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 *
  Kennedy Michael N.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2016		 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)
Senior Vice President Finance
 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 200,147 (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
Options to purchase common stock   (2)   (3) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 60,000 $ 54.15 D  
Options to purchase common stock   (2)   (4) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 25,000 $ 50 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kennedy Michael N.
1615 WYNKOOP STREET
DENVER, CO 80202		       Senior Vice President Finance  

Signatures

/s/ Alvyn A. Schopp, as attorney-in-fact for Michael N. Kennedy 01/07/2016
**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 197,552 shares of common stock that remain subject to vesting.
(2) Options to purchase common stock vest and become exercisable in four equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the grant date so long as the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer through each such anniversary date.
(3) Each option to purchase common stock expires ten years from the date of grant, or October 10, 2023.
(4) Each option to purchase common stock expires ten years from the date of grant, or April 15, 2025.
 
Remarks:
Effective January 4, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Issuer appointed Michael N. Kennedy as the Senior Vice President-Finance of the Issuer. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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