Ares Capital (ARCC) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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 29, 2021

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)

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 29, 2021, Ares Capital Corporation (the “Company”) and ARCC FB Funding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended the document governing its revolving funding facility (the "BNP Funding Facility") by entering into a Second Amendment to the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amendment”). The Amendment among other things adjusted the interest rate charged on the BNP Funding Facility from an applicable London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (subject to a floor of 0.45%) over a "base rate" (as defined in the BNP Funding Facility) plus a margin that generally ranged between 2.65% and 3.15% (depending on the types of assets such advances relate to), with a weighted average margin floor for all classes of advances of (i) 2.75% during the reinvestment period and (ii) 3.25% following the reinvestment period to an applicable LIBOR (subject to a floor of 0.00%) over a "base rate" (as defined in the BNP Funding Facility) plus a margin of (i) 1.80% during the reinvestment period and (ii) 2.30% following the reinvestment period. The other terms of the BNP Funding Facility remained materially unchanged.

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

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits:

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Second Amendment to the Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021, 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 equityholder and servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent.

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:  July 1, 2021
	By:	/s/ Penni F. Roll
	Name:	Penni F. Roll
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer