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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RADY PAUL M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANTERO RESOURCES Corp [AR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 1615 WYNKOOP STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/15/2017 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/15/2017   F   29,914 (1) D $ 22.06 10,612,871 (2) D   Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/15/2017   A   59,497 (3) A $ 0 10,672,368 (2) D   Common stock, par value $0.01 per share               5,282,518 (4) I See footnote (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RADY PAUL M 1615 WYNKOOP STREET DENVER, CO 80202	X		See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Alvyn A. Schopp, as attorney-in-fact for Paul M. Rady		04/18/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In connection with the vesting of shares 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 April 13, 2017.
(2)	Includes 310,039 shares of common stock subject to previously granted restricted stock unit awards that remain subject to vesting.
(3)	Common stock subject to a restricted stock unit award that vests 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.
(4)	Includes 2,820,806 shares of common stock held by Salisbury Investment Holdings LLC ("Salisbury") and 2,461,712 shares of ommon stock held by Mockingbird Investment, LLC ("Mockingbird"). The Reporting Person owns a 95% limited liability company interest in Salisbury and his spouse owns the remaining 5%. The Reporting Person owns a 3.68% limited liability company interest in Mockingbird, and a trust under his control owns the remaining 96.32%. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by Salisbury and Mockingbird except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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