secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-009762
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital enters $1.5B ATM equity distribution agreements; replaces prior July 2024 facility
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- Company may sell up to $1.5B of common stock through Truist, Jefferies, Mizuho, RBC and Regions as sales agents.
- Sales can be made 'at the market' on NASDAQ; agents receive commission of up to 1.5% of gross sales price.
- New agreements dated Feb 5, 2025 supersede and terminate the July 30, 2024 equity distribution agreements with same agents.
- Company has no obligation to sell any shares; actual sales depend on market conditions and capital needs.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465925009762/0001104659-25-009762-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465925009762/tm254084d3_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-009762

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