ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ARCC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May22, 2017, Ares Capital Corporation (the Company) held its
annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual Meeting) at The
Century Plaza Towers, 2029 Century Park East, Concourse Level,
Conference Room B, Los Angeles, California 90067. The issued and
outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at
the Annual Meeting consisted of the 425,940,681 shares of common
stock outstanding on the record date, March9, 2017. At the Annual
Meeting, the Companys stockholders voted on the following
proposals and the Companys inspector of election certified the
vote tabulations indicated below.

Proposal 1

The nominees listed below were elected as ClassI directors of the
Company to serve for a term of three years, and until their
successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following
votes:

Proposal 2

The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending
December31, 2017 was approved, based on the following votes:

Special Meeting of Stockholders

On May22, 2017, the Company also held a special meeting of
stockholders (the Special Meeting) at The Century Plaza Towers,
2029 Century Park East, Concourse Level, Conference Room B, Los
Angeles, California 90067. The issued and outstanding shares of
stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting
consisted of the 425,940,681 shares of common stock outstanding
on the record date, March9, 2017. At the Special Meeting, the
Companys stockholders voted on the following proposal and the
Companys inspector of election certified the vote tabulation
indicated below.

Proposal 1

The proposal to authorize the Company, with the approval of its
board of directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its
common stock at a price below its then current net asset value
per share subject to certain limitations (including, without
limitation, that the number of shares issued does not exceed 25%
of its then outstanding common stock) was approved, based on the
following votes:

About ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ARCC)

Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company that is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company’s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The Company invests primarily in the United States middle-market companies. The Company invests in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and mezzanine debt, generally in a first lien position), second lien senior secured loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. The Company focuses on self-originating most of its investments by pursuing an array of investment opportunities in middle-market companies, venture capital backed businesses and power generation projects across multiple channels. It also makes preferred and/or common equity investments. The Company is externally managed by its investment advisor, Ares Capital Management LLC.

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ARCC) Recent Trading Information

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ARCC) closed its last trading session up +0.08 at 16.56 with 1,199,431 shares trading hands.