EX-99.2 3 a18-39380_7ex99d2.htm EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

Company Presentation January 2019

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Legal Disclaimer NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION This presentation includes a discussion of a proposed business combination transaction (the “Transaction”) between AM and AMGP. This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, in any jurisdiction, pursuant to the Transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance, exchange or transfer of the securities referred to in this document in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In connection with the Transaction, AMGP has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4, that includes a joint proxy statement of AM and AMGP and a prospectus of AMGP. The Transaction will be submitted to AM’s unitholders and AMGP’s shareholders for their consideration. AM and AMGP may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the Transaction. The registration statement on Form S-4 has not been declared effective by the SEC, and the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus has not yet been delivered to the shareholders of AMGP and unitholders of AM. This document is not a substitute for the registration statement and joint proxy statement/prospectus that has been filed with the SEC or any other documents that AMGP or AM may file with the SEC or send to shareholders of AMGP or unitholders of AM in connection with the Transaction. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ANTERO MIDSTREAM AND AMGP ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and all other documents filed or that will be filed with the SEC by AMGP or AM through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by AM will be made available free of charge on AM’s website at http://investors.anteromidstream.com/investor-relations/AM, under the heading “SEC Filings,” or by directing a request to Investor Relations, Antero Midstream Partners LP, 1615 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 75219, Tel. No. (303) 357-7310. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by AMGP will be made available free of charge on AMGP’s website at http://investors.anteromidstreamgp.com/Investor-Relations/AMGP or by directing a request to Investor Relations, Antero Midstream GP LP, 1615 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 75219, Tel. No. (303) 357-7310. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION AMGP, AM, AR and the directors and executive officers of AMGP and AM’s respective general partners and of AR may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect to the Transaction. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of AM’s general partner is contained in AM’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. You can obtain a free copy of this document at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or by accessing AM’s website at http://www.anteromidstream.com. Information regarding the executive officers and directors of AMGP’s general partner is contained in AMGP’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018 and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. You can obtain a free copy of this document at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the AMGP’s website at http://www.anteromidstream.com. Information regarding the executive officers and directors of AR is contained in AR’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 13, 2018 and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. You can obtain a free copy of this document at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by accessing the AMGP’s website at http:// www.anteroresources.com. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of those persons and other persons who may be deemed participants in the Transaction by reading the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the Transaction when it becomes available. You may obtain free copies of this document as described above. 2 Antero Resources January 2019 Presentation

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Legal Disclaimer This presentation includes “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond AR’s control. All statements, except for statements of historical fact, made in this presentation regarding activities, events or developments AR expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as 2019 and long-term financial and operational outlook, the expected sources of funding and timing for completion of the share repurchase program if at all, impacts of hedge monetizations, the expected consideration to be received in connection with the closing of the Transaction, the timing of the consummation of the Transaction, if at all, impacts of natural gas price realizations, AR’s expected ability to return capital to investors and targeted leverage metrics, AR’s estimated unhedged EBITDAX multiples, future plans for processing plants and fractionators, AR’s estimated production and the expected impact of Mariner East 2 on AR’s NGL pricing, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. Although AR believes that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. AR cautions you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the AR’s control, incident to the exploration for and development, production, gathering and sale of natural gas, NGLs and oil. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas and oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, and the other risks described under the heading "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in AR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. This presentation includes certain financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). These measures include (i) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAX, (ii) Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX, (iii) Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, (iv) Free Cash Flow. Please see “Antero Definitions” and “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” for the definition of each of these measures as well as certain additional information regarding these measures, including the most comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Antero Resources Corporation is denoted as “AR” in the presentation, Antero Midstream Partners LP is denoted as “AM” and Antero Midstream GP LP is denoted as “AMGP”, which are their respective New York Stock Exchange ticker symbols. 3 Antero Resources January 2019 Presentation

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The Size and Scale to Capitalize on the Resource 4 Antero Resources January 2019 presentation Market Cap . ........... Enterprise Value(1) . Corporate Debt Ratings Stand-alone Leverage(2) ..... 2019 Net Production Guidance Liquids................................ 3P Reserves .. ........... C2+ NGLs(3)........................ Condensate......................... Net Acres . ... Core Drilling Locations .. AR Midstream Ownership (53%) $3.3B $7.0B Ba2 / BB+ / BBB- <2.2x 3.15 - 3.25 Bcfe/d 154 -164 MBbl/d 54.6 Tcfe 2,131 MMBbls 131 MMBbls 612,000 3,295 $2.4B Note: Equity market data as of 1/7/19. Balance sheet data, hedge mark to market as of 9/30/18 pro forma for $357 million hedge monetization on 12/18/2018. Reserves as of 12/31/2017. Enterprise value excludes AM net debt. See 2019 Guidance page for production guidance details. Includes ownership of $2.4 billion of Antero Midstream units. Stand-alone leverage is Stand-alone debt divided by LTM Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX and represents 9/30/18, pro forma for the $357 hedge monetization. C2+ 3P Reserves contain 1,318 MMBbls of C3+ NGLs and 812 MMBbls of ethane. Assumes approximately 31% ethane recovery leaving 1,808 MMBbls of additional ethane in the natural gas stream. Antero Resources Profile Antero Acreage SW Marcellus Core Ohio Utica Core

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Recent Developments/Near-Term Catalysts Antero Announces 2019 Capital Budget and Production Guidance (January 2019) Disciplined plan with reduced D&C capital spending relative to 2018, within cash flow(1), while targeting 17% - 20% year-over-year production growth Mariner East 2 In-service (December 2018) ME2 initial phase in-service on 12/29/18 (capacity to move AR’s 50,000 Bbl/d commitment) AR’s 11,500 Bbl/d ethane sales contract with Borealis was in-service 11/1/2018 and 5,000 Bbl/d ethane contract with Ineos in-service 1/1/2019 with exports out of Marcus Hook, PA on ME1 Hedge Monetizations and Restructuring (December 2018) Generated Proceeds of $357 million to repay debt Resulting hedge portfolio protects price on 100% of 2019 and >50% of 2020 expected natural gas production Share Repurchases (November/December 2018) Repurchased 9.1 million shares (3% of outstanding shares) at an average price of $14.10/share Approximately $470 million remaining in current $600 million share repurchase program Rover Sherwood Lateral In-service (November 2018) Enabled AR to shift ~550 MMcf/d of gas sales from Appalachian Basin pricing to premium Midwest pricing Midstream Simplification (October 2018) Expected to close in 1Q 2019 (subject to the approval of Antero Midstream unitholders and AMGP shareholders), providing AR with at least $300 million in cash depending on the cash election of public AM unitholders 5 Antero Resources January 2019 presentation Stand-alone drilling and completion capital spending at approximately Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow levels assuming $50 per barrel WTI oil and $3.00 per MMBtu NYMEX natural gas prices.

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Antero resources 2019 guidance 2019 Capital Plan and Guidance Stand-alone Consolidated Net Production (Bcfe/d) 3.15 – 3.25 Net Natural Gas Production (Bcf/d) 2.225 – 2.275 Net Liquids Production (Bbl/d) 154,000 – 164,000 Net Oil, C3+ and Ethane Production (Bbl/d) Oil: 8,500 – 9,500 C3+: 97,500 – 102,500 C2: 48,000 – 52,000 Natural Gas Realized Price Differential to Nymex ($/Mcf) $0.15 to $0.20 Premium C3+ NGL Realized Price (% of Nymex WTI) 60% – 65% Cash Production Expense ($/Mcfe)(1) $2.15 – $2.25 $1.65 – $1.75 Marketing Expense ($/Mcfe) $0.175 – $0.225 G&A Expense ($/Mcfe) (before equity-based compensation) $0.10 – $0.14 $0.125 - $0.175 D&C Capital Expenditures ($MM) $1,300 - $1,450 $1,100 - $1,250 Land Capital Expenditures ($MM) $75 – $100 Average Operated Rigs, Average Completion Crews & Operated Wells Completed Rigs: 5 Completion Crews: 4 Wells Completed: 115 – 125 Note: See Appendix for key definitions. 2019 average NYMEX and WTI pricing was $3.00/MMBtu and $50.00/Bbl, respectively. Includes lease operating expense, gathering, compression, processing and transportation expense and production and ad valorem taxes. 6 Released on January 8, 2019

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10% Production CAGR 7 Long-Term Outlook Antero resources long-term outlook <2x Standalone Leverage by 2022 Free Cash Flow Neutrality $50 / $2.85 15% Production CAGR <1x Standalone Leverage by 2021 $2.5 - $3.0 Bn Free Cash Flow $65 / $3.15 Note: Production CAGR ranges apply to midpoint of 2019 production guidance. Based on midpoint of 2019 production guidance. Depending on the commodity price environment, Antero is poised to prudently grow production to maximize free cash flow, ultimately resulting in an appropriate mix of return of capital to shareholders and further deleveraging Production Growth Scenarios (2020 – 2023) 10% Growth CAGR ($50 Oil / $2.85) 15% Growth CAGR ($65 Oil / $3.15) $2.5 - $3.0 Bn Free Cash Flow Generation Oil and Gas Price Assumptions 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 2019 Guidance 2020E 2021E 2022E 2023E Production (MMcfe/d)

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Antero’s NGL Pricing Uplift from Mariner East 2 31 Mont Belvieu Conway Europe Netback 2019 NWE Price ($/Gal) $0.75 Pipeline, Terminal & Shipping Cost (1) $(0.22) NWE Netback $0.53 Blended Conway / MB Netback $0.47 Uplift vs. YTD 2018 Average Differential +$0.06 Asia Netback 2019 FEI Price ($/Gal) $0.84 Pipeline, Terminal & Shipping Cost (1) $(0.29) Asia Netback $0.55 Blended Conway / MB Netback $0.47 Uplift vs. YTD 2018 Average Differential +$0.08 ME2 Rail To Europe NWE Index Rail To Asia FEI Index International Markets Domestic Markets Marcus Hook Antero Blended Netback 2019 Mt. Belvieu Price ($/Gal) $0.65 YTD 2018 Differential $(0.18) MB Netback $0.47 Source: Poten Partners. Prices reflect blended price of propane and butane based on Antero’s ME2 volume commitment. Note: Based on Baltic forward shipping rates and propane strip prices as of 12/31/18. Includes associated port and canal fees and charges. Based on Wall Street research. Antero cost may be lower. Mariner East 2 (“ME2”) Initial Capacity (4Q18): Committed volumes Full Capacity (3Q19): 275 MBbl/d AR Commitments: 35 Mbbl/d C3 15 MBbl/d C4 AR Expansion Rights: 50 Mbbl/d C3/C4 Local Mariner East 2 will allow AR to access international LPG markets and realize a ~$2 to $4/Bbl uplift on its exported barrels 50,000 Bbl/d Mariner East 2 export capability equates to ~$50 to $60 MM of incremental annual cash flow Online 12/29/18 8 Existing Option Natural Gas Liquids Update leading position

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Antero’s First Ethane Export – November 2018 9 Natural Gas Liquids Update leading position Antero’s 11,500 Bpd C2 sales contract with Borealis commenced on November 1, 2018 First ship departed Marcus Hook on November 26th with 337,000 barrels of ethane bound for Borealis’ steam cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden Expect to load ~1 ship per month for duration of 10-year contract

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2019 Hedge Restructuring 10 Antero 2019 Natural Gas Hedge Profile Total hedged volume remains unchanged at 100% of expected natural gas production for 2019 Antero monetized 1.575 Bcf/d of swaps generating approximately $235 MM in proceeds April – December 2019 swaps monetized at attractive NYMEX levels and replaced with collars Puts protect downside at $2.50/MMBtu and calls offset “put” costs while opening up the upside between current strip and call ceiling ranging from $3.31/MMBtu to $3.54/MMBtu 2019 hedge position anchored with 2.33 Bcf/d hedged at $3.62/MMBtu in 1Q 2019 Proceeds utilized for accelerated delevering Sculpted collars for upside and capped downside flat with $2.50/MMbtu puts NYMEX strip as of 12/31/2018. (1) Antero Resources January 2019 presentation 2,330 755 755 755 2,330 2,330 2,330 2,330 $3.14 $2.69 $2.75 $2.83 $3.31 $3.31 $3.54 $2.50 $2.50 $2.50 $3.62 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 $4.50 - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 1Q19 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 Collar Volume Swap Volume NYMEX Strip Price NYMEX Call Price NYMEX Put Price NYMEX Swap Price ( MMcf /d) ($/ MMbtu )

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2020 Hedge Restructuring 11 Antero 2020 Natural Gas Hedge Profile Total hedged volume remains unchanged Antero reset 2020 swaps at slightly lower prices generating approximately $122 MM in proceeds NYMEX swap price reduced from $3.25/MMBtu to $3.00/MMBtu in 2020 No change to overall hedged volumes Proceeds utilized for accelerated delevering Monetize + maintain upside to call price Lower strike price = $120 MM proceeds NYMEX strip as of 12/31/2018. (1) Antero Resources January 2019 presentation (MMcf/d) ($/MMBtu) 1,418 1,418 1,418 1,418 $2.96 $2.51 $2.54 $2.64 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $3.25 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 - 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1Q20 2Q20 3Q20 4Q20 Swap Volume NYMEX Strip Reset NYMEX Swap Price Previous NYMEX Swap Price

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Rover Pipeline Uplift and Optionality 12 Creates further optionality for Marcellus gas to access Chicago & Gulf Coast Markets Rover Phase 2 Sherwood Lateral placed into service in November Rover Pipeline & Unhedged Volume Exposure Uplift Chicago via Rover ($/MMBtu) 2019 Chicago Price ($/MMBtu)(1) $2.69 Approximate Variable Cost $(0.06) Netback Price $2.63 TETCO M2 Price(1) $(2.22) Uplift vs. TETCO M2 $0.41 Gulf Coast via ANR ($/MMbtu) 2019 Gulf Coast Price ($/MMBtu)(1) $2.78 Approximate Variable Cost $(0.04) Netback Price $2.74 TETCO M2 Price(1) $(2.22) Uplift vs. TETCO M2 $0.52 Ability to utilize 800 MMcf/d Rover capacity with both Marcellus production (Sherwood Processing Plant) and Utica production (Seneca Processing Plant) at no additional tariff Rover Phase 1A (in-service) Rover Phase 1B (in-service) Rover Laterals (in-service) Natural Gas Pricing Hub Based on strip pricing as of 12/31/2018. TETCO-M2 price includes $0.14 of variable cost. Antero Resources January 2019 presentation AR 800 MMcf/d FT AR 600 MMcf/d FT Gulf Coast AR 200 MMcf/d FT Chicago

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Note: Local index represents a blend of Dominion South and TETCO M2 pricing. Midwest index represents a blend of Chicago and MichCon pricing. Gulf Coast index represents a blend of Gulf and Nymex-based pricing. 2018 represents YTD actuals through November and projected volumes for December. 2018 pricing assumes a blend of actuals through November and first of month December pricing. 2018E implied premium to Nymex assumes a ~$0.29/Mcf Btu upgrade. 2019E premium to Nymex assumes a $0.30/Mcf Btu upgrade, Antero Firm Transport Index Breakdown Expected Natural Gas Price Realization Improvement ~100% of Antero Gas Is Expected to be Sold in Favorably Priced Markets Beginning December 2018 13 Implied Premium to Nymex(1)(2) +$0.15 +$0.15 - +$0.20 Local Midwest TCO Gulf Coast 2% increase to Gulf Coast Markets 1% increase to Midwest Markets 6% decrease to Local Markets Antero Resources January 2019 presentation 3% increase to TCO Market (1) 58% 60% 15% 18% 18% 19% 9% 3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 2018E 2019E

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Simplification Transaction – A Near Term Catalyst Achieves a “Win-Win-Win” Transaction Across the Antero Family Simplifies the Organizational Structure and Unlocks Shareholder Value Maintains Antero’s Integrated Strategy & Long-Term Outlook Further Aligns the Interest of All Antero Equity Holders and Management Midstream Simplification expected to close in 1Q19 Provides AR with at least $300 million of cash proceeds 14 Antero Resources January 2019 presentation

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Status Quo Structure Antero Simplified Pro Forma Structure Simplified Pro Forma Structure 53% 100% Incentive Distribution Rights (IDRs) Sponsors/ Management Public Public 23% 77% Sponsors/ Management Public 57% 43% 47% 23% 77% 31% Midstream simplification transaction results in one publicly traded midstream entity and better aligns the interests of PE sponsors and management with AR shareholders Eliminates IDRs and the Series B profits interests related to the IDRs AR shareholders and PE sponsors / management will all own the same type of interest in the midstream entity (common stock) Public Public Sponsors/ Management Sponsors/ Management 24% 15 Series B Profits Interest (1) 45% 1) Series B profits interest held by Antero management. New AM 508 MM shares 188 MM units 186 MM shares Antero Resources January 2019 presentation

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Leading NGL Position & Integrated Strategy Drive Peer-Leading Margins

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Largest NGL Producer Undrilled Core Liquids-rich Inventory(1) Top U.S. C2+ NGL Producers - 2019E(2) Antero is the largest NGL producer in the U.S. and controls 40% of the core undrilled liquids-rich locations in Appalachia Over 2.5x Inventory of closest Appalachian competitor Most exposure to NGL prices Based on Antero analysis of undeveloped acreage in the core of the Marcellus and Utica plays. Peers include Ascent, CHK, CNX, CVX, EQT, GPOR, HG, RRC and SWN. Consensus as of 1/2/2019. Percentage of pre-hedge commodity revenues based on 3Q 2018 actuals. 17 Peer Avg. Pre-Hedge NGL % of Product Revenue Natural Gas Liquids Update leading position 2,234 - 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 Undrilled Liquids - Rich Locations 147 37% 16% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 MBbl/d

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Midstream Driving Value for AR Since Inception 18 Takeaway assurance and reliable project execution AM Midstream Buildout Midstream Ownership Benefits Never missed a completion date with fresh water delivery system Unparalleled downstream visibility Attractive return on investment (4.2x ROI for AR) Just-in-time capital investment Antero Clearwater Facility Processing Facility Current Infrastructure Future Infrastructure Future buildout Owning and controlling the infrastructure is critical to sustainable development; Antero Midstream provides a customized midstream solution Integrated business strategy drives peer leading margins midstream driving value

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Antero Midstream At A Glance – Status Quo 19 Market Cap ....... Enterprise Value ......... . LTM Adjusted EBITDA(1) .. % Gathering/Compression % Water .. .. .. .. .. Net Debt/LTM Adj. EBITDA . Corporate Debt Rating . $4.6B $6.1B $665 MM 65% 35% 2.3x Ba2 / BB+ /BBB- Note: Equity market data as of 1/7/2019. Balance sheet data as of 9/30/2018. LTM Adjusted EBITDA as of 9/30/18. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. For additional information regarding this measure, please see “Antero Midstream Non-GAAP Measures” in the Appendix. Antero Midstream January 2019 Presentation AM Highlights AMGP Highlights Market Cap ....... Net Debt/LTM Adj. EBITDA.... $2.4B – Antero Midstream Utica Assets Antero Midstream Marcellus Assets Compressor Station: In Service Antero Clearwater Facility Processing Facility Compressor Station: 2018 Gathering Pipeline Fresh Water Pipeline Stonewall Pipeline Sherwood Processing Facility – 2.0 Bcf/d Existing Capacity Antero Clearwater Treatment Facility 60,000 Bbl/d Capacity Stonewall JV Pipeline New Smithburg JV Processing Facility – Civil Work Under Way

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A Leader in Realized Pricing and Adj. EBITDAX Margins Antero’s integrated strategy has resulted in peer-leading realized prices and margins for 6 straight years and consistent results through price cycles All-in Pricing Realizations ($/Mcfe) Standalone E&P Adj. EBITDAX Margins ($/Mcfe) Source: SEC filings and press releases. Peers include: CNX, COG, EQT, RRC & SWN. +36% vs. Peer Avg. from 2013 - 2018 +28% vs. Peer Avg. from 2013 - 2018 20 Integrated business strategy drives peer leading margins peer leading margins $5.17 $5.10 $4.09 $4.08 $3.61 $3.98 $2.83 $0.00 $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 18 AR Peer Average NYMEX Henry Hub Gas $3.36 $2.97 $2.07 $2.06 $1.61 $1.68 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 18 AR Peer Average

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Antero: Not Just a Natural Gas Producer Liquids-Rich Resource and Scale Diversified Commodity Mix Enhances Shareholder Value Top NGL producer in the U.S. Control Resource Development Mitigate Commodity Risk Just-in-time midstream investment 100% hedged on natural gas in 2019 @ $3.00/MMBtu floor on average Disciplined Focus on Returns $129MM of shares repurchased in 4Q 2018 Maintain Strong Balance Sheet Attractive Long-Term Outlook Peer Leading Margins 22% debt-adjusted growth per share in 2019 Appalachian leader for 6 straight years Ability to generate significant free cash flow <2.2x Pro Forma 9/30/18 Net Debt(1) Shareholder Value Low Cost Liquids-Rich Resource Base Return of Capital 21 See appendix for Non-GAAP items and reconciliation. 1) 9/30/18 net debt pro forma for $357 million hedge monetization. Antero Resources January 2019 presentation

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Appendix

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23 Drilling and Completion Efficiencies Average Lateral Feet per Day Drilling Days Average Lateral Length per Well Completion Stages per Day Liquids resource + capital efficiency = free cash flow cost efficiency drivers 8,206 72% Increase 28% Increase 228% Increase Note: Utica 3Q 2018 results reflect YTD results, as Antero is not operating any rigs in the Utica during 2H18. Note: Percentage increase and decrease arrows represent change in Marcellus data from 2014 to 3Q 2018. Marcellus Down 59% 4,321 2,983 5,169 - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 2018 RECORD Lateral Feet Marcellus Utica 10,407 15,075 11,044 17,445 - 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 2018 RECORD Lateral Feet Marcellus Utica 4.6 5.5 9.0 3.6 10.0 - 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 2018 RECORD Stages per Day Marcellus Utica 12 8 20 10 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2014 2015 2016 2017 3Q 2018 RECORD Drilling Days Marcellus Utica

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Antero Pro Forma Hedge Position 24 Antero Hedge Profile Total proceeds from hedge restructuring of $357 MM in proceeds Monetize + maintain upside to call price 30% Swaps 30% Swaps 30% Swaps 1) Based on 12/31/2018 strip pricing . $2.50 $3.44 appendix pro forma hedge position (MMcf/d) ($/MMBtu) 1,149 1,418 710 850 90 2,330 1,418 710 850 90 $3.48 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $2.91 $2.85 $2.66 $2.61 $2.65 $2.71 $0.00 $0.50 $1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $4.00 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 NYMEX Collar Volume NYMEX Swap Volume NYMEX Swap Price NYMEX Strip Price

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9/30/2018 Debt Maturity Profile Liquidity & Debt Term Structure AR Credit Facility(1) AM Credit Facility AR Senior Notes AM Senior Notes New credit facilities for AR and AM have allowed Antero to extend its average debt maturity out to 2022 25 Appendix consolidated liquidity and balance sheet No maturities until 2021 1) AR debt pro forma for $357 million hedge monetization announced 12/18/18. $1,000 $1,100 $750 $650 $600 $190 $875 $0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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Delevering is Driving Ratings Momentum 26 Appendix Trending towards investment grade Corporate Credit Ratings History Corporate Credit Rating (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) Ba3 / BB- B1 / B+ B2 / B B3 / B- Ba2 / BB Ba1 / BB+ Caa1 / CCC+ / CCC Baa3 / BBB- 2010 Investment Grade Rating: BBB- Fitch Jan. 2018 Stable through commodity price crash Credit Markets Have a Strong Appreciation for Antero Momentum Investment Grade Rating from Fitch (BBB-) & Recent Upgrade from S&P (BB+) Stable Credit Ratings with Consistent Upgrades from the Beginning of the Decade Through the Downturn 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Upgrade to BB+ S&P Feb. 2018 Investment Grade Outlook to Positive Moody’s Feb. 2018 Moody's S&P Fitch

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27 Appendix disclosures & reconciliations Antero Definitions Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAX: Represents net income or loss from continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, before interest expense, interest income, derivative fair value gains or losses (excluding net cash receipts or payments on derivative instruments included in derivative fair value gains or losses), taxes, impairment, depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion, exploration expense, franchise taxes, equity-based compensation, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt, and gain or loss on sale of assets. Consolidated Adjusted EBITDAX also includes distributions from unconsolidated affiliates and excludes equity in earnings or losses of unconsolidated affiliates. See “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” for additional detail. Consolidated Adjusted Operating Cash Flow: Represents net cash provided by operating activities before changes in current assets and liabilities. See “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” for additional detail. Consolidated Drilling & Completion Capital: Represents drilling and completion capital as reported in AR’s consolidated cash flow statements (i.e., fees paid to AM for water handling and treatment are eliminated upon consolidation and only operating costs associated with water handling and treatment are capitalized). F&D Cost: Represents current D&C cost per 1,000’ lateral divided by net EUR per 1,000’ lateral assuming 85% NRI in Marcellus and 81% NRI in Utica. There is no directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP for F&D Cost and therefore, a reconciliation to GAAP is not practicable. Free Cash Flow: Represents Stand-alone Adjusted operating cash flow, less Stand-alone E&P Drilling and Completion capital, less Land Maintenance capital. See “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” for additional detail. Land Maintenance Capital: Represents leasehold capital expenditures required to achieve targeted working interest percentage of 95% for 5-year development plan (i.e. historical average working interest), plus renewals associated with 5-year development plan. Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX: Represents income or loss from continuing operations as reported in the Parent column of AR’s guarantor footnote to its financial statements before interest expense, interest income, derivative fair value gains or losses from exploration and production and marketing (excluding net cash receipts or payments on derivative instruments included in derivative fair value gains or losses), impairment, depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion, exploration expense, franchise taxes, equity-based compensation, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on sale of assets, and gain or loss on changes in the fair value of contingent acquisition consideration. Stand-alone E&P Adjusted EBITDAX also includes distributions received from limited partner interests in Antero Midstream common units. See “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” for additional detail. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow: Represents net cash provided by operating activities as reported in the Parent column of AR’s guarantor footnote to its financial statements before changes in current assets and liabilities, plus the AM cash distributions payable to AR, plus the earn out payments expected from Antero Midstream associated with the water drop down transaction that occurred in 2015. See “Antero Non-GAAP Measures” on slide 35 for additional detail. Stand-alone Drilling & Completion Capital: Represents drilling and completion capital as reported in the Parent column of AR’s guarantor footnote to its financial statements and includes 100% of fees paid to AM for water handling and treatment and excludes operating costs associated with AM’s Water Handling and Treatment segment).

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28 Antero Non-GAAP Measures Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Free Cash Flow as presented in this release and defined by the Company represents Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow, less Stand-alone Drilling and Completion capital, less Land Maintenance Capital. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow represents net cash provided by operating activities that will be reported in the Parent column of Antero’s guarantor footnote to its financial statements before changes in working capital items. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow is widely accepted by the investment community as a financial indicator of an oil and gas company’s ability to generate cash to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service debt. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow is also useful because it is widely used by professional research analysts in valuing, comparing, rating and providing investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. In turn, many investors use this published research in making investment decisions. Management believes that Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow are useful indicators of the company’s ability to internally fund its activities and to service or incur additional debt on a Stand-alone basis. Management believes that changes in current assets and liabilities, which are excluded from the calculation of these measures, relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements and therefore may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred and generally do not have a material impact on the ability of the company to fund its operations. There are significant limitations to using Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow as measures of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect the company’s net income on a Stand-alone basis, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow reported by different companies. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow do not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, land acquisitions and lease renewals, other capital expenditures, working capital, income taxes, exploration expenses, and other commitments and obligations. Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow are not measures of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activities, as an indicator of cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity. Total Debt, Net Debt and Stand-alone Net Debt Net Debt is calculated as total debt less cash and cash equivalents. Management uses Consolidated Net Debt and Stand-alone Net Debt to evaluate its financial position, including its ability to service its debt obligations. Appendix disclosures & reconciliations

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29 Antero Non-GAAP Measures Continued Adjusted EBITDAX and Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX Adjusted EBITDAX as defined by the Company represents net income or loss, including noncontrolling interests, before interest expense, interest income, derivative fair value gains or losses, but including net cash receipts or payments on derivative instruments included in derivative fair value gains or losses, taxes, impairments, depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion, exploration expense, equity-based compensation, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt, and gain or loss on sale of assets. Adjusted EBITDAX also includes distributions from unconsolidated affiliates and excludes equity in earnings or losses of unconsolidated affiliates. Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX as defined by the Company represents income or loss as reported in the Parent column of Antero's guarantor footnote to its financial statements before interest expense, interest income, gains or losses from commodity derivatives and marketing derivatives, but including net cash receipts or payments on derivative instruments included in derivative gains or losses, income taxes, impairments, depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion, exploration expense, equity-based compensation, gain or loss on early extinguishment of debt, gain or loss on sale of assets, equity in earnings or loss of Antero Midstream and gain or loss on changes in the fair value of contingent acquisition consideration. Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX also includes distributions received from limited partner interests in Antero Midstream common units. The GAAP financial measure nearest to Adjusted EBITDAX is net income or loss including noncontrolling interest that will be reported in Antero's condensed consolidated financial statements. The GAAP financial measure nearest to Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX is Stand-alone net income or loss that will be reported in the Parent column of Antero's guarantor footnote to its financial statements. While there are limitations associated with the use of Adjusted EBITDAX and Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX described below, management believes that these measures are useful to an investor in evaluating the company's financial performance because these measures: are widely used by investors in the oil and gas industry to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items excluded from the calculation of such term, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired, among other factors; helps investors to more meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of Antero's operations (both on a consolidated and Stand-alone basis) from period to period by removing the effect of its capital structure from its operating structure; and is used by management for various purposes, including as a measure of Antero's operating performance (both on a consolidated and Stand-alone basis), in presentations to the company's board of directors, and as a basis for strategic planning and forecasting. Adjusted EBITDAX is also used by the board of directors as a performance measure in determining executive compensation. Adjusted EBITDAX, as defined by our credit facility, is used by our lenders pursuant to covenants under our revolving credit facility and the indentures governing the company's senior notes. There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDAX and Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX as measures of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect the company's net income on a consolidated and Stand-alone basis, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDAX reported by different companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDAX and Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX provide no information regarding a company's capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures, and working capital movement or tax position. Antero has not included reconciliations of Stand-alone Adjusted Operating Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow to their nearest GAAP financial measures because it cannot do so without unreasonable effort and any attempt to do so would be inherently imprecise. Appendix disclosures & reconciliations

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Antero Resources Standalone Adjusted EBITDAX Reconciliation Stand-alone LTM Adjusted EBITDAX Reconciliation Appendix disclosures & reconciliations 30 Stand-alone Twelve months ended September 30, (in thousands) 2018 Net income attributable to Antero Resources Corporation $ 210,898 Commodity derivative fair value gains (334,617) Gains on settled commodity derivatives 344,917 Marketing derivative fair value gains (72,687) Gains on settled marketing derivatives 78,098 Interest expense 219,206 Loss on early extinguishment of debt 1,205 Income tax benefit (397,638) Depletion, depreciation, amortization, and accretion 787,598 Impairment of unproved properties 482,568 Impairment of gathering systems and facilities 4,470 Exploration expense 7,050 Gain on change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration (15,645) Equity-based compensation expense 57,496 Equity in (earnings) loss of Antero Midstream 92,545 Distributions from Antero Midstream 149,292 Adjusted EBITDAX $ 1,614,756

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Antero Resources Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX Per Mcfe Appendix disclosures & reconciliations 31 Stand-alone Adjusted EBITDAX per Mcfe Reconciliation (Annual) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1Q2018 2Q2018 3Q2018 ($/Mcfe) Natural Gas, Oil, Ethane and NGL sales 4.31 $ 4.74 $ 2.53 $ 2.60 $ 3.35 $ 3.56 $ 3.35 $ 3.70 $ Realized commodity derivative gains (losses) 0.86 $ 0.37 $ 1.57 $ 1.48 $ 0.26 $ 0.47 $ 0.42 $ 0.28 $ Distributions from Antero Midstream - $ - $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.16 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.16 $ All-In E&P Revenue 5.17 $ 5.10 $ 4.27 $ 4.25 $ 3.77 $ 4.21 $ 3.94 $ 4.15 $ Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation 1.25 $ 1.46 $ 1.56 $ 1.70 $ 1.75 $ 1.80 $ 1.79 $ 1.77 $ Production and ad valorem taxes 0.24 0.23 0.14 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.11 0.12 Lease operating expenses 0.05 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.11 0.15 0.14 0.14 Net Marketing Expense / (Gain) - 0.14 0.23 0.16 0.13 (0.27) 0.30 0.31 General and administrative (before equity-based compensation) 0.26 0.23 0.20 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.14 Total E&P Cash Costs 1.81 $ 2.14 $ 2.20 $ 2.19 $ 2.26 $ 1.93 $ 2.48 $ 2.48 $ E&P EBITDAX Margin (All-In) 3.36 $ 2.96 $ 2.07 $ 2.06 $ 1.61 $ 2.28 $ 1.46 $ 1.68 $ Production Volumes (Bcfe) 191 368 545 676 822 214 229 250 $ Millions Natural Gas, Oil, Ethane and NGL sales 821 $ 1,741 $ 1,379 $ 1,757 $ 2,751 $ 762 $ 768 $ 925 $ Realized commodity derivative gains (losses) 164 136 857 1,003 214 101 96 71 Distributions from Antero Midstream 89 112 132 36 39 41 All-In E&P Revenue 985 $ 1,877 $ 2,324 $ 2,872 $ 3,097 $ 900 $ 903 $ 1,037 $ Gathering, compression, processing, and transportation 239 537 853 1,146 1,441 384 410 443 Production and ad valorem taxes 46 86 77 69 91 25 25 29 Lease operating expenses 9 28 36 51 94 31 32 35 Net Marketing Expense / (Gain) - 50 123 106 108 (59) 69 78 General and administrative (before equity-based compensation) 50 86 108 110 119 31 33 34 Total E&P Cash Costs 345 $ 786 $ 1,196 $ 1,483 $ 1,853 $ 413 $ 569 $ 619 $

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Antero Midstream Non-GAAP Measures 32 The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended September 30, 2018 as used in this presentation (in thousands): The following table reconciles consolidated total debt to consolidated net debt (“Net Debt”) as used in this presentation (in thousands): September 30, 2018 Bank credit facility $ 875,000 5.375% AM senior notes due 2024 650,000 Net unamortized debt issuance costs (8,146) Consolidated total debt $ 1,516,854 Cash and cash equivalents — Consolidated net debt $ 1,516,854 Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2018 Net income $ 401,491 Interest expense 53,307 Impairment of property and equipment expense 29,202 Depreciation expense 138,279 Accretion of contingent acquisition consideration 15,644 Accretion of asset retirement obligations 101 Equity-based compensation 23,453 Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate (35,139) Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates 39,735 Gain on sale of asset – Antero Resources (583) Adjusted EBITDA $ 665,490 Appendix disclosures & reconciliations

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