UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 4, 2020

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

(Address of principal executive offices)

(405) 429-5500

(Registrant’s Telephone No.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

SandRidge Energy Inc. Announces Issuance of WARN Act Notice.

SandRidge Energy, Inc. today announced that it has issued Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices to approximately 63 of its 120 Oklahoma City based employees as a result of its workforce reduction at its corporate headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations, including risks and uncertainties described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such form 10-K, and in any subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as may be required by law.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.