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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-06T00:52:40+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-041366
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital establishes $1B commercial paper program for short-term unsecured debt
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- Program allows up to $1B aggregate principal of short-term notes outstanding at any time.
- Notes will rank pari passu with other senior unsecured debt; maturities up to 397 days.
- Company expects cost benefits vs. other funding; $5.5B revolving credit facility as liquidity backstop.
- No notes issued as of June 4, 2026; proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000162828026041366/0001628280-26-041366-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000162828026041366/arcc-20260604.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-041366

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