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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Minton John E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. [LPI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP - Reservoir Engineering (Last) (First) (Middle) 15 W. SIXTH STREET, SUITE 1800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2013 (Street) TULSA, OK 74119 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 02/15/2013   A   8,561 A (1) 104,648 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$ 17.34

02/15/2013

A

22,284

02/15/2014

02/15/2023

Common Stock

22,284

(2)

22,284

D

Performance Units

(3)

02/15/2013

A

3,190

12/31/2015

(3)

Common Stock

3,190

(3)

3,190

D

Stock Option (Right to buy)

$ 24.11

02/03/2013(4)

02/03/2022

Common Stock

12,806

12,806

D

Performance Units

(5)

12/31/2014

(5)

Common Stock

2,750

2,750

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Minton John E 15 W. SIXTH STREET, SUITE 1800 TULSA, OK 74119			Sr. VP - Reservoir Engineering

Signatures

/s/ Kenneth E. Dornblaser as attorney-in-fact for John E. Minton		02/19/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These restricted shares are granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary date of the grant.
(2)	This stock option is granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and is exercisable as to 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the grant.
(3)	These performance units are granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance unit has a value of $100. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash, based upon the Issuer's total shareholders return measured against an industry peer group, over a three year performance period ending December 31, 2015. The final value of the performance units granted can range from 0% to 200% of the target value.
(4)	This stock option was granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and is exercisable as to 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of the grant.
(5)	These performance units were granted under the Issuer's 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each performance unit has a value of $100. The performance units will be payable, if at all, in cash, based upon the Issuer's total shareholders return measured against an industry peer group, over a three year performance period ending December 31, 2014. The final value of the performance units granted can range from 0% to 200% of the target value.

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