<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-24-055820.txt : 20240501
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-24-055820
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS EX
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240501
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20240501

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		POS EX
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-279023
		FILM NUMBER:		24903975

	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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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.16pt;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&#160;1, 2024</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.16pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.28pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.28pt;"> </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:-0.16pt;">Kirkland &amp; Ellis LLP</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:-0.16pt;">300 North LaSalle</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.16pt;">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule&#160;462(b) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: . </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465924055273/arcc-20240401xn2.htm">Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465924055273/arcc-20240401xn2.htm">279023</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465924055273/arcc-20240401xn2.htm">)</a> of Ares Capital Corporation (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) is being filed pursuant to Rule&#160;462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), solely for the purpose of filing an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 consists only of a facing page, this explanatory note and Part&#160;C of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule&#160;462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 25.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775022000007/arccq4-2021exhibit1022.htm">Amendment No. 9 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October&#160;2, 2017, among Ares Capital CP Funding LLC, as borrower, the Company, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swingline lender, as a lender and as a successor agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the resigning agent, Bank of America, N.A. as a lender, U.S. Bank National Association as collateral custodian, trustee and bank, and the other lenders party thereto</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775022000007/arccq4-2021exhibit1022.htm">(34)</a></font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465918073204/a18-41675_1ex10d1.htm">Amendment No. 11 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December&#160;14, 2018, among Ares Capital CP Funding LLC, as borrower, Ares Capital Corporation, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a lender, Bank of America, N.A., as a lender, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, bank and collateral custodian</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465918073204/a18-41675_1ex10d1.htm">(36)</a></font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465919036280/a19-11739_1ex10d1.htm">Amendment No. 12 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June&#160;18, 2019, among Ares Capital CP Funding LLC, as borrower, Ares Capital Corporation, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a lender, Bank of America, N.A., as a lender, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, bank and collateral custodian</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465919036280/a19-11739_1ex10d1.htm">(37)</a></font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465920009832/tm206410d1_ex10-1.htm">Amendment No. 13 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January&#160;31, 2020, among Ares Capital CP Funding LLC, as the borrower, Ares Capital Corporation, as the servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a lender, Bank of America, N.A, as a lender, TIAA, FSB, as a lender, Sampension Livsforsikring A/S, as a lender, Arkitekternes Pensionskasse, as a lender, Pensionskassen for Jordbrugsakademikere og Dyrl&#230;ger, as a lender and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, bank and collateral custodian</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465920009832/tm206410d1_ex10-1.htm">(38)</a></font>
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              <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775022000007/arccq4-2021exhibit1027.htm">Amendment No. 14 to Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November&#160;13, 2020, among Ares Capital CP Funding LLC, as borrower, the Company, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a lender, and Bank of America, N.A., as a lender, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, bank and collateral custodian</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775022000007/arccq4-2021exhibit1027.htm">(34)</a></font>
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                <a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465924055273/arcc-20240401xex99dn1.htm">Consent of independent registered public accounting firm for Ares Capital Corporation</a><font style=" position:relative; bottom:4.25pt;letter-spacing:0.15pt;font-size:7.5pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465924055273/arcc-20240401xex99dn1.htm">(62)</a></font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;3.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00663) for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2023, filed on April&#160;25, 2023. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)&#160;to the Registrant&#8217;s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September&#160;28, 2004. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;15, 2020. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on July&#160;15, 2020. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No.&#160;814-00663), filed on November&#160;4, 2021. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on June&#160;7, 2019. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(1), (h)(2) and (h)(3), as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-230351), filed on May&#160;22, 2019. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;10.1 through 10.5, as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on February&#160;7, 2024. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j)&#160;to the Registrant&#8217;s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-158211), filed on May&#160;28, 2009. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.5 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-K (File No. 814-00663) for the year ended December&#160;31, 2014, filed on February&#160;26, 2015. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00663) for the quarter ended June&#160;30, 2007, filed on August&#160;9, 2007. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(3) to the Registrant&#8217;s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September&#160;17, 2004. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (k)(3) and (k)(4), as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-188175), filed on April&#160;26, 2013. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.5 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00663) for the quarter ended March&#160;31, 2010, filed on May&#160;10, 2010. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;19, 2011. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;19, 2012. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;4, 2017. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;10.22 and 10.27, as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 10-K (File No. 814-00663) for the year ended December&#160;31, 2021, filed on February&#160;9, 2022. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on June&#160;19, 2019. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;3, 2022. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibits&#160;10.1 and 10.2, as applicable, to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January&#160;24, 2012. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit&#160;10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on September&#160;10, 2019. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (r)&#160;to the Registrant&#8217;s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September&#160;28, 2004. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Each of our direct and indirect subsidiaries listed above is consolidated for financial reporting purposes. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">In addition, we may be deemed to control certain portfolio companies. See &#8220;Portfolio Companies&#8221; in the Prospectus. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 29.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The following table sets forth the approximate number of record holders of our common stock and each class of our senior securities (including bank loans) as of March&#160;31, 2024. </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">39</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">4</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">3</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">67</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">March&#160;2025 Notes </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">72</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">July&#160;2025 Notes </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">80</font>
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              <div style="white-space:nowrap;">
                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">January&#160;2026 Notes </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">63</font>
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              <div style="white-space:nowrap;">
                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">July&#160;2026 Notes </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">65</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">76</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">June&#160;2027 Notes </font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">57</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">74</font>
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                <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">65</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 30.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INDEMNIFICATION</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">13</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">resulting from (1)&#160;actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (2)&#160;active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, to obligate us to indemnify and pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer . Our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and the Investment Company Act, to indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any individual who (a)&#160;is a present or former director or officer and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b)&#160;while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, member, manager, partner or trustee and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The charter and bylaws also permit us to, with the approval of the board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of us in any of the capacities described above and any of our employees or agents or any employees or agents of our predecessor. In accordance with the Investment Company Act, we will not indemnify any person for any liability to which such person would be subject by reason of such person&#8217;s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. In addition to the indemnification provided for in our bylaws, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and certain of our officers and with members of our investment adviser&#8217;s investment committee and we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our future directors, members of our investment adviser&#8217;s investment committee and certain of our officers. The indemnification agreements attempt to provide these directors and senior officers the maximum indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the Investment Company Act. The agreements provide, among other things, for the advancement of expenses and indemnification for liabilities which such person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer or member of our investment adviser&#8217;s investment committee in any action or proceeding arising out of the performance of such person&#8217;s services as a present or former director or officer or member of our investment adviser&#8217;s investment committee. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a)&#160;the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i)&#160;was committed in bad faith or (ii)&#160;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)&#160;the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c)&#160;in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation in which the director or officer was adjudged liable to the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation&#8217;s receipt of (a)&#160;a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b)&#160;a written undertaking by him or her or on </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">14</font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The investment advisory and management agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, our investment adviser Ares Capital Management and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of our investment adviser&#8217;s services under the investment advisory and management agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">The administration agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, Ares Operations and its officers, manager, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#8217; fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Ares Operations&#8217; services under the administration agreement or otherwise as our administrator. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of ours pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 31.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">A description of any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which Ares Capital Management, and each partner, director or executive officer of Ares Capital Management, is or has been, during the past two fiscal&#160;years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, is set forth in Part&#160;A of this registration statement in the sections entitled &#8220;Management.&#8221; Additional information regarding Ares Capital Management and its officers and directors are set forth in its Form ADV, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 801-63168), and is incorporated by reference herein. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 32.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section&#160;31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">the custodian, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, Corporate Trust Services, One Federal Street, 10th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">our investment adviser, Ares Capital Management LLC, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 33.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MANAGEMENT SERVICES</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt;">ITEM 34.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNDERTAKINGS</font><font style="font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:0.2pt;"> </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">(a)&#8194;to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to include any prospectus required by Section&#160;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b), if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#8220;Calculation of Registration Fee&#8221; table in the effective registration statement; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </font>
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          <font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that paragraphs (a)(i), (ii)&#160;and (iii)&#160;of this section do not apply if the registration statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of Form N-2 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&#160;13 or Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b), that is part of the registration statement; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of those securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">if the Registrant is relying on Rule&#160;430B: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule&#160;430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule&#160;415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi)&#160;for the purpose of providing the information required by Section&#160;10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule&#160;430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">Provided, however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">that if the Registrant is subject to Rule&#160;430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&#160;424(b) under the Securities Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than prospectuses relying on Rule&#160;430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule&#160;430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness, </font><font style="font-style:italic;letter-spacing:0.2pt;">provided, however</font><font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use; </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser: </font>
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          <font style="letter-spacing:0.2pt;">insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue; and </font>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ares Capital Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">245 Park Avenue, 44<SUP>th</SUP> Floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">New York, New York 10167</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No.
333-279023)</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ladies and Gentlemen:</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: left; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
have served as Maryland counsel to Ares Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), in connection with certain
matters of Maryland law arising out of the registration of shares of </FONT>common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the &ldquo;Common
Stock&rdquo;), of the Company having an aggregate offering price of up to $1,000,000,000, of which shares of Common Stock having an aggregate
offering price of approximately $914,689,875 remain available for issuance as of the date hereof (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;), covered by
the above-referenced Registration Statement, and all amendments thereto (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;), filed by the Company
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the &ldquo;1933 Act&rdquo;). The Shares are to be issued from time to time pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement and the Distribution
Agreements (each as defined herein) in one or more transactions deemed to be &ldquo;at the market&rdquo; offerings (each, an &ldquo;Offering&rdquo;
and, collectively, the &ldquo;Offerings&rdquo;) under Rule 415 of the 1933 Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">In connection with our representation
of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified
to our satisfaction, of the following documents (hereinafter collectively referred to as the &ldquo;Documents&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registration
Statement;</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: 1in">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Prospectus,
dated May 1, 2024, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement, dated May 1, 2024 (the &ldquo;Prospectus Supplement&rdquo;), filed by the
Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the 1933 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: 1in">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The charter
of the Company (the &ldquo;Charter&rdquo;), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the &ldquo;SDAT&rdquo;);</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Third
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0">May 1, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0">Page 2</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A certificate
of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) relating to, among other matters, (a) the sale, issuance and
registration of the Shares, (b) </FONT>the delegation to certain officers of the Company (the &ldquo;Authorized Officers&rdquo;) of the
power to determine, subject to certain parameters, the number of Shares and the offering price of each Share to be sold from time to time
pursuant to the Distribution Agreements and (c) the authorization of the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Distribution
Agreements (the &ldquo;Resolutions&rdquo;), certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company;</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: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
</FONT>Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2024 (the &ldquo;Truist Distribution Agreement&rdquo;), by and among the Company,
Ares Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &ldquo;Adviser&rdquo;), Ares Operations LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the &ldquo;Administrator&rdquo;), and Truist Securities, Inc.;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Equity
Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2024 (the &ldquo;Jefferies Distribution Agreement&rdquo;), by and among the Company, the Adviser,
the Administrator and Jefferies LLC;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Equity
Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2024 (the &ldquo;Mizuho Distribution Agreement&rdquo;), by and among the Company, the Adviser,
the Administrator and Mizuho Securities USA LLC;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2024 (the &ldquo;RBC Distribution Agreement&rdquo;), by and among the Company, the Adviser,
the Administrator and RBC Capital Markets, LLC;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The
Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 7, 2024 (the &ldquo;Regions Distribution Agreement&rdquo; and, together with the Truist
Distribution Agreement, the Jefferies Distribution Agreement, the Mizuho Distribution Agreement and the RBC Distribution Agreement, the
 &ldquo;Distribution Agreements&rdquo;), by and among the Company, the Adviser, the Administrator and Regions Securities LLC;</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: 1in">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A certificate
executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such
other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the assumptions,
limitations and qualifications stated herein.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">May 1, 2024</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Page 3</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">In expressing the opinion set forth
below, we have assumed the following:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to
do so.</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: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so.</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: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of
the Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party&rsquo;s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and
are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms.</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: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts
do not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents
submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all Documents are genuine. All
public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information
contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents,
and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon
the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number
of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Charter.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions,
limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in
good standing with the SDAT.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>The
issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus Supplement, the Distribution Agreements, the Resolutions and any other actions relating to the Shares taken
by the Board or the Authorized Officers, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning federal law or the
laws of any other state. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the
securities laws of the State of Maryland, </FONT>or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers or the laws, codes or regulations
of any municipality or other local jurisdiction. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed
by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion expressed
herein is subject to the effect of any judicial decision which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the
interpretation of agreements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">The opinion expressed herein is
limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated. We assume
no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might
change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">This opinion is being furnished
to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (the &ldquo;Post-Effective
Amendment&rdquo;). We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Post-Effective Amendment and to the use of the
name of our firm in the Registration Statement, including the Post-Effective Amendment. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we
are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the 1933 Act.</P>

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