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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-121615
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180416
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180419

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33784
		FILM NUMBER:		18762419

	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:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;16, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-33784</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-8084793</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">429-5500</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167; <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.12b-2</FONT> of this
chapter). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp; &#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Departure of Mr.&nbsp;Genova and Appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Bennett as Chairman </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On April&nbsp;16, 2018, John V. Genova notified the Board of Directors of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) that he would retire from his
position as a director of the Company, effective as of April&nbsp;18, 2018. On April&nbsp;18, 2018, Company announced via press release that Michael L. Bennett, who has served on the board of directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) since
October 2016, has been appointed Chairman of the Board, effective upon Mr. Genova&#146;s retirement. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference in its
entirety. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Genova&#146;s retirement from the Board is not due to any disagreement with the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Beer as Director </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
also announced the Board&#146;s appointment, upon recommendation of its Nominating and Governance Committee, of Kenneth H. Beer as a new director on April&nbsp;18, 2018, filling the vacancy following Mr.&nbsp;Genova&#146;s retirement. The Board
affirmatively determined that Mr.&nbsp;Beer is an &#147;independent&#148; director under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr.&nbsp;Beer and any
other person pursuant to which Mr.&nbsp;Beer was appointed to the Board, and there are no relationships between Mr.&nbsp;Beer and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT>
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Beer, which indemnification
agreement is materially consistent with the Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors and Officers, which was filed with the Commission on October&nbsp;7, 2016 as Exhibit 10.9 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> The indemnification agreement generally requires the Company to (i)&nbsp;indemnify Mr.&nbsp;Beer to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of his service to
the Company and (ii)&nbsp;advance expenses reasonably incurred as a result of any proceeding against him as to which he could be indemnified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr. Beer
will receive the same compensation for service on the Board as the other non-employee directors. The current compensation program for the Company&#146;s non-employee directors not serving as Chairman of the Board or Chairman of the Audit Committee
consists of a quarterly cash retainer of $23,500 and an annual grant of restricted stock with an aggregate grant date fair value of $141,000. Shares of restricted stock granted to non-employee directors vest in one-third increments on each of the
first three anniversaries of the grant date, unless otherwise accelerated. Any compensation paid to Mr. Beer in 2018 will be prorated from the date of his appointment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Beer, 60, currently serves, and has served since January 2011, as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stone Energy
Corporation (NYSE: SGY), prior to which he served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stone Energy Corporation from August 2005 to January 2011. From 1992 to July 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Beer held various positions at the investment
banking firm Johnson Rice&nbsp;&amp; Company, including as a partner, a director of equity research and a senior energy analyst. Mr.&nbsp;Beer joined Johnson Rice&nbsp;&amp; Company from Howard Weil, where he worked from 1986 to 1992 as an energy
analyst and an investment banker. His prior experience also includes time at Wood Mackenzie/Gintel and Boston Consulting Group. Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Beer has previously served on the board of directors of International Shipholding (NYSE: ISH),
including on its audit (chairman), compensation (chairman) and governance committees, and he currently serves as a board member of certain private entities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Changes in Committee Composition </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Mr.
Genova&#146;s retirement from and Mr. Beer&#146;s appointment to the Board, the Board made several changes to the composition of its Committees. The Board appointed Mr. Bennett as Mr. Genova&#146;s replacement as Chairman of the Nominating and
Governance Committee. Mr. Bennett remains a member of the Compensation Committee and the Board appointed director Sylvia Barnes as Chairman of the Compensation Committee. The Board appointed Mr. Beer to serve with Mr. Bennett as the other member of
the Nominating and Governance Committee and to serve as the third member of the Audit Committee, together with Ms. Barnes and David Kornder, who serves as the Audit Committee Chairman. </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The press release issued by the Company on April&nbsp;18, 2018, also announces, among
other things, the Board&#146;s recommendation that the stockholders of the Company elect the Company&#146;s director nominees at the Company&#146;s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and that the Board will evaluate Mr. Icahn&#146;s candidates and
consider qualified, independent candidates that share the Board&#146;s focus on maximizing value and representing the best interests of all stockholders. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SandRidge Energy Announces Board of Director Changes and Nomination of Directors for Election at 2018
Shareholder Meeting </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Michael L. Bennett Appointed Chairman Replacing John V. Genova </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Kenneth H. Beer Appointed as New Independent Director </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Board Recommends Shareholders Elect its Highly-Qualified Nominees </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OKLAHOMA CITY, April&nbsp;18, 2018 &#151; SandRidge Energy, Inc. (&#147;SandRidge&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) (NYSE: SD) today announced that Michael L.
Bennett, who has served on the Board since October 2016, has been appointed Chairman, replacing John V. Genova who has elected to retire from the Board, effective immediately. The Company also announced the appointment of Kenneth H. Beer as a new
independent director, filling the vacancy following Mr.&nbsp;Genova&#146;s retirement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Under John&#146;s leadership, the SandRidge Board has
engaged extensively with shareholders, implemented a new operating plan to reduce costs and capital expenditures, refreshed our Board, and reshaped and refocused the management team. Importantly, we launched a strategic review to maximize
shareholder value following our recent rejection of an inadequate merger proposal from another company,&#148; said Mr. Bennett. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Bennett added,
&#147;We thank John for his significant contributions to SandRidge and wish him well in his future endeavors. The SandRidge Board and management team are pleased to welcome Ken Beer to our Board. Ken brings extensive oil and gas industry knowledge,
financial expertise and corporate management experience. We are confident that he will be a valuable addition to the Board as we move forward to address the challenges and explore the opportunities to realize greater value for all SandRidge
shareholders.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SandRidge Recommends Election of its Highly-Qualified Board Nominees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SandRidge also announced that it will be filing its preliminary proxy statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission
shortly. At this year&#146;s Annual Meeting shareholders will be given the opportunity to elect directors and vote on three other proposals. The Board believes that the current SandRidge directors are highly qualified to serve the best interests of
all SandRidge shareholders. The Company is confident that its nominees &#150; Michael L. Bennett, Sylvia K. Barnes, William M. Griffin, David J. Kornder, and Kenneth H. Beer &#150; possess the necessary qualifications, independence, and knowledge of
SandRidge&#146;s business and industry risks and drivers to lead the company forward through this evolutionary period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our current directors are
committed to executing our strategic plan as we complete the strategic review and continue to act on behalf of all SandRidge shareholders,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Bennett. &#147;As a Board, we have solicited and acted decisively on feedback from our
shareholders to focus on our core assets, cut operating costs, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">right-size</FONT> capital expenditures, and initiate a fair and thorough strategic review process to maximize shareholder value. In contrast, by
nominating directors, Mr.&nbsp;Icahn has chosen to pursue an obvious attempt to circumvent the thorough and unbiased strategic process currently underway in favor of a narrowly defined, cash-only process potentially rigged for his benefit.&#148;
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Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 &#149; Phone 405.429.5500, Fax 405.429.5977 &#149; www.SandRidgeEnergy.com </B></P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board continues to offer Mr.&nbsp;Icahn the full opportunity to participate in its strategic review process
and is disappointed that he and his affiliates have determined to bypass the process and attempt to seize control of the Board of Directors without any assurance of a fair premium to all investors. The Board believes that selecting the full, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-independent</FONT> slate of directors proposed by Mr.&nbsp;Icahn is not in the best interest of all shareholders and presents numerous potential conflicts. The SandRidge Board has made many attempts to constructively
discuss possible changes to our Board&#146;s composition with Mr.&nbsp;Icahn, including offers to consider <I>independent </I>candidates if he wanted to propose them. While Mr.&nbsp;Icahn has refused to accept any of these offers, as part of our
ongoing commitment to good governance, the SandRidge Board will evaluate Mr.&nbsp;Icahn&#146;s candidates individually and will consider qualified, <I>independent persons</I> that share the Board&#146;s focus on maximizing value and representing the
best interests of all shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Supports Continuation of Limited Duration Rights Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to allow the Board to complete the strategic review process on a timely basis and not allow Icahn or any other party to acquire defacto control of the
Company through open market or private purchases, the Board is asking shareholders to vote in favor of retaining the limited duration rights plan in place until November&nbsp;26, 2018. The limited duration rights plan was adopted with two important
features: one that required the directors to put the rights plan to a vote at this Annual Meeting as a condition to it remaining in place until November and a second which exempted any qualifying <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">all-cash</FONT>
tender offers made for all shares of SandRidge&#146;s common stock. This feature protects all shareholders from coercive or inadequate offers and gives all shareholders the right to vote on it at this Annual Meeting. This added feature puts the
decision on whether to keep the limited duration rights plan in place long enough for the strategic review to be completed fully in the hands of independent shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board is Taking Action and Delivering Results </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
SandRidge Board is conducting a formal and thorough process to evaluate strategic alternatives, which may include divestment or joint venture opportunities associated with our North Park Basin assets, potential corporate and asset combination
options with other companies and/or a sale of the Company. SandRidge has committed to evaluate any credible offers to acquire the Company, including offers from Icahn Capital, and will pursue options that maximize shareholder value. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As the Board conducts this process, SandRidge continues to implement a decisive set of actions focused on maximizing shareholder value which have already
delivered clear results: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Solid Operating Performance. </B>In 2017, SandRidge met or exceeded its production and cost targets for the year. In addition, the Company&#146;s actions enabled it to increase: </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Proved reserves to 177.6 MMBoe, with a 130% reserve replacement ratio; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Total present value of proved reserves to $749.3&nbsp;million (discounted at 10% per annum and calculated in accordance with GAAP). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Improved Financial Discipline. </B>SandRidge has initiated action to reduce general and administrative cash expenses by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-third</FONT> to
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$36-$39&nbsp;million</FONT> per year. Following the implementation of this plan, the Company will have reduced general and administrative expenses by 50% since emerging from bankruptcy in October 2016.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, SandRidge has implemented a focused capital program with moderate outspend reducing its capital expenditure
budget for 2018 to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">$180-$190&nbsp;million</FONT> from $247&nbsp;million in 2017. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>New Management and Directors. </B>In early 2018, the Board implemented a management transition plan, including a new President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board has also added two new directors &#150; Sylvia Barnes and Ken Beer &#150; who bring valuable experience in capital markets and the
energy industry to the Company&#146;s Board. With the addition of Ms.&nbsp;Barnes and Mr.&nbsp;Beer, 40% of the Board is new since the beginning of 2018, bringing independent individuals with new ideas and perspectives and the same focus on value
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Aligning Pay with Performance. </B>The Board has taken considerable actions to address concerns related to compensation raised over the past year.&nbsp;These efforts include eliminating the compensation program
adopted by the prior Board in connection with the Company&#146;s reorganization in favor of a balanced program consisting of a more modest base salary and a greater percentage of performance-based annual incentives; and retaining a new independent
compensation consultant. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has also transitioned to granting restricted stock awards with double trigger vesting
and, for 2018, committed that at least half of long-term incentive equity awards would be performance based and the Compensation Committee will consider further changes and suggestions by shareholders for improvements consistent with best practices
in the industry.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About Kenneth H. Beer </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Beer has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Stone Energy since January 2011, and previously served as Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer since August 2005. Mr.&nbsp;Beer joined Stone Energy after a distinguished career as an energy analyst. Mr.&nbsp;Beer was a partner at the investment banking firm of Johnson Rice&nbsp;&amp; Company, where he served as
director of research and a senior energy analyst. Prior to joining Johnson Rice in 1992, he spent five years as an energy analyst and investment banker at Howard Weil Incorporated and prior to that, two years as an associate at the Boston Consulting
Group. Mr.&nbsp;Beer received an A.B. degree in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1979 and an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1983. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>About
SandRidge Energy, Inc. </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma with its principal focus on developing high-return, growth oriented projects in Oklahoma and Colorado. The majority of the Company&#146;s production is generated from the Mississippi Lime formation across 360,000 net acres in Oklahoma
and Kansas. Development activity is currently focused on the Meramec formation in the Northwest STACK Play in Oklahoma and multiple oil rich Niobrara benches across our 125,000 net acres in the North Park Basin in Colorado. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><U>Important Additional Information </U></I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SandRidge, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s shareholders in
connection with the Company&#146;s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;2018 Annual Meeting&#148;). The Company intends to file a proxy statement and white proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;)
in connection with any such solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s shareholders. SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC
CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Information regarding the ownership of the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers in Company common stock and restricted stock is
included in the Company&#146;s SEC filings on Forms 3, 4 and 5, which can be found through the Company&#146;s website www.sandridgeenergy.com in the section &#147;Investor Relations&#148; or through the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Information
can also be found in the Company&#146;s other SEC filings, including the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and its Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2017. Updated information regarding the identity of potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement and other
materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the 2018 Annual Meeting. Shareholders will be able to obtain any proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no
charge at the SEC&#146;s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Company&#146;s website at www.sandridgeenergy.com in the section &#147;Investor Relations.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I><U>Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking </U></I></B><B><I><U>Statements</U></I></B><I> </I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This communication contains forward-looking statements concerning our expectations for future performance, including statements regarding the exploration of
strategic alternatives, the pursuit of options that maximize shareholder value and the consideration of candidates for nomination to SandRidge&#146;s Board of Directors. These &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; are based on currently available
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operating plans and projections about future events and trends. They inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in such
forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: uncertain outcome, impact, effects and results of SandRidge&#146;s exploration of strategic alternatives; and any changes in general economic or industry
specific conditions. SandRidge cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in SandRidge&#146;s public filings with the SEC, which are available at the
SEC&#146;s website, http://www.sec.gov. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement, and SandRidge undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances that may arise after the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor Contact: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Johna Robinson </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor Relations </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SandRidge Energy, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue Oklahoma City,
OK 73102 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 (405) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">429-5515</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MacKenzie Partners, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dan Burch, +1 (212) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">929-5748,</FONT> dburch@mackenziepartners.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul Schulman, +1 (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">929-5364,</FONT>
pschulman@mackenziepartners.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Media Contact: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SVC
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bryan Locke, +1 (312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">895-4700,</FONT> blocke@sardverb.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kelly Kimberly, +1 (832) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">680-5120,</FONT> kkimberly@sardverb.com </P>
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