UNITED STATES

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SCHEDULE 14A

 

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1. The election as director of the nominees listed below. Randy A. Foutch Jerry R. Schuyler Peter R. Kagan James R. Levy B.Z. (Bill) Parker Pamela S. Pierce L. Francis Rooney Dr. Myles W. Scoggins Edmund P. Segner, III Donald D. Wolf THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF GRANT THORNTON LLP AS THE AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY FOR 2013. 2. The ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ADVISORY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. 3. Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers. The undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company before the execution of this proxy of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the 2012 Annual Report to Stockholders. NOMINEES: Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting of LAREDO PETROLEUM HOLDINGS, INC. To Be Held On: May 16, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at the Thomas Gilcrease Museum located at 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127 This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before 5/02/13. Please visit http://www.amstock.com/ProxyServices/ViewMaterial.asp?CoNumber=17377, where the following materials are available for view: • Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders • Proxy Statement • Form of Electronic Proxy Card • Annual Report including the Form 10-K TO REQUEST MATERIAL: TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) 718-921-8562 (for international callers) E-MAIL: info@amstock.com WEBSITE: http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/requestmaterials.asp TO VOTE: ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date. IN PERSON: Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares. TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit https://secure.amstock.com/voteproxy/login2.asp to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. COMPANY NUMBER ACCOUNT NUMBER CONTROL NUMBER Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES.