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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-084850
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497AD
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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:		497AD
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-256733
		FILM NUMBER:		231119501

	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="text-align: right; margin: 0"><B>Filed pursuant to Rule 497(a)</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration No. 333-256733</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Rule 482ad</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION PRICES PUBLIC OFFERING
OF</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>$600 MILLION 7.000% UNSECURED NOTES DUE 2027</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, NY&#8212;July 27, 2023&#8212; Ares Capital
Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount
of 7.000% notes due 2027. The notes will mature on January 15, 2027 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at Ares Capital&#8217;s option
at any time at par plus a &#8220;make-whole&#8221; premium.</P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities
America, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Santander
US Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering. CIBC World Markets Corp.,
ICBC Standard Bank Plc, Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BNY Mellon Capital Markets,
LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Regions Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities,
LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. are acting as joint lead managers for this offering. ING Financial Markets LLC, R. Seelaus &amp;
Co., LLC, Academy Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Comerica Securities, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Keefe, Bruyette
&amp; Woods, Inc., Loop Capital Markets LLC, Samuel A. Ramirez &amp; Company, Inc. and Siebert Williams Shank &amp; Co., LLC are acting
as co-managers for this offering. The offering is expected to close on August 3, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.</P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay
certain outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities. Ares Capital may reborrow under its debt facilities for general corporate
purposes, which include investing in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objective.</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: justify"><B>Investors are advised to carefully consider
the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of Ares Capital before investing. The pricing term sheet dated July 27, 2023, the
preliminary prospectus supplement dated July 27, 2023 and the accompanying prospectus dated June 3, 2021, each of which have been filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain this and other information about Ares Capital and should be read carefully before
investing.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>The information in the pricing term sheet,
the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed.&nbsp; The
pricing term sheet, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release are not offers to sell any
securities of Ares Capital and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any jurisdiction where such offer and sale is not
permitted.</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus
supplement and an accompanying prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement (and accompanying prospectus) may be obtained
from BofA Securities,&nbsp;Inc., NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department,
or by calling 1-800-294-1322, or email dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10179,
Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 1-212-834-4533; SMBC Nikko Securities America,&nbsp;Inc. at 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York
10172, Attn: Debt Capital Markets, 1-888-868-6856; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 1-800-645-3751.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>About
Ares Capital Corporation</B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is a
leading specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the
United States. Ares Capital&#8217;s objective is to source and invest in high-quality borrowers that need capital to achieve their
business goals, which often leads to economic growth and employment. Ares Capital believes its loans and other investments in these
companies can generate attractive levels of current income and potential capital appreciation for investors. Ares Capital, through
its investment manager, utilizes its extensive, direct origination capabilities and incumbent borrower relationships to source and
underwrite predominantly senior secured loans but also subordinated debt and equity investments. Ares Capital has elected to be
regulated as a business development company (&#8220;BDC&#8221;) and was the largest publicly traded BDC by market capitalization as
of June 30, 2023. Ares Capital is externally managed by a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), a publicly traded,
leading global alternative investment manager.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

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

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Statements included herein may constitute &#8220;forward-looking statements,&#8221;
which relate to future events or Ares Capital&#8217;s future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and conditions 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 Ares Capital&#8217;s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ares Capital undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #0D0D0D"><B>INVESTOR RELATIONS</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #0D0D0D">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Carl G. Drake or John Stilmar<BR>
888-818-5298</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>irarcc@aresmgmt.com</U></P>

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