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)  May 8, 2006

 

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

780 Third Avenue, 46^th Floor, New York, NY 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)

 

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):

 

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

                On May 8, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.  The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

                The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, 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 of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure

 

                The Registrant issued a press release, filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and by this reference incorporated herein, on May 8, 2006 announcing the declaration of a first quarter dividend of $0.38 per share.  The record date for the dividend is June 15, 2006 and it will be paid on June 30, 2006.

 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated as of May 8, 2006

 

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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: May 8, 2006
	By:	/s/Daniel F. Nguyen
	Name:	Daniel F. Nguyen
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

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