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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;18, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 3pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">SandRidge Energy, Inc.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-8084793</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue<BR>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Tom L. Ward<BR>
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President<BR>
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue<BR>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(405)&nbsp;429-5500</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center"><BR>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>offering price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registration</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>registered (1)</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>per share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>price</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.001 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$10.03</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$20,060,000 (2)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$788.36</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement also covers additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock issuable under the
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan set forth herein that become
issuable under the plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number
of outstanding shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering
prices for the shares registered hereby are calculated on the basis of $10.03, which is the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November&nbsp;12,
2008.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II<BR> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. <U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. <U>Exhibits</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. <U>Undertakings</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART I<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SandRidge Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), will send or give to
participants of the SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan documents containing
the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents need not be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities
laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission
and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.&nbsp;001-33784), filed with
the SEC on March&nbsp;7, 2008, for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2007, as amended by
Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;18, 2008.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No.&nbsp;001-33784), filed
with the SEC on May&nbsp;8, 2008, for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2008, filed with
the SEC on August&nbsp;7, 2008 for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2008, and filed with
the SEC on November&nbsp;6, 2008 for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2008.</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-33784) (excluding
any information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 thereof), filed with the SEC on
January&nbsp;7, 2008, January&nbsp;17, 2008, February&nbsp;19, 2008, March&nbsp;4, 2008, March&nbsp;13, 2008,
March&nbsp;20, 2008, March&nbsp;31, 2008, April&nbsp;17, 2008, May&nbsp;2, 2008, May&nbsp;8, 2008, two filings
on May&nbsp;13, 2008, May&nbsp;21, 2008, July&nbsp;3, 2008, July&nbsp;15, 2008, as amended by Amendment No.
1 on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on July&nbsp;16, 2008, August&nbsp;7, 2008, and November&nbsp;6,
2008.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed by the Registrant with the SEC since December&nbsp;31, 2007,
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share,
contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on October&nbsp;30, 2007
(including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents we file pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K)
subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. Section&nbsp;145 further provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person
serving in any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that indemnification shall be to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL for all our current or former directors or officers. As permitted by the
DGCL, our certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify our directors against
liability to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders,
(2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of law, (3)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL or (4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a
director derived an improper personal benefit.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have also entered into indemnification agreements with all of our directors and all of our
named executive officers. These indemnification agreements are intended to permit indemnification
to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. It is possible that the applicable
law could change the degree to which indemnification is expressly permitted.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in his or her
capacity as a director or officer, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding. The indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to the fact that the
indemnified party is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of us or any of our affiliates,
or is or was serving at our request in such a position for another entity. The indemnification
agreements also obligate us to promptly advance all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
any claim. The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to reimburse us for all amounts so advanced if it
is later determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification
provided under the indemnification agreements is not exclusive of any other indemnity rights;
however, double payment to the indemnitee is prohibited.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are not obligated to indemnify the indemnitee with respect to claims brought by the
indemnitee against:
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>us, except for:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>claims regarding the indemnitee&#146;s rights under the indemnification agreement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>claims to enforce a right to indemnification under any statute or law; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>counter-claims against us in a proceeding brought by us against the indemnitee; or</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>any other person, except for claims approved by our board of directors.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of each of the above
indemnitees. These policies include coverage for losses for wrongful acts and omissions and to
ensure our performance under the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees are named as
an insured under such policies and provided with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to
the most favorably insured of our directors and officers.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of ours
with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;33-144004) on June&nbsp;22, 2007
and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;33-144004) on June&nbsp;22, 2007
and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to our
registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-144004) on October&nbsp;4, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K/A on July&nbsp;16, 2008 and incorporated herein
by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">5.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.2*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Consent of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.3*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of DeGolyer &#038; MacNaughton.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.4*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Netherland, Sewell &#038; Associates, Inc.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">23.5*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Harper &#038; Associates, Inc.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">24.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma, on the 18<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day
of November, 2008.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                          /s/ Tom L. Ward
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Tom L. Ward&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Tom L. Ward, Richard J. Gognat and Justin P. Byrne, and each of them severally, his true
and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or without the
others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement for the same offering
filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities,
each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all
intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the 18<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day of November,
2008.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Tom L. Ward

</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Tom L. Ward
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer and Executive</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dirk M. Van Doren
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dirk M. Van Doren
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Randall D. Cooley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President of Accounting</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Randall D. Cooley
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dan Jordan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dan Jordan</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bill Gilliland
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Bill Gilliland</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roy T. Oliver, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-144004) on June&nbsp;22, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD>Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-144004) on June&nbsp;22, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD>Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
our registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-144004) on October&nbsp;4,
2007 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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    <TD>SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K/A on July&nbsp;16, 2008 and
incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2008
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-8084793
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Tom L. Ward
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(Name and address of agent for service)
(405) 429-5500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
registered (1)
per share
price
fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
2,000,000 shares
$10.03
$20,060,000 (2)
$788.36
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement also covers additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock issuable under the
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan set forth herein that become
issuable under the plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or
other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number
of outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
and Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering
prices for the shares registered hereby are calculated on the basis of $10.03, which is the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on November 12,
2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Item 9.
Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
EX-23.3
EX-23.4
EX-23.5
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
SandRidge Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), will send or give to
participants of the SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan documents containing
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8, as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents need not be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement
or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These
documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to
Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements
of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities
laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Registrant with the Commission
and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-33784), filed with
the SEC on March 7, 2008, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2008.
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33784), filed
with the SEC on May 8, 2008, for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, filed with
the SEC on August 7, 2008 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, and filed with
the SEC on November 6, 2008 for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008.
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33784) (excluding
any information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 thereof), filed with the SEC on
January 7, 2008, January 17, 2008, February 19, 2008, March 4, 2008, March 13, 2008,
March 20, 2008, March 31, 2008, April 17, 2008, May 2, 2008, May 8, 2008, two filings
on May 13, 2008, May 21, 2008, July 3, 2008, July 15, 2008, as amended by Amendment No.
1 on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on July 16, 2008, August 7, 2008, and November 6,
2008.
(d)
All other reports filed by the Registrant with the SEC since December 31, 2007,
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(e)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share,
contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on October 30, 2007
(including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
description).
All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K)
subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration
statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. Section 145 further provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person
serving in any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that indemnification shall be to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL for all our current or former directors or officers. As permitted by the
DGCL, our certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify our directors against
liability to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders,
(2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which a
director derived an improper personal benefit.
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with all of our directors and all of our
named executive officers. These indemnification agreements are intended to permit indemnification
to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. It is possible that the applicable
law could change the degree to which indemnification is expressly permitted.
The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in his or her
capacity as a director or officer, is made or threatened to be made a party to any suit or
proceeding. The indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to the fact that the
indemnified party is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of us or any of our affiliates,
or is or was serving at our request in such a position for another entity. The indemnification
agreements also obligate us to promptly advance all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with
any claim. The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to reimburse us for all amounts so advanced if it
is later determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification
provided under the indemnification agreements is not exclusive of any other indemnity rights;
however, double payment to the indemnitee is prohibited.
We are not obligated to indemnify the indemnitee with respect to claims brought by the
indemnitee against:
•
us, except for:
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claims regarding the indemnitee's rights under the indemnification agreement;
•
claims to enforce a right to indemnification under any statute or law; and
•
counter-claims against us in a proceeding brought by us against the indemnitee; or
•
any other person, except for claims approved by our board of directors.
We have obtained director and officer liability insurance for the benefit of each of the above
indemnitees. These policies include coverage for losses for wrongful acts and omissions and to
ensure our performance under the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees are named as
an insured under such policies and provided with the same rights and benefits as are accorded to
the most favorably insured of our directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of ours
with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-144004) on June 22, 2007
and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-144004) on June 22, 2007
and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to our
registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-144004) on October 4, 2007 and
incorporated herein by reference).
4.4
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K/A on July 16, 2008 and incorporated herein
by reference.
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
23.2*
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3*
Consent of DeGolyer & MacNaughton.
23.4*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.5*
Consent of Harper & Associates, Inc.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Securities Act");
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
with or furnished or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, the registrant has
been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim
for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma, State of Oklahoma, on the 18
th
day
of November, 2008.
By:
/s/ Tom L. Ward
Name:
Tom L. Ward
Title:
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Tom L. Ward, Richard J. Gognat and Justin P. Byrne, and each of them severally, his true
and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act with or without the
others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any registration statement for the same offering
filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform in the name of on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities,
each and every act and thing necessary or desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all
intents and purposes and as fully as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving
and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the 18
th
day of November,
2008.
Signature
Title
/s/ Tom L. Ward
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Tom L. Ward
(Principal Executive Officer)
Chief Financial Officer and Executive
/s/ Dirk M. Van Doren
Vice President
Dirk M. Van Doren
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Randall D. Cooley
Vice President of Accounting
Randall D. Cooley
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Dan Jordan
Director
Dan Jordan
/s/ Bill Gilliland
Director
Bill Gilliland
/s/ Roy T. Oliver, Jr.
Director
Roy T. Oliver, Jr.
/s/ Stuart W. Ray
Director
Stuart W. Ray
/s/ D. Dwight Scott
Director
D. Dwight Scott
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Signature
Title
/s/ Jeff Serota
Director
Jeff Serota
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-144004) on June 22, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
33-144004) on June 22, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to
our registration statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-144004) on October 4,
2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.4
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan (filed with the
Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K/A on July 16, 2008 and
incorporated herein by reference.
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers
23.2*
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.3*
Consent of DeGolyer & MacNaughton.
23.4*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.5*
Consent of Harper & Associates, Inc.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
*
Filed herewith.