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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 11, 2025. As of the record date of April 14, 2025, the Company had 36,687,591 shares of common stock outstanding. A total of 30,953,633 shares (84.37%) were present at the 2025 Annual Meeting by proxy or in person.
The following matters, detailed descriptions of which are contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2025 (the “2025 Proxy Statement”), were voted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting:
| (1) | Election of five directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; |
| (2) | Ratification of the selection of Grant Thornton LLP (“Grant Thornton”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025; and |
| (3) | Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers during 2024. |
The Company’s stockholders approved proposals (1), (2), and (3).
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
| Directors | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Nancy Dunlap | 21,325,424 | 3,666,099 | 51,187 | 5,910,923 | ||||||||||||
| Jaffrey A. Firestone | 24,727,193 | 269,060 | 46,457 | 5,910,923 | ||||||||||||
| Vincent Intrieri | 24,528,629 | 473,220 | 40,861 | 5,910,923 | ||||||||||||
| Grayson Pranin | 24,915,983 | 86,471 | 40,256 | 5,910,923 | ||||||||||||
| Randolph C. Read | 22,011,195 | 2,985,590 | 45,925 | 5,910,923 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Selection of Grant Thornton
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 30,721,838 | 178,584 | 53,211 | 0 |
Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 22,574,286 | 1,364,932 | 1,103,492 | 5,910,923 |
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of 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.
| SandRidge Energy, Inc. | ||
| Dated: June 16, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Frates |
| Name: | Jonathan Frates | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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