Ares Capital Agrees to Acquire MidCap Financial Investment

• Ares Capital agreed to acquire MidCap Financial Investment in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion, including debt.
• MFIC stockholders are expected to receive approximately $1.21 per share in cash and $9.67 per share in Ares common stock.
• Total consideration of $10.88 per share represents a 30.1% premium to MFIC's October 26, 2026, closing price.
• A special dividend distributing MFIC's remaining undistributed taxable income before closing will reduce the stock consideration dollar-for-dollar.
• The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, with modest accretion to core earnings per share.

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