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) February 4 25, 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 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 21.~~02 Results~~01 ofEntry ~~Operations~~into ~~and~~a ~~Financial~~Material ~~Condition~~Definitive Agreement.

On February 4 25, 2026, Ares Capital Corporation (the ~~registrant~~“Registrant”) ~~issued~~and Ares Capital JB Funding LLC, a ~~press~~wholly ~~release~~owned subsidiary of the Registrant (“ACJB LLC”), ~~included~~entered ~~herewith~~into Amendment No. 13 (the “SMBC Funding Facility Amendment”) to amend the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as ~~Exhibit~~of 99January 20, 2012, as amended (the “SMBC Funding Facility”), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and each of the other parties thereto.1 The SMBC Funding Facility Amendment, ~~announcing~~among ~~its~~other ~~financial~~things, ~~results~~(a) ~~for~~increased the ~~quarter~~commitments under the SMBC Funding Facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion; (b) adjusted the interest rate charged on the SMBC Funding Facility from an applicable spread of either (i) 1.80% over SOFR or (ii) 0.80% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility) to an applicable spread of either (x) 1.75% over SOFR or (y) 0.75% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility) and ~~year~~(c) ~~ended~~increased ~~December~~the 31“accordion” feature that allows ACJB LLC, ~~2025~~under certain circumstances, to increase the overall size of the SMBC Funding Facility from a maximum of $1.3 billion to a maximum of $2.5 billion. The other terms of the SMBC Funding Facility remained materially unchanged.

~~The~~Borrowings ~~information disclosed~~ under ~~this~~the ~~Item~~SMBC ~~2.02,~~Funding ~~including~~Facility ~~Exhibit 99.1~~are ~~hereto,~~subject isto ~~being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~SMBC ~~Exchange~~Funding ~~Act~~Facility’s ofvarious ~~1934~~covenants and ~~shall~~the ~~not~~leverage berestrictions ~~deemed~~contained ~~incorporated~~in ~~by reference into any filing made under~~ the ~~Securities~~Investment Company Act of ~~1933~~1940, ~~except~~ as ~~expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing~~amended.

~~Item~~The 8description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the SMBC Funding Facility Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the SMBC Funding Facility Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.~~01 Other~~1 ~~Events~~to this current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

OnItem ~~February 4,~~2.03 ~~2026,~~Creation ~~the registrant announced the declaration~~ of a ~~first~~Direct ~~quarter~~Financial ~~2026~~Obligation ~~dividend~~or ofan ~~$0.48~~Obligation ~~per~~under ~~share,~~an ~~payable~~Off-Balance onSheet ~~March 31,~~Arrangement ~~2026 to stockholders~~ of ~~record as of March 13, 2026~~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 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release, dated February 4, 2026
10.1						Amendment No. 13, dated as of February 25, 2026, among Ares Capital JB Funding LLC, as borrower, Ares Capital Corporation, as servicer and transferor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, lender and collateral agent, Citizens Bank, N.A., as lender, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch, as lender (amending the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2012).
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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: February 4, 2026
Date: February 27, 2026
	By:	/s/ SCOTT C. LEM
	Name:	Scott C. Lem
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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