Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Special Meeting of Stockholders

On August 4, 2022, Ares Capital Corporation (the "Company") held its special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting"). The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Special Meeting consisted of the 494,653,521 shares of common stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date, May 23, 2022. At the Special Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on the following proposal and the Company's inspector of election certified the vote tabulation indicated below.





Proposal 1

The proposal to authorize the Company, with the approval of its board of directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock at a price below its then current net asset value per share subject to certain limitations (including, without limitation, that the number of shares issued does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding shares of common stock) was approved, based on the following votes:





All stockholders:



     FOR            AGAINST          ABSTAIN
  214,061,482       45,021,224       7,919,069

All stockholders excluding shares held by affiliated persons:





      FOR            AGAINST          ABSTAIN

206,408,568 45,021,224 7,919,069

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