ARES CAPITAL CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Feb 11, 2021

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Filed pursuant to Rule 497(a)

Registration No. 333-248831

Rule 482a

Ares Capital Corporation

13,500,000 Shares of Common Stock

Issuer:	Ares Capital Corporation
Symbol / Listing:	ARCC / NASDAQ
Base shares offered:	13,500,000 shares (100% primary)
Option to purchase additional shares:	2,025,000 shares (100% primary)
Price per share to the public:	$18.12
Trade date:	February 11, 2021
Closing date:	February 16, 2021
CUSIP No.:	04010L103
Active Bookrunners:	BofA Securities, Inc.
	Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
	Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of Ares Capital before investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 10, 2021, together with an accompanying prospectus dated September 16, 2020, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain this and other information about Ares Capital and should be read carefully before investing.

The information in the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and in this announcement, is not complete and may be changed. The preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this announcement are not offers to sell any securities of Ares Capital and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any jurisdiction where such offer and sale is not permitted.

A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus.

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Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement (and accompanying prospectus) may be obtained from BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, or by calling 1-800-294-1322, or email dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, Attn: Prospectus Department; or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 500 West 33rd Street, New York, New York, 10001, Attn: Equity Syndicate Department, by calling toll free 1-800-326-5897, or by e-mail at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com.

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