SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Buterbaugh Richard C (Last) (First) (Middle) 15 W. SIXTH STREET, SUITE 900 (Street) TULSA OK 74119 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) Executive Vice President & CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/27/2018
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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	02/27/2018		F		4,943(1)	D	$8.91	438,642	D
Common Stock	02/27/2018		M		0(2)	A	$8.91	438,642	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Performance Units	(3)							02/16/2021	(3)	Common Stock	157,005		157,005	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$14.12							02/17/2018(4)	02/17/2027	Common Stock	52,754		52,754	D
Performance Units	(5)							02/17/2020	(5)	Common Stock	69,751		69,751	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$4.1							02/19/2017(4)	02/19/2026	Common Stock	137,335		137,335	D
Performance Units	(6)							02/19/2019	(6)	Common Stock	172,190		172,190	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$11.93							02/27/2016(4)	02/27/2025	Common Stock	74,358		74,358	D
Performance Units	(2)	02/27/2018		M		0		02/27/2018	(2)	Common Stock	0.0	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$25.6							02/27/2015(4)	02/27/2024	Common Stock	42,532		42,532	D
Stock Option (Right to buy)	$17.34							02/15/2014(4)	02/15/2023	Common Stock	42,961		42,961	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Persons 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 units were granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and were originally reported on a Form 4 filed by the Issuer on March 3, 2015. Each performance unit represented a share of common stock. The performance units vested on February 27, 2018, 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, 2017. Based on the actual performance criteria, 0% of the 70,927 performance units were issued, resulting in the issuance of 0 shares of common stock.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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 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.

6. 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, 2018. The final number of shares of common stock granted can range from 0% to 200% of the performance share units.

Remarks:

	/s/ Kenneth E. Dornblaser as attorney-in-fact for Richard C. Buterbaugh	02/28/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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