UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

NOTIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 23C-2

UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

 

File No. 817-01231

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Name of Registrant)

 

245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10167
(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

The undersigned here notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) that it intends to redeem securities of which it is the issuer, as set forth below in accordance with the requirements of Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(1)                                 Title of the class of securities of Ares Capital Corporation (the “Company”) to be redeemed:

 

7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (CUSIP: 04010L509) (the “Notes”).

 

(2)                                 Date on which the securities are to be redeemed:

 

The Notes will be redeemed on March 16, 2015 (the “Redemption Date”).

 

(3)                                 Applicable provisions of the governing instrument pursuant to which the securities are to be redeemed:

 

The Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to (i) Article Eleven of the Company’s base indenture governing the Notes, dated as of October 21, 2010 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended (the “Indenture”) and (ii) Section 1.01(h) of the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2012, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”).

 

(4)                                 The principal amount or number of shares and the basis upon which the securities to be redeemed are to be selected:

 

The Company will redeem all of the outstanding Notes ($143,750,000 aggregate principal amount) pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture.