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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;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><br>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549</p>

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

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

<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b><br> (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 28.8pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">280
Park Avenue, 22</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&#160;Floor,
New York, NY 10017<br>
</b>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)</p>

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telephone number, including area code&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">(212) 750-7300</u></b></font></p>

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</font></b>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</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 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>&nbsp;&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="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April 27, 2007, the
Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and by this
reference incorporated herein.</font></p>

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

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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

<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;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION<br>
SCHEDULES EARNINGS RELEASE<br>
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2007</font></b><a name="AresCapitalCorporationSchedulesEa_153007"></a></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, NY &#151;
April 27, 2007 &#151; Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced today that
it will report earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on Thursday, May
10, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital
Corporation invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference
call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, May 10, 2007 to discuss its
first quarter 2007 financial results.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All interested
parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which
will be hosted on a webcast page in the Investor Resources section of our
website at www.arescapitalcorp.com.&#160;
Please visit the website to test your connection before the call.&#160; You can also access the conference call by
dialing (877) 407-8033 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call.&#160; International callers should dial (201)
689-8033.&#160; All callers should reference &#147;Ares
Capital Corporation.&#148;&#160; For the
convenience of our stockholders, an archived replay of the call will be
available through May 24, 2007 by calling (877) 660-6853.&#160; International callers please dial (201)
612-7415.&#160; For all replays, please
reference account #286 and conference ID #240205.&#160; An archived replay will also be available in
the Investor Resources section of our website.</font></p>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About
Ares Capital Corporation</font></b></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><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 U.S. middle market companies.</font></h5>

<h5 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking
Statements</font></b></h5>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements included
herein or on the webcast/conference call 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 or on the webcast/conference call.</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONTACT</font></b>:&nbsp;
Merritt S. Hooper of Ares Capital Corporation, (310) 201-4200</p>

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