-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CBy4ON/e3ExnRC1u9+k9Y5Q3MON6OlyVcDux/61X1/nziICC920d3NtxWPmBqidy 2+rq+GDDxr5nMwFloipU6A== 0001104659-06-010031.txt : 20060216 0001104659-06-010031.hdr.sgml : 20060216 20060216084534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-06-010031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060216 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20060216 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060216 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: 06623704 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 a06-5137_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)  February 16, 2006

 

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, 46th 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)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure

 

The following press release was issued by Ares Capital Corporation on February 16, 2006:

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

SCHEDULES EARNINGS RELEASE

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

New York, NY – February 16, 2006 – Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced today that it will report earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 on Tuesday, February 28, 2006.

 

Ares Capital Corporation invites all interested persons to attend its conference call at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 to discuss its fiscal year end financial results.  You can access the conference call by dialing (800) 732-9370 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call.  International callers should dial (212) 346-6535.  All callers should reference “Ares Capital Corporation.”  For the convenience of our stockholders, an archived replay of the call will be available through March 10, 2006 by calling (800) 633-8625.  International callers please dial (402) 977-9141.  For all replays, please reference pin # 21284062.

 

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

 

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Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)                           Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

Not Applicable

 

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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:

February 16, 2006

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ Daniel F. Nguyen

 

 

Name: Daniel F. Nguyen

 

Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

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