Sec Form 4 Filing - Chandler Tommye Karen @ Laredo Petroleum, Inc. - 2022-02-22

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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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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 (MM/DD/YY) 02/22/2022 (Street) TULSA, OK74119 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/22/2022 A 14,045( 1 ) A $ 67.02 67,778 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Performance Units ( 2 ) 02/28/2022 ( 2 ) Performance Units 13,868 13,868 D Performance Units ( 3 ) 03/05/2023 ( 3 ) Performance Units 32,041 32,041 D Performance Units ( 4 ) 03/09/2024 ( 4 ) Performance Units 27,549 27,549 D Performance Units ( 5 ) 02/22/2022 A 14,045 02/22/2025 ( 5 ) Performance Units 14,045 $ 0 14,045 D Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 346.8 02/15/2014( 6 ) 02/15/2023 Common Stock 821 821 D Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 282.4 02/17/2018( 6 ) 02/17/2027 Common Stock 794 794 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Chandler Tommye Karen 15 W. 6TH STREET, SUITE 900 TULSA, OK74119 Sr. V.P. & COO Signatures /s/ Mark D. Denny as attorney-in-fact for Tommye Karen Chandler 02/24/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These restricted shares are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary date of the grant. ( 2 )These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a share of common stock. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in common stock, cash, or a combination of common stock and cash, to be determined in the discretion of the Issuer's Compensation Committee, based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured 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, 2021. The final number of shares of common stock earned can range from 0% to 200% of the performance units. ( 3 )These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured 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, 2022. The final amount of cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range of 0% to 200%. ( 4 )These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis, (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense divided by three-year total debt reduction and (iv) growth in inventory, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2023. The final amount of cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range of 0% to 225%. ( 5 )These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a share of common stock. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in common stock, cash, or a combination of common stock and cash, to be determined in the discretion of the Issuer's Compensation Committee, based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis, (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense divided by three-year total debt reduction, (iv) growth in inventory and (v) emissions reduction over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2024. The final number of shares of common stock or cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range from 0% to 225%. ( 6 )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.

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