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) March 8, 2012

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 750-7300

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01  Other Events.

 

On March 8, 2012, Ares Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it plans to make a private offering of $150 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2017.  The Company also plans to grant the initial purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $22.5 million principal amount of the Convertible Senior Notes to cover over-allotments, if any.  Ares Capital expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay or repurchase certain outstanding indebtedness, which may include repaying outstanding borrowings, if any, under the Company’s revolving credit facility and revolving funding facilities and for other general corporate purposes, including funding investments in its investment backlog and pipeline.  As of March 7, 2012, the Company’s total consolidated outstanding indebtedness was $1,956.3 million in aggregate principal amount.  A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). Neither the Convertible Senior Notes nor the common stock that may be issued upon conversion thereof may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

The information disclosed under this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated as of March 8, 2012.

 

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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:   March 8, 2012
		By:	/s/ Penni F. Roll
		Name:	Penni F. Roll
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated as of March 8, 2012.

 

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