ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (NASDAQ:ARCC) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January24, 2017, Ares Capital Corporation (the Company) issued
a press release announcing that it priced a private offering of
$350 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured 3.75%
Convertible Notes due 2022 (the Convertible Notes). The Company
has also granted the initial purchasers an option to purchase up
to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount of the
Convertible Notes. Closing is subject to a number of customary
closing conditions. A copy of the press release is filed herewith
as Exhibit99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Neither the Convertible Notes nor the common stock that may be
issued upon conversion thereof will be registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the Securities Act). Neither
the Convertible Notes nor the common stock that may be issued
upon conversion thereof may be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including
Exhibit99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference into any filing made under the Securities Act, except
as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The
furnishing of this information to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed
an admission by the Company as to the materiality of such
information.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

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 down -0.02 at 16.96 with 3,877,382 shares trading hands.