| 18.47 Data as of May 17 | +0.50 / +2.78%Today’s Change | 15.78 Today|||52-Week Range 24.10 | +1.71% Year-to-Date |
| SECTOR Energy Minerals | INDUSTRY Oil & Gas Production | MARKET CAP $2.4B |
Company Description
Laredo Petroleum Holdings, Inc. is an independent energy company focuses on the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and natural gas primarily in the Permian and Mid-Continent regions of the United States. The company's activities are primarily focused in the Wolfberry and deeper horizons of the Permian Basin in West Texas and the Anadarko Granite Wash in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. Its operations are conducted through its wholly-owned subsidiary: Laredo Petroleum, Inc. Laredos activities are primarily focused in the Wolfberry and deeper horizons of the Permian Basin in West Texas and the Anadarko Granite Wash in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. The company was founded by Randy A. Foutch in October 2006 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.
Employees

Shareholders
| Individual stakeholders | 70.05% |
| Mutual fund holders | 21.74% |
| Other institutional | 12.68% |
Top Executives
| Randy A. Foutch | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Jerry R. Schuyler | President, Chief Operating Officer & Director |
| Richard C. Buterbaugh | CFO, EVP & Senior VP-Investor Relations |
| Lars P. Crotwell, MBA | Chief Information Officer & Vice President |
| Kenneth E. Dornblaser, CPA | Senior Vice President & General Counsel |