As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2011
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM S-3
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1311 | 20-8084793 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(405) 429-5500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Tom L. Ward
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
(405) 429-5500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
| Philip T. Warman, Esq. SandRidge Energy, Inc. 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 (405) 429-5500 |
David H. Engvall, Esq. Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 662-6000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
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 þ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company ¨ | |||
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount Registered |
Proposed Offering Price |
Proposed Aggregate |
Amount of Registration Fee | ||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
1,788,909 | $11.17 | $19,982,114 | $2,319.92 | ||||
| (1) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act 1933. The price per share and aggregate offering prices for the shares registered hereby are calculated on the basis of $11.17, which is the average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 22, 2011. |
PROSPECTUS
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
1,788,909 shares of Common Stock
This prospectus is part of a resale registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a “shelf” registration, or continuous offering, process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholders, who are identified under the section of this prospectus entitled “Selling Stockholders,” may, from time to time, sell or otherwise dispose of up to 1,788,909 shares of our common stock in one or more transactions at any time or from time to time
We are not selling any shares of common stock under this prospectus and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholders. The shares of common stock to which this prospectus relates may be offered and sold from time to time directly by the selling stockholders or through underwriters or broker-dealers or agents. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions, at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. Please read the section of this prospectus entitled “Plan of Distribution.”
Investing in our securities involves various risks. Please read carefully the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of this prospectus.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SD.” On March 28, 2011, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $11.82 per share.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus is dated March 29, 2011.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS
You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate and are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this prospectus, the selling stockholders may sell the shares of common stock described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus may be supplemented from time to time to add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Any statement that we make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted, all references in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement to “SandRidge,” “we” or “our” are to SandRidge Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
We are an independent oil and natural gas company concentrating on development and production activities related to the exploitation of our significant holdings in West Texas and the Mid-Continent area of Oklahoma and Kansas. Our primary areas of focus are the Permian Basin, the Mississippian formation and the West Texas Overthrust. We also operate other interests in the Mid-Continent, Cotton Valley Trend in East Texas, Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
Our principal executive offices are located at 123 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 and our telephone number is (405) 429-5500. Our website is http://www.sandridgeenergy.com.
Recent Developments
On March 2, 2011, we entered into a Purchase Agreement relating to the issuance and sale of $900,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 7.5% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at par. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were approximately $882.00 million after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses.
The sale of the Notes closed on March 15, 2011. We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund the aggregate tender price of our tender offer for up to $650.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2015 (including payment of the accrued but unpaid interest on such notes in connection with the tender offer), and for general corporate purposes, including to repay borrowings outstanding under our senior credit facility.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC (File No. 001-33784) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You may read and copy any documents that are filed at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates from the public reference section of the SEC at its Washington address. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information.
Our filings are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents we previously filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and the information that we later
file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents we filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by reference:
| • | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on March 23, 2011; |
| • | Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on each of December 21, 2010, January 10, 2011, March 3, 2011, March 4, 2011, and March 7, 2011 and March 18, 2011; |
| • | The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A dated October 30, 2007, including any amendment to that form that we may file in the future for the purpose of updating the description of our common stock; and |
| • | Our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2010. |
In addition, we incorporate by reference the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of Arena Resources, Inc., which are contained in Amendment No. 1 to its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (File No. 001-31657), filed with the SEC on April 30, 2010.
All documents filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 on any current report on Form 8-K) before the termination of the offering under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein, or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modified or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
Our recent annual, quarterly and current reports, and any amendments thereto, that we file with the SEC are made available, free of charge, over the Internet through our website at http://www.sandridgeenergy.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with or furnish them to the SEC. You may also request copies of any of our filings with the SEC, which we will provide at no cost to you, by contacting our Investor Relations department at 405-429-5515 or investors@sdrge.com. Please note that our website and the information contained in and linked to it are not incorporated in this prospectus.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and beliefs that we believe to be reasonable; however, assumed facts almost always vary from actual results, and the differences between assumed facts and actual results can be material, depending upon the circumstances. Where we express an expectation or belief as to future results, that expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and based on assumptions believed to have a reasonable basis. It cannot be assured, however, that the stated expectation or belief will occur or be achieved or accomplished. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including, without limitation, statements regarding projections and estimates concerning capital expenditures, our liquidity and capital resources, the timing and success of specific projects, outcomes and effects of litigation, claims and disputes, elements of our business strategy and other statements concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition in this prospectus that are prospective and constitute forward-looking statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
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The words “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “potential,” “could,” “may,” “foresee,” “plan,” “goal,” “will,” “should” and “intend” and similar expressions will generally identify forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany those statements. In addition, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.
With this in mind, you should consider the risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, as well as those contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and other disclosures about us that are included in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
An investment in our securities involves risks. Before you invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 as well as risks described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and cautionary notes regarding forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference herein, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference.
If any of these risks were to materialize, our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In that case, our ability to pay interest on, or the principal of, any debt securities, may be reduced, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment.
You should consider carefully the risks below together with all of the other information included in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
The market price for shares of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations.
The market price for shares of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations, even if an active trading market develops. Some of the factors that could negatively affect our share price include:
| • | actual or anticipated variations in our reserve estimates and quarterly operating results; |
| • | changes in oil and natural gas prices; |
| • | changes in our cash flows from operations or earnings estimates; |
| • | publication of research reports about us or the exploration and production industry generally; |
| • | increases in market interest rates, which may increase our cost of capital; |
| • | changes in applicable laws or regulations, court rulings and enforcement and legal actions; |
| • | changes in market valuations of similar companies; |
| • | adverse market reaction to any increased indebtedness we incur in the future; |
| • | additions or departures of key management personnel; |
| • | actions, including sales of common stock, by our stockholders; |
| • | speculation in the press or investment community regarding our business; |
| • | large volume of sellers of our common stock pursuant to our resale registration statement with a relatively small volume of purchasers; |
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| • | liquidity and the registration of our common stock for public resale; |
| • | general market and economic conditions; and |
| • | domestic and international economic, legal and regulatory factors unrelated to our performance. |
We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
We do not expect to declare or pay any cash or other dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock, as we intend to use cash flow generated by operations for capital expenditures. Our senior credit facility and the indentures governing our outstanding notes restrict our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock, and we may also enter into credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements in the future that restrict our ability to declare or pay cash dividends on our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as Delaware law, contain provisions that could discourage acquisition bids or merger proposals, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval. If our board of directors elects to issue preferred stock, it could be more difficult for a third party to acquire us. In addition, some provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if the change of control would be beneficial to our stockholders, including:
| • | a classified board of directors, so that only approximately one-third of our directors are elected each year; |
| • | limitations on the removal of directors; |
| • | limitations on the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings; and |
| • | advance notice provisions for stockholder proposals and nominations for elections to the board of directors to be acted upon at meetings of stockholders. |
Delaware law prohibits us from engaging in any business combination with any “interested stockholder,” meaning generally that a stockholder who beneficially owns more than 15% of our stock cannot acquire us for a period of three years from the date this person became an interested stockholder, unless various conditions are met, such as approval of the transaction by our board of directors.
The common stock to be offered and sold using this prospectus will be offered and sold by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus or in any supplement to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of such common stock.
This prospectus covers the offering for resale of up to 1,788,909 shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders identified below. No offer or sale may occur unless this prospectus has been declared effective by the SEC, and remains effective at the time such selling stockholder offers or sells such common stock. We may be required to update this prospectus to reflect material developments in our business, financial position and results of operations.
The selling stockholders listed below may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus all of the common shares covered by this prospectus as indicated in the table below. The common shares being offered by the selling stockholders are outstanding and were originally issued as part of a legal settlement with certain working interest owners in properties we operate.
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The following table sets forth certain information regarding the selling stockholders’ beneficial ownership of our common stock as of February 28, 2011, when there were 410,811,739 shares of our common stock outstanding. Unless set forth below, none of the selling stockholders selling in connection with the prospectus has held any position or office with, been employed by, or otherwise has had a material relationship with us or any of our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus. The information presented below is based solely on our review of information provided by the selling stockholders.
| Name of Selling Stockholder |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering |
Number of Shares of Common Stock that May be Sold |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering |
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| Longfellow Exploration Partners, Limited1 |
1,296,959 | 1,296,959 | 0 | |||||||||
| Longfellow Drilling Fund I, Limited1 |
491,950 | 491,950 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | Bruce A. Blakemore is one of the Managing Members of entities that ultimately control each of Longfellow Exploration Partners, Limited and Longfellow Drilling Fund I, Limited. Mr. Blakemore personally owns 577 shares of SandRidge common stock. |
Selling stockholders who are registered broker-dealers are “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act. In addition, selling stockholders who are affiliates of registered broker-dealers are “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act if such selling stockholder (a) did not acquire its shares of common stock in the ordinary course of business or (b) had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common shares. To our knowledge, no selling stockholder who is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer received any securities as underwriting compensation.
The selling stockholders listed in the above table may have sold or transferred, in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, some or all of the shares of our common stock since the date on which the information in the above table was provided to us. Information about the selling stockholders may change over time.
Because the selling stockholders may offer all or some of their shares of our common stock from time to time, we cannot estimate the number of shares of our common stock that will be held by the selling stockholders upon the termination of any particular offering by such selling stockholder. Please refer to the section of this prospectus entitled “Plan of Distribution.”
All expenses incurred with the registration of the common stock owned by the selling stockholders will be borne by us.
Set forth below is a description of the material terms of our common stock. However, this description is not complete and is qualified by reference to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Copies of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws are available from us upon request. These documents have also been filed with the SEC. Please read the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Our authorized capital stock consists of 800,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of February 28, 2011, 410,811,739 shares of our common stock were outstanding. We have no outstanding options to purchase common stock, but we have granted restricted stock awards for 12,472,523 shares of common stock (other than shares cancelled or forfeited) as of February 28, 2011. As of February 28, 2011, 2,650,000 shares of our 8.5% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, 2,000,000 shares of our 6.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock and
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3,000,000 shares of our 7.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock were outstanding. All of such shares are convertible into shares of common stock at the conversion ratios specified in the certificate of designations governing such shares.
Subject to any special voting rights of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future, each share of common stock has one vote on all matters voted on by our stockholders, including the election of our directors. Because holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock can elect all of the members of the board of directors standing for election, subject to the rights, powers and preferences of any outstanding series of preferred stock.
No share of common stock affords any preemptive rights or is convertible, redeemable, assessable or entitled to the benefits of any sinking or repurchase fund. Holders of common stock will be entitled to dividends in the amounts and at the times declared by our board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Holders of common stock will share equally in our assets on liquidation after payment or provision for all liabilities and any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law, Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Written Consent of Stockholders
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be taken at a duly called meeting of stockholders and not by written consent.
Amendment of the Bylaws
Under Delaware law, the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws is conferred upon the stockholders. A corporation may, however, in its certificate of incorporation also confer upon the board of directors the power to adopt, amend or repeal its bylaws. Our charter and bylaws grant our board the power to adopt, amend and repeal our bylaws on the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office.
Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our bylaws preclude the ability of our stockholders to call special meetings of stockholders.
Other Limitations on Stockholder Actions
Advance notice is required for stockholders to nominate directors or to submit proposals for consideration at meetings of stockholders. In addition, the ability of our stockholders to remove directors without cause is precluded.
Classified Board
Only one of three classes of directors is elected each year.
Limitation of Liability of Officers and Directors
Our certificate of incorporation provides that no director shall be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
| • | for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or to our stockholders; |
| • | for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of laws; |
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| • | for unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock purchase or stock redemption; and |
| • | for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. |
The effect of these provisions is to eliminate our rights and our stockholders’ rights, through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf, to recover monetary damages against a director for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, including breaches resulting from grossly negligent behavior, except in the situations described above.
Business Combination Under Delaware Law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner.
Section 203 defines a “business combination” as a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholders. Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or, in some cases, within three years prior, did own, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between us and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless:
| • | our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder prior to the date the person attained the status; |
| • | upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding, for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and issued employee stock plans, under which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held under the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
| • | the business combination is approved by our board of directors on or subsequent to the date the person became an interested stockholder and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
This provision has an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors, including discouraging takeover attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock. With approval of our stockholders, we could amend our certificate of incorporation in the future to elect not to be governed by the anti-takeover law. This election would become effective 12 months after the adoption of the amendment and would not apply to any business combination with any person who became an interested stockholder on or before the adoption of the amendment.
We are registering the common stock covered by this prospectus to permit selling stockholders to conduct public secondary trading of such shares from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds of the sale of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of such common stock will be the purchase price of the common stock less any discounts and commissions. The selling stockholders reserve the right to accept and, together with their agents, to reject, any proposed purchases of common stock to be made directly or through agents.
The common stock offered by this prospectus may be sold from time to time to purchasers:
| • | directly by the selling stockholders and their successors, which includes their donees, pledgees or transferees or their successors-in-interest, or |
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| • | through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, commissions or agent’s commissions from the selling stockholders or the purchasers of the common stock. These discounts, concessions or commissions may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved. |
The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who participate in the sale or distribution of the common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any selling stockholder that is a registered broker-dealer will be deemed to be an underwriter. As a result, any profits on the sale of the common stock by such selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or agent’s commissions or concessions received by it may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Underwriters are subject to certain statutory liabilities, including, but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act.
The common stock may be sold in one or more transactions at:
| • | fixed prices; |
| • | prevailing market prices at the time of sale; |
| • | prices related to such prevailing market prices; |
| • | varying prices determined at the time of sale; or |
| • | negotiated prices. |
These sales may be effected in one or more transactions:
| • | on any national securities exchange or quotation on which the common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of the sale; |
| • | in the over-the-counter market; |
| • | in transactions other than on such exchanges or services or in the over-the-counter market; |
| • | through the writing of options (including the issuance by the selling stockholders of derivative securities), whether the options or such other derivative securities are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
| • | through the settlement of short sales; or |
| • | through any combination of the foregoing. |
These transactions may include block transactions or crosses. Crosses are transactions in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade.
In connection with the sales of the common stock, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which in turn may:
| • | engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging their positions; |
| • | sell the common stock short and deliver the common stock to close out short positions; |
| • | loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers or other financial institutions that in turn may sell the common stock; |
| • | enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions that require the delivery to the broker-dealer or other financial institution of the common stock, which the broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell under the prospectus; or |
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| • | enter into transactions in which a broker-dealer makes purchases as a principal for resale for its own account or through other types of transactions. |
To our knowledge, there are currently no plans, arrangements or understandings between any selling stockholders and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders.
There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the common stock under this prospectus. Further, we cannot assure you that any such selling stockholder will not transfer, devise or gift the common stock by other means not described in this prospectus. In addition, any common stock covered by this prospectus that qualifies for sale under Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 or Rule 144A rather than under this prospectus. The common stock covered by this prospectus may also be sold to non-U.S. persons outside the U.S. in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act rather than under this prospectus. The common stock may be sold in some states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and complied with.
The selling stockholders and any other person participating in the sale of the common stock will be subject to the Exchange Act. The Exchange Act rules include, without limitation, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the common stock by the selling stockholders and any other such person. In addition, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the particular common stock being distributed. This may affect the marketability of the common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the common stock.
Certain legal matters in connection with the securities will be passed upon by Philip T. Warman, as our General Counsel. Any underwriter or agent will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by its own legal counsel.
Certain estimates of our proved reserves of oil and natural gas that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus were based in part upon engineering reports prepared by independent petroleum engineers Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., DeGolyer and MacNaughton and Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc. These estimates are referred to or incorporated by reference herein in reliance on the authority of such firms as experts in such matters.
The financial statements of SandRidge and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the SandRidge’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Arena Resources, Inc. (“Arena”) are incorporated in this prospectus by reference to Arena’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010 (as amended on April 30, 2010). Such historical financial statements of Arena and the effectiveness of Arena’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports dated March 1, 2010 and incorporated herein.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
| Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
Set forth below are the expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred in connection with the distribution of the securities registered hereby. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, the amounts set forth below are estimates.
| SEC registration fee |
$ | 1,500 | ||
| Fees and expenses of legal counsel |
$ | 5,000 | ||
| Accounting fees and expenses |
$ | 18,000 | ||
| Miscellaneous |
$ | 1,000 | ||
| Total |
$ | 25,500 | ||
| Item 15. | 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, the certificate of incorporation provides that our directors shall have no personal liability to the company or its 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 the company or its 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.
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| Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-148956) filed on January 30, 2008). | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc., dated July 16, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (file no. 001-33784) filed on August 9, 2010) | |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designation of 8.5% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on January 21, 2009). | |
| 3.4 | Certificate of Designation of 6.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on December 22, 2009). | |
| 3.5 | Certificate of Designation of 7.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on November 10, 2010). | |
| 3.6 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on March 9, 2009). | |
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate representing common stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-148956) filed on January 30, 2008). | |
| 4.2 | Indenture, dated May 1, 2008, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 2, 2008). | |
| 4.3 | Indenture, dated May 20, 2008, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 21, 2008). | |
| 4.4 | Indenture, dated May 14, 2009, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 15, 2009). | |
| 4.5 | Indenture, dated December 16, 2009, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on December 22, 2009). | |
| 4.6 | Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee. | |
| 4.7 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., the Guarantors and the Representatives. | |
| 4.8 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee. | |
| 5.1* | Opinion of Philip T. Warman as to the legality of the securities being registered. | |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated March 2, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on March 7, 2011. | |
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| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23.1* | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| 23.2* | Consent of Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. | |
| 23.3* | Consent of Philip T. Warman (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
| 23.4* | Consent of DeGolyer and MacNaughton. | |
| 23.5* | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 23.6* | Consent of Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc. | |
| 24.1* | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
| Item 17. | 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 of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); |
| (b) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the 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 the 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; |
| (c) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
Provided, however, that paragraphs 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the 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 the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (a) | Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
| (b) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule |
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| 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
| (5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, each undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser. |
| (a) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
| (b) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
| (c) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
| (d) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
| (6) | 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 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. |
| (7) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of either registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange 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. |
| (8) | To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, SandRidge Energy, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on March 29, 2011.
| SandRidge Energy, Inc. | ||
| By |
/s/ TOM L. WARD | |
| Name: Tom L. Ward Title: Chairman of the Board and | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Tom L. Ward, Philip T. Warman 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 and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all supplements and exhibits thereto, and all 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 |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ JAMES D. BENNETT James D. Bennett |
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ RANDALL D. COOLEY Randall D. Cooley |
Senior Vice President – Accounting (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ EVERETT R. DOBSON Everett R. Dobson |
Director |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ WILLIAM A. GILLILAND William A. Gilliland |
Director |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ DANIEL W. JORDAN Daniel W. Jordan |
Director |
March 29, 2011 | ||
| /S/ ROY T. OLIVER, JR. Roy T. Oliver, Jr. |
Director |
March 29, 2011 | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-148956) filed on January 30, 2008). | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of SandRidge Energy, Inc., dated July 16, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (file no. 001-33784) filed on August 9, 2010). | |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designation of 8.5% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on January 21, 2009). | |
| 3.4 | Certificate of Designation of 6.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on December 22, 2009). | |
| 3.5 | Certificate of Designation of 7.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on November 10, 2010). | |
| 3.6 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on March 9, 2009). | |
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate representing common stock of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-148956) filed on January 30, 2008). | |
| 4.2 | Indenture, dated May 1, 2008, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 2, 2008). | |
| 4.3 | Indenture, dated May 20, 2008, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 21, 2008). | |
| 4.4 | Indenture, dated May 14, 2009, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on May 15, 2009). | |
| 4.5 | Indenture, dated December 16, 2009, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on December 22, 2009). | |
| 4.6 | Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee. | |
| 4.7 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., the Guarantors and the Representatives. | |
| 4.8 | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 15, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee. | |
| 5.1* | Opinion of Philip T. Warman as to the legality of the securities being registered. | |
| 10.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated March 2, 2011, by and among SandRidge Energy, Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors named therein, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K (file no. 001-33784) filed on March 7, 2011. | |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23.1* | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. | |
| 23.2* | Consent of Hansen, Barnett & Maxwell, P.C. | |
| 23.3* | Consent of Philip T. Warman (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). | |
| 23.4* | Consent of DeGolyer and MacNaughton. | |
| 23.5* | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |
| 23.6* | Consent of Lee Keeling and Associates, Inc. | |
| 24.1* | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). | |
| * | Filed herewith. |