Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Chandler Tommye Karen
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Laredo Petroleum, Inc. [LPI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. V.P. & COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
15 W 6TH STREET, SUITE 900
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2019
(Street)

TULSA, OK 74119
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/15/2019   F   8,150 (1) D $ 3.86 78,841 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2019   F   2,367 (1) D $ 3.76 76,474 D  
Common Stock 02/19/2019   M   0 (2) A $ 0 76,474 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 17.34             02/15/2014(3) 02/15/2023 Common Stock 16,430   16,430 D  
Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 14.12             02/17/2018(3) 02/17/2027 Common Stock 15,880   15,880 D  
Performance Units (2) 02/19/2019   M   0   02/19/2019   (2) Common Stock 0 $ 0 0 D  
Performance Units (4)             02/17/2020   (4) Common Stock 20,996   20,996 D  
Performance Units (5)             02/16/2021   (5) Common Stock 38,043   38,043 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Chandler Tommye Karen
15 W 6TH STREET
SUITE 900
TULSA, OK 74119
      Sr. V.P. & COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Kenneth E. Dornblaser as attorney-in-fact for Tommye Karen Chandler   02/20/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person in connection with the vesting of a portion of restricted shares previously granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
(2) The performance share units were granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and were originally reported on a Form 3 filed by the Issuer on October 26, 2018. Each performance unit represented a share of common stock. The performance units vested on February 19, 2019, and became payable in common stock based upon the Issuer's total shareholders return measured against an industry peer group, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2018. Based on the actual market criteria, 0% of the 33,492 performance units were issued, resulting in the issuance of 0 shares of common stock.
(3) This stock option was granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and is exercisable as to 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the grant.
(4) These performance share units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance share unit represents a share of common stock. The performance share units will be payable, if at all, in common stock, based upon the Issuer's total shareholders return measured against an industry peer group, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2019. The final number of shares of common stock granted can range from 0% to 200% of the performance share units.
(5) These performance share units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance share unit represents a share of common stock. The performance share units will be payable, if at all, in common stock, based upon the Issuer's total shareholders return measured (i) against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis and (iii) based on a return on average capital employed metric, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2020. The final number of shares of common stock granted can range from 0% to 200% of the performance share units.

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