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): June 3, 2026

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) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1615 Wynkoop 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:

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 Per Share AR New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 3, 2026, at the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Antero Resources Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders were requested to (i) elect two Class I members of the Board to serve until the Company’s 2029 annual meeting of stockholders; (ii) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026; and (iii) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. Each of these items is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2026.

The results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1 - Election of Class I Directors: Votes regarding the persons elected as Class I directors were as follows:

Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes
Brenda R. Schroer 215,882,118 20,125,803 27,230,200
Thomas B. Tyree, Jr. 202,552,613 33,455,308 27,230,200

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP: The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
259,193,326 3,761,323 283,472 0

Proposal No. 3 — Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers: The voting results were as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
224,923,971 10,613,627 470,323 27,230,200

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.
Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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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/ Brendan E. Krueger
Brendan E. Krueger
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer

Dated: June 4, 2026