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): March 31, 2020

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:

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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.  ¨

On April 2, 2020, Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its board of directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, appointed Jacqueline C. Mutschler to the Board as a Class II director, effective as of March 31, 2020. The Board determined that Ms. Mutschler meets the independence requirements under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s independence standards, and that there are no transactions between the Company and Ms. Mutschler that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no understandings or arrangements between Ms. Mutschler and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Mutschler was selected to serve as a director of the Board.

Ms. Mutschler will receive the standard non-employee director compensation for serving on the Board. Ms. Mutschler will receive $90,000 per year for her membership on the Board.

In connection with the appointment of Ms. Mutschler as a member of the Board, the Company entered into an Indemnification Agreement with Ms. Mutschler pursuant to which the Company agreed to indemnify Ms. Mutschler to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of her service to the Company and to advance her expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against her to which she could be indemnified.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Indemnification Agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 17, 2018 and incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference. 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(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.