0001104659-05-060104.txt : 20051212 0001104659-05-060104.hdr.sgml : 20051212 20051212084521 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-060104 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051212 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20051212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARES CAPITAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001287750 IRS NUMBER: 331089684 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00663 FILM NUMBER: 051257008 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 780 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 46TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127507300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 780 THIRD AVENUE STREET 2: 46TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 8-K 1 a05-21551_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 12, 2005

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland	000-50697	33-1089684
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

780 Third Avenue, 46^th Floor, New York, NY 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 750-7300

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and by this reference incorporated herein, on December 12, 2005 announcing the declaration of a fourth quarter dividend of $0.34 per share. The record date for the dividend is December 22, 2005 and it will be paid on January 16, 2006.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated as of December 12, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Date:	December 12, 2005

		By:	/s/ Daniel F. Nguyen

		Name: Daniel F. Nguyen
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated as of December 12, 2005.

EX-99.1 2 a05-21551_1ex99d1.htm EXHIBIT 99

Exhibit 99.1

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

DECLARES DIVIDEND OF $0.34 PER SHARE

New York, NY – December 12, 2005 – Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on January 16, 2006 to stockholders of record as of December 22, 2005.

Ares Capital Corporation currently estimates that 100% of distributions paid for the year ending December 31, 2005 will be generated from ordinary taxable income. This allocation is only an estimate and should not be relied upon for tax reporting purposes. Definitive tax reporting information on Form 1099-DIV regarding distributions paid for 2005 is expected to be mailed to shareholders in January 2006.

About Ares Capital Corporation

Ares Capital Corporation is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Ares Capital Corporation invests primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases may include an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, in equity investments in private middle market companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results 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 our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein.

CONTACT: Merritt S. Hooper of Ares Capital Corporation, 310-201-4200