---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-065964"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCC"
cik: "0001287750"
company_name: "ARES CAPITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-26T10:45:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T10:52:18.210631+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Capital Corporation amends and restates senior secured credit facility, increasing commitments to $5.481B

## Summary
- Total commitments increased from approximately $5.312B to $5.481B under the Seventeenth Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement.
- Revolving period extended to May 21, 2030 for about $4.2B of commitments, with stated maturity extended to May 21, 2031.
- Term loan commitments of approximately $1.0B extended to May 21, 2031; certain non-extending lenders retain earlier maturities.
- Interest rate benchmarks revised: Term SOFR plus credit spread adjustment of 0.10% removed; applicable spreads range from 1.525% to 1.875%.
- Facility includes an accordion feature allowing up to $2.7B in additional commitments and remains secured by a material portion of the company's assets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-065964
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCC
- cik: 0001287750
- company_name: ARES CAPITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T10:45:29+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465926065964/0001104659-26-065964-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465926065964/tm2615518d1_8k.htm

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