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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’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Kort Schnabel reported buying common stock of the company. On February 5, 2026, he purchased 12,500 shares of Ares Capital common stock in open-market transactions at a weighted average price of $19.13 per share, based on multiple trades between $20.29 and $20.49. After this purchase, he directly owns 40,500 common shares of Ares Capital.
ARCC provides a detailed schedule of its investment portfolio focused largely on first lien senior secured loans to hundreds of corporate borrowers. Most positions show a maturity or reference date of December 31, 2025, highlighting near- to medium-term credit exposure.
The holdings span many sectors, including software, healthcare, insurance, financial and business services, and industrial and home services. In addition to loans, the portfolio includes second lien loans, senior subordinated loans, preferred and common equity, units, limited partnership interests, and various warrants, illustrating a mix of debt and equity-like instruments.
Ares Capital Corporation reported that it has issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. The detailed numbers are contained in the accompanying press release referenced as an exhibit.
The company also declared a first quarter 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share, payable on March 31, 2026 to stockholders of record as of March 13, 2026. These updates were disclosed in a current report on Form 8-K.
Ares Capital Corporation entered into a Fifth Supplemental Indenture and completed the issuance, offer and sale of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% notes due 2031. The notes mature on April 12, 2031, bear interest at 5.250% per year, and pay interest semiannually on April 12 and October 12, starting April 12, 2026. They are direct unsecured obligations of the company and may be redeemed at the company’s option at the redemption prices set forth in the supplemental indenture.
The company expects to use the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under its credit facilities, with the ability to reborrow for general corporate purposes, including investments in portfolio companies. The indenture includes leverage-related covenants tied to Investment Company Act requirements and a change of control repurchase feature at 100% of principal plus accrued interest. In connection with the notes, Ares Capital also entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $750,000,000, receiving fixed 5.250% and paying a floating rate based on one-month SOFR plus 1.7217% through April 12, 2031.
Ares Capital (ARCC) disclosed an insider share purchase by its Chief Executive Officer. On 10/31/2025, the CEO bought 13,000 shares of common stock (transaction code P) at a weighted average price of $20.39, with trades executed between $20.29 and $20.49.
Following the transaction, the reporting person beneficially owns 28,000 shares, held directly. The filing notes the purchase was executed across multiple prices and offers to provide full breakdowns upon request.
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) provides a detailed schedule of portfolio investments, listing hundreds of positions primarily structured as first lien senior secured loans dated 2025-09-30. Many positions are identified as term loans or revolving credit facilities to a wide range of corporate borrowers, often alongside related holding or topco entities.
The schedule also shows exposure to second lien senior secured loans, senior subordinated loans, various classes of preferred and common equity units or shares, limited partnership and membership interests, and warrants to purchase common or preferred stock. Overall, the disclosure highlights ARCC’s broad, largely secured, middle-market credit portfolio across numerous individual issuers as of the stated date.
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 via a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The company also declared a fourth quarter 2025 dividend of $0.48 per share.
The dividend is payable on December 30, 2025 to stockholders of record as of December 15, 2025. The results press release was furnished under Item 2.02 and is not deemed filed under Section 18 of the Exchange Act.
Ian Fitzgerald, serving as Director and an officer (General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary) of Ares Capital Corp (ARCC), filed an initial Form 3 reporting direct ownership of 13,031.104 shares of the issuer's common stock. The event date triggering the filing is 09/30/2025. The filing is an initial beneficial‑ownership disclosure and lists a Power of Attorney as Exhibit 24.1.
Ares Capital Corporation filed an 8-K dated September 9, 2025 that attaches the form of 5.100% Notes due 2031 via a Fourth Supplemental Indenture and includes legal opinions and consents. The filing lists opinions from Venable LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, with corresponding consents included in those opinions, and an Interactive Data File cover page. The document is signed by Scott C. Lem, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Ares Capital Corporation has priced an underwritten public offering of $650 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.100% unsecured notes due 2031. The notes will mature on January 15, 2031 and can be redeemed early, in whole or in part, at Ares Capital’s option at par plus a make‑whole premium if applicable.
The offering is expected to close on September 9, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness under its debt facilities and may later reborrow under those facilities for general corporate purposes, including investing in its portfolio companies.