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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;10, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 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>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<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 <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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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>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SandRidge Energy, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(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></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(405)&nbsp;429-5500</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(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&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<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</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>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>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>
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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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>price</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>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>12,000,000 shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$7.79</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$93,480,000&nbsp;(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$5,216.18</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <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. 2009 Incentive 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 nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <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 $7.79, which is the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 6, 2009.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART I
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">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. 2009 Incentive 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. References to &#147;we,&#148; &#147;our&#148; and &#147;us&#148; are references to the Registrant.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART II
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">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>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.&nbsp;001-33784), filed with
the Commission on February&nbsp;26, 2009, for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, as
amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on
April&nbsp;23, 2009.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.&nbsp;001-33784), filed with
the Commission on May&nbsp;7, 2009, for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <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 Commission
on January&nbsp;14, 2009, January&nbsp;21, 2009, February&nbsp;26, 2009, February&nbsp;27, 2009, March&nbsp;9,
2009, April&nbsp;6, 2009, April&nbsp;21, 2009, April&nbsp;28, 2009, May&nbsp;7, 2009, May&nbsp;15, 2009, June&nbsp;9,
2009 and July&nbsp;7, 2009.</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission since December
31, 2008, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(e)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share,
contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission 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 the Registrant files 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>
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<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 of our current or former directors or officers.
</DIV>

<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
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 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 align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><U><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<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;8. </B><U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the Index to Exhibits following the signature pages hereto, which Index
to Exhibits is hereby incorporated into this item.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings</B></U>
</DIV>


<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;
</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 this 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.
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</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 10th day of July,
2009.
</DIV>

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    <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>
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<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 dates indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    TOM L. WARD
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Tom L. Ward</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer
and <BR>
Chairman of the Board<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    DIRK. M. VAN DOREN
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dirk M. Van Doren</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    RANDALL D. COOLEY
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Randall D. Cooley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Senior Vice President of Accounting<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    DAN JORDAN
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dan Jordan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    BILL GILLILAND
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bill Gilliland</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    ROY T. OLIVER, JR.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Roy T. Oliver, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
D. Dwight Scott</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/S/    JEFF SEROTA
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeff Serota</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July 10, 2009</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to
the Registrant&#146;s  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-148956), filed on January&nbsp;30,
2008 and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>SandRidge Energy, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June&nbsp;9, 2009 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="3%" nowrap align="left">5.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P.</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">23.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" 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="3%" 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="3%" 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="3%" nowrap align="left">24.1*</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page)</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2009
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
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 2009 Incentive 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.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(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
12,000,000 shares
$7.79
$93,480,000 (2)
$5,216.18
(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. 2009 Incentive 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 $7.79, which is the
average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 6, 2009.
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. 2009 Incentive 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. References to "we," "our" and "us" are references to the Registrant.
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 Commission on February 26, 2009, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Form 10-K, filed with the Commission on
April 23, 2009.
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-33784), filed with
the Commission on May 7, 2009, for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009.
(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 Commission
on January 14, 2009, January 21, 2009, February 26, 2009, February 27, 2009, March 9,
2009, April 6, 2009, April 21, 2009, April 28, 2009, May 7, 2009, May 15, 2009, June 9,
2009 and July 7, 2009.
(d)
All other reports filed by the Registrant with the Commission since December
31, 2008, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act").
(e)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share,
contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission on October 30, 2007 (including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description).
All documents the Registrant files 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.
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 of our current or former directors or officers.
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with all of our directors and all of our
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 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
.
Reference is made to the Index to Exhibits following the signature pages hereto, which Index
to Exhibits is hereby incorporated into this item.
Item 9.
Undertakings
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;
(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 this 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.
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 10th day of July,
2009.
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 dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/S/    TOM L. WARD
Tom L. Ward
President, Chief Executive Officer
and
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 10, 2009
/S/    DIRK. M. VAN DOREN
Dirk M. Van Doren
Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
July 10, 2009
/S/    RANDALL D. COOLEY
Randall D. Cooley
Senior Vice President of Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
July 10, 2009
/S/    DAN JORDAN
Dan Jordan
Director
July 10, 2009
/S/    BILL GILLILAND
Bill Gilliland
Director
July 10, 2009
/S/    ROY T. OLIVER, JR.
Roy T. Oliver, Jr.
Director
July 10, 2009
D. Dwight Scott
Director
July 10, 2009
/S/    JEFF SEROTA
Jeff Serota
Director
July 10, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to
the Registrant's  Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-148956), filed on January 30,
2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
SandRidge Energy, Inc. 2009 Incentive Plan (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 9, 2009 and incorporated herein
by reference).
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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.
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page)
*
Filed herewith.