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FORM 4

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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P.

听 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	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO.,听450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2016

(Street)

NEW YORK,听NY听10017

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/01/2016	听	S	听	4,751,186	D	$ 21.502	26,533,286	D	听
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/01/2016	听	S	听	137,716	D	$ 21.502	769,080	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/01/2016	听	S	听	13,777	D	$ 21.502	76,903	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁷⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	听Director	听10% Owner	听Officer	听Other
Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听 X	听 X	听	听
Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听 X	听 X	听	听
WARBURG PINCUS & CO. C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听 X	听 X	听	听
KAYE CHARLES R C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听	听 X	听	听
Landy Joseph P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听	听 X	听	听
Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听 X	听 X	听	听
WARBURG PINCUS LLC C/O WARBURG PINCUS & CO. 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK,听NY听10017	听	听 X	听	听

Signatures

听WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY VIII, L.P. By: Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P., its general partner By: Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC, its general partner By: Warburg Pincus & Co., its managing member By: Name: Robert B. Knauss Title: Partner		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P. By: Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC, its general partner By: Warburg Pincus Co., its managing member By: Name: Robert B Knauss Title: Partner		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听WARBURG PINCUS PARTNERS GP LLC By: Warburg Pincus & Co., its managing member By: Name: Robert B Knauss Title: Partner		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听Warburg Pincus LLC By: Name: Robert B. Knauss Title: Managing Director		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听WARBURG PINCUS & CO. By: Name: Robert B Knauss Title: Partner		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听CHARLES R. KAYE By: Robert B Knauss, attorney-in-fact		听 03/02/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
听JOSEPH P. LANDY By: Robert B Knauss, attorney-in-fact		听 03/02/2016
^**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)	This Form 4 is filed on behalf of Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP VIII", and together with its two affiliated partnerships, Warburg Pincus Netherlands Private Equity VIII C.V. I, a company formed under the laws of the Netherlands ("WP VIII CV I"), and WP-WPVIII Investors, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP-WPVIII Investors"), collectively, the "WP VIII Funds").
(2)	WP-WPVIII Investors GP L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP-WPVIII GP"), is the general partner of WP-WPVIII Investors. WPP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("WPP GP"), is the general partner of WP-WPVIII GP. Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP Partners"), is (i) the managing member of WPP GP, and (ii) the general partner of WP VIII and WP VIII CV I. Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("WP Partners GP"), is the general partner of WP Partners.
(3)	Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership ("WP"), is the managing member of WP Partners GP. Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company ("WP LLC"), is the manager of the WP VIII Funds. Charles R. Kaye and Joseph P. Landy are each Managing General Partners of WP and Managing Members and Co-Chief Executive Officers of WP LLC and may be deemed to control the Warburg Pincus Entities (as defined below). Messrs. Kaye and Landy disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares held by the Warburg Pincus Entities. Each of Messrs. Kaye and Landy, together with the WP VIII Funds, WP VIII Investors GP, WPP GP, WP Partners, WP Partners GP, WP and WP LLC are collectively referred to herein as the "Warburg Pincus Entities".
(4)	Certain affiliates of the Warburg Pincus Entities, Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., a Delaware limitation partnership ("WP X"), Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP X Partners"), and Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WP X O&G"), also hold common stock ("Common Stock") of ng娱乐 Resources Corporation (the "Issuer") and report on a separate Form 4. There have been no changes in ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer held by WP X, WP X Partners or WP X O&G. WP X currently owns 11,790,102 share of Common Stock of the Issuer. WP X Partners currently owns 1,758,730 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. WP X O&G currently owns 43,158,261 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The Warburg Pincus Entities, Messrs. Kaye and Landy each disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by WP X, WP X Partners and WP X O&G.
(5)	By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Warburg Pincus Entities and certain affiliates may be deemed to be beneficial owners of 27,379,269 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held collectively by the WP VIII Funds. The Warburg Pincus Entities and such affiliates disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock of the Issuer except to the extent of their direct pecuniary interest therein. The WP VIII Funds, WP Partners, WP Partners GP and WP are directors-by-deputization solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Information with respect to each of the Warburg Pincus Entities is given solely by such Warburg Pincus Entity, and no Warburg Pincus Entity has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Warburg Pincus Entity.
(6)	Common Stock is held directly by WP VIII CV I.
(7)	Common Stock is held directly by WP-WPVIII Investors.
听 Remarks: ***The听Power听of听Attorney听given听by听each听of听Mr.听Kaye听and听Mr.听Landy听was听previously听filed听with听the听U.S.听Securities听&听Exchange听Commission听on听January听15,听2013听as听an听exhibit听to听a听statement听on听Schedule听13D/A听filed听by听Warburg听Pincus听Private听Equity听X,听L.P.听with听respect听to听Talon听Therapeutics,听Inc.听and听is听hereby听incorporated听by听reference.

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