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): April 14, 2016
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-33784 | 20-8084793 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On April 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice notified the Company that it is no longer a subject or target of the previously reported grand jury investigation of possible violations of antitrust laws in the purchase or lease of land, oil, or natural gas rights from 2012 and prior years.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: April 15, 2016 |
By: | /s/ Philip T. Warman | ||||
| Philip T. Warman | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||