Document:

Exhibit
4.28

 

 

Hosting
Service Contract of Cloud Computing Devices 

 

Party
A:

Contact
person:

Contact
Number:

Address:

Email:

Party
B:

Contact
Person:

Address:

Contact
Number:

Email:

 

Considering
that: 

 

Party
A provides Party B with hosting service of big data and cloud computing devices, both parties conclude this Contract in light
of the principle of voluntariness, equality and friendly consultation and will abide by it.

 

Article
I Entrustment 

 

Party
B hereby entrusts Party A to provide equipment management service to Party B, and Party A accepts the entrustment of Party B.

 

Article
II Term of Contract 

 

The
term of this Contract is from          , 2020 to        , 2021. Within sixty days before this Contract expires, both parties shall consult with
each other about renewal of this Contract, and if there is no written objection notice, this Contract will be renewed for one
year automatically.

 

Article
III Service Content 

 

1.       Party
A provides Party B with the hosting space, to be used for operation of big data and cloud computing devices of Party B.

 

2.       Party
A provides Party B with professional facility management and device maintenance services.

 

Article
IV Service Charges 

 

		1.	Party
                                         A shall calculate the total electricity actually consumed every month according to the
                                         design power consumption of hosted devices of Party B and charge Party B for hosting
                                         service fees in accordance with the agreed power consumption expense standard and payment
                                         cycle confirmed by both parties. Both parties confirm that the agreed power consumption
                                         expense standard of hosted devices of Party B shall be calculated according to the standard
                                         of RMB Yuan/kilowatt hour, added with 3% of loss. If the quotation of whole hosting market
                                         changes, both parties can adjust the service fees through friendly consultation.

 

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		2.	Party
                                         A’s hosting service shall be paid according to the actual power consumption:

 

		1)	Both
                                         parties confirm that the hosting service fee shall be settled every ten natural days,
                                         and the hosting service fee shall be settled every ten natural days of equipment operation.
                                         Party A shall send the bill of hosting service fee of current period to Party B on time,
                                         and Party B shall pay the fee within three days after receiving Party A’s notice;
                                         if Party B fails to pay the fee promptly, Party A will power off the equipment, and the
                                         lost hosting service fee of party A during the power outage shall be fully complemented
                                         by Party B. Meanwhile, Party A has the right to select and switch the hash rate of Party
                                         B’s equipment.

 

		2)	The
                                         above prices include taxes.

 

		3.	The
                                         beneficiary account of Party A and Party B shall be subject to the account information
                                         further notified by both parties in written form.

 

Article
V Party A’s Rights and Obligations 

 

		1.	Party
                                         A shall provide Party B with mainframe site, power support, broadband network support,
                                         security monitoring, mainframe management and troubleshooting and assist Party B or the
                                         manufacturer to conduct maintenance and other hosting services. However, Party A’
                                         service does not include maintenance service, and if Party B’s machine and equipment
                                         go wrong or are damaged, Party B shall be responsible for repair and maintenance of the
                                         machine and equipment by itself, and fully bear the losses and related costs. If Party
                                         B needs Party A to provide the above services, Party B shall get the approval of Party
                                         A, and pay related expenses to Party A.

 

		2.	Party
                                         A shall conduct daily monitoring for hosted devices of Party B, so as to guarantee stable
                                         operation of hosted devices, except under one of the following circumstances:

 

	 	1)	The
                                         situation that is caused by failure of physical and electrical equipment of Party B;
                                         The situation that is caused by hacker, computer virus and mass emails;

	 	2)	The
                                         situation that an exception occurs to the hosted device and the problem still cannot
                                         be solved by Party A’s staff through operation according to the operation manual;

	 	3)	The
                                         situation that is caused by temporary control of the government or security department;

	 	4)	The
                                         situation that is caused by the force majeure event.

 

		3.	Party
                                         A has the right to upgrade and replace related equipment according to the needs of its
                                         business, but it shall notify Party B’s staff in written form three workdays in
                                         advance.

 

		4.	For
                                         long-term stable operation of the machine room, the data center shall conduct regular
                                         inspection, maintenance, service and troubleshooting of the infrastructure, at a time
                                         interval not exceeding 5% of the term of contract, and during such period, the power
                                         supply and network shall be cut off.

 

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		5.	In
                                         the process of supervision and maintenance of the hosted devices by Party A, if any exception
                                         occurs to the entrusted devices, Party A shall carry out maintenance according to the
                                         operation manual within 24 hours; if the problem still cannot be solved, Party A shall
                                         notify Party B within 48 hours and repair the equipment according to Party B’s
                                         guidance or cooperate with Party B to carry out equipment maintenance.

 

		6.	Party
                                         A agrees and promises that, without Party B’s prior consent, Party A shall not
                                         change or transfer the entrusted devices, and not sell, lease or pledge the hosted devices.

 

Article
VI Party B’s Rights and Obligations 

 

		1.	Party
                                         B shall inform Party A of the arriving time and quantity of equipment five days in advance,
                                         and the equipment can enter the site only after Party B obtains Party A’s approval.
                                         Party B shall pay labor costs of RMB 10 Yuan/unit to Party A every time the equipment
                                         is put on the shelves or taken off the shelves, which shall be completed by Party A’s
                                         personnel. Party B shall bear the freight generated from transportation of equipment.

 

		2.	Party
                                         B shall make full payment of related costs according to the agreed time, and not delay
                                         payment of related costs for any reason.

 

		3.	After
                                         termination of this Contract, or if Party B’s hosted devices need to be shut down,
                                         taken off from the shelves and transferred to other site for operation according to the
                                         management requirements of the data center, Party B shall finish taking the arithmetic
                                         facilities off the shelves and moving them away within three days, or Party A has the
                                         right to do it on behalf of Party B, and the losses arising from it shall be borne by
                                         Party B.

 

		4.	If
                                         the downtime of the data center exceeds 5% of the contract duration, Party B shall have
                                         the right to terminate the Contract in advance and evacuate the servers and other hosted
                                         devices and Party A may not obstruct it for any reason.

 

Article
VII Management of Equipment 

 

		1.	When
                                         Party B’s machines and equipment enter Party A’s facilities, both parties
                                         shall sign the equipment handover list, and confirm the information such as quantity,
                                         model and specification of equipment, which shall be subject to the confirmation sheet
                                         for the receipt of Party A’s devices delivered by Party A

 

		2.	If
                                         Party B needs to sell or transfer the hosted servers, Party B shall inform Party A one
                                         month in advance, and after it is approved by Party A, Party A shall cooperate with Party
                                         B to sell or transfer the hosted servers.

 

		3.	Only
                                         after both parties terminate this Contract and Party B settles all costs, can Party B
                                         take back the machine and equipment from Party A’s site.

 

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Article
VIII Dissolution and Termination of Contract and Liability for Breach of Contract 

 

		1.	After
                                         this Contract takes effect, without written approval of both parties, neither party may
                                         dissolve or modify this Contract.

 

		2.	If
                                         a party does not fulfill or seriously violates its obligations specified in this Contract
                                         and causes it impossible to fulfill this Contract or causes heavy losses to the other
                                         party, the default party shall compensate the losses incurred to the observant party.

 

		3.	If
                                         Party B fails to pay the hosting service fees according to the agreement of this Contract,
                                         Party A has the right to cut off the power supply of Party B’s machine and equipment
                                         or switch the hash rate, and for each day of delay, Party B shall pay the liquidated
                                         damage of one thousandth of the overdue amount to Party A. If the delay exceeds fifteen
                                         days, Party A has the right to dissolve this Contract.

 

Article
IX Exemption Clause 

 

		1.	Party
                                         B shall make independent judgment and decision for entrusted matters, and the losses
                                         that is caused by the decisions made by Party B according to opinions, suggestions and
                                         schemes provided by Party A and is not caused for the reason of Party A’s negligence
                                         shall be borne by Party B.

 

		2.	If
                                         this Contract cannot be fulfilled as agreed on due to the force majeure (including without
                                         limitation the war, disturbance, natural disaster, levy, confiscation, change of laws,
                                         regulations and policies, industrial issues or all parties suffering losses or failing
                                         to continue cooperation due to related mandatory provisions, requirements or measures
                                         (including without limitation power supply departments stopping supplying power or limiting
                                         power consumption, etc.) of the government, power supply competent departments, failure
                                         of 220KV transformer substations and higher-level substations, interruption of services
                                         by network operators, and other significant events or emergencies), both parties will
                                         bear no responsibility.

 

Article
X Confidentiality 

 

		1.	Both
                                         parties to this Contract promise that they will strictly keep secret the confidential
                                         information of both parties and use it only for the purpose of fulfilling this Contract;
                                         without the other party’s prior consent, neither party may disclose the confidential
                                         information to any third party. The confidential information contains business information
                                         such as both parties’ operation situation, customer list and exclusive knowledge,
                                         as well as this Contract and all clauses and information under this Contract. After this
                                         Contract is terminated or dissolved, both parties shall still undertake the obligation
                                         of confidentiality.

 

		2.	If
                                         losses are caused due to disclosure of secrets, the disclosing party shall bear corresponding
                                         liability for compensation. If the losses incurred are difficult to be calculated, it
                                         shall be calculated as RMB 200,000 Yuan.

 

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Article
XI Applicable Laws and Dispute Resolution 

 

		1.	The
                                         legal meaning, effect and performance of this Contract shall be governed by laws of the
                                         People’s Republic of China and be interpreted in accordance with these laws.

 

		2.	All
                                         disputes related to or caused by this Contract shall be solved by both parties through
                                         friendly consultation first. Both parties further agree that, if any dispute related
                                         to signing and performance of this Contract cannot be solved through consultation and
                                         mediation, either party may file a lawsuit to the people’s court at the location
                                         of this project.

 

Article
XII Modification and Appendixes 

 

Any
correction, modification, replacement or change of this Contract must be made in written form, and be signed by both parties.
The supplementary contracts or appendixes signed by both parties will be part of this Contract.

 

Article
XIII Entry into Force 

 

This
Contract is in duplicate, with each party holding one copy and it will take effect after it is signed by both parties. Each copy
has the same legal effect.

 

Party
A:

 

Authorized
Representative (Signature):

 

,
2020

 

Party
B:

 

Authorized
Representative (Signature):

 

 

,
2020

 

 

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5Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION,
As Issuer and Parent Guarantor,
MONROE PIPELINE LLC and ANTERO SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS LLC,
as Subsidiary Guarantors,
ANTERO MINERALS LLC and MU MARKETING LLC,
as the New Guarantors,
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of June 3, 2020
to Indenture
dated as of November 5, 2013
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021
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This Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2020 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), is among Antero Minerals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and MU Marketing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together, the “New Guarantors” and each, a “New Guarantor”), Antero Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer and Parent Guarantor”), the other guarantors named herein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer and Parent Guarantor and the Trustee are parties to an indenture, dated as of November 5, 2013 (the “Base Indenture”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000,000 of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 of the Issuer (the “Securities”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 31, 2013, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2014, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 24, 2014, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 21, 2015, and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 12, 2019 (the Base Indenture, as so supplemented, the “Indenture”);
WHEREAS, Section 3.11 of the Base Indenture provides that after the Issue Date the Parent Guarantor is required to cause (a) each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor (other than a Foreign Subsidiary) formed or acquired after the Issue Date and (b) any other Domestic Subsidiary (except the Issuer and Parent Guarantor) that is not already a Subsidiary Guarantor that guarantees any Indebtedness of the Issuer and Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Subsidiary will unconditionally guarantee, on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee, the New Guarantors, the other Guarantors and the Issuer and Parent Guarantor are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture, without the consent of any Securityholder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the Issuer and Parent Guarantor, the other Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:
ARTICLE I
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Definitions
SECTION 1.1    Defined Terms.  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used herein as therein defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.
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ARTICLE II
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Agreement to Be Bound; Guarantee
SECTION 2.1    Agreement to Be Bound.  Each New Guarantor hereby becomes a party to the Indenture as a Subsidiary Guarantor and as such will have all of the rights and be subject to all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture.  Each New Guarantor agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of the Indenture applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture.
SECTION 2.2    Guarantee.  Each New Guarantor agrees, on a joint and several basis, to fully, unconditionally and irrevocably Guarantee to each Holder of the Securities and the Trustee the Obligations pursuant to Article X of the Indenture.
ARTICLE III
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Miscellaneous
SECTION 3.1    Notices.  All notices and other communications to the New Guarantors shall be given as provided in the Indenture, at the respective address set forth below, with a copy to the Issuer as provided in the Base Indenture for notices to the Issuer.
Antero Minerals LLC
1615 Wynkoop Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
MU Marketing LLC
1615 Wynkoop Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
SECTION 3.2    Parties.  Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, firm or corporation, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Base Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.
SECTION 3.3    Governing Law.  This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 3.4    Severability Clause.  In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.
SECTION 3.5   Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.  Except as expressly supplemented and amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder
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of Securities heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.  The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or with respect to the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the other parties hereto.
SECTION 3.6    Counterparts.  The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
SECTION 3.7    Headings.  The headings of the Articles and the Sections in this Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.
(Signature Page Follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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	ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION

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	MONROE PIPELINE LLC

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	ANTERO SUBSIDIARY HOLDINGS LLC

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	ANTERO MINERALS LLC

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	MU MARKETING LLC

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	By:
	/s/ Alvyn A. Schopp

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	Name:
	Alvyn A. Schopp

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	Title:
	Chief Administrative Officer and Regional Senior Vice President

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	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

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	By:
	/s/ Corey J. Dahlstrand

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	Name:
	Corey J. Dahlstrand

	​
	Title:
	Corporate Trust Officer

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[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture to 2021 Notes]

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