X0306 4 2018-02-08 0 0001433270 ANTERO RESOURCES Corp AR 0001586800 McNeilly Ward D. 1615 WYNKOOP STREET DENVER CO 80202 0 1 0 0 See Remarks Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 2018-02-08 4 F 0 8715 17.02 D 260186 D Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 2018-02-08 4 M 0 9722 A 269908 D Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 2018-02-08 4 F 0 2818 17.02 D 267090 D Performance share units 2018-02-08 4 M 0 9722 D Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 9722 90556 D In connection with the vesting of restricted stock units pursuant to the Antero Resources Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Issuer withheld shares that would otherwise have been issued to the Reporting Person to satisfy its tax withholding obligations. The number of shares withheld was determined based on the closing price per share on February 8, 2018. Includes 104,175 shares of common stock subject to previously granted restricted stock unit awards that remain subject to vesting. Each performance share unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon the achievement of performance metrics established by the compensation committee of the Issuer's board of directors tied to the 10-day weighted average stock price of the Issuer's common stock and satisfaction of certain time-based vesting conditions during the period beginning on the date of grant and ending on the fifth anniversary thereof. In connection with the vesting of performance share units pursuant to the Antero Resources Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Issuer withheld shares that would otherwise have been issued to the Reporting Person to satisfy its tax withholding obligations. The number of shares withheld was determined based on the closing price per share on February 8, 2018. Includes options to purchase 22,500 shares of common stock, including options to purchase 11,250 shares of common stock that are vested and exercisable and options to purchase 11,250 shares of common stock that vest and become exercisable in two equal installments on the next two anniversaries of the grant date so long as the Reporting Person remains continuously employed by the Issuer through each such anniversary date. Each option to purchase common stock expires ten years from the date of grant, or April 15, 2025. Includes 68,056 performance share units that represent a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock upon the achievement of performance metrics established by the compensation committee of the Issuer's board of directors tied to the 10-day weighted average stock price of the Issuer's common stock and satisfaction of certain time-based vesting conditions during the period beginning on the date of grant and ending on the fifth anniversary thereof. Senior Vice President - Reserves, Planning and Midstream /s/ Alvyn A. Schopp, as attorney-in-fact for Ward D. McNeilly 2018-02-12