UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2013

 

ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36120

 

80-0162034

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1625 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 357-7310

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01                   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On October 21, 2013, Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Ninth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”).  The Amendment amended the Company’s Credit Agreement to decrease the aggregate lender commitments thereunder from $1.75 billion to $1.5 billion. The $2.0 billion borrowing base under the Credit Agreement was not modified in connection with the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03                   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 concerning the Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01                   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

10.1

 

Ninth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2013, among Antero Resources Corporation, as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

 

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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: October 22, 2013

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

10.1

 

Ninth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2013, among Antero Resources Corporation, as Borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Borrower, as Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

 

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