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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-075401
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210602

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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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00663
		FILM NUMBER:		21987705

	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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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    CAPITAL CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><IMG SRC="image_001.jpg" ALT="https:||content.edgar-online.com|edgar_conv_img|2019|06|04|0001104659-19-033612_G110307BCI001.GIF" STYLE="height: 74px; width: 203px"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Ares Capital Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>245 Park Avenue, 44<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;Floor</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>New York, NY 10167</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><I>Commencing on June&nbsp;2,
2021, Ares Capital Corporation made the following communications to certain of its stockholders.</I></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>June 2, 2021</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Re: Supplemental Information Related to Proposal 1 (Election of
Directors)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Institutional Shareholder Services (&ldquo;ISS&rdquo;) has issued voting
recommendations that are inconsistent with our Board of Directors&rsquo; recommendations on the election of Michael K. Parks, Robert L.
Rosen and Bennett Rosenthal as our Class II directors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We urge you, for the reasons set forth below, to support the recommendations
of our Board of Directors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Messrs. Parks, Rosen and Rosenthal have been very important and active
members of the Board of Directors of Ares Capital Corporation (&ldquo;ARCC&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) and we believe ISS&rsquo;
recommendations do not reflect their deep level of commitment to the Company and Board matters.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ISS&rsquo;s assertion that ARCC&rsquo;s board &ldquo;appears to lack
any racial/ethnic diversity&rdquo; is also incorrect.&nbsp; To the contrary, ARCC&rsquo;s current board composition reflects both racial/ethnic
and gender diversity.&nbsp; Further, ARCC remains committed to ensuring that any individuals evaluated for future vacancies on its board
reflect a broad mix of diverse characteristics.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VOTE &ldquo;FOR&rdquo; EACH NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR.</B>&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><I>Proposal 1 (Election of Directors)</I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>We urge you to support and vote FOR the election of Messrs. Parks,
Rosen and Rosenthal as directors of the Company:</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">We are aware that ISS has adopted a policy of recommending &ldquo;Against&rdquo;
votes for certain directors of public companies that have governing documents that provide the board with the exclusive power to amend
the company&rsquo;s bylaws. As part of our corporate governance review, our Board of Directors considered whether or not we should amend
our bylaws to allow our stockholders (without the concurrence of our Board of Directors) to adopt amendments to the Company&rsquo;s bylaws.
Our Board of Directors believes that it remains in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders if the power to amend our bylaws
is vested exclusively in our Board of Directors as is permitted by Maryland law. Since our initial public offering in 2004, the power
to amend our bylaws has been vested exclusively with our Board of Directors. This arrangement has served the interests of the Company
and our stockholders well, we believe, because under Maryland law, our directors owe legal duties to the Company and our stockholders
that require them to act with a reasonable belief that their actions are in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. On
the other hand, under Maryland law, stockholders are not bound by any such legal duty and are permitted to take or to recommend actions
that are in their own individual interests as stockholders without taking into account the broader interests of other stockholders or
the interests of the Company. As a result of these factors, we believe that our Board of Directors is in the best position to consider
possible future bylaw amendments and will adopt such amendments only after concluding that such amendments are in the best interests of
the Company and our stockholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors and
our Board of Directors have determined that the nomination and election of Messrs. Parks, Rosen and Rosenthal are in the best interests
of the Company and our stockholders. Additionally, our Board of Directors believes that depriving the Company of the services of Messrs.
Parks, Rosen and Rosenthal, who have each served the Company well during their respective terms as directors, is not in the best interests
of the Company or our stockholders</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>For the foregoing reasons,
we believe the against recommendation is unwarranted and we urge you to vote FOR Messrs. Parks, Rosen and Rosenthal as directors of the
Company</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">If you have any questions or need assistance
in voting your proxy, please call our proxy solicitor, D.F. King&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.,&nbsp;Inc., at 1-877-864-5060.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><I>This information is being
provided to certain stockholders as a supplement to our Proxy Statement dated April 13, 2021, which you already received. Please read
the complete Proxy Statement and accompanying materials carefully before you make a voting decision. Even if voting instructions for your
proxy have already been given, you can change your vote at any time before the annual meeting by giving new voting instructions as described
in more detail in our Proxy Statement.</I></FONT></P>

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