X0306 4 2015-12-14 0 0001287750 ARES CAPITAL CORP ARCC 0001186797 SIEGEL ERIC B C/O ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION 245 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-12-14 4 P 0 5110 13.87 A 24397 D Common Stock 8166 I By Spouse Common Stock 1082 I By Daughter The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.87 to $13.90, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Ares Capital Corporation, any security holder of Ares Capital Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4. The reporting person no longer has a reportable beneficial interest in 1,079 shares of common stock owned by one of his children and included in the reporting person's prior ownership reports. /s/ Monica Shilling, by power of attorney 2015-12-16