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Equity-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Equity-Based Compensation |
Equity-based Compensation | (5) Equity-Based Compensation Our general and administrative expenses include equity-based compensation costs allocated by Antero to us for grants made pursuant to: (i) the Antero Resources Corporation Long‑Term Incentive Plan (the “Antero LTIP”) (ii) profits interests awards valued in connection with the Antero reorganization pursuant to its initial public offering of common stock, which closed on October 16, 2013, and (iii) the Midstream LTIP. Equity‑based compensation expense allocated to us was $15.9 million and $8.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2014, respectively. These expenses were allocated to us based on our proportionate share of Antero’s direct labor costs. We will be allocated a portion of approximately $104.8 million of unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to the Antero LTIP as of December 31, 2014, approximately $37 million of unrecognized equity-based compensation expense related to profits interest awards as of December 31, 2014, and approximately $66.7 million of unrecognized equity-based compensation related to the Midstream LTIP as of December 31, 2014 that will be recognized by Antero over the remaining service periods of the awards. Midstream LTIP Our general partner manages our operations and activities and employs the personnel who provide support to our operations. In connection with the IPO, our general partner adopted the Midstream LTIP, pursuant to which non‑employee directors of our general partner and certain officers, employees and consultants of our general partner and its affiliates are eligible to receive awards. On November 12, 2014, the Partnership granted approximately 20,000 restricted units and 2,361,440 phantom units under the Midstream LTIP to Antero’s employees and officers. The restricted units and phantom units vest subject to the satisfaction of service requirements, upon the completion of which common units in the Partnership are delivered to the holder of the restricted units or phantom units. Compensation related to each restricted unit and phantom unit award is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the entire award. The grant date fair values of these awards are determined based on the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the date of grant. These units are accounted for as if they are distributed from us to Antero. Antero recognizes compensation expense for the units awarded to its employees and a portion of that expense is allocated to us. Antero allocates equity-based compensation expense to us based our proportionate share of Antero’s direct labor costs. Our portion of the equity-based compensation expense is included in general administrative expenses. A summary of restricted unit and phantom unit awards activity during the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows:
|  |  |  | Weighted average |  | Aggregate |
|  | Number of units |  | grant date fair value |  | intrinsic value (in thousands) |
Total awarded and unvested, December 31, 2013 |  | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Granted |  | 2,381,440 |  | $ | 29.00 |  | $ | — |
Vested |  | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Forfeited |  | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |
Total awarded and unvested—December 31, 2014 |  | 2,381,440 |  | $ | 29.00 |  | $ | 65,490 |
Intrinsic values are based on the closing price of the Partnership’s common units on the referenced dates. Unamortized expense of $66.7 million at December 31, 2014 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.8 years and our proportionate share will be allocated to us as it is recognized.

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