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) June 418, 2026

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

814-00663

33-1089684

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY						10167
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)						(Zip Code)

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

(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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value	ARCC	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).


Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 418, 2026, Ares Capital Corporation (the “~~Company~~Registrant”) ~~established~~and aARCC ~~commercial~~FB ~~paper~~Funding ~~program~~LLC, ~~(the~~a ~~“Program”)~~wholly ~~pursuant~~owned tosubsidiary ~~which~~of itthe ~~may~~Registrant ~~issue~~(“AFB ~~short-term~~LLC”), ~~unsecured~~entered ~~commercial~~into ~~paper~~a ~~notes~~Tenth Amendment (the “~~Notes”)~~BNP inFunding ~~reliance~~Facility onAmendment”) ato ~~private~~the ~~placement~~Revolving ~~exemption~~Credit ~~from~~and ~~registration~~Security ~~under~~Agreement, ~~the~~dated ~~Securities~~June ~~Act~~11, ~~of 1933~~2020, as amended (the “~~Securities~~BNP ~~Act~~Funding Facility”)., ~~Amounts~~with ~~available~~BNP ~~under~~Paribas and each of the ~~Program~~other ~~may~~parties bethereto. ~~borrowed,~~The ~~repaid~~BNP ~~and~~Funding ~~re-borrowed~~Facility ~~from~~Amendment, ~~time~~among toother ~~time~~things, ~~provided~~(a) ~~that~~increased the total commitments under the ~~terms~~BNP ofFunding ~~the~~Facility ~~Program~~by $200 million, ~~the~~from ~~aggregate~~$1.265 ~~face~~billion orto ~~principal~~$1.465 ~~amount~~billion ofand ~~the~~(b) ~~Notes~~modified ~~outstanding~~certain ~~under~~concentration ~~the~~limitations ~~Program~~and atthe ~~any~~advance ~~time~~rate ~~may~~applicable ~~not~~to ~~exceed~~certain $1collateral ~~billion~~loans. The ~~net~~other ~~proceeds~~terms of the ~~issuances~~BNP ofFunding ~~the~~Facility ~~Notes~~remained ~~are~~materially ~~expected to be used for general corporate purposes~~unchanged.

The ~~Notes~~description ~~will~~above beis ~~sold~~only ~~under~~a ~~customary~~summary ~~terms~~of in the ~~U.S.~~material ~~commercial~~provisions ~~paper~~of ~~market,~~the atBNP aFunding ~~discount~~Facility ~~from~~Amendment ~~par~~and oris atqualified ~~par,~~in ~~and~~its ~~will~~entirety ~~bear~~by ~~interest~~reference ~~rates~~to ~~determined at~~ the ~~time~~copy of ~~issuance.~~the ~~The~~BNP ~~Notes~~Funding ~~will~~Facility ~~have~~Amendment, ~~maturities~~which ofis upfiled toas ~~397~~Exhibit ~~days from the date of issuance~~10.1 Asto ~~of the date of~~ this ~~Current~~current ~~Report~~report on Form 8-K, ~~the~~and ~~Company~~incorporated ~~has~~by ~~not~~reference ~~issued any Notes under the Program~~herein.

~~One~~Item or2.03 ~~more~~Creation ~~commercial paper dealers will each act as a dealer under the Program (each, a “Dealer,” and collectively, the “Dealers”) pursuant to the terms and conditions~~ of ~~the respective commercial paper dealer agreement entered into between the Company and each Dealer (each,~~ a ~~“Dealer~~Direct ~~Agreement,”~~Financial ~~and~~Obligation ~~collectively,~~or ~~the~~an ~~“Dealer~~Obligation ~~Agreements”). A national bank will act as the issuing and paying agent~~ under ~~the~~an ~~Program~~Off-Balance ~~pursuant~~Sheet toArrangement ~~the terms~~ of ~~an issuing and paying agent agreement~~Registrant.

The ~~Dealer~~information ~~Agreements~~included ~~set forth the terms~~ under ~~which~~Item ~~the~~1.01 ~~Dealers~~above ~~may~~is ~~either~~incorporated ~~purchase the Notes from the Company or arrange for the sale of the Notes~~ by ~~the~~reference ~~Company.~~into ~~The~~this ~~Dealer~~Item ~~Agreements contain customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnification provisions~~2.03.

From time to time, the Dealers and certain of their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, lending, commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services to the Company and its affiliates for which such Dealers have received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the form of Dealer Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the form of Dealer Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 to this current report on Form 8-K is by this reference incorporated in this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 8, 2026, the registrant issued a press release, included herewith as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the establishment of the Program.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number						Description
10.1						~~Form~~Tenth ofAmendment ~~Commercial~~to ~~Paper~~the ~~Dealer~~Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, ~~between~~dated as of June 18, 2026 among ARCC FB Funding LLC, as borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and lender, Ares Capital Corporation, as ~~issuer~~equityholder and servicer, and ~~the~~U.S. ~~applicable~~Bank ~~Dealer~~Trust ~~party~~Company, ~~thereto~~National Association, as collateral agent.
99.1						Press Release of Ares Capital Corporation, dated June 8, 2026
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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: June 8, 2026
Date: June 22, 2026
	By:	/s/ SCOTT C. LEM
	Name:	Scott C. Lem
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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