secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-15T20:05:25+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-107911
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital issues $750M 6.25% notes due 2033, swaps to floating rate
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- Issued $750M aggregate principal 6.250% notes due Sept 15, 2033; closed Sept 15, 2026.
- Net proceeds to repay outstanding credit facility debt; may reborrow for investments.
- Entered $750M interest rate swap paying 3M SOFR+1.8525%, receiving 6.250% fixed, maturing 2033.
- Notes are unsecured; redeemable at company option; change-of-control repurchase clause included.
- Offered via underwriters led by BofA, J.P. Morgan, RBC, SMBC Nikko, Wells Fargo.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465926107911/0001104659-26-107911-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000110465926107911/tm2625396d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-107911

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