LAREDO PETROLEUM, INC.

15 W. SIXTH STREET, SUITE 900

TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74119

February 15, 2018

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Re: Notice of disclosure filed in Exchange Act Annual Report under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act of 1934

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that Laredo Petroleum, Inc. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2018. This disclosure can be found in Item 1.—Business of the Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Very truly yours,

Laredo Petroleum, Inc.

By:	/s/ Kenneth E. Dornblaser
	Kenneth E. Dornblaser
	Senior Vice President & General Counsel