Ares Capital adds Jefferies and Mizuho as ATM sales agents, terminates SMBC Nikko

On July 25, 2023, Ares Capital Corporation (the “Company”), its investment adviser, Ares Capital Management LLC (“Ares Capital Management”) and its administrator, Ares Operations LLC (“Ares Operations”) entered into (a) an equity distribution agreement with Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) and (b) an equity distribution agreement with Mizuho Securities USA LLC (“Mizuho”), in each case, on the same terms as the equity distribution agreement, dated April 25, 2023 (the “Truist Equity Distribution Agreement”), entered into with Truist Securities, Inc. (“Truist”) and the equity distribution agreement, dated April 25, 2023 (the “Regions Equity Distribution Agreement”), entered into with Regions Securities LLC (“Regions,” and together with Jefferies, Mizuho and Truist, the “Sales Agents”) for the purpose of adding Jefferies and Mizuho as additional Sales Agents under the Company’s existing “at the market” program equity offering

On July 25, 2023, the Company provided written notice to SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (“SMBC”) of its election to terminate the equity distribution agreement, dated April 25, 2023 (the “SMBC Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and among the Company, Ares Capital Management, Ares Operations and SMBC.