Improved market position and revenue diversification with Allied acquisition Well-diversified portfolio with respect to asset class and industry Strong capital and good funding sources Enhanced financial profile with declining nonaccrual loans and improved interest coverage Investments in small to midsize companies of predominantly illiquid securities that are not publicly traded Standard&Poor's Ratings Services' ratings on New York City-based Ares Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ARCC) reflect the company's improved market position, which includes its $13 billion of committed capital under management as of March 31, 2011, including approximately $6 billion that Ares can commit directly and approximately $7 billion of capital indirectly available through some of Ares's financial services portfolio companies. The company's strong capital and good funding sources also