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8-K filed February 27, 2026, 6:59 PM ET ticker ARCC CIK 0001287750
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ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC): debt financing — Ares Capital increases SMBC facility to $1.6B, lowers interest spread

ARES CAPITAL CORP

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

ARES CAPITAL CORP amended credit facility of $1.6 billion with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation at 1.75% over SOFR or 0.75% over base rate.

Instrument
credit facility
Principal
$1.6 billion
Counterparty
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Rate
1.75% over SOFR or 0.75% over base rate
Event
amendment
Exact text from the filing
The SMBC Funding Facility Amendment, among other things, (a) increased the commitments under the SMBC Funding Facility from $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion; (b) adjusted the interest rate charged on the SMBC Funding Facility from an applicable spread of either (i) 1.80% over SOFR or (ii) 0.80% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility) to an applicable spread of either (x) 1.75% over SOFR or (y) 0.75% over a “base rate” (as defined in the documents governing the SMBC Funding Facility)
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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

ARES CAPITAL CORP amended SMBC Funding Facility Amendment with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation valued at $1.6 billion (effective 2026-02-25).

Action
amendment
Agreement
credit facility
Counterparty
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Value
$1.6 billion
Effective
2026-02-25
Exact text from the filing
On February 25, 2026, Ares Capital Corporation (the “Registrant”) and Ares Capital JB Funding LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant (“ACJB LLC”), entered into Amendment No. 13 (the “SMBC Funding Facility Amendment”) to amend the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2012, as amended (the “SMBC Funding Facility”), with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and each of the other parties thereto.
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