Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. announced the declaration of the initial monthly distribution of the Fund for the period ending January 31, 2013 of $0.117 per common share, payable on January 31, 2013. Based on the Fund's initial public offering price of $20.00 per share, the distribution represents an annualized yield of 7.02% (calculated by annualizing the distribution amount and dividing it by the IPO share price). The ex-date is January 23, 2013 and record date is January 25, 2013.