SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-10-10

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.2</font></b><a name="Exhibit10_2_111443"></a></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VOTING AGREEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of October&nbsp;9, 2018 (this &#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Agreement</u></b>&#148;), is by and between Antero Midstream GP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">AMGP</u></b>&#148;), and Antero Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Antero Resources</u></b>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS:</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, AMGP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of AMGP (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">AMGP GP</u></b>&#148;), AMGP, Antero IDR Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">IDR Holdings</u></b>&#148;) and subsidiary of AMGP, Arkrose Midstream Preferred Co LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of AMGP, Arkrose Midstream Newco Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of AMGP (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">NewCo</u></b>&#148;), Arkrose Midstream Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo (&#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Merger Sub</u></b>&#148;), Antero Midstream Partners GP LLC (&#147;<b>AMLP GP</b>&#148;), a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of Antero Midstream Partners LP (&#147;<b>AMLP</b>&#148;), a Delaware limited partnership, and AMLP are entering into a Simplification Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Simplification Agreement</u></b>&#148;), pursuant to which, among other things, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the parties thereto will consummate a series of transactions that includes, (i)&nbsp;at the election of AMLP GP, the merger of AMLP GP with and into AMGP with AMGP surviving the merger, (ii)&nbsp;the conversion of AMGP from a limited partnership into a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, (iii)&nbsp;the issuance of non-voting preferred stock of AMGP Corp (as defined in the Simplification Agreement) and donation of such preferred stock to the Antero Foundation for no consideration, (iv)&nbsp;the contribution by AMGP Corp of AMGP Common Stock (as defined in the Simplification Agreement) to NewCo, (v)&nbsp;the merger of Merger Sub with and into AMLP with AMLP surviving the merger and pursuant to which holders of common units representing limited partner interests in AMLP (the &#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">AMLP Common Units</u></b>&#148;) shall have the right to receive the Merger Consideration (as defined in the Simplification Agreement), (vii)&nbsp;the exchange by the Series&nbsp;B Holders (as defined in the Simplification Agreement) of Series&nbsp;B Units (as defined in the Simplification Agreement) for AMGP Common Stock held by NewCo and (viii)&nbsp;the execution and delivery by the parties thereto of the Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders&#146; Agreement (each as defined in the Simplification Agreement) (collectively, the &#147;<b><u style="font-weight:bold;">Transactions</u></b>&#148;); and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, as of the date hereof, Antero Resources is the record and beneficial owner in the aggregate of, and has the right to vote and dispose of, 98,870,335 AMLP Common Units;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, as a condition to AMGP&#146;s willingness to enter into the Simplification Agreement, AMGP has required that Antero Resources agree to enter into this agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations with respect to the Covered Units (as hereinafter defined) set forth herein.</p>
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