8-K - AR - Equibles

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2021

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36120	80-0162034
(State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation)	(Commission File<br> Number)	(IRS Employer<br><br>Identification No.)

1615 Wynkoop Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s

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

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

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 Per Share	AR	New York Stock Exchange

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. ¨

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

Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 16, 2021. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were requested to (i) elect two Class II members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until the Company’s 2024 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, 2021; 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 28, 2021.

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

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Class II Directors: Votes regarding the persons elected as Class II directors were as follows:

Nominee	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
W. Howard Keenan, Jr.		150,920,223		37,183,437		43,926,178
Jacqueline C. Mutschler		182,162,281		5,941,379		43,926,178

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP: The voting results were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain
	230,910,879		333,326		785,633

Proposal No. 3 — Approval of the Compensation, on an Advisory Basis, of the Company’s Named Executive Officers: The voting results were as follows:

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	182,299,286		4,140,580		1,663,794		43,926,178

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.

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Michael N. Kennedy
	Michael N. Kennedy
	Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President –Finance

Dated: June 22, 2021