Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2006, (the “Report”) of Allied Capital Corporation (the “Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof; I, William L. Walton, the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and | |||
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. | |||
| /s/ William L. Walton | ||||
| Name: | William L. Walton | |||
| Date: August 9, 2007 | ||||
