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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): March 18, 2022

 

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)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class  Trading Symbol  Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value  LPI  New York Stock Exchange

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 11, 2021 (the “Sabalo Announcement 8-K”), Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into agreements with respect to the Sabalo/Shad Acquisition and the Working Interest Sale, as those terms are defined and described in the Sabalo Announcement 8-K. On July 1, 2021, the Company consummated the Sabalo/Shad Acquisition and the Working Interest Sale.

 

Additionally, as previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 20, 2021 (the “Pioneer Announcement 8-K”), the Company entered into the Pioneer PSA with respect to the Pioneer Acquisition, as those terms are defined and described in the Pioneer Announcement 8-K. On October 18, 2021, the Company consummated the Pioneer Acquisition.

 

The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the financial statements and information set forth in Item 9.01 hereto.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(b)  Pro forma financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes thereto, is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
99.1   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of Laredo for the year ended December 31, 2021.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

 

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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.

   
   
Date: March 18, 2022 By: /s/ Bryan J. Lemmerman
    Bryan J. Lemmerman
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations is derived from the historical consolidated financial statements of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (“Laredo” or the “Company”), Sabalo (as defined below), Shad Permian, LLC (“Shad”) and the Glasscock Properties (as defined below). Unless otherwise stated below, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of the Company reflects the historical results of the Company on a pro forma basis to give effect to the following transactions (collectively, the “Transactions”), which are described in further detail below.

 

Laredo’s acquisition of substantially all of the key operating assets consisting of wellbore interests of Sabalo Energy, LLC (“Sabalo Energy”) and Sabalo Operating, LLC (“Sabalo Operating” and together with Sabalo Energy, “Sabalo”) for aggregate consideration of approximately $755.4 million, based on the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on July 1, 2021 (the “Sabalo Acquisition”), consisting of (i) $542.3 million of cash, net of closing adjustments, and (ii) 2,225,930 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Laredo’s acquisition of substantially all of the key operating assets consisting of wellbore interests of Shad for aggregate consideration of approximately $90.8 million, based on the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on July 1, 2021 (the “Shad Acquisition” and, together with the Sabalo Acquisition, the “Prior Acquisitions”), consisting of (i) $63.9 million of cash, net of closing adjustments, and (ii) 281,034 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Laredo’s sale of 37.5% of its working interest in certain oil and gas properties in Glasscock and Reagan Counties, Texas, to an unrelated third party for aggregate gross proceeds of $405.0 million plus potential cash-flow based earn-out payments over six years on July 1, 2021.

 

Laredo’s acquisition of certain oil and gas properties in the Midland Basin, including approximately 20,000 net acres located in western Glasscock County, Texas (the “Glasscock Properties”), from Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. (“Pioneer”), DE Midland III, LLC, Parsley Minerals, LLC and Parsley Energy, L.P. for aggregate consideration of approximately $202.5 million, based on the closing price of a share of the Company’s common stock on October 18, 2021 (the “Pioneer Acquisition”), consisting of (i) $131.6 million in cash, net of closing adjustments, and (ii) 959,691 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Borrowings under Laredo’s Senior Secured Credit Facility of (i) approximately $20.0 million and $110.0 million on October 7, 2021 and October 18, 2021, respectively, which were used to fund the Pioneer Acquisition and related transaction costs (the “October Borrowing”) and (ii) approximately $220.0 million previously used to fund the Prior Acquisitions and related transaction costs (the “Prior Borrowing” and, together with the October Borrowing, the “Borrowings”).

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2021 gives effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred January 1, 2021.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations is presented for illustrative purposes only to reflect the Transactions and does not represent what Laredo’s results of operations or financial position would actually have been had the transactions occurred on the dates noted above or project its results of operations or financial position for any future periods. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations is intended to provide information about the continuing impact of the Transactions as if they had been consummated earlier. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations have been made.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations should be read in conjunction with Laredo’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the related notes thereto, which are included in Laredo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which is included in Laredo’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Laredo Petroleum, Inc. 

Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 

(unaudited)

 

   Pro Forma
Combined
   Fourth Quarter - As
Reported
   Pro Forma
Combined
 
(in thousands, except for per share data) 

For the nine
months ended
September 30, 2021

  

For the three
months ended
December 31, 2021

  

For the
year ended
December 31, 2021

 
Revenues:               
   Oil Sales  $590,318   $290,696   $881,014 
   NGL Sales   115,208    58,470    173,678 
   Natural gas sales   81,452    51,918    133,370 
   Midstream service revenues   4,292    2,337    6,629 
   Sales of purchased oil   173,500    66,803    240,303 
         Total revenues   964,770    470,224    1,434,994 
Costs and expenses:               
   Lease operating expenses   88,444    33,468    121,912 
   Production and ad valorem taxes   45,553    22,785    68,338 
   Transportation and marketing expenses   34,477    13,439    47,916 
   Midstream service expenses   2,572    1,135    3,707 
   Costs of purchased oil   183,458    67,603    251,061 
   General and administrative   52,331    13,619    65,950 
   Organizational restructuring expenses   9,800        9,800 
   Depletion, depreciation and amortization   229,112    74,592    303,704 
   Impairment expense   1,613        1,613 
   Other operating expenses   4,365    134    4,499 
         Total costs and expenses   651,725    226,775    878,500 
Operating income (loss)   313,045    243,449    556,494 
Non-operating income (expense):               
   Gain (loss) on derivatives, net   (458,142)   15,372    (442,770)
   Interest expense   (87,643)   (31,163)   (118,806)
   Loss on disposal of assets, net   (28)   (8,903)   (8,931)
   Other income, net   2,236    573    2,809 
         Total non-operating income (expense), net   (543,577)   (24,121)   (567,698)
   Income (loss) before income taxes   (230,532)   219,328    (11,204)
Income tax benefit (expense):               
   Current   (1,515)   (24)   (1,539)
   Deferred   707    (3,028)   (2,321)
         Total income tax benefit   (808)   (3,052)   (3,860)
Net income (loss)  $(231,340)  $216,276   $(15,064)
                
Net income (loss) per common share:               
   Basic  $(14.38)  $13.07   $(0.93)
   Diluted  $(14.38)  $12.84   $(0.93)
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding:               
   Basic   16,086    16,545    16,246 
   Diluted   16,086    16,846    16,246