8-K Shoe Closing
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): August 28, 2013 (August 27, 2013)
LAREDO PETROLEUM HOLDINGS, 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 1800, Tulsa, Oklahoma | 74,119 |
(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)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 27, 2013, certain affiliates of Warburg Pincus LLC (“Warburg Pincus”) sold 1,577,583 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) of Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the option to purchase additional shares of common stock granted to the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”) named in the previously disclosed Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2013, by and among the Company, Warburg Pincus, the other selling stockholders named therein and the Underwriters, for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. served as representatives. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares. Following the sale of the Shares, Warburg Pincus owns approximately 56% of the Company's outstanding common stock.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished under Item 7.01 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, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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 HOLDINGS, INC. |
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Date: August 28, 2013 | By: | /s/ Richard C. Buterbaugh |
| | Richard C. Buterbaugh |
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |