<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-17-025501.txt : 20170424
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170424172021
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-025501
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170424
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170424
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170424

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00663
		FILM NUMBER:		17779041

	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;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of<br> the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;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</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the   appropriate box):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per   Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to   which transaction applies:</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value   of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the   amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was   determined):</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is   offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing   for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous   filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date   of its filing.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">According to our latest records, we have not yet received your voting instructions for the</font>  <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Ares Capital Corporation to be held on Monday, May&nbsp;22,</font>  <font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2017. <b>Your vote is extremely important, no matter how many shares you hold.&#160; If we do not receive your vote, we may have to adjourn and continue to request stockholder participation in order to obtain enough votes to approve the proposals</b></font><font color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="background:white;color:black;">.</font></p>
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