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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-032945
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220304
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220311

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HENSON MARY BETH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001916183

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00663
		FILM NUMBER:		22733904

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		130 EAST 75TH STREET
		STREET 2:		APT 7C
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10021

ISSUER:		

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

	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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        <issuerName>ARES CAPITAL CORP</issuerName>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Monica Shilling</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-03-11</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Exhibit 24.1</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING PURPOSES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 60pt">Know all by these presents, that
the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Joshua Bloomstein, Monica Shilling, Miriam Krieger, Lisa Morgan and Naseem
Sagati, acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described
on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 60pt">(1)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>execute for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Ares Capital Corporation
(the &quot;Company&quot;), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;);</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 60pt">(2)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes
any such person to release any such information to any attorney-in-fact and further approves and ratifies any such release of information;</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-indent: 60pt">(3)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, and any amendments thereto, or other required report and timely file such Forms or reports with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, the NASDAQ Global Select Market and any stock exchange or similar authority as considered necessary
or advisable under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act; and</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-indent: 60pt">(4)<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT>take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact' s sole discretion.</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-indent: 60pt">The undersigned hereby gives and
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact' s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power
of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 60pt">The undersigned hereby
acknowledges that (a) the foregoing attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned; (b) this
Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information; (c) any documents prepared
and/or executed by any attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or
advisable; (d) neither the Company nor any attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply
with the requirements of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements or
(iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (e) this
Limited Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations
under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</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-indent: 60pt">This Limited Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 60pt">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the 2nd day of March, 2022.</P>

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  <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; width: 46%">/s/ Mary Beth Henson</TD></TR>
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  <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt">Name:</TD>
  <TD STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-indent: -10pt"> Mary Beth Henson</TD></TR>
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