SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [ LPI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 10/17/2012 S 2,919,324 D $19.44 17,771,653 D(1)(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year) 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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus X, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus X LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WARBURG PINCUS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KAYE CHARLES R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Landy Joseph P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99.1; Note 1.
2. See Exhibit 99.1; Note 2.
3. See Exhibit 99.1; Note 3.
4. See Exhibit 99.1; Note 4.
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filer Information Exhibit 99.3 - Joint Filers' Signatures
By: Warburg Pincus X L.P., its General Partner; By: Warburg Pincus X LLC, its General Partner; By: Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, its sole Member; By: Warburg Pincus & Col., its Managing Member; By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare, Partner 10/19/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Unassociated Document
Designated Filer:
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol:
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [LPI]
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
October 17, 2012
 
 
Explanation of Responses:
 

(1) The stockholders are Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“WP X O&G”), and its affiliated partnership Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“WP X Partners”, and together with WP X O&G, the “WP X Funds”). The total number of shares of Common Stock of Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), owned by the WP X Funds is 17,771,653 shares of Common Stock, of which 17,220,732 shares of Common Stock are owned by WP X O&G and 550,921 shares of Common Stock are owned by WP X Partners. WP X Partners directly owns less than 1% of the Common Stock outstanding of the Issuer.

(2)  Warburg Pincus X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“WP X GP''), is the general partner of the WP X Funds. Warburg Pincus X LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WP X LLC''), is the general partner of WP X GP. Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, a New York limited liability company (“WP Partners”), is the sole member of WP X LLC. Warburg Pincus & Co., a New York general partnership (“WP''), is the managing member of WP Partners. Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company (“WP LLC''), manages the WP X Funds. Charles R. Kaye and Joseph P. Landy are the Managing General Partners of WP and the Co−Presidents and Managing Members of WP LLC and may be deemed to control the WP X Funds, WP X GP, WP X LLC, WP Partners, WP and WP LLC (together with Messrs. Kaye and Landy, the “Warburg Pincus Reporting Persons”).

(3) Information with respect to each of the Warburg Pincus Reporting Persons is given solely by such Warburg Pincus Reporting Person, and no Warburg Pincus Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Warburg Pincus Reporting Person.

(4) By reason of the provisions of Rule 16a−1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), WP X GP, WP X LLC, WP Partners, WP, WP LLC and Messrs. Kaye and Landy may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 17,771,653 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer held by the WP X Funds. Pursuant to Rule 16a−1(a)(4) of the Exchange Act, each of the Warburg Pincus Reporting Persons, other than the WP X Funds, herein states that this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that it or he is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer reported in this Form 4. Each of the Warburg Pincus Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of the Issuer, except to the extent it or he has a pecuniary interest in such shares of Common Stock.

Solely for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, each of the WP X Funds, WP X GP, WP X LLC, WP Partners, and WP may be deemed a director-by-deputization by virtue of their contractual right to nominate a representative to serve on the board of directors of the Issuer.
Unassociated Document
Designated Filer:
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol:
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [LPI]
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
October 17, 2012
 
 
Joint Filer Information
 
1.
Name:
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
2.
Name:
Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P.
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
3.
Name:
Warburg Pincus X, L.P.
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
4.
Name:
Warburg Pincus X LLC
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
5.
Name:
Warburg Pincus Partners LLC
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
6.
Name:
Warburg Pincus LLC
 
Address:
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
7.
Name:
Warburg Pincus & Co.
 
Address:
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
8.
Name:
Charles R. Kaye
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
     
9.
Name:
Joseph P. Landy
 
Address:
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
   
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
   
New York, NY 10017
Unassociated Document
Designated Filer:
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol:
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [LPI]
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
October 17, 2012
 
 
Joint Filers’ Signatures
 
WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY X O&G, L.P.
 
By:  Warburg Pincus X, L.P., its General Partner
 
     By:  Warburg Pincus X LLC, its General Partner
 
          By:  Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, its Sole Member
 
               By: Warburg Pincus & Co., its Managing Member
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
   
   
WARBURG PINCUS X PARTNERS, L.P.
 
By:  Warburg Pincus X, L.P., its General Partner
 
     By:  Warburg Pincus X LLC, its General Partner
 
          By:  Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, its Sole Member
 
               By: Warburg Pincus & Co., its Managing Member
 
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
   
   
WARBURG PINCUS X, L.P.
 
By:  Warburg Pincus X LLC, its General Partner
 
     By:  Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, its Sole Member
 
          By:  Warburg Pincus & Co., its Managing Member
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
   
   
WARBURG PINCUS X LLC
 
By:  Warburg Pincus Partners LLC, its Sole Member
 
     By:  Warburg Pincus & Co., its Managing Member
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
   
   
WARBURG PINCUS PARTNERS LLC
 
By:  Warburg Pincus & Co., its Managing Member
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Designated Filer:
Warburg Pincus Private Equity X O&G, L.P.
Issuer & Ticker Symbol:
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [LPI]
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
October 17, 2012
 
 
Joint Filers’ Signatures (cont’d)
 
WARBURG PINCUS LLC
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Managing Director
 
   
   
WARBURG PINCUS & CO.
 
   
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Scott A. Arenare
 
     Title:  Partner
 
   
   
CHARLES R. KAYE
 
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Charles R. Kaye
 
     By: Scott A. Arenare, Attorney-in-Fact*
 
   
   
JOSEPH P. LANDY
 
   
By: /s/ Scott A. Arenare                                  
Date:   October 19, 2012
     Name:  Joseph P. Landy
 
By: Scott A. Arenare, Attorney-in-Fact*
 
 
 
__________________________________
*
The Power of Attorney given by Mr. Kaye and Mr. Landy was previously filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission on October 4, 2012, as exhibits to the Schedule 13D filed by Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P. with respect to Primerica, Inc. and is hereby incorporated by reference.