{"url_path":"/sec/arcc/proxy/2026-05-15/000110465926062736","section_key":"body","section_title":"DEFA14A body","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"DEFA14A","doc_date":"2026-05-15","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/0001104659-26-062736-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-062736","cik":"0001287750","ticker":"ARCC","issuer_name":"ARES CAPITAL CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/0001104659-26-062736-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001287750","primary_entity_name":"ARES CAPITAL CORP"},"word_count":515,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"DEFA14A\n1\ntm267561d6_defa14a.htm\nDEFA14A\n\n**UNITED STATES**\n\n**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**\n\n**Washington, D.C. 20549**\n\n**SCHEDULE 14A**\n\nProxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of\n\nthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment\nNo.   )\n\nFiled by\nthe Registrant x\n\nFiled by\na Party other than the Registrant ¨\n\nCheck the appropriate box:\n\n¨\nPreliminary Proxy Statement\n\n¨\n**Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))**\n\n¨\nDefinitive Proxy Statement\n\nx\nDefinitive Additional Materials\n\n¨\nSoliciting Material under §240.14a-12\n\n**ARES CAPITAL\nCORPORATION**\n\n(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)\n\n(Name of Person(s) Filing\nProxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)\n\nPayment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):\n\nx\nNo fee required.\n\n¨\nFee paid previously with preliminary materials.\n\n¨\nFee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a6(i)(1) and 0-11.\n\nYour Vote Counts!\nT00586-S39424\nSmartphone users\nPoint your camera here and\nvote without entering a\ncontrol number\nARES CAPITAL CORPORATION\n2026 Special Meeting\nVote by August 12, 2026\n11:59 PM ET\nARES CAPITAL CORPORATION\n245 PARK AVENUE\n44TH FLOOR\nNEW YORK, NY 10167\nYou invested in ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION and it’s time to vote!\nYou have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Special Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the\navailability of proxy materials for the stockholder meeting to be held on August 13, 2026.\nVote Virtually at the Meeting*\nAugust 13, 2026\n1:30 PM EDT\nVirtually at:\nhttp://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ARCC2026SM\n*Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance.\nGet informed before you vote\nView the Notice and Proxy Statement online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to\nJuly 30, 2026. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit\nwww.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please\ninclude your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or\nemail copy.\nFor complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com\nControl #\n\nVote at www.ProxyVote.com\nPrefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”.\nVoting Items\nBoard\nRecommends\nT00587-S39424\nTHIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT\nThis is an overview of the proposals being presented at the\nupcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on\nthe reverse side to vote these important matters.\n1. To authorize the Company, with the approval of its board of directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common\nstock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price below its then current net asset value per share subject to the limitations\nset forth in the proxy statement for the special meeting of stockholders (including, without limitation, that the\nnumber of shares issued does not exceed 25% of the Company’s then outstanding common stock). If approved, the\nauthorization would be effective for common stock issued during a twelve-month period expiring on the anniversary\nof the date of this Special Meeting.\nFor"}