ANTERO RESOURCES Corp 8-K

What Happened
On February 9, 2026, Antero Resources Corporation filed a Form 8-K disclosing it issued a conditional notice of full redemption for its 7.625% senior notes due 2029. If the stated conditions are met, the Company will redeem all outstanding notes on February 24, 2026 at a redemption price of 101.271% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. As of February 9, 2026, $365,353,000 aggregate principal amount of the notes remained outstanding. The redemption is conditioned on the closing of the Company’s divestiture of substantially all Ohio Utica Shale assets and on the board not resolving that redemption is no longer advisable; the Redemption Date may be delayed and there is no assurance the redemption will be consummated. This filing is a Regulation FD disclosure and does not itself constitute a notice of redemption.

Key Details

• Issued conditional notice on February 9, 2026 for full redemption of 7.625% senior notes due 2029.
• Redemption Date (if conditions met): February 24, 2026.
• Redemption price: 101.271% of principal plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but excluding) the redemption date.
• Aggregate principal outstanding as of Feb 9, 2026: $365,353,000.
• Conditions precedent: closing of the Ohio Utica Shale divestiture and the board not having determined the redemption is no longer advisable; redemption may be delayed or may not occur.

Why It Matters
If completed, the transaction would retire the entire $365.35M principal amount of these 2029 notes at a small premium to par, with bondholders receiving cash at the stated redemption price plus accrued interest. The company has tied the redemption to the closing of a major asset divestiture, so investors should watch updates on that sale and any subsequent notices from the company—if the sale does not close or the board reverses course, the redemption may be delayed or cancelled. Bondholders and equity investors may be affected differently: bondholders would receive cash at redemption, while shareholders could see changes in the company’s debt profile depending on whether the notes are retired.