UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2017

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 357-7310

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in  Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.07                   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 21, 2017. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were requested to (i) elect three Class I members of the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders; (ii) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017; and (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2017.

The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Class I Directors: The election of each Class I director was approved as follows:

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP: The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP was approved as follows:

Proposal No. 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on an Advisory Basis,  of the Company’s Named Executive Officers: The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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