N-2 424B2 EX-FILING FEES 333-279023 0001287750 ARES CAPITAL CORP N/A N/A 0001287750 2025-09-03 2025-09-03 0001287750 1 2025-09-03 2025-09-03 iso4217:USD xbrli:pure xbrli:shares

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
N-2
ARES CAPITAL CORP

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities | ☐Not Applicable
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|  | Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule | Amount Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | Carry Forward Form Type | Carry Forward File Number | Carry Forward Initial Effective Date | Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
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Newly Registered Securities
Fees to be Paid | 1 | Debt | 5.100% Notes due 2031 | 457(r) | 650,000,000 |  | $ 642,986,500.00 | 0.0001531 | $ 98,441.23 |  |  |  |
Fees Previously Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carry Forward Securities
Carry Forward Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $ 642,986,500.00 |  | $ 98,441.23 |  |  |  |
|  |  | Total Fees Previously Paid: |  |  |  | $ 0.00 |  |  |  |
|  |  | Total Fee Offsets: |  |  |  | $ 0.00 |  |  |  |
|  |  | Net Fee Due: |  |  |  | $ 98,441.23 |  |  |  |

Offering Note |

1 | The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(o) and Rule 457(r) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). This "Calculation of Filing Fee" table shall be deemed to update the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-279023) in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources | ☑Not Applicable
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|  | Registrant or Filer Name | Form or Filing Type | File Number | Initial Filing Date | Filing Date | Fee Offset Claimed | Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Unsold Securities Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source
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Rules 457(b) and 0-11(a)(2)
Fee Offset Claims | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Fee Offset Sources | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Rule 457(p)
Fee Offset Claims | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A
Fee Offset Sources | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A

Table 3: Combined Prospectuses | ☑Not Applicable
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| Security Type | Security Class Title | Amount of Securities Previously Registered | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of Securities Previously Registered | Form Type | File Number | Initial Effective Date
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A

Narrative Disclosure

The maximum aggregate offering price of the securities to which the prospectus relates is $642,986,500.00. The prospectus is a final prospectus for the related offering.