
two years had, a material business or professional relationship with the
Company.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our board of directors has
determined that the following directors are independent: Messrs.&nbsp;Coltharp,
O&#146;Bryan and Siegel. Based upon information requested from each director
concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our board of
directors has affirmatively determined that none of </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the
independent directors has a material business or professional relationship with
the Company, other than in his capacity as a member of the board of directors
or any board committee.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Organization of the
Board of Directors<a name="OrganizationOfTheBoardOfDirectors_004916"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our board of directors has
established an audit committee and a nominating committee. We do not have a
compensation committee because our executive officers do not receive any direct
compensation from us. During 2006, the board of directors held eight formal
meetings. All directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings
of the board of directors and of the respective committees on which they
served. The audit committee held seven formal meetings during 2006, and the
nominating committee held two formal meetings during 2006. The Company
encourages, but does not require, the directors to attend the Company&#146;s annual
meeting of its stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Committee<a name="AuditCommittee_004917"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The members of the audit
committee are Messrs.&nbsp;Coltharp, O&#146;Bryan and Siegel, each of whom is
independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and The NASDAQ Global Select Market
corporate governance <font style="letter-spacing:-.2pt;">regulations. Mr.&nbsp;Coltharp
serves as chairman of the audit committee. The board of directors has adopted a
charter for the audit committee, which is available on the Company&#146;s website (<i><font style="font-style:italic;">htt</font>p://www.arescapitalcorp.com</i>).</font>
The audit committee is responsible for approving our independent accountants,
reviewing with our independent accountants the plans and results of the audit
engagement, approving professional services provided by our independent
accountants, reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and
reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. The audit committee
is also responsible for aiding our board of directors in fair value pricing
debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or for which current
market values are not readily available. The audit committee also currently
receives input from independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the
direction of the board to value each portfolio security at least once during a
trailing 12 month period. Our board of directors has determined that Douglas E.
Coltharp and Frank E. O&#146;Bryan are each an &#147;audit committee financial expert&#148;
(as defined in Item 401 of Regulation S-K).</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nominating
Committee<a name="NominatingCommittee_004921"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The members of the nominating committee are Messrs.&nbsp;Coltharp,
O&#146;Bryan and Siegel, each of whom is independent for purposes of the 1940 Act
and The NASDAQ Global Select Market corporate governance regulations. Mr.&nbsp;Siegel
serves as chairman of the nominating committee. Our board of directors has adopted
a charter for the nominating committee, which is available on the Company&#146;s
website (<i>http://www.arescapitalcorp.com</i>).
The nominating committee is responsible for selecting, researching and
nominating directors for election by our stockholders, selecting nominees to
fill vacancies on the board or a committee of the board, developing and
recommending to the board a set of corporate governance principles and
overseeing the evaluation of the board and our management.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The nominating committee&#146;s policy is to identify
potential nominees based on suggestions from the President of the Company,
members of the nominating committee, other members of the board of directors,
other executive officers, and stockholders and by other means, and to evaluate
such persons as a committee. In addition, from time to time, the board of
directors may determine that it requires a director with a particular expertise
or qualification and will actively recruit such a candidate.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Qualified candidates for membership on the board of directors
will be considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability. The nominating committee
will review and evaluate each candidate&#146;s character, judgment, skills
(including financial literacy), background, experience and other qualifications
(without regard to whether a nominee has been recommended by the Company&#146;s
stockholders), as well as the overall composition of the board of </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">directors, and recommend
to the board of directors for its approval the slate of directors to be
nominated for election at the annual meeting of the Company&#146;s stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In considering
possible candidates for election as a director, the nominating committee takes
into account, in addition to such other factors as it shall deem relevant, the
desirability of selecting directors who:</font></p>

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of high character and integrity;</p>

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accomplished in their respective fields, with superior credentials and
recognition;</p>

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relevant expertise and experience upon which to be able to offer advice and
guidance to management;</p>

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sufficient time available to devote to the affairs of the Company;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>are
able to work with the other members of the board of directors and contribute to
the success of the Company;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>can
represent the long-term interests of the Company&#146; stockholders as a whole; and</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>are
selected such that the board of directors represents a range of backgrounds and
experience.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The nominating committee also considers all applicable
legal and regulatory requirements that govern the composition of the board of
directors.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The nominating committee may consider recommendations
for nomination of directors from our stockholders. Nominations made by
stockholders must be delivered to or mailed (setting forth the information
required by our Bylaws) and received at our principal executive offices not
earlier than 150 days nor fewer than 120 days in advance of the first
anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the
previous year&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders; <i>provided</i>,
<i>however</i>, that if the date of the annual
meeting has changed by more than 30 days from the prior year, the nomination
must be received not earlier than the 150th day prior to the date of such
annual meeting nor later than the later of (i)&nbsp;the 120th day prior to the
date of such annual meeting or (ii)&nbsp;the 10th day following the day on
which public announcement of such meeting date is first made.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to
information regarding the nominating stockholder as set forth in the Company&#146;s
Bylaws, a stockholder&#146;s notice shall set forth as to each individual whom the
stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
name, age, business address and residence address of such individual;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
class, series and number of any shares of stock of the Company that are
beneficially owned by such individual;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition;</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>whether
such stockholder believes any such individual is, or is not, an &#147;interested
person&#148; of the Company, as defined in the 1940 Act or is, or is not, &#147;independent&#148;
as set forth in the requirements established by The NASDAQ Global Select Market
or any other exchange or automated quotation service on which the Company&#146;s
securities are listed, and information regarding such individual that is
sufficient, in the discretion of the board of directors or any committee
thereof or any authorized officer of the Company, to make either such
determination; and</p>

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other information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed
in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest
(even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in
each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act of 1934 </p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;)
(including such individual&#146;s written consent to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All nominees properly
submitted to the Company (or which the nominating committee otherwise elects to
consider) will be evaluated and considered by the members of the nominating
committee using the same criteria as nominees identified by the nominating
committee itself.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Compensation
Committee<a name="CompensationCommittee_004941"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We do not have a
compensation committee because our executive officers do not receive any direct
compensation from us.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Communications
Between Stockholders and Board of Directors<a name="CommunicationsBetweenStockholders_004942"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The board of directors
welcomes communications from the Company&#146;s stockholders. Stockholders may send
communications to the board of directors, or to any particular director, to the
following address: c/o Ares Capital Management LLC, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite&nbsp;1900,
Los Angeles, California 90067. Stockholders should indicate clearly the
director or directors to whom the communication is being sent so that each
communication may be forwarded directly to the appropriate director(s).</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Code of Conduct<a name="CodeOfConduct_004943"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has adopted a
code of conduct which applies to, among others, its officers, including its
President and its Chief Financial Officer, as well as the members of the Board.
The Company&#146;s code can be accessed via the Company&#146;s website at <i>http://www.arescapitalcorp.com</i>. The
Company intends to disclose any amendments to or waivers of required provisions
of the code on Form&nbsp;8-K.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">COMPENSATION
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS<a name="CompensationDiscussionAndAnalysis_004944"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our executive officers do not receive any direct
compensation from us. We do not currently have any employees and do not expect
to have any employees. Services necessary for our business are provided by
individuals who are employees of our investment adviser, Ares Capital
Management LLC (&#147;Ares Capital Management&#148;), and our administrator, Ares
Operations LLC (&#147;Ares Administration&#148;), pursuant to the terms of our investment
advisory and management agreement and our administration agreement. Each of our
executive officers is an employee of Ares Administration and/or Ares Capital
Management. Our day-to-day investment operations are managed by our investment
adviser. Most of the services necessary for the origination and administration
of our investment portfolio are provided by investment professionals employed
by Ares Capital Management. In addition, we reimburse Ares Administration for
our allocable portion of expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations
under the administration agreement, including our allocable portion of the cost
of our officers and their respective staffs.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Under our investment advisory and management
agreement, our investment adviser earned approximately $33 million in fees for
the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006. In addition, during 2006, we reimbursed
Ares Administration $953,400 in connection with our allocable portion of
certain expenses under the administration agreement and our investment adviser
$853,435&#160; in connection with the reimbursement
of certain expenses under the investment advisory and management agreement.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have entered into
indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and officers and
with members of our investment adviser&#146;s investment committee. The indemnification
agreements attempt to provide these directors and senior officers the maximum
indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the 1940 Act. The agreements
provide, among other things, for the advancement of expenses and
indemnification for liabilities incurred which such person may incur by reason
of his status as a present or </font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">former
director or officer or member of our investment adviser&#146;s investment committee
in any action or proceeding arising out of the performance.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DIRECTOR
COMPENSATION TABLE<a name="DirectorCompensationTable_004956"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following table shows information regarding the compensation received by the
directors, none of which is an employee of the Company, for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2006. No compensation is paid by the Company to
directors who are or are being treated as &#147;interested persons.&#148;&#160; No information has been provided with respect
to executive officers of the Company, since our executive officers do not
receive any direct compensation from us.</font></p>

<div align="center">

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="308" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="91" colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:67.9pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aggregate<br>
  compensation&nbsp;from<br>
  the&nbsp;Company(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="86" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:64.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Pension&nbsp;or<br>
  retirement<br>
  benefits<br>
  accrued&nbsp;as&nbsp;part<br>
  of&nbsp;our&nbsp;expenses(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="4" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.4pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Total<br>
  compensation<br>
  from&nbsp;Fund&nbsp;and<br>
  Fund&nbsp;Complex<br>
  paid&nbsp;to<br>
  directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="308" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas E. Coltharp</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">84,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">84,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric B. Siegel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">86,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">86,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Interested directors</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert L. Rosen(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="308" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:231.25pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bennett Rosenthal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="33" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:25.1pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">None</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For a discussion of the
independent directors&#146; compensation, see below.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>We do not have a profit
sharing or retirement plan, and directors do not receive any pension or
retirement benefits.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>While Mr.&nbsp;Rosen did
not receive any compensation from the Company or the Fund Complex for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006, he did receive $75,000 from Ares
Management LLC for such period in connection with his service as a director of
the Company.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The independent directors
receive an annual fee of $50,000. They also receive $2,500 plus reimbursement
of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each
board meeting and will receive $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each committee
meeting. In addition, the chairman of the audit committee receives an annual
fee of $5,000 and each chairman of any other committee receives an annual fee
of $2,000 for their additional services in these capacities. In addition, we
have purchased directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance on behalf of our
directors and officers. Independent directors have the option to receive their
directors&#146; fees paid in shares of our common stock issued at a price per share
equal to the greater of net asset value or the market price at the time of
payment.</font></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS<a name="CertainRelationshipsAndRelatedTra_005050"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
have procedures in place for the review, approval and monitoring of
transactions involving us and certain persons related to us. For example, we
have a Code of Conduct that generally prohibits any employee, officer or
director from engaging in any transaction where there is a conflict between
such individual&#146;s personal interest and the interests of the Company. Waivers
to the Code of Conduct can generally only be obtained from the Chief Compliance
Officer, the Chairman of the board of directors or the Chairman of the audit
committee&#160; of the board of directors and
are publicly disclosed as required by applicable law and regulations. &#160;In addition,&#160;
the audit committee of the board of directors is required to review and
approve all related- party transactions (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation
S-K) .</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As a
business development company, the 1940 Act also imposes regulatory restrictions
on our ability to engage in certain related party transactions. For example, without
obtaining an exemptive order from the SEC, we would not generally be permitted
to invest in any portfolio company in which Ares or any of its affiliates
currently has an investment (although we may co-invest on a concurrent basis
with funds managed by Ares, subject to compliance with existing regulatory
guidance, applicable regulations and our allocation procedures). We have
separate policies and procedures that have been adopted to ensure that we do
not enter into any such prohibited transactions, without seeking necessary
approvals from our Board of Directors or the SEC.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
are party to an investment advisory and management agreement with Ares Capital
Management, whose sole member is Ares Management LLC, an entity in which
certain members of our senior management and our chairman of the board have
indirect ownership and financial interests. Certain members of our senior
management also serve as principals of other investment managers affiliated
with Ares Management LLC that may in the future manage investment funds with
investment objectives similar to ours. In addition, certain of our executive
officers and directors and the members of the investment committee of our
investment adviser, Ares Capital Management, serve or may serve as officers,
directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or related line of
business as we do or of investment funds managed by our affiliates. Accordingly,
we may not be given the opportunity to participate in certain investments made
by investment funds managed by advisers affiliated with Ares Management LLC. However,
our investment adviser and Ares Management LLC intend to allocate investment
opportunities in a fair and equitable manner that meets our investment
objectives and strategies so that we are not disadvantaged in relation to any
other client. The address of Ares Capital Management LLC is 1999 Avenue of the
Stars, Suite&nbsp;1900, Los Angeles, California 90067.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
to the terms of the administration agreement, Ares Administration currently
provides us with administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day
operations. Ares Management LLC is the sole member of and controls Ares
Administration. The address of Ares Administration is 1999 Avenue of the Stars,
Suite&nbsp;1900, Los Angeles, California 90067.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
lease office facilities directly (the &#147;Office Space&#148;) from a third party. In
addition, we have a sublease agreement with Ares Management LLC whereby Ares
Management LLC subleases approximately 25% of the Office Space for a fixed rent
equal to 25% of the basic annual rent payable by us under our lease, plus
certain additional costs and expenses.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We
have also entered into a license agreement with Ares pursuant to which Ares has
agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name &#145;&#145;Ares.&#146;&#146;&#160; Under this agreement, we will have a right to
use the Ares name, for so long as Ares Capital Management or one of its
affiliates remains our investment adviser. Other than with respect to this
limited license, we will have no legal right to the &#145;&#145;Ares&#146;&#146; name. This license
agreement will remain in effect for so long as the investment advisory and
management agreement with our investment adviser is in effect.</font></p>

<p style="line-height:11.5pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
connection with our initial public offering, our investment adviser paid to
underwriters, on our behalf, an additional sales load of $2,475,000. This
amount accrued interest at a variable rate that adjusted quarterly equal to the
three-month LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum. We repaid this amount in full, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, in February&nbsp;2006.</font></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PROPOSAL&nbsp;2:
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM<a name="Proposal2RatificationOfSelectionO_005730"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The audit committee of the board of directors has
selected KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the
Company for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2007 and is submitting the
selection of KPMG LLP to the stockholders for ratification.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the
audit committee will reconsider whether or not to retain KPMG LLP. Even if the
selection is ratified, the audit committee, in its discretion, may direct the
appointment of a different independent registered public accounting firm at any
time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
at the Annual Meeting will be required to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as
the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the year
ending December&nbsp;31, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KPMG LLP has advised us that neither the firm nor any
present member or associate of it has any material financial interest, direct
or indirect, in the Company or its subsidiaries.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company expects that a representative of KPMG LLP
will be present at the Annual Meeting, will have an opportunity to make a
statement if he or she so chooses and will be available to answer questions.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company engaged KPMG
LLP to act as its independent registered public accounting firm during 2006.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">FEES PAID TO KPMG
LLP FOR 2006<a name="FeesPaidToKpmgLlpFor2006_005731"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following are aggregate fees billed to the Company by KPMG LLP during each of
the last two fiscal years:</font></p>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="130" colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:97.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Fiscal&nbsp;Year&nbsp;Ended<br>
  December&nbsp;31</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="62" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:46.5pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2006</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:39.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2005</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">345,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">201,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit-Related
  Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">262,900</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">411,978</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Other Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">148,895</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="460" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:345.2pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total Fees</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.5pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,168,773</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">311,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Fees<a name="AuditFees_005731"></a></font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit fees consist of fees
billed for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company&#146;s
consolidated financial statements and review of the interim consolidated financial
statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally
provided by KPMG LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.</font></p>

<p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Related Fees<a name="AuditRelatedFees_005731"></a></font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit-related fees are
fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to
the performance of the audit or review of the Company&#146;s consolidated financial
statements and are not reported under &#147;Audit Fees.&#148;</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax fees consist of fees
billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international
tax compliance, customs and duties, mergers and acquisitions, and international
tax planning.</font></p>

<p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 30.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Other Fees<a name="AllOtherFees_005732"></a></font></i></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All other fees consist of fees for products and
services other than the services reported above.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee, or the Chairman of the Audit
Committee to whom such authority was delegated by the Audit Committee, must
pre-approve all services provided by the independent registered public
accounting firm. Any such pre-approval by the Chairman must be presented to the
Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee has also
adopted policies and procedures for pre-approving certain non-prohibited work
performed by our independent registered public accounting firm. Specifically,
the committee has pre-approved the use of KPMG for detailed, specific types of
services within the&#160; following
categories: permitted audit, audit-related, tax and other. In each case, the committee
has also set a specific annual limit on the amount of such services which the
Company would obtain from our independent registered public accounting firm.
The Audit Committee does not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve
services performed by the independent registered public accounting firm to
management. All of the audit and audit-related services provided by KPMG LLP
for the fiscal years ended December&nbsp;31, 2005 and 2006 were pre-approved by
the audit committee.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company&#146;s previous filings
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that
might incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or
in part, the following Report of the Audit Committee shall not be deemed to be &#147;soliciting
material&#148; or to be &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC, nor shall such information be
incorporated by reference into any such filings under the Securities Act of
1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></i></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">REPORT OF THE AUDIT
COMMITTEE<a name="ReportOfTheAuditCommittee_010311"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our role is to assist the board of directors in
fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by (i)&nbsp;overseeing the Company&#146;s
accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the Company&#146;s
financial statements, and (ii)&nbsp;reviewing the financial reports and other
financial information provided by the Company to the public. However, it is not
our duty to plan or conduct the audits or to determine that the Company&#146;s
financial statements are complete, accurate and in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. This is the responsibility of management and
the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We have reviewed and discussed the Company&#146;s audited
financial statements with management and with KPMG LLP, the Company&#146;s
independent registered public accounting firm for 2006. We have discussed with
KPMG LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing
Standards No.&nbsp;61, <i>Communication with Audit
Committees</i>, as amended as adopted by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (&#147;PCAOB&#148;) in Rule&nbsp;3200T. We have received from KPMG LLP
the written statements required by Independence Standards Board Standard No.&nbsp;1,<i> Independence Discussions with Audit Committees</i>, as amended,
as adopted by the PCAOB in Rule&nbsp;3600T, and have discussed with the
independent registered public accounting firm its independence.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based
on the review and discussions referred to above, we have recommended to the
board of directors that the audited consolidated financial statements for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2006 be included in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for such year for filing with the Commission. In addition,
we have engaged KPMG LLP to serve as the Company&#146;s independent registered
public accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2007, and have
directed that the selection of KPMG LLP should be submitted to the Company&#146;s
stockholders for ratification.</font></p>

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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Audit Committee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:8.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:8.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas E. Coltharp
  (Chairman)</font></p>
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  <td width="41%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:41.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Frank E. O&#146;Bryan</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Eric B. Siegel</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast
at the Annual Meeting is required for ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP
as the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December&nbsp;31, 2007. The persons named in the accompanying proxy
intend to vote proxies received by them in favor of this proposal unless a
choice &#147;Against&#148; or &#147;Abstain&#148; is specified.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING FOR RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF
KPMG LLP AS THE COMPANY&#146;S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER&nbsp;31, 2007.</font></b></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STOCKHOLDER
NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING<a name="StockholderNominationsAndProposal_011213"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stockholders may present
proper nominations of candidates for director or other proposals for inclusion
in our proxy statement and proxy card for consideration at the next annual
meeting of stockholders by submitting such nominations or proposals in writing
to the Secretary of the Company in a timely manner, calculated in the manner
provided in Rule&nbsp;14a-8(e)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, applicable state
law and our Charter Documents. We expect that the 2008 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders will be held in May&nbsp;2008, but the exact date, time and
location of such meeting have yet to be determined.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deadlines for
Submitting Stockholder Proposals for Inclusion in the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement
and Proxy Card<a name="DeadlinesForSubmittingStockholder_011253"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To be considered timely
under Rule&nbsp;14a-8(e)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act for inclusion in the
Company&#146;s proxy statement and proxy card for a regularly scheduled annual
meeting, a stockholder&#146;s nomination of a candidate for director or other
proposal must be received at the Company&#146;s principal executive offices not less
than 120 calendar days before the anniversary of the date the Company&#146;s proxy
statement was released to stockholders for the previous year&#146;s annual meeting.
Accordingly, a stockholder&#146;s nomination of a candidate for director or other
proposal must be received no later than December&nbsp;28, 2007 in order to be
included in the Company&#146;s proxy statement and proxy card for the 2008 Annual
Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deadlines for
Submitting Notice of Stockholder Proposals for Consideration at the Company&#146;s
Annual Meeting<a name="DeadlinesForSubmittingNoticeOfSto_011213"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The deadline for
submitting notice of a stockholder&#146;s nomination of a candidate for director or
other proposal for consideration at the 2008 Annual Meeting, under the Company&#146;s
current Bylaws is not earlier than the 150</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to the first anniversary of the date
of mailing of the notice for the preceding year&#146;s annual meeting nor later than
5:00&nbsp;p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to the
first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the preceding year&#146;s
annual meeting; <i>provided</i>, <i>however</i>,
that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by
more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year&#146;s
annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not
earlier than the 150<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to the date of such annual meeting
and not later than 5:00&nbsp;p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 120<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to the date of such annual meeting
or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of
such meeting is first made. Accordingly, a stockholder&#146;s nomination of a
candidate for director or other proposal must be received no earlier than November&nbsp;28,
2007 and no later than 5:00&nbsp;p.m., Eastern Time, on December&nbsp;28, 2007
in order to be considered at the 2008 Annual Meeting. In order to be considered
timely, such notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
executive office of the Company and shall set forth all information required
under Section&nbsp;11 of Article&nbsp;II of the Company&#146;s Bylaws.</p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER MATTERS<a name="OtherMatters_011213"></a></font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;text-indent:20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The board of directors is not aware of any other
matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Should any other matter
requiring a vote of stockholders arise, it is the intention of the persons
named in the proxies to vote in accordance with their discretion on such
matters.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:20.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">You are
cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting in person. Whether or not you
plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you are requested to complete, date, sign
and promptly return the accompanying proxy card in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope.</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By Order of the Board of Directors,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:18.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Bennett Rosenthal</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chairman of the Board of Directors</font></i></p>
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<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 6.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Los Angeles, California<br>
April&nbsp;30, 2007</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE
FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">[ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION LOGO]</font></b></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:12.0pt 0pt;padding:0pt;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROXY &#151;
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:12.0pt 0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MAY 30, 2007</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned hereby
appoints Michael J. Arougheti, Michael D. Weiner, Joshua Bloomstein and Hue H.
Nguyen, or any one of them, and each with full power of substitution, to act as
attorneys and proxies for the undersigned to attend the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Company to be held at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025
Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California 90067, on May 30, 2007 at 11:00
a.m., Pacific Coast Time, and any adjournments or postponements thereof, to
cast on behalf of the undersigned all votes that the undersigned is entitled to
cast at such meeting and otherwise to represent the undersigned at the meeting
with all powers possessed by the undersigned if personally present at the
meeting. The undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company prior to the
execution of this proxy of a Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a
Proxy Statement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, and
revokes any proxy heretofore given with respect to such meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED
WILL BE CAST AS INSTRUCTED HEREIN.&#160; IF
THIS PROXY IS EXECUTED BUT NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN, THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE
CAST BY THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE CAST &#147;FOR&#148; PROPOSALS 1 and 2.&#160; The votes entitled to be cast by the
undersigned will be cast in the discretion of the proxy holder on any other
matter, including proposal 3, and including a motion to adjourn or postpone the
meeting to another time and/or place for the purpose of soliciting additional
proxies, that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof. At the present time, the board of directors knows of no
other business to be presented at the meeting. </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please mark, sign and return this
proxy in the enclosed envelope.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><br>
Your vote is important.&#160; Please vote
immediately.<br>
<br>
CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">[ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION LOGO]</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:12.0pt 0pt;padding:0pt;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Annual
Meeting Proxy Card</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:12.0pt 0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE FOLD ALONG THE
PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">A &#160;Proposals &#151; The Board of Directors recommends
a vote FOR Proposals No.&nbsp;1 and 2.</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="58%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:58.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Election
  of Directors</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.2%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.2%;">
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.2%;">
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  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.38%;">
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B &#160;Non-Voting Items</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Change of Address </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&#151; Please print your new address below.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">C&#160;
Authorized Signatures &#151; This section must be completed for your vote to
be counted. &#151; Date and Sign Below</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOTE:&#160; Please sign your name(s) EXACTLY as your
name(s) appear(s) on this proxy. All joint holders must sign.&#160; When signing as an attorney, executor,
administrator, guardian or corporate officer, please provide your FULL title.</font></p>

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