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 12, 2007

 

 

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.)

 

 

 

280 Park Avenue, 22nd 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 following press release was issued by Ares Capital Corporation on February 12, 2007:

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
SCHEDULES EARNINGS RELEASE
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

New York, NY — February 12, 2007 — Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced today that it will report earnings for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

Ares Capital Corporation invites all interested persons to attend its webcast/conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, March 8, 2007 to discuss its 2006 fiscal year end financial results.

All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted through our website at www.arescapitalcorp.com.  Please visit the website to test your connection before the call.  You can also access the conference call by dialing (877) 407-8031 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call.  International callers should dial (201) 689-8031.  All callers should reference “Ares Capital Corporation.”  For the convenience of our stockholders, an archived replay of the call will be available through March 22, 2007 by calling (877) 660-6853.  International callers please dial (201) 612-7415.  For all replays, please enter Account #286 and Conference ID #231572.  An archived replay will also be available on our website.

About Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company that is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Its investment objective is 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 includes 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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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 12, 2007

 

 

 

 

By:   /s/ Daniel F. Nguyen

 

 

Name: Daniel F. Nguyen

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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