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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number : 001-35380 Laredo Petroleum , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 15 W. Sixth Street Suite 900 Tulsa Oklahoma ( Address of principal executive offices ) 45-3007926 Title of each class Common stock , $ 0.01 par value per share ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 74119 ( Zip code ) ( 918 ) 513-4570 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading symbol LPI Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No No X Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ( Check one ) : Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company X Non - accelerated filer Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No > Aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity held by non - affiliates was approximately $ 126.4 million on June 30 , 2020 , based on $ 13.86 per share , the last reported sales price of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on such date . Number of shares of registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 15 , 2021 : 12,019,176 Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report for the year ended December 31 , 2020 .