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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-067145
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121003
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121003
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121003

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARES CAPITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001287750
		IRS NUMBER:				331089684
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00663
		FILM NUMBER:		121125299

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10167
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2127507300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10167
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the<br> Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) <b>October&nbsp;3, 2012</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01 Regulation FD disclosure.</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On October&nbsp;3, 2012, Ares Capital Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that it plans to make a private offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2018. In connection with the private offering of the Convertible Senior Notes, the Company intends to disclose certain information to potential investors, including that the Company&#146;s total consolidated indebtedness as of September&nbsp;30, 2012 was $2,306.3 million. In addition, attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 are excerpts from a confidential preliminary offering memorandum containing certain of such information, some of which has not been previously reported.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of this information pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed an admission by the Company as to the materiality of such information.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01&#160; Other Events.</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On October&nbsp;3, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that it plans to make a private offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2018.&#160; The Company also plans to grant the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $30 million principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to cover over-allotments, if any.&#160; Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay or repurchase certain outstanding indebtedness, which may include repaying outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities and, to the extent not applied for such purpose, for general corporate purposes, including investing in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective.&#160; A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information disclosed under this Item 8.01, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECENT DEVELOPMENTS</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In July&nbsp;2012, pursuant to the terms of the amended Revolving Funding Facility, Ares Capital CP received an increase in the commitments under the Revolving Funding Facility of $40&nbsp;million, bringing the total commitment to $620&nbsp;million.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In August&nbsp;2012, we declared a third quarter dividend of $0.38 per share and an additional dividend of $0.05 per share. Both dividends were payable on September&nbsp;28, 2012 to stockholders of record as of September&nbsp;14, 2012.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In August&nbsp;2012, we completed a public equity offering (the &#147;August&nbsp;2012 Offering&#148;) through which we sold 25,875,000 shares of common stock (including 3,375,000 shares purchased pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares). Total proceeds from the August&nbsp;2012 Offering, net of the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, were approximately $427.4&nbsp;million. We used the net proceeds from the August&nbsp;2012 Offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility and the Revolving Funding Facility and for general corporate purposes.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In September&nbsp;2012, our board of directors, on the recommendation of its Nominating&nbsp;&amp; Governance Committee, appointed Steven B. McKeever as an independent Class&nbsp;I Director to fill the vacancy on our board of directors following the death of Kenneth R. Heitz in July&nbsp;2012.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In September&nbsp;2012, our board of directors appointed Daniel F. Nguyen as Treasurer of the Company to fill the vacancy in this position following the resignation of Richard S. Davis. Mr.&nbsp;Nguyen also serves as a Vice President of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In September&nbsp;2012, we and ACJB&nbsp;LLC entered into an amendment (the &#147;SMBC Amendment&#148;) to the SMBC Funding Facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and each of the other parties thereto. The SMBC Amendment, among other things, (a)&nbsp;increased the size of the SMBC Funding Facility from $200&nbsp;million to $400&nbsp;million, (b)&nbsp;extended the reinvestment period from January&nbsp;20, 2015 to September&nbsp;14, 2015, and (c)&nbsp;extended the stated maturity date from January&nbsp;20, 2020 to September&nbsp;14, 2020.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In September&nbsp;2012, we issued $175.0&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes that mature on October&nbsp;1, 2022 (the &#147;October&nbsp;2022 Notes&#148; and, together with the February&nbsp;2022 Notes, the 2040 Notes and the 2047 Notes, the &#147;Unsecured Notes&#148;). The October&nbsp;2022 Notes mature on October&nbsp;1, 2022 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option on or after October&nbsp;1, 2015 at a par redemption price of $25 per security plus accrued and unpaid interest. The principal amount of the October&nbsp;2022 Notes will be payable at maturity. The October&nbsp;2022 Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.875% per year payable quarterly commencing on January&nbsp;1, 2013. Total proceeds from the issuance of the October&nbsp;2022 Notes, net of underwriting discounts and offering costs, were approximately $168.8&nbsp;million. We used the net proceeds from the sale of the October&nbsp;2022 Notes to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Revolving Funding Facility and the SMBC Funding Facility and for general corporate purposes. An additional $7.5&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of the October&nbsp;2022 Notes is expected to be issued on October&nbsp;4, 2012, pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters of such offering. The option to purchase the remaining $18.75&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of such notes has been terminated.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">From July&nbsp;1, 2012 through September&nbsp;30, 2012, we had made new investment commitments of $1,022&nbsp;million, of which $930&nbsp;million were funded. Of these new commitments, 76% were in first lien senior secured debt, 9% were investments in subordinated certificates of the SSLP which were applied to co-investments with GE in first lien senior secured loans, 7% were in second lien senior secured debt, 6% were in senior subordinated debt and 2% were in other equity securities. Of the $1,022&nbsp;million of new investment commitments, 90% were floating rate, 8% were fixed rate and 2% were non-interest bearing. The weighted average yield of debt and other income producing securities funded during the period at amortized cost was 10.0%. We may seek to syndicate a portion of these new investment commitments to third parties, although there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">From July&nbsp;1, 2012 through September&nbsp;30, 2012, we exited $651&nbsp;million of investment commitments. Of these investment commitments, 63% were first lien senior secured debt, 22% were second lien senior secured debt, 10% were senior subordinated debt, 3% were other equity and other securities and 2% were collateralized loan obligations. Of the $651&nbsp;million of exited investment commitments, 83% were floating rate investments, 12% were fixed rate investments, 4% were on non-accrual status and 1% were non-interest bearing. The weighted average yield of debt and other income producing securities exited or repaid during the period at amortized cost was 9.1%. On the $651&nbsp;million of investment commitments exited from July&nbsp;1, 2012 through September&nbsp;30, 2012, we recognized total net realized gains of approximately $28&nbsp;million.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, as of September&nbsp;30, 2012, we had an investment backlog and pipeline of approximately $215&nbsp;million and $430&nbsp;million, respectively. Investment backlog includes transactions approved by our investment adviser&#146;s investment committee and/or for which a formal mandate, letter of intent or a signed commitment have been issued, and therefore we believe are likely to close. Investment pipeline includes transactions where due diligence and analysis are in process, but no formal mandate, letter of intent or signed commitment have been issued. The consummation of any of the investments in this backlog and pipeline depends upon, among other things, one or more of the following: satisfactory completion of our due diligence investigation of the prospective portfolio company, our acceptance of the terms and structure of such investment and the execution and delivery of satisfactory transaction documentation. In addition, we may syndicate a portion of these investments to third parties. We cannot assure you that we will make any of these investments or that we will syndicate any portion of these investments.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On October&nbsp;2, 2012, our board of directors approved, effective October&nbsp;31, 2012, (i)&nbsp;increasing the size of our board of directors from nine to ten members and (ii)&nbsp;on the recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, appointing Steve Bartlett as an independent Class&nbsp;II director to fill the vacancy created by such increase.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the sale of the $200&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of notes in this offering will be approximately $193.8&nbsp;million (or approximately $223.0&nbsp;million if the initial purchasers fully exercise their overallotment option), in each case assuming the notes are sold at 100% of par, after deducting the discounts, commissions and expenses payable by us.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay or repurchase certain outstanding indebtedness, which may include repaying outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the Revolving Funding Facility and/or the SMBC Funding Facility, and for other general corporate purposes, which include investing in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Revolving Credit Facility had $50.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness as of September&nbsp;30, 2012. Subject to certain exceptions, the interest charged on the indebtedness incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility is based on LIBOR (one, two, three or six month) plus an applicable spread of 2.25% or a &#147;base rate&#148; (as defined in the agreements governing the Revolving Credit Facility) plus an applicable spread of 1.25%. As of September&nbsp;30, 2012, one, two, three and six month LIBOR were 0.21%, 0.29%, 0.36% and 0.64%, respectively. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on May&nbsp;4, 2016. The Revolving Funding Facility had $407.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness as of September&nbsp;30, 2012. Subject to certain exceptions, the interest charged on the Revolving Funding Facility is based on LIBOR plus an applicable spread of 2.50% or on a &#147;base rate&#148; (as defined in the agreements governing the Revolving Funding Facility) plus an applicable spread of 1.50%. The Revolving Funding Facility is scheduled to expire on April&nbsp;18, 2017 (subject to extension exercisable upon mutual consent). The SMBC Funding Facility had $133.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of outstanding indebtedness as of September&nbsp;30, 2012. Subject to certain exceptions, the interest charged on the indebtedness incurred under the SMBC Funding Facility is based on LIBOR plus an applicable spread of 2.125% or a &#147;base rate&#148; (as defined in the agreements governing the SMBC Funding Facility) plus an applicable spread of 1.125%. The SMBC Funding Facility is scheduled to expire on September&nbsp;14, 2020 (subject to extension exercisable upon mutual consent).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers, including J.P. Morgan Securities&nbsp;LLC, Goldman, Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., are lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility. Accordingly to the extent proceeds of this offering are used to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility, affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers may receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investing in portfolio companies could include investments in our investment backlog and pipeline that, as of September&nbsp;30, 2012, were approximately $215&nbsp;million and $430&nbsp;million, respectively. The consummation of any of the investments in this backlog and pipeline depends upon, among other things: satisfactory completion of our due diligence investigation of the prospective portfolio company, our acceptance of the terms and structure of such investment and the execution and delivery of satisfactory transaction documentation, and there can be no guarantee that we will consummate any of these investments or that we will syndicate any portion of such investments or commitments.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our primary focus is to generate current income and capital appreciation through investments in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity securities of eligible portfolio companies. In addition to such investments, we may invest up to 30% of our portfolio in non-qualifying assets, as permitted by the Investment Company Act. As part of this 30% basket, we may invest in entities that are not considered &#147;eligible portfolio companies&#148; (as defined in the Investment Company Act), including companies located outside of the United States, entities that are operating pursuant to certain exceptions under the Investment Company Act, and publicly traded entities whose public equity market capitalization exceeds the levels provided for under the Investment Company Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pending such investments, we will invest a portion of the net proceeds primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality short-term investments. These securities may earn yields substantially lower than the income that we anticipate receiving once we are fully invested in accordance with our investment objective. As a result, we may not be able to achieve our investment objective and/or pay any dividends during this period or, if we are able to do so, such dividends may be substantially lower than the dividends that we expect to pay when our portfolio is fully invested. If we do not realize yields in excess of our expenses, we may incur operating losses and the market price of our common stock and debt securities may decline. See &#147;Regulation&#151;Temporary Investments&#148; for additional information about temporary investments we may make while waiting to make longer-term investments in pursuit of our investment objective.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.2</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PRIVATE OFFERING OF UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">New York, NY&#151;October 3, 2012&#151;Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) announced that it plans to make a private offering of $200 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2018.&#160; Ares Capital also plans to grant the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $30 million principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to cover overallotments, if any.&#160; The Convertible Senior Notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers (as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;)) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Convertible Senior Notes are unsecured, expected to pay interest semiannually and will be convertible under specified circumstances based on a conversion rate to be determined.&#160; Upon conversion, Ares Capital will pay or deliver, subject to the terms of the documents governing the Convertible Senior Notes, cash, shares of Ares Capital&#146;s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at Ares Capital&#146;s election. Ares Capital will not have the right to redeem the Convertible Senior Notes prior to maturity. The Convertible Senior Notes will mature on January 15, 2018, unless repurchased or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date.&#160; The interest rate, conversion rate and other financial terms of the Convertible Senior Notes will be determined by negotiations between Ares Capital and the initial purchasers.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay or repurchase certain outstanding indebtedness, which may include repaying outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities and, to the extent not applied for such purpose, for general corporate purposes, including investing in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof will be registered under the Securities Act. Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release is not an offer to sell any securities of the Company and is not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any state where such offer and sale is not permitted. It is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements included herein may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition.&#160; These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.&#160; 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.&#160; Ares Capital undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONTACT</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Carl Drake</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ares Capital Corporation</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">404-814-5204</font></p>
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