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): July 1, 2020

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (405) 429-5500

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Mr. Salah Gamoudi as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Effective July 1, 2020, the Board appointed Mr. Salah Gamoudi as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Gamoudi, age 34, most recently served as the Company’s Vice President of Accounting and Finance beginning April 27, 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gamoudi served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Jones Energy, Inc. from October 2018 to April 2020. Immediately before serving as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Jones Energy, Inc., Mr. Gamoudi served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Remora Petroleum, L.P. from 2017 to 2018. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Corporate Controller of Glacier Oil & Gas and its predecessor entity. From 2013 to 2015, he served as SOX and Internal Audit Manager of LRR Energy, L.P. and Lime Rock Resources. Prior to that, he served as an auditor for Deloitte and for Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Gamoudi has a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Portland State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Gamoudi has no family relationships with any current director, director nominee, or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions, to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Mr. Gamoudi has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Gamoudi was not appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person.

Mr. Gamoudi receives an annual base salary of $250,000 per annum beginning April 27, 2020, and is eligible to participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive and Long Term Incentive Plans. Mr. Gamoudi is also be entitled to participate in the retirement, welfare, incentive, fringe and perquisite programs generally made available to executive officers of the Company. Mr. Gamoudi’s compensation will remain unchanged following his promotion to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete copy of the Offer Letter, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 10.1 Offer Letter

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.