SCHEDULE 14A
Consent Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. __)
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SandRidge Energy, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
TPG-Axon Management LP
TPG-Axon Partners GP, L.P.
TPG-Axon GP, LLC
TPG-Axon Partners, LP
TPG-Axon International, L.P.
TPG-Axon International GP, LLC
Dinakar Singh LLC
Dinakar Singh
Stephen C. Beasley
Edward W. Moneypenny
Fredric G. Reynolds
Peter H. Rothschild
Alan J. Weber
Dan A. Westbrook
(Name of Person(s) Filing Consent Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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On February 21, 2013, TPG-Axon Management LP and its affiliates (collectively, "TPG-Axon") issued a press release announcing the recommendation by Glass, Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") that the bylaws of SandRidge Energy, Inc. ("SandRidge") be amended pursuant to TPG-Axon's consent solicitation and that the stockholders of SandRidge replace a majority of SandRidge's board of directors with six individuals nominated by TPG-Axon. The press release also highlights several statements made by Glass Lewis with regard to SandRidge, including its poor financial performance, excessive compensation and dismal governance. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.
Also on February 21, 2013, TPG-Axon updated the homepage of www.shareholdersforsandridge.com (the "Website") to include two graphics announcing the recommendations by Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis that stockholders of SandRidge support TPG-Axon in its consent solicitation. In addition, TPG-Axon posted an additional reference to the "Press Releases" section of the Website. Copies of the graphics and the additional reference are filed herewith as Exhibit 2.
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