FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RESSLER ANTONY P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. [ARDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) President of Adviser (Last) (First) (Middle) 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/27/2012 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90067 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/27/2012   P   4,400 A $ 20 4,400 D (1)   Common Stock 11/27/2012   P   17,000 A $ 20 21,400 D (2)   Common Stock 11/27/2012   P   100,000 A $ 20 100,000 I As Trustee of the Ressler/Gertz Family Foundation Common Stock 11/27/2012   P   4,300 A $ 20 4,300 I As custodian for child's UTMA account Common Stock 11/27/2012   P   4,300 A $ 20 4,300 I As custodian for child's UTMA account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RESSLER ANTONY P 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS SUITE 1900 LOS ANGELES, CA 90067				President of Adviser

Signatures

/s/ Anthony S. Dell, by power of attorney		11/29/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares are held by Antony P. Ressler's IRA.
(2)	The shares are held by Antony P. Ressler in a joint account.
Remarks: The reported number of securities does not include 5,235.602 shares of Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. common stock owned by Ares Investments Holdings LLC or its affiliates as to which the Reporting Person may have certain pecuniary interests. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is a beneficial owner of, and the Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of, any equity security owned by Ares Investments Holdings LLC or its affiliates.

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