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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 8, 2021, Antero Resources Corporation (“Antero Resources”) and Antero Midstream Corporation (“Antero Midstream”) announced that Glen C. Warren, Jr. will retire as President and Chief Financial Officer of Antero Resources and President of Antero Midstream, effective as of April 30, 2021. Mr. Warren will also step down from the board of both companies as of the same date. Mr. Warren’s retirement is not the result of any disagreement with Antero Resources or Antero Midstream.
Effective upon Mr. Warren’s retirement, (i) Paul M. Rady, currently Chairman and CEO of Antero Resources and Antero Midstream, will also be named President of Antero Resources and Antero Midstream and (ii) Michael N. Kennedy, currently Senior Vice President of Finance at Antero Resources and Antero Midstream and Chief Financial Officer of Antero Midstream, will be appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Antero Resources, will cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of Antero Midstream and will continue to serve as Senior Vice President of Finance at Antero Midstream.
Information regarding Mr. Rady’s and Mr. Kennedy’s business experience is included in Antero Resources’ SEC filings and on its website.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 8, 2021, Antero Resources and Antero Midstream issued two joint press releases announcing Mr. Warren’s retirement and related changes to the board and management of each company. Copies of the press releases are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01 (including the exhibits) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated April 8, 2021. | |
| 99.2 | Press release dated April 8, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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/ Glen C. Warren, Jr. | |
| Glen C. Warren, Jr. | ||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: April 9, 2021
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