<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001539497-25-001954.txt : 20250722
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001539497-25-001954
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250722
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250722

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001349436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				208084793
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-83370
		FILM NUMBER:		251141386

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 E. SHERIDAN AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		405-429-5500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 E. SHERIDAN AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 500
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73104

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RIATA ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060111

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ICAHN CARL C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000921669
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	CF
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
		STREET 2:		16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1
		CITY:			SUNNY ISLES BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33160
		BUSINESS PHONE:		305-422-4145

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
		STREET 2:		16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1
		CITY:			SUNNY ISLES BEACH
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33160

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ICAHN CARL C ET AL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950612
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        <commentText>This statement constitutes Amendment No. 28 to the Schedule 13D (as amended, the "Schedule 13D") relating to the shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of SandRidge Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), and hereby amends the Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 22, 2017.  All capitalized terms contained herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.</commentText>
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        <transactionPurpose>Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following paragraph at the end thereof:

On July 22, 2025, in connection with the appointment of Mr. Brett Icahn to the Board of Directors of the Issuer, the Reporting Persons and the Issuer entered into a confidentiality agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.</transactionPurpose>
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        <contractDescription>Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by the addition of the following:

The disclosure set forth above in Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference.</contractDescription>
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        <filedExhibits>1. Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2025, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc. and the Reporting Persons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SandRidge Energy, Inc. on July 22, 2025).</filedExhibits>
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