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): December 16, 2019

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1615 Wynkoop Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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:

¨    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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  ¨

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.  ¨

As previously announced, on December 8, 2019, Antero Midstream Corporation (“Antero Midstream”) agreed to purchase $100.0 million worth of its common stock from Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) with the number of shares to be sold based on a formulaic pricing mechanism taking into account both historical and future pricing of Antero Midstream’s common stock (the “Stock Repurchase”). On December 16, 2019, the Company sold 19,377,592 shares of Antero Midstream’s common stock to Antero Midstream pursuant to the Stock Repurchase at a price of $5.1606 per share, which shares were thereafter cancelled by Antero Midstream.

(d)    Exhibits.

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.