Current Report Filing (8-k)

(in thousands)

Three months ended September 30, 2019

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

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): October 17, 2019

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:



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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).

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 17, 2019, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company") provided the preliminary results for its commodity derivatives for the third-quarter 2019 and updated its basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding as follows:

Commodity Derivatives Update

The following table presents components of the Company's total gain on derivatives for the periods presented:



(in thousands)	Three months ended September 30, 2019		Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Non-cash gain on derivatives, net	$	72,854	$	100,959
Net cash received on settlements of matured derivatives, terminated derivatives and premiums paid	23,830		35,754
Total gain on derivatives, net	$	96,684	$	136,713

Laredo records all derivatives on its consolidated balance sheet as assets and/or liabilities measured at their estimated fair value. Laredo has not designated any derivatives as hedges for accounting purposes and Laredo does not enter into such instruments for speculative trading purposes. Gain (loss) on derivatives is reported under "Non-operating income (expense)" in Laredo's consolidated statement of operations.

Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding

The following table presents the Company's basic and diluted weighted-average shares for the periods presented:

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is deemed to be "furnished" and 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 such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

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.