Sec Form 13G Filing - EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX L.P. filing for VITAL ENERGY, INC. (VTLE) - 2022-02-28

The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

  Name of Reporting Person

  ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND IX, L.P.

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a):  ☐        (b):  ☐

  SEC Use Only

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  Texas

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  Sole Voting Power

  0

  Shared Voting Power

  1,386,162

  Sole Dispositive Power

  0

  Shared Dispositive Power

  1,386,162

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  1,386,162

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

  ☐

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  8.01%(1)

  Type of Reporting Person

  PN

This calculation is based on an assumed total of 17,304,100 million issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) of the Issuer outstanding as of February 22, 2022, as reported in Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 22, 2022.

  Name of Reporting Person

  ENCAP PARTNERS GP, LLC

  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

  (a):  ☐        (b):  ☐

  SEC Use Only

  Citizenship or Place of Organization

  Delaware

Number of

Shares

 Beneficially 

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person

With

  Sole Voting Power

  0

  Shared Voting Power

  1,386,162(1)

  Sole Dispositive Power

  0

  Shared Dispositive Power

  1,386,162(1)

  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

  1,386,162(1)

  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares

  ☐

  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

  8.01%(2)

  Type of Reporting Person

  OO

Includes 1,386,162 shares of Common Stock owned directly by EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, L.P. (“EnCap Fund IX”). EnCap Partners GP, LLC (“EnCap Partners GP”) is the sole general partner of EnCap Partners, LP (“EnCap Partners”), which is the managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC (“EnCap Holdings”), which is the sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. (“EnCap Investments GP”), which is the sole general partner of EnCap Investments L.P. (“EnCap Investments LP”). EnCap Investments LP is the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund IX GP, L.P. (“EnCap Fund IX GP”), which is the sole general partner of EnCap Fund IX. Therefore, EnCap Partners GP, EnCap Partners, EnCap Holdings, EnCap Investments GP, EnCap Investments LP and EnCap Fund IX GP may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by EnCap Fund IX. EnCap Partners GP, EnCap Partners, EnCap Holdings, EnCap Investments GP, EnCap Investments LP and EnCap Fund IX GP disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned by EnCap Fund IX except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein, and this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any such entity is the beneficial owner of the reported Common Stock for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or any other purpose.

This calculation is based on an assumed total of 17,304,100 million issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of February 22, 2022, as reported in Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on February 22, 2022.

Name of issuer: Laredo Petroleum, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”)

Address of issuer’s principal executive offices:

Names of persons filing:

Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:

Citizenship:

Title of class of securities: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer

CUSIP number: 516806106

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable.

Ownership:

Ownership of five percent or less of a class: Not applicable.

Ownership of more than five Percent on behalf of another person: Not applicable.

Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company or control person: Not applicable.

Identification and classification of members of the group: Not applicable.

Notice of dissolution of group: Not applicable.

Certifications: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under §240.14a-11.