Beyer 8-K
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): April 9, 2014
LAREDO PETROLEUM, 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 | | 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)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 9, 2014, Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Michael T. Beyer as Vice President - Controller & Chief Accounting Officer. The appointment is effective as of April 9, 2014. Mr. Beyer, 38, joined the Company in 2007. He previously served as the Controller for the Company since 2012 and prior to that was the Manager of Financial Accounting for the Company from 2008 to 2012 and Senior Accountant from 2007 to 2008. He holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 9, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Michael T. Beyer as Vice President - Controller & Chief Accounting Officer. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the press release 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 Exhibit 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.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated April 9, 2014 announcing the appointment of Michael T. Beyer as Vice President - Controller & Chief Accounting Officer |
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, INC. |
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Date: April 9, 2014 | By: | /s/ Richard C. Buterbaugh |
| | Richard C. Buterbaugh |
| | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release dated April 9, 2014 announcing the appointment of Michael T. Beyer as Vice President - Controller & Chief Accounting Officer |