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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-103767
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130312
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20130313

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001349436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				208084793
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33784
		FILM NUMBER:		13685854

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		123 ROBERT S. KERR AVENUE
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73102-6406
		BUSINESS PHONE:		405-429-5500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		123 ROBERT S. KERR AVENUE
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73102-6406

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RIATA ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060111
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>The following disclosure was made by SandRidge Energy, Inc. on March 12, 2013.
</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In its initial review of the possible consequences of the proposals made by the TPG-Axon group to replace the Board of Directors (the
&#147;Board&#148;) of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), the Board identified certain potentially significant consequences that could occur under the Company&#146;s indentures (the &#147;Indentures&#148;) governing the Company&#146;s
senior notes. In that regard, the Board noted that a &#147;change of control&#148; would require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the Company&#146;s outstanding senior notes under the Indentures, in the absence of the advance approval by
the incumbent directors of the director candidates proposed by the TPG-Axon group for the limited purpose of the Indentures. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px; "><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under each of the Indentures, a change of control occurs when &#147;during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the [Board]&#133;(together with
any new directors whose election to such board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company&#133;was approved by a vote of
66<FONT SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">&nbsp;2</SUP></FONT><FONT SIZE="2">/</FONT><FONT SIZE="1"><SUB STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; top:.1ex">3</SUB></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">% of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved), cease for any reason to
constitute a majority of such Board of Directors then in office.&#148; </FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On February&nbsp;6, 2013, the Board determined to reserve
decision on whether to approve the director candidates proposed by the TPG-Axon group for the limited purpose of the Indentures based on its belief, that under current market conditions, any change of control event under the Indentures was unlikely
to have material consequences for the Company and its stockholders. On February&nbsp;8, 2013, the Company filed a disclosure informing stockholders of its conclusions that a change of control event was not likely to have material consequences under
current market conditions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On March&nbsp;8, 2013, in a case before Chancellor Strine in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
(Gerald Kallick, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated stockholders, versus the Company and each of its current directors), the Court rejected the reasons expressed by the Board for reserving decision on whether to approve the
director candidates proposed by the TPG-Axon group for the limited purpose of the change of control provisions of the Company&#146;s Indentures.&nbsp;The Court, accordingly, enjoined the Board, unless and until it approves such candidates for
purposes of the Indentures, from (i)&nbsp;soliciting any further consent revocations in opposition to the TPG-Axon group&#146;s consent solicitation; (ii)&nbsp;relying upon or otherwise giving effect to any consent revocations received to date; and
(iii)&nbsp;impeding the TPG-Axon group&#146;s consent solicitation process in any way. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In light of the Court&#146;s ruling, on March&nbsp;9,
2013, the Board approved of the director candidates proposed by the TPG-Axon group for the limited purpose of the change of control provisions of its Indentures. This approval operates to avert the potential consequences originally identified by the
Board in connection with the Indentures. Further, under the terms of the Court&#146;s ruling, the Board is no longer subject to the injunction described above. The Board continues to oppose the election of the director candidates proposed by the
TPG-Axon group, believes their election is not in the best interest of the Company&#146;s stockholders, and recommends that stockholders support the Company&#146;s existing experienced board of directors. </FONT></P>
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