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Securities and Exchange Commission</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;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 .0001pt;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;"><br> CURRENT REPORT<br>
P</font>ursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the<br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report&#160; (Date of earliest
event reported)&#160; <b>June 11,
2007</b></font></p>

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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;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>280 Park Avenue, 22</b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:bold;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">nd</font>&nbsp;Floor, Building East, New York, NY 10017</b></p>
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  Principal Executive Offices)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Zip
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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;">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code <b>(212) 750-7300</b></font></p>

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<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;">N/A</font></b></p>

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<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;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
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>

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

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font>
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 28.8pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#168;</font> 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 June 11, 2007, the
Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and by this
reference incorporated herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information disclosed
under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and
shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any
filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.</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 align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><font style="height:61px;margin-left:-51px;margin-top:27px;position:absolute;width:118px;z-index:1;"><img width="118" height="61" src="g163311mmi001.gif"></font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exhibit 99.1</b></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;">ARES
CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETING</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, NY &#150;
June 11, 2007 &#150; Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:&nbsp; ARCC) today announced
that during its annual meeting of stockholders held on May 30, 2007 in Los
Angeles, Frank E. O&#146;Bryan and Eric B. Siegel were re-elected as Class III
directors for a three year term expiring in 2010 and the selection of KPMG LLP
as its independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December 31, 2007 was ratified.&#160; In
addition, Ares Capital Corporation&#146;s board of directors approved the extension
of the advisory agreement with its investment adviser, Ares Capital Management
LLC, until June 1, 2008.&#160; The Board also
approved an amended and restated administration agreement with its administrator,
Ares Operations LLC, which extends the term of that agreement until June 1,
2008.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital
Corporation today also announced the appointment of Alison Sternberg as Vice
President of Investor Relations, replacing Merritt S. Hooper.&#160; Ms. Sternberg joined Ares Management LLC, an
affiliate of the investment adviser, in April 2005 as Director of Human
Resources and Special Projects.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ms. Hooper has
been the Vice President of Investor Relations of Ares Capital Corporation since
its formation in 2004 and will continue with Ares Capital Corporation as its
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;The entire
management team and I would like to thank Merritt for her significant
contributions to the success of Ares Capital Corporation since our IPO.&#160; This change will allow Merritt to continue to
be involved as part of our management team while freeing her to devote more
time to the growing Ares Management LLC platform,&#148; said President Michael
Arougheti.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Finally, Ares
Capital Corporation today announced that it has been informed by Ares Capital
Management LLC that an affiliate of the investment adviser, Ares Investments
LLC, recently purchased 550,000 shares of Ares Capital Corporation&#146;s common
stock on the open market, at varying prices, bringing the total number of
shares owned by Ares Investments LLC to 1,216,667, or approximately 1.8% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Ares Capital Corporation&#146;s common stock as of
June 8, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><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;"><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></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><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;"><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.&nbsp; These statements
are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks
and</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">uncertainties.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp;
Ares Capital Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AVAILABLE INFORMATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><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
its website at www.arescapitalcorp.com.</font></p>

<p style="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;">CONTACT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Alison Sternberg, Vice
President of Investor Relations<br>
Ares Capital Corporation<br>
310-201-4200</font></p>



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