Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers, Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.



On May 14, 2020, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2020 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, and as
previously announced in connection with the comprehensive succession planning
process, Randy A. Foutch stepped down from his position as the Company's
Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board"). Following the Annual Meeting,
the Board, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and his re-election to serve as a director of the Company, appointed
William E. Albrecht as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 18, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment
of Mr. Albrecht as Chairman of the Board. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
furnished under this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the
exhibit attached hereto is deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1834, 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 in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 14, 2020, in light of the current period of economic uncertainty
resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the unprecedented market
volatility and historic decline in commodity prices, the non-employee directors
of the Board agreed to a 20% reduction of their base compensation. Effective as
of May 14, 2020, such director compensation will be paid 50% in the form of cash
and 50% in the form of common stock of the Company.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.

Exhibit Number                            Description
        99.1        Press release dated May 18, 2020.
           104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

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