As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2019
Registration No. 333-230351
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
o PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.
x POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10167
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 750-7300
Joshua M. Bloomstein
General Counsel
Ares Capital Corporation
245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York 10167
(212) 750-7300
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies of information to:
Monica J. Shilling
Christopher J. Wu
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 South Hope Street, 29th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071
(310) 552-4200
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any securities being registered on this form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box. x
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-230351) of Ares Capital Corporation (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 consists only of a facing page, this explanatory note and Part C of the Registration Statement, which sets forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART C
Other information
ITEM 25. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(1) Financial Statements
The following statements of the Company are included in Part A of this Registration Statement:
ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION |
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Audited Annual Financial Statements |
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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-2 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 | F-5 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 | F-6 |
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 | F-7 |
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 | F-93 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 | F-94 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-95 |
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Interim Unaudited Financial Statements |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 | F-142 |
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | F-143 |
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 | F-144 |
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2018 | F-242 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (unaudited) | F-243 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | F-244 |
(2) Exhibits
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| Trademark License Agreement between Ares Capital Corporation and Ares Management LLC(24) |
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(l)(1) |
| Opinion and Consent of Venable LLP, Maryland counsel for Ares Capital Corporation(19) |
(l)(2) |
| Opinion and Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for Ares Capital Corporation(19) |
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(n)(1) |
| Consent of independent registered public accounting firm for Ares Capital Corporation(48) |
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* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 814-00663) for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on February 22, 2017.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.2 and 10.1, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 814-00663) for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on February 12, 2019.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September 28, 2004.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (d)(2) and (n)(2), as applicable, to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-230351), filed on March 18, 2019.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (d)(4) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-149139), filed on April 9, 2008.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit d.2 to Allied Capital’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N 2/A (File No. 333-133755), filed on June 21, 2006.
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits d.8 and d.9, as applicable, to Allied Capital’s post-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2/A (File No. 333-133755), filed on March 28, 2007.
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on April 7, 2010.
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on October 22, 2010.
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on November 19, 2013.
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on November 21, 2014.
(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on September 19, 2016.
(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on August 10, 2017.
(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 11, 2018.
(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on March 8, 2019.
(16) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on July 19, 2013.
(17) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 27, 2017.
(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on June 7, 2019.
(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (h)(1), (h)(2), (h)(3), (l)(1) and (l)(2), as applicable, to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-230351), filed on May 22, 2019.
(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on May 26, 2016.
(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (j) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-158211), filed on May 28, 2009.
(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-K (File No. 814-00663) for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on February 26, 2015.
(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00663) for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, filed on August 9, 2007.
(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (k)(3) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September 17, 2004.
(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits (k)(3), (k)(4) and (r), as applicable, to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-188175), filed on April 26, 2013.
(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.2 through 10.4, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 25, 2010.
(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.1 through 10.3, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on June 8, 2012.
(28) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00663) for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, filed on May 10, 2010.
(29) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 19, 2011.
(30) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on October 14, 2011.
(31) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 19, 2012.
(32) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 28, 2013.
(33) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on May 15, 2014.
(34) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 4, 2017.
(35) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on October 3, 2018.
(36) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on December 17, 2018.
(37) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on April 2, 2019.
(38) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on January 24, 2012.
(39) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on September 17, 2012.
(40) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on December 23, 2013.
(41) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on July 1, 2015.
(42) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on August 28, 2017.
(43) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on September 13, 2018.
(44) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (r) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-114656), filed on September 28, 2004.
(45) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 99.2 through 99.7, as applicable, to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-181563), filed on July 19, 2012.
(46) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 99.8 and 99.9, as applicable, to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-195748), filed on June 26, 2014.
(47)Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, as applicable, to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (File No. 814-00663), filed on June 10, 2019.
(48)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit (n)(1) to the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2 (File No. 333-230351), filed on May 24, 2019.
ITEM 26. MARKETING ARRANGEMENTS
The information contained under the heading “Plan of Distribution” on this Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference and any information concerning any underwriters for a particular offering will be contained in the prospectus supplement related to that offering.
ITEM 27. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
Commission registration fee |
| $ | 363,000 |
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FINRA filing fee |
| $ | 225,500 |
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Accounting fees and expenses |
| $ | 80,000 | (1) |
Legal fees and expenses |
| $ | 350,000 | (1) |
Printing |
| $ | 75,000 | (1) |
Miscellaneous fees and expenses |
| $ | 25,000 | (1) |
Total |
| $ | 1,119,100 | (1) |
(1) These amounts are estimates.
ITEM 28. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL
Direct Subsidiaries
The following list sets forth each of our subsidiaries, the state or country under whose laws the subsidiary is organized, and the percentage of voting securities or membership interests owned by us in such subsidiary:
A.C. Corporation (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
AC Notes Holdings LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ACAS, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC AIP Holdings, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC API Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Blocker Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC C&C Holdco, LLC (Delaware) |
| 99.5 | % |
ARCC OTG Preferred Corp. (f/k/a ARCC CG Corp.) (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC CLPB Corporation (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC CP LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Crescent LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC CR LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC ECG LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC ED Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC EF Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC FD Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC FL Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC FM Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC GAC LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC HEELSTONE LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC GF1 Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC H8 Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC HS LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Imperial Corporation (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Imperial POF LLC (f/k/a Amerex Equity LLC) (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Imperial LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC KPS Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC LSQ LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC MCF I, LLC (f/k/a Dynamic Equity, LLC) (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC MCF 2 LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC MH LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC NIP Holdings, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC NR LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC NV1 Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC NV2 Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC OTG Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PCGI III AIV Blocker, Inc. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PCP G.P., LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PCP L.P. (Cayman Islands) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PF LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PH Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PJMB LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PT Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC PVA LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC RB LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC RT LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC S2 LLC (f/k/a/ AC Postle, LLC) (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC SC LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC SHC LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC SK Blocker Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC TM CORP. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC UAS Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Universal Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Ultimus LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC VP LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC VS Corp. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Ares Capital CP Funding Holdings LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Ares Capital JB Funding LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Ares Venture Finance GP LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Ares Venture Finance, L.P. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Calder Equity, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Crescent Equity Corp. (Delaware) |
| 86.26 | % |
GlobalCom Equity, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Ivy Hill Asset Management GP, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Multiad Equity Corp. (Delaware) |
| 86.26 | % |
S2 Equity Corp. (Delaware) |
| 86.26 | % |
Slate Equity, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Startec Equity, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Indirect Subsidiaries
The following list sets forth each of our indirect subsidiaries, the state under whose laws the subsidiary is organized, and the percentage of voting securities or membership interests owned by the sole member of such subsidiary:
AC Corporate Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ACAS CRE CDO 2007 1 Depositor, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ACAS CRE Services, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ACAS Real Estate Holdings Corporation (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ACE Acquisition Holdings, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Allied Crescent Equity, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
American Capital Agent Services, LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ARCC Beacon LLC |
| 100 | % |
Ares Capital CP Funding LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Capital Placement Holdings, Inc. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Crescent Sliver Equity LLC (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
ECAS 2016 Ltd. (Guernsey) |
| 100 | % |
ECAS S.AR.L. (Luxembourg) |
| 100 | % |
ECAS II S.AR.L. (Luxembourg) |
| 100 | % |
European Capital Limited (Guernsey) |
| 100 | % |
European Capital S.A. Sicar (Luxembourg) |
| 100 | % |
HCI Equity, LLC (Illinois) |
| 100 | % |
PCP GHS Holdings Inc. (Delaware) |
| 100 | % |
Each of our direct and indirect subsidiaries listed above is consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
In addition, we may be deemed to control certain portfolio companies. See “Portfolio Companies” in the Prospectus.
ITEM 29. NUMBER OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
The following table sets forth the approximate number of record holders of our common stock and each class of our senior securities (including bank loans) as of March 31, 2019.
TITLE OF |
| NUMBER OF |
Common stock, $0.001 par value |
| 1,420 (including Cede & Co.) |
Revolving Credit Facility |
| 34 |
Revolving Funding Facility |
| 2 |
SMBC Funding Facility |
| 1 |
2022 Convertible Notes |
| 47 |
2024 Convertible Notes |
| 52 |
2020 Notes |
| 57 |
2022 Notes |
| 58 |
2023 Notes |
| 64 |
2025 Notes |
| 61 |
2047 Notes |
| 71 |
ITEM 30. INDEMNIFICATION
Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (1) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (2) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final adjudication as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act.
Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act, to obligate us to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer and to pay or reimburse their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and the Investment Company Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a
director, officer, partner or trustee and who is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in that capacity and to pay or reimburse their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The charter and bylaws also permit us to, with the approval of the board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of us in any of the capacities described above and any of our employees or agents or any employees or agents of our predecessor. In accordance with the Investment Company Act, we will not indemnify any person for any liability to which such person would be subject by reason of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office. In addition to the indemnification provided for in our bylaws, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and certain of our officers and with members of our investment adviser’s investment committee and we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our future directors, members of our investment adviser’s investment committee and certain of our officers. The indemnification agreements attempt to provide these directors and senior officers the maximum indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the Investment Company Act. The agreements provide, among other things, for the advancement of expenses and indemnification for liabilities which such person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer or member of our investment adviser’s investment committee in any action or proceeding arising out of the performance of such person’s services as a present or former director or officer or member of our investment adviser’s investment committee.
Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.
The investment advisory and management agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, our investment adviser Ares Capital Management and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of our investment adviser’s services under the investment advisory and management agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser.
The administration agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, Ares Operations and its officers, manager, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Ares Operations’ services under the administration agreement or otherwise as our administrator.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of ours pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of ours in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
ITEM 31. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
A description of any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which Ares Capital Management, and each partner, director or executive officer of Ares Capital Management, is or has been, during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, is set forth in Part A of this Registration Statement in the sections entitled “Management.” Additional information regarding Ares Capital Management and its officers and directors are set forth in its Form ADV, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 801-63168), and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 32. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of:
(1) the Company, Ares Capital Corporation, 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10167;
(2) the transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company N.A., P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233 5000;
(3) the custodian, U.S. Bank National Association, Corporate Trust Services, One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110; and
(4) our investment adviser, Ares Capital Management LLC, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067.
ITEM 33. MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Not Applicable.
ITEM 34. UNDERTAKINGS
The Registrant undertakes:
(1) to suspend the offering of shares until the prospectus is amended if (a) subsequent to the effective date of its registration statement, the net asset value declines more than ten percent from its net asset value as of the effective date of the registration statement or (b) the net asset value increases to an amount greater than the net proceeds as stated in the prospectus;
(2) not applicable;
(3) if the securities being registered are to be offered to existing stockholders pursuant to warrants or rights, and any securities not taken by stockholders are to be reoffered to the public, to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters of the securities being registered is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, the Registrant shall undertake to file a post-effective amendment to set forth the terms of such offering;
(4) (a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b), or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act, if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act, that is part of the registration statement;
(b) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(c) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
(d) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, if the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(i) each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date;
(e) that if the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 497(b), (c), (d) or (e) under the Securities Act or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act, as applicable, as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than prospectuses relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A under the Securities Act, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness, provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use;
(f) that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser:
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 or 497 under the Securities Act;
(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser;
(5) that for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act:
(a) the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Securities Act or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act and contained in the form of prospectus filed by the Registrant under Rule 424(b)(1) or Rule 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of the Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective; and
(b) each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(6) that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(7) insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue; and
(8) to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement with respect to any offerings of units.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, in the State of New York, on the 10th day of June 2019.
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| By: | /s/ R. Kipp deVeer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. This document may be executed by the signatories hereto on any number of counterparts, all of which constitute one and the same instrument.
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/s/ R. Kipp deVeer |
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/s/ Penni F. Roll |
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/s/ Scott C. Lem |
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| June 10, 2019 |
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Michael J Arougheti |
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Steve Bartlett |
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Ann Torre Bates |
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Daniel G. Kelly, Jr. |
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Steven B. McKeever |
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Robert L. Rosen |
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Bennett Rosenthal |
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Eric B. Siegel |
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*By: | /s/ Joshua M. Bloomstein |
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