Governance Ares Capital Corporation

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Investment Management & Fund Operators

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Apr. 10	Wall Street creates new credit-default swap index to bet against private credit	RE
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Executive Committee: Ares Capital Corporation

Manager

Positions heldSince

Kort Schnabel

49 year

Chief Executive Officer

2025-04-29

Paul Cho

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2024-01-31

Jim Miller

President

2025-04-29

Jana Markowicz

Chief Operating Officer

Raymond Wright

Chief Administrative Officer

John Stilmar

Investor Relations Contact	-
Public Communications Contact	-

Lisa Morgan

50 year

Compliance Officer

2017-08-31

Scott Lem

49 year

Director of Finance/CFO	2024-02-14
Treasurer	2013-04-30

Ian Fitzgerald

51 year

General Counsel	2025-08-31
Corporate Secretary	2025-08-31

Composition of the Board of Directors: Ares Capital Corporation

Director

CommitteesSince

Michael Smith

55 year

Chairman

2024-09-30

Daniel Kelly

74 year

Audit Committee	2015-12-31
Governance Committee	2016-04-30
Nominating Committee	2016-04-30
Compensation Committee Chair	2015-12-31

Ann Bates

68 year

Audit Committee	2011-01-19
Audit Committee Chair	2013-09-18
Compensation Committee	2013-09-18

Eric Siegel

68 year

Audit Committee	2003-12-31
Governance Committee	2011-12-22
Nominating Committee	2012-05-20

Steven McKeever

65 year

Governance Committee Chair	2011-12-31
Nominating Committee Chair	2011-12-31

Michael Arougheti

53 year

Governance Committee	2013-11-14
Nominating Committee	2013-11-14

Michael Parks

66 year

Audit Committee

Mary Beth Henson

Audit Committee

2022-03-09

Kipp deVeer

53 year

Director/Board Member

2014-06-30

Mitch Goldstein

59 year

Chairman

2024-09-30

Latest Appointments: Ares Capital Corporation

Apr. 10	Global markets live: Google, Tesla, SpaceX, CoreWeave…
25-02-05	Ares Management Names Kipp deVeer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents	RE
25-02-05	Ares Management Appoints Ares Capital CEO, Head of European Credit as Co-Presidents	MT
25-02-05	Ares Capital Names Kort Schnabel as CEO	MT
25-02-05	Ares Capital Corporation Appoints Kort Schnabel As CEO	RE
25-02-05	Ares Capital Corporation Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes	CI
25-02-05	Ares Management Corporation Appoints Kipp Deveer and Blair Jacobson as Co-Presidents	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Ares Capital Corporation

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Joshua Bloomstein

General Counsel	2009-12-31	2025-08-31
Corporate Secretary	2010-12-26	2025-08-31

Penni Roll

Director of Finance/CFO

2010-12-21

2024-02-14

Steven Bartlett

Director/Board Member	2012-09-30	2021-06-06
Independent Dir/Board Member	2012-09-30	2021-06-06

Antony Ressler

Director/Board Member

2010-05-02

2015-10-27

Andri Yauhari

Private Equity Investor

2010-06-30

2014-09-30

Gregory Penske

Director/Board Member	2009-02-25	2012-12-05
Independent Dir/Board Member	2009-02-25	2012-12-05

Richard S. Davis

Director of Finance/CFO	2009-10-22	2011-12-22
Treasurer	2011-12-22	2012-08-31

Kenneth R. Heitz

Director/Board Member	2011-06-08	2012-07-08
Independent Dir/Board Member	2010-12-31	2012-07-08

Douglas Coltharp

Director/Board Member	2003-12-31	2010-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2003-12-31	2010-12-31

Marc F. Racicot

Director/Board Member	2010-07-18	2010-07-19
Corporate Officer/Principal	2010-07-18	2010-07-19

John D. Firestone

Director/Board Member

2010-07-18

2010-07-19

Karen A. Tallman

General Counsel

2010-05-10

2010-07-19

Merritt Shair Hooper

Corporate Secretary

2009-10-23

2010-07-19

Mark R. Affolter

Corporate Officer/Principal

2008-07-22

Frank Eugene O'Bryan

Director/Board Member	2004-12-31	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2004-12-31	-

Daniel F. Nguyen

Corporate Officer/Principal	2013-12-04	-
Treasurer	2004-07-31	2013-12-04

Bennett Rosenthal

Chairman

2004-04-15

Robert Rosen

Director/Board Member

2003-12-31

Rosale Katrina

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Public Communications Contact	2009-10-23	-

Lyndsey A. Miller

Public Communications Contact

Erik Cuellar

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

Karl Kurz

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	18
Female	6

Of which Executive Committee

Male	7
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	8
Female	2

Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States. The Company invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position), and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, it also invests in subordinated debt, which in some cases includes an equity component, and preferred equity. It also may invest up to 30% of its portfolio in non-qualifying assets. Its investment activities are focused on industries, such as software and services, health care services, commercial and professional services, financial services, commercial and professional services, insurance services, energy, food and beverage and others. The Company is externally managed by Ares Capital Management LLC (investment adviser).

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Calendar

Apr. 28 - Earnings release - Q1 2026

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