Antero Resources (AR) Form 3 ANTERO RESOURCES / Michael N. Kennedy ownership change

SEC Form 3

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Kennedy Michael N.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1615 WYNKOOP STREET

(Street)

DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANTERO RESOURCES Corp [ AR ]

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 of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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

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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

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

	/s/ Alvyn A. Schopp, as attorney-in-fact for Michael N. Kennedy	01/07/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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