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Ares Capital Corporation Announces Tax Reporting Information for Calendar Year 2019

Published: 2020-01-30 11:00:00 ET
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ares Capital Corporation (“Ares Capital” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:ARCC) announced today the tax treatment of the Company’s 2019 common stock distributions (CUSIP #: 04010L103).

Ordinary Income Per

Share

Record Date

Payable Date

Total Paid Per Share

Ordinary Rate

20% Rate (1)

Long Term Capital Gains Per Share (2)

Interest – Related Dividends (3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/15/2019

3/29/2019

$0.4200

$0.4184

$0.0016

$0.0000

82.9567%

6/14/2019

6/28/2019

$0.4200

$0.4184

$0.0016

$0.0000

83.5969%

9/16/2019

9/30/2019

$0.4200

$0.4184

$0.0016

$0.0000

90.3368%

12/16/2019

12/27/2019

$0.0200

$0.0200

$0.0000

$0.0000

90.3368%

12/16/2019

12/30/2019

$0.4000

$0.3984

$0.0016

$0.0000

90.3368%

 

 

$1.6800

$1.6736

$0.0064

$0.0000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% of Total Dividends Paid Per Share

100.0000%

99.6190%

0.3810%

 

0.0000%

 

  1. The Company hereby designates these distributions as amounts eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income in accordance with IRC section 854(b) as well as eligible for the dividends received deduction available to certain U.S. domestic corporations.
  2. No portion of the Company’s distributions is designated as an amount eligible for treatment as a capital gain dividend in accordance with IRC sections 852(b)(3) and 854(a).
  3. The Company hereby designates the above percentages of each of the total dividends by payment date as “interest-related dividends” within the meaning of IRC section 871(k).

This press release is not intended to constitute tax, legal, investment, or other professional advice. This is general information and should not be relied upon for tax purposes. Shareholders should consult their tax advisor for tax guidance pertinent to specific facts and circumstances.

ABOUT ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Ares Capital is a leading specialty finance company that provides one-stop debt and equity financing solutions to U.S. middle market companies and power generation projects. Ares Capital originates and invests in senior secured loans, mezzanine debt and, to a lesser extent, equity investments through its national direct origination platform. Ares Capital’s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments primarily in private companies. Ares Capital has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) and as of December 31, 2019, was the largest BDC by total assets and market capitalization. Ares Capital is externally managed by a subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE:ARES), a publicly traded, leading global alternative investment manager. For more information about Ares Capital, visit www.arescapitalcorp.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements included herein or on the webcast/conference call may constitute “forward-looking statements,” which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results and conditions may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ares Capital Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein or on the webcast/conference call.

Ares Capital CorporationCarl G. DrakeJohn Stilmar 888-818-5298

Source: Ares Capital Corporation