SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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A Message from the Board of Directors

To Our Stockholders,

You are cordially invited to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) which will be held at The Renaissance Oklahoma City Downtown Bricktown Hotel-Warehouse Room (2nd Floor), 100 East Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, on June 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., central time.

The formal Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, which are contained in the following pages, outline the actions that will, or may, be taken by stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Your vote is important, and we encourage you to vote even if you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote by internet or by telephone using the instructions on the Notice of Annual Meeting or by signing and returning the proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided for your convenience. You may also attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

On behalf of the Board and management, we sincerely appreciate your continued support.

For the Board of Directors,

Grayson Pranin,

President and Chief Executive Officer

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet. On or about April 27, 2026, we will mail to our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (“Notice”) containing instructions on how to access this Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report and how to vote online. If you received the Notice and would prefer to receive paper copies of the proxy materials, you may do so by following the instructions provided in the Notice.

Your vote is important. Please vote your shares promptly. You can find voting instructions in the Proxy Statement.

If you have any questions or require any assistance with respect to voting your shares, please contact the Company’s proxy solicitor at the contact listed below:

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting To Be Held on June 10, 2026.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SandRidge Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “SandRidge”), will be held at The Renaissance Oklahoma City Downtown Bricktown Hotel-Warehouse Room (2nd Floor), 100 East Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, on June 10, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., central time, with respect to the proposals described below:

For information on how to obtain directions to the Annual Meeting, please visit our website at http://www.sandridgeenergy.com/contact/.

The Annual Meeting may be adjourned from time to time. At any adjourned meeting, action with respect to the matters specified in this notice may be taken without further notice to stockholders, unless required by applicable law or the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”).

Stockholders of record of shares of our common stock at the close of business on April 13, 2026 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. A list of our stockholders as of the close of business on the Record Date will be available at the Annual Meeting and at, by appointment, the Company’s corporate office, 1 East Sheridan, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, for the ten days prior to the Annual Meeting.

This notice is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which contain important information and are available on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review the proxy materials before voting.

We value your participation. It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting regardless of whether you attend the Annual Meeting in person. The accompanying Proxy Statement provides detailed information about the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. Please read it carefully. To ensure your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting, please vote your shares via (1) a toll-free telephone number, (2) on the Internet or (3) by completing, signing, dating and mailing a proxy card. Instructions regarding the three methods of voting are contained in the proxy card and the Notice. If you vote your shares via telephone or on the Internet, you will need the 16-digit control number included on your Notice or proxy card.

The Proxy Statement provides a detailed description of the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. We urge you to read the Proxy Statement, including any documents incorporated by reference, carefully and in their entirety.

The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”) are available on our website at http://www.sandridgeenergy.com. In addition, we will provide a copy of the Proxy Statement and our 2025 Annual Report without charge to any stockholder who submits a request to HKL & Co., LLC, the Company’s proxy solicitor:

In order to facilitate timely delivery, you must request the information no later than May 27, 2026.