Exhibit 99.1 As of ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MARCH 31, 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND DECLARES SECOND QUARTER 2024 DIVIDEND OF 0.48PERSHAREDIVIDENDDECLARATIONSNewYork,NY—May1,2024—AresCapitalCorporation("AresCapital")(NASDAQ:ARCC)announcedthatitsBoardofDirectorshasdeclaredasecondquarter2024dividendof0.48 per share. The second quarter 2024 dividend is payable on June 28, 2024 to stockholders of record as of June 14, 2024. MARCH 31, 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS Ares Capital ...