Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

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 OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* WARBURG PINCUS LLC	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Laredo Petroleum, Inc. [ LPI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/23/2017
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (''Common Stock'')								77670146	I ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	See Footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	See Exhibit 99.1; Note 1.
( 2)	See Exhibit 99.1; Note 2.
( 3)	See Exhibit 99.1; Note 3.

Remarks:
See Exhibit 99.1 Exhibit List: Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information *** The Power of Attorney given by each of Mr. Kaye and Mr. Landy was previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2016 as an exhibit to a beneficial ownership report on Schedule 13D filed by Warburg Pincus LLC with respect to WEX Inc. and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WARBURG PINCUS LLC C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
KAYE CHARLES R C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017		X
Landy Joseph P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017		X

Signatures
WARBURG PINCUS LLC By: Robert B. Knauss, Managing Director		2/24/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CHARLES R. KAYE By: Robert B. Knauss, Attorney-in-Fact* for CHARLES R. KAYE**		2/24/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
JOSEPH P. LANDY By: Robert B. Knauss, Attorney-in-Fact* for JOSEPH P. LANDY**		2/24/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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