UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 25

NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR
REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

Commission File Number 001-35512

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.

NYSE MKT

(Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered)

321 South Boston, Suite 1000

Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

(918) 947-8550

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer’s principal executive offices)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Description of class of securities)

Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

o 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

o Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange.(1)

x Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with the rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.

Explanatory Note: On May 4, 2017, Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (the “Company”) transferred the listing of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”) from the NYSE MKT to the New York Stock Exchange. The Company is filing this Form 25 solely to withdraw its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share from listing on the NYSE MKT, and not to withdraw such securities from listing on the New York Stock Exchange or from registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

DATE:	May 5, 2017	BY:	/s/ Scott C. Weatherholt
			Name:	Scott C. Weatherholt
			Title:	Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

(1) Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.

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