Item 8.01. Other Events

On December 3, 2012, SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors has set December 13, 2012 as the record date for the determination of the Company's stockholders who are entitled to execute, withhold or revoke consents relating to the proposed solicitation of written stockholder consents by TPG-Axon Partners, LP. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated December 3, 2012.

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