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Ares Capital Corporation filings document the regulatory record of a closed-ended specialty finance company with common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Its periodic and current reports disclose operating results, financial condition, dividend declarations, portfolio measures, leverage, and capital-structure activity tied to its investment portfolio.
The company’s Form 8-K filings include financial results releases, material definitive agreements, equity distribution agreements, funding facility amendments and note indenture disclosures. Proxy materials cover annual meeting matters, director elections and auditor ratification, while related vote-result filings record stockholder approvals and governance outcomes.
Ares Capital Corporation entered new equity distribution agreements that allow it to issue and sell shares of its common stock with an aggregate offering price of up to $1,500,000,000 through multiple sales agents. These shares may be sold in negotiated deals or “at the market” transactions on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or through market makers at prices tied to prevailing or negotiated levels.
The sales agents, including Truist, Mizuho, RBC, Regions and SMBC, may earn commissions of up to 1.5% of the gross sales price of any shares sold. The company is not obligated to sell any shares and can suspend offerings at any time. On the same date, Ares Capital terminated prior equity distribution agreements from February 5, 2025 that have been superseded by these new arrangements.
Ares Capital Corporation reported first quarter 2026 results and declared a second quarter 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share, payable June 30, 2026 to stockholders of record on June 15, 2026.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, GAAP net income was $92 million, or $0.13 per share, compared with $241 million, or $0.36 per share, a year earlier, mainly reflecting higher net unrealized losses of $412 million. Net investment income increased to $398 million, or $0.55 per share, from $365 million, or $0.54 per share, while Core EPS was $0.47 versus $0.50.
Portfolio investments at fair value were $29.5 billion as of March 31, 2026, and net asset value per share was $19.59, slightly below $19.94 as of December 31, 2025. The debt/equity ratio was 1.13x, and loans on non-accrual status remained low at 2.1% of total investments at amortized cost and 1.2% at fair value.
Ares Capital highlighted approximately $6.0 billion of available liquidity, including $505 million of cash and $5.5 billion of capacity under credit facilities. During the quarter it issued $750 million of unsecured notes due 2031 at 5.250%, repaid $1,150 million of maturing 3.875% notes, and expanded its SMBC revolving funding facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion while modestly reducing spreads.
Ares Capital Corporation filed an Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The main purpose is to add separate audited consolidated financial statements for Ivy Hill Asset Management, L.P. (IHAM), an unconsolidated, wholly owned portfolio company that now qualifies as a significant subsidiary under Regulation S-X.
The Amendment includes IHAM’s audited financial statements as Exhibit 99.3 and updates Part IV, Item 15 to reflect these materials. It also adds new CEO and CFO certification exhibits (31.1, 31.2 and 32.1) and a new auditor consent (Exhibit 23.2). Other disclosures from the original Form 10-K remain unchanged and are not updated for subsequent events or new forward-looking information.
Ares Capital Corporation is asking stockholders to vote at its 2026 virtual annual meeting on May 7, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors will elect three Class I directors—Ann Torre Bates, Steven B. McKeever and Michael J Arougheti—to serve until the 2029 annual meeting and vote on ratifying KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.
The meeting is fully virtual via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ARCC2026 for holders of NASDAQ: ARCC common stock of record as of March 2, 2026. The proxy statement outlines a staggered board with a majority of independent directors, committee structures, and management biographies, and notes 718,022,845 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date.
Ares Capital Corporation updated a key borrowing facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and other lenders. The amendment increases total commitments under the SMBC Funding Facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion, giving the company more committed debt capacity for its lending activities.
The pricing on the facility improves slightly, with the applicable spread reduced from 1.80% to 1.75% over SOFR, or from 0.80% to 0.75% over a defined base rate. The amendment also expands the accordion feature, allowing potential upsizing of the facility’s maximum size from $1.3 billion to $2.5 billion under certain conditions, while other terms remain materially unchanged.
Ares Capital Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Jana Markowicz, reported a purchase of company stock. On 02/09/2026, she acquired 15,000 shares of Ares Capital common stock at a price of $19.20 per share. Following this transaction, she beneficially owns 25,176 shares held directly.
Ares Capital Corporation’s chief executive officer reported buying 12,500 shares of Ares Capital common stock in an open‑market transaction on February 5, 2026 at a weighted average price of $19.13 per share. After this purchase, the officer directly beneficially owned 40,500 shares of Ares Capital common stock.
This filing is an amendment that corrects the originally reported price range. The company notes the shares were bought in multiple trades at prices ranging from $19.09 to $19.15, and it states that full trade‑level details will be provided to interested parties on request.
Ares Capital Corporation’s CFO and Treasurer, Lem Scott C, reported a personal open‑market purchase of company stock. On February 6, 2026, he bought 5,186 shares of common stock at a price of $19.29 per share, coded as a purchase (“P”).
After this transaction, he beneficially owned 39,463 shares of Ares Capital common stock, held in direct ownership form. The filing reflects an increase in his direct equity stake in the company.
Ares Capital Corporation director Mary Beth Henson reported buying 4,000 shares of Ares Capital common stock on February 5, 2026 at a price of $19.14 per share. Following this open-market purchase, she directly holds 31,913 Ares Capital shares.