Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective January 18, 2023, the board of directors (the "Board") of the registrant appointed Jana Markowicz, age 42, as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Markowicz joined Ares Management Corporation ("Ares") in 2005 as a member of the U.S. Direct Lending investment team, supporting in the negotiation and origination of private credit transactions. Ms. Markowicz has been instrumental in the growth of Ares' U.S. Direct Lending strategy, serving as Partner, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations for this strategy and will continue to lead in this capacity as part of her new role. Ares is a parent entity of the registrant's investment adviser, Ares Capital Management LLC. Prior to joining Ares 18 years ago, Ms. Markowicz started her career in Leveraged Finance at Citigroup, formerly Salomon Smith Barney, where she focused on financings for companies across a broad range of industries. Ms. Markowicz holds a B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania in Engineering, with a concentration in Economic and Financial Systems.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 19, 2023, the registrant issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Markowitz as Chief Operating Officer. The text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d)  Exhibits:



 Exhibit
 Number                                 Description
  99.1        Press Release, dated January 19, 2023
104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
            document)

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