Ares Capital stockholders elect three Class I directors, ratify KPMG as auditor

ARES CAPITAL CORP

Ann Torre Bates elected with 227.6M for, 22.9M against, 5.5M abstain; broker non-votes 256.6M.
Steven B. McKeever elected with 193.2M for, 58.9M against, 3.8M abstain; broker non-votes 256.6M.
Michael J Arougheti elected with 234.5M for, 18.0M against, 3.5M abstain; broker non-votes 256.6M.
Ratification of KPMG as FY2026 auditor approved: 490.9M for, 16.1M against, 5.6M abstain.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

ARES CAPITAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of selection of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

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Proposal 2 The proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 was approved, based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 490,881,757 16,126,434 5,553,798

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

ARES CAPITAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Class I directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

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Proposal 1 The nominees listed below were elected as Class I directors of the Company to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualify, based on the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES Ann Torre Bates 227,599,186 22,887,186 5,483,619 256,591,998 Steven B. McKeever 193,224,033 58,930,014 3,815,944 256,591,998 Michael J Arougheti 234,472,961 18,006,707 3,490,323 256,591,998

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