FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ash W Patrick
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/10/2019
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANTERO RESOURCES Corp [AR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1615 WYNKOOP STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 41,689 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 23,283 (2) (3) $ (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ash W Patrick
1615 WYNKOOP STREET
DENVER, CO 80202
      See Remarks  

Signatures

/s/ Alvyn A. Schopp, as attorney-in-fact for W. Patrick Ash 06/20/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Includes 38,382 shares of common stock subject to previously granted restricted stock unit awards that remain subject to vesting.
(2) The performance share units ("PSUs") vest on April 15, 2022 based upon the Issuer's achievement of absolute total shareholder return goals. Depending on the level of achievement of such goals, the actual number of PSUs earned could range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs.
(3) Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.
 
Remarks:
Senior Vice President - Reserves, Planning and Midstream. See attached for Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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