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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): July 16, 2014
 
LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-35380
 
45-3007926
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
15 W. Sixth Street, Suite 900, Tulsa, Oklahoma
 
74119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (918) 513-4570
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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:
 
o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 16, 2014, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. issued a press release (i) announcing its scheduled second-quarter 2014 earnings call, (ii) providing its preliminary results for its commodity derivatives for the second quarter of 2014 and (iii) updating its basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press release







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.
 
 
 
LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: July 16, 2014
By:
/s/ RICHARD C. BUTERBAUGH
 
 
Richard C. Buterbaugh
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer







EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 99.1
 
Press release