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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-028126
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140416

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

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Proskauer Rose LLP&nbsp;&nbsp;   2049 Century Park East, 32nd Floor&nbsp;&nbsp;   Los Angeles, CA 90067-3206</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April&nbsp;16, 2014</font></p>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">VIA EDGAR</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">Monica J. Shilling<br>   Member of the Firm</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">f 310.557.2193</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">mshilling@proskauer.com</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Arial" style="font-size:8.5pt;">www.proskauer.com</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission<br> Division of Investment Management<br> 100 F Street, N.E.<br> Washington, D.C. 20549<br> Attention:&#160; Anu Dubey</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Re:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><u>Ares Capital Corporation Preliminary Proxy Statement Filed March&nbsp;27, 2014 <br> (File No.&nbsp;814-00663)</u></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dear Ms.&nbsp;Dubey:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In a telephone conversation on April&nbsp;3, 2014, you provided us with verbal comments on the preliminary proxy statement (the &#147;preliminary proxy&#148;) filed by Ares Capital Corporation (the &#147;Fund&#148;) on March&nbsp;27, 2014.&#160; We have revised the preliminary proxy (as revised, the &#147;proxy statement&#148;) to respond to the comments you provided during the telephone conversation.&#160; We are concurrently filing this letter via EDGAR as a correspondence filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Set forth below are the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Staff&#148;) verbally provided by you and immediately below each comment is the response with respect thereto and, where applicable, the relevant revised disclosure.&#160; Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the proxy statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Principal Accountant Fees and Services, page&nbsp;30</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">1.</font></i><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>You asked the Fund to revise the description of Audit-Related Fees to provide more detail on the nature of &#147;assurance and related services.&#148;</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Fund has expanded the description of Audit-Related Fees to note that &#147;assurance and related services&#148; include &#147;audit, attestation and agreed-upon procedures engagements that are not required by statute or regulation, such as agreed upon procedures related to financial covenant compliance under revolving debt agreements.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Examples of Dilutive Effect of the Issuance of the Shares Below NAV, pages&nbsp;37-40</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;">2.</font></i><i><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></i><i>You asked the Fund to revise the tables on pages&nbsp;38 and 40 of the preliminary proxy to include examples reflecting a 25% offering at a 25% discount.</i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">April&nbsp;16, 2014</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Page 2<a name="PB_2_044648_7056"></a></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Fund has revised the above referenced tables and corresponding disclosure in the proxy statement in response to the Staff&#146;s comment.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Additional Changes</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In addition, the Fund will make certain non-substantive changes such as filling in blanks, updating information and making stylistic changes to the proxy statement prior to filing the definitive proxy statement.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The Fund understands that:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the Fund is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings;</p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments in the filings reviewed by the Staff do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filings; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the Fund may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">As always, thank you for your assistance and please do not hesitate to call me at (310) 284-4544 with any questions.&#160; As we discussed, the Fund expects to file its definitive proxy statement by the end of this week.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Enclosures</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">cc:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Joshua M. Bloomstein, General Counsel of Ares Capital Corporation</p>
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