On September 7, 2023, Mr. Salah Gamoudi notified the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the ?Company?) that he is resigning as the Company?s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 27, 2023 (the ?Resignation?), to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Gamoudi is not resigning from the Company as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company?s operations, policies, or practices. In connection with the Resignation, the Board appointed Brandon L. Brown, Sr. as the Company?s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of September 27, 2023 (the ?Brown Appointment?).

Mr. Brown?s compensation will be determined at a later time. Mr. Brown, age 45, has served as the Company?s Vice President of Accounting beginning March 2023 and Corporate Controller from June 2020 to March 2023. Prior to joining the Company in June 2020, Mr. Brown was employed at Black Stone Minerals, L.P. as the Assistant Controller and Financial Reporting Manager from August 2016 to February of 2020.

Mr. Brown served as the Assistant Controller and held various other accounting and financial reporting roles at Goodrich Petroleum Corporation from August 2011 to August 2016. Prior to joining Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Brown was employed as an external auditor at HEIN & Associates LLP and Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Brown earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern University and A&M College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

In connection with the Brown Appointment, the Company designated Mr. Brown as the Company?s principal financial officer, effective as of September 27, 2023.