Form 8-K

 

 

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): December 3, 2012

 

 

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   I-33784   20-8084793

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

   73102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 429-5500

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

þ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

On December 3, 2012, SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors has set December 13, 2012 as the record date for the determination of the Company’s stockholders who are entitled to execute, withhold or revoke consents relating to the proposed solicitation of written stockholder consents by TPG-Axon Partners, LP. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1   Press Release of the Company, dated December 3, 2012.

SIGNATURE

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

 

Date: December 3, 2012     SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
    By:   /s/ James D. Bennett
      James D. Bennett
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

  

Description

99.1   Press Release of the Company, dated December 3, 2012.