8-K

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 25, 2019

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38075	61-1748605
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS 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:

oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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

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	AM	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 o

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. o

Item 8.01Other Events.

On June 25, 2019, Antero Midstream Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing that the Company’s indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, Antero Midstream Partners LP and Antero Midstream Finance Corporation, intend to commence a private offering of senior notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). Net proceeds from the offering of the Notes are intended to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under Antero Midstream Partners LP’s credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). As of May 31, 2019, a total of $1.25 billion was outstanding under the Credit Facility.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. The notes will not initially be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities law and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)   Exhibits.

EXHIBIT	DESCRIPTION
99.1	Antero Midstream Corporation press release dated June 25, 2019.

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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 MIDSTREAM CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Glen C. Warren, Jr.
	Glen C. Warren, Jr.
	President and Secretary

Dated: June 25, 2019

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Antero Midstream Announces Launch of $600 Million Offering of Senior Notes

Denver, Colorado, June 25, 2019—Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) (“Antero Midstream”) announced today that Antero Midstream Partners LP (“Antero Midstream Partners”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Antero Midstream, subject to market conditions, intends to offer $600 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) in a private placement to eligible purchasers.

Antero Midstream Partners intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its credit facility.  The securities to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the securities may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes are expected to be eligible for trading by qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a sale of, the Notes or any other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

This release includes “forward-looking statements.”  Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are not under Antero Midstream’s or Antero Midstream Partners’ control.  All statements, except for statements of historical fact, made in this release regarding activities, events or developments Antero Midstream and Antero Midstream Partners expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future, such as statements regarding the proposed offering and the intended use of proceeds, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release.  Although Antero Midstream and Antero Midstream Partners believe that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there is no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved.  Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements.  Antero Midstream and Antero Midstream Partners expressly disclaim any obligation to and do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Antero Midstream and Antero Midstream Partners caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Antero Midstream’s or Antero Midstream Partners’ control, incident to our business.  These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services, environmental risks, drilling and other operating risks, regulatory changes, the uncertainty inherent in estimating natural gas and oil reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, and the other risks described under the heading “Item 1A.  Risk Factors” in Antero Midstream’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Antero Midstream Corporation is a Delaware corporation that owns, operates and develops midstream gathering, compression, processing and fractionation assets located in West Virginia and Ohio, as well as integrated water assets that primarily service Antero Resources Corporation’s properties. Antero Midstream’s website is located at www.anteromidstream.com.  For more information, contact Michael Kennedy — CFO of Antero Midstream Corporation, at (303) 357-6782 or mkennedy@anteroresources.com.