Antero Midstream and AMGP Announce Quarterly Distributions

DENVER, July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Antero Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: AM) ("Antero Midstream") and Antero Midstream GP LP (NYSE: AMGP) ("AMGP") today announced their respective second quarter 2017 distributions.

AM Increased Quarterly Distribution
The Board of Directors of Antero Midstream Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Antero Midstream, declared a cash distribution of $0.320 per unit ($1.280 per unit annualized) for the second quarter of 2017. The distribution represents a 28% increase compared to the prior year quarter and a 7% increase sequentially.  The distribution is Antero Midstream's tenth consecutive quarterly distribution increase since its initial public offering in November 2014 and will be payable on August 16, 2017 to unitholders of record as of August 3, 2017.

AMGP Initial Quarterly Distribution
The Board of Directors of AMGP GP LLC, the general partner of AMGP, declared a cash distribution of $0.027 per share for the second quarter of 2017.  The distribution reflects a pro-rated distribution for the quarter from the closing of the AMGP initial public offering on May 9, 2017 through June 30, 2017. The distribution will be payable on August 23, 2017 to shareholders of record as of August 3, 2017. 

Antero Midstream is a limited partnership that owns, operates and develops midstream gathering, compression, processing and fractionation assets as well as integrated water assets that primarily service Antero Resources Corporation's properties located in West Virginia and Ohio.

AMGP is a Delaware limited partnership that owns the general partner of Antero Midstream and incentive distribution rights in Antero Midstream.

This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, the distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.

For more information, contact Michael Kennedy – CFO of Antero Midstream and AMGP at (303) 357-6782 or mkennedy@anteroresources.com.

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SOURCE Antero Midstream Partners LP; Antero Midstream GP LP