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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT<br>
P</font>ursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report&#160;
(Date of earliest event reported)&#160;
<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">March 27</font>, 2007</b></font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (<i>see</i> General
Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))</p>


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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01&#160; Regulation FD Disclosure</font></u>.</b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant
issued a press release on March 27, 2007, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and
by this reference incorporated herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&#160;
Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits:</font></p>

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<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;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>March
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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ares
Capital Corporation Announces Public Offering</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NEW YORK, March
27, 2007&#151;Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) announced that it plans to
make a public offering of 11,250,000 shares of its common stock.&#160; Ares Capital Corporation has also granted the
underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,687,500 shares of
common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.&#160;
The offering price of the shares will be determined by market conditions
at the time of pricing in consultation with the underwriters of the
offering.&#160; The offering of the shares
will be made under the Company&#146;s shelf registration statement, which was filed
with and has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company
expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay outstanding
indebtedness, to fund investments in portfolio companies and for general
corporate purposes.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors are
advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and
expenses of Ares Capital Corporation before investing. The prospectus contains
this and other information about Ares Capital Corporation. The prospectus
should be read carefully before investing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Bear,
Stearns &amp; Co. Inc.,&#160; J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and BMO Capital Markets Corp.
are acting as representatives of the underwriters.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release
does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor
will there be any sale of the shares referred to in this press release in any
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws
of such state or jurisdiction.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of the
final prospectus to the offering may be obtained from Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner &amp; Smith Incorporated, 4 World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street,
New York, NY 10080; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 140 58</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;Street, 8<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;Floor, Brooklyn,
NY 11220; Bear, Stearns &amp; Co. Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10179; J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., National Statement Processing, Prospectus
Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245; Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC, One Wachovia Center, 7 Saint Paul Street, 1st Floor,
Baltimore, MD 21202; and BMO Capital Markets Corp., 3 Times Square, New York,
New York 10036.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Ares Capital Corporation</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance
company that is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company
regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of
1940. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital
appreciation through debt and equity investments. Ares Capital Corporation
invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt,
which in some cases includes an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, in
equity investments in private middle market companies.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation&#146;s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, press releases, earnings releases and other financial
information are available on the Internet at <u>www.arescapitalcorp.com</u>.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking
Statements</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements included
herein may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those
described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONTACT:&#160;&#160;&#160; Merritt S. Hooper of Ares Capital
Corporation, 310-201-4200</font></p>

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