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)  September 6 , 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)

 

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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 September 6, 2005 announcing the declaration of a third quarter dividend of $0.34 per share.  The record date for the dividend is September 16, 2005 and it will be paid on September 30, 2005.

 

Item 9.01 .            Financial Statements and Exhibits .

 

(c)                            Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated as of September 6, 2005.

 

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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:

September 6, 2005

 

 

 

 

By:

    /s/ Merritt S. Hooper

 

 

 

 

Name:

Merritt S. Hooper

 

Title:

Vice President of Investor Relations and

 

 

Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated as of September 6, 2005.

 

4

Exhibit 99.1

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

DECLARES DIVIDEND OF $0.34 PER SHARE

 

New York, NY – September 6, 2005 – Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq:  ARCC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.34 per share, payable on September 30, 2005 to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2005.

 

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