ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (a Maryland corporation) 17,000,000 Shares of Common Stock PURCHASE AGREEMENTPurchase Agreement • September 28th, 2004 • Ares Capital Corp • New York
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC Jefferies & Company, Inc. as Representatives of the several Underwriters
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENTIndemnification Agreement • September 28th, 2004 • Ares Capital Corp • Maryland
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2004 ("Agreement"), by and between Ares Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), and ("Indemnitee").
CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT By and between ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Dated as of October , 2004Custodian Agreement • September 28th, 2004 • Ares Capital Corp • Massachusetts
THIS CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is dated as of October , 2004 and is by and among ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (the "Company"), having a business address at c/o ARES Management LLC, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (the "Custodian"), having a place of business at One Federal Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110.
QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this documentPurchase Agreement • September 28th, 2004 • Ares Capital Corp • New York
Mr. Mark Standish Managing Director Head of Global Financial Products Royal Bank of Canada One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006
STOCK TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENTStock Transfer Agency Agreement • September 28th, 2004 • Ares Capital Corp • Illinois
This STOCK TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of [XXX] (the "Effective Date"), is between Ares Capital Corporation (the "Company"), a Maryland corporation, with its principal office currently located at 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, California 90067 and Computershare Investor Services, LLC ("Computershare"), a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal office at Two North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.
