UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~April 418, ~~2025~~2026

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. ~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)~~

Delaware

1-33784

20-8084793

(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

1 E. Sheridan Ave, Suite 500Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

73104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

Delaware

1-33784

20-8084793

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 E. Sheridan Ave., Suite 500

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(405) 429-5500

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable.

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

~~Securities~~Check ~~registered~~the ~~pursuant~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to ~~Section~~simultaneously ~~12(b)~~satisfy the filing obligation of the ~~Act~~registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

New York Stock Exchange

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~~Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the~~ Securities ~~Act~~registered ofpursuant ~~1933~~to Section 12(~~§230.405 of this chapter~~b) ~~or Rule 12b-2~~ of the ~~Securities Exchange~~ Act ~~of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	SD	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 2 5.02 —. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~November 5~~April 18, ~~2025~~2026, ~~SandRidge~~Randolph C. Read notified SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~issued~~that ahe ~~press~~will ~~release~~not ~~announcing~~be ~~financial~~available ~~and~~to ~~operational~~stand ~~results~~ for re-election to the ~~period~~Company’s ~~ended~~Board ~~September 30,~~of ~~2025.~~Directors at ~~The~~its ~~press~~2026 ~~release~~Annual isMeeting ~~attached~~of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and that he will continue to serve as ~~Exhibit 99~~a director until the expiration of his term at the Annual Meeting.1 Mr. Read’s decision not to stand for re-election was not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding any matter relating to the operations, ~~which~~policies isor ~~incorporated~~practices ~~herein~~of bythe ~~reference~~Company.

~~Item 8.01 — Other Matters~~1

On November 4, 2025, the Board declared a dividend of $0.12 per share of the Company’s common stock, which stockholders can elect to receive in cash or additional shares of common stock by enrolling in our previously announced Dividend Reinvestment Plan, payable on November 28, 2025 to stockholders of record on November 14, 2025.SIGNATURE

~~Item~~Pursuant to ~~9.01. Financial~~the ~~Statements~~requirements ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

(d) Exhibits

	SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

Dated: April 21, 2026	By:	/s/ Jonathan Frates
		Name:	Jonathan Frates
		Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

99.1			Press release issued November 5, 2025 announcing financial and operational results for the period ended September 30, 2025.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

SIGNATURE

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

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

(Registrant)

Date: November 5, 2025

By:

/s/ Jonathan Frates

Jonathan Frates

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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