8-K
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): January 19, 2016 (January 18, 2016)
LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware | | 001-35380 | | 45-3007926 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 18, 2016, Jay P. Still, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company") and a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"), tendered his resignation from such positions to the Company effective January 28, 2016. Mr. Still's resignation as an officer and member of the Board is not due to any disagreement with the Company.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 19, 2016, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Still's resignation as a member of the Board and as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item (and Exhibit 99.1 incorporated herein by reference) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 |
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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.
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| | LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC. |
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Date: January 19, 2016 | By: | /s/ Randy A. Foutch |
| | Randy A. Foutch |
| | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99.1 |
| | Press Release dated January 19, 2016 announcing the resignation of Jay P. Still
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