HENSON MARY BETH 4

What Happened
Director Mary Beth Henson made an open-market purchase of 4,000 shares of Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) on February 5, 2026. The shares were acquired at $19.14 per share for a total cash outlay of $76,560. This was a purchase (transaction code P), which is commonly interpreted as an insider buying stock rather than selling.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-05; reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-09.
• Price and amount: 4,000 shares at $19.14 per share; total value $76,560.
• Transaction type: Purchase (open-market/private purchase), Form 4 code P.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt — see the Form 4 for post-transaction holdings.
• Footnotes/plan: No 10b5-1 plan or other footnotes were disclosed in the provided filing.
• Timeliness: Filing date (2026-02-09) is within the SEC’s typical 2-business-day reporting window for Form 4s.

Context
Insider purchases can be viewed positively by investors as a sign of confidence, but they are only one data point and do not guarantee future stock performance. This report documents a straightforward cash purchase by a company director; no options exercises, gifts, or complex derivative actions were reported.