Tommye Karen Chandler - Feb 28, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (VTLE)

Role
Sr. V.P. & COO
Signature
/s/ Mark D. Denny as attorney-in-fact for Tommye Karen Chandler
Stock symbol
VTLE
Transactions as of
Feb 28, 2022
Transactions value $
-$371,254
Form type
4
Date filed
3/2/2022, 03:33 PM
Previous filing
Feb 24, 2022
Next filing
Mar 8, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VTLE Common Stock Options Exercise $1.14M +14.8K +21.89% $76.56 82.6K Feb 28, 2022 Direct F1
transaction VTLE Common Stock Tax liability -$501K -6.54K -7.92% $76.56 76.1K Feb 28, 2022 Direct F2
transaction VTLE Common Stock Tax liability -$159K -2.08K -2.73% $76.56 74K Feb 28, 2022 Direct F2
transaction VTLE Common Stock Sale -$847K -10.9K -14.77% $77.50 63.1K Feb 28, 2022 Direct F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction VTLE Performance Units Award $0 +13.9K $0.00* 0 Feb 28, 2022 Performance Units 13.9K Direct F1
holding VTLE Performance Units 32K Feb 28, 2022 Performance Units 32K Direct F4
holding VTLE Performance Units 27.5K Feb 28, 2022 Performance Units 27.5K Direct F5
holding VTLE Performance Units 14K Feb 28, 2022 Performance Units 14K Direct F6
holding VTLE Stock Option (Right to buy) 821 Feb 28, 2022 Common Stock 821 $346.80 Direct F7
holding VTLE Stock Option (Right to buy) 794 Feb 28, 2022 Common Stock 794 $282.40 Direct F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

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F1 These performance share units were granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and were originally reported on a Form 4 filed by the Issuer on March 4, 2019. Each performance share unit represents a share of common stock. The performance share units became payable in common stock based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis and (iii) based on a return on average capital employed metric, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2021. Based on the actual performance criteria satisfied, 107% of the shares were issued, resulting in the issuance of 14,838 shares of common stock.
F2 Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person in connection with the vesting of a portion of restricted shares and performance share units previously granted to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
F3 Shares sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
F4 These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis and (iii) based on a return on average capital employed metric, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2022. The final amount of cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range of 0% to 200%.
F5 These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis, (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense divided by three-year total debt reduction and (iv) growth in inventory, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2023. The final amount of cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range of 0% to 225%.
F6 These performance units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance unit represents a share of common stock. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in common stock, cash, or a combination of common stock and cash, to be determined in the discretion of the Issuer's Compensation Committee, based upon (i) the Issuer's total shareholder return measured against an industry peer group, (ii) on an absolute share return basis, (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and exploration expense divided by three-year total debt reduction, (iv) growth in inventory and (v) emissions reduction, over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2024. The final number of shares of common stock or cash earned is dependent on the performance of the stock price and the factors identified herein with the performance unit multiple having a range from 0% to 225%.
F7 This stock option was granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and is exercisable as to 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the grant.