SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021; PROVIDES FULL YEAR 2022 OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE GUIDANCE

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SandRidge Energy, Inc. (the "Company" or "SandRidge") (NYSE:SD) today announced financial and operational results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Recent Highlights

• 2021 net cash⁽¹⁾ increased by $131.3 million year-over-year to $139.5 million, which represents net cash of $3.80 per share of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021
• Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $113.5 million in 2021 compared to $53.4 million in the prior year
• Generated net income of $116.7 million, or $3.21 per share in 2021. Adjusted net income was $96.3 million, or $2.65 per share
• Announced 2022 operational and capital expenditure guidance, including the drilling and completion of 9 new wells on the Company's Northwest Stack acreage and the continuation of its high-return well reactivation program
• Decreased Adjusted G&A⁽²⁾ by $5.8 million to $8.3 million, or $1.22 per Boe, from $14.1 million, or $1.62 per Boe, in the prior year
• As of December 31, 2021, the Company returned 129 wells to production that were previously curtailed due to the 2020 commodity price downturn contributing to a flat Mid-Continent production profile over the course of the year
• Decreased 2021 LOE by $7.4 million to $36.0 million, or $5.30 per Boe, from $43.4 million, or $4.99 per Boe, in the prior year

Financial Results & Update

Profitability & Realized Pricing

For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $36.8 million, or $1.01 per share, and net cash provided by operating activities of $43.9 million. After adjusting for certain items, the Company's adjusted net income⁽²⁾ amounted to $32.9 million, or $0.90 per share, operating cash flow⁽²⁾ totaled $37.3 million and adjusted EBITDA was $37.5 million for the quarter. The Company defines and reconciles adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in supporting tables at the conclusion of this press release.

Fourth quarter realized oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids prices, before the impact of derivatives,⁽³⁾ were $75.72, $3.94 and $28.39, respectively, compared to $69.40, $2.89 and $26.93 in the prior quarter.

For the full year 2021, the Company reported net income of $116.7 million, or $3.21 per share, and net cash provided by operating activities of $110.3 million. After adjusting for certain items, the Company's adjusted net income amounted to $96.3 million, or $2.65 per share, operating cash flow totaled $112.7 million and adjusted EBITDA was $113.5 million for the year.

Operating Costs

During the fourth quarter of 2021, lease operating expense ("LOE") was $9.7 million or $5.74 per Boe compared to $9.1 million, or $5.27 per Boe in the prior quarter.

For the three months ended December 31, 2021, general and administrative expense ("G&A") was $2.8 million, or $1.67 per Boe compared to $2.2 million, or $1.29 per Boe in the prior quarter. Adjusted G&A⁽²⁾ was  $2.5 million, or $1.46 per Boe during the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $2.0 million, or $1.15 per Boe in the prior quarter.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the fourth quarter, under the Program announced in August 2021, which authorizes the Company to purchase an aggregate of $25.0 million of the Company's common stock, in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act. Subject to applicable rules and regulations, repurchases under the Program can be made from time to time in open markets at the Company's discretion, and in compliance with safe harbor provisions, or in privately negotiated transactions. The Program does not require any specific number of shares be acquired and can be discontinued by the Company's Board of Directors at any time.

Operational Results & Update

Production

Production totaled 1,697 MBoe (18.4 MBoed, 13% oil, 34% NGLs and 53% natural gas) for the quarter and 6,793 MBoe (18.6 MBoed, 14% oil, 33% NGLs and 53% natural gas) for the full year of 2021. Total production includes North Park Basin prior to February 5, 2021.

Production in the Mid-Continent totaled 1,697 MBoe (18.4 MBoed, 13% oil, 34% NGLs and 53% natural gas) for the quarter and 6,726 MBoe (18.4 MBoed, 13% oil, 34% NGLs and 53% natural gas) for the full year of 2021.

2022 Development Program

The Company plans to drill and complete 9 new wells with high rates of return on its previously delineated Northwest Stack acreage in 2022. Sustained increases in commodity prices, along with SandRidge's position as a low-cost operator in the area, will help the Company deliver strong full-cycle returns through its budgeted drilling program. In addition to these new wells, the Company plans to continue its well reactivation program throughout the year. These development plans are reflected in the 2022 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance section of this press release.

Well Reactivation Program

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company continued returning wells to production that were previously curtailed due to the commodity price downturn in the first half of 2020 and, in many cases, improving their production potential through modest capital improvements. Focused efforts to improve operating costs, along with commodity prices rebounding from their 2020 lows, have bolstered the economics of these well reactivation projects. High rates of return and low execution risk support the Company's belief that these projects represent an efficient use of capital. As of December 31, 2021, the Company brought 129 wells back online. Approximately 108 of these wells required workovers to return to service and accounted for capital expenditures of $7.0 million and expense dollars of $1.2 million. The balance of the wells required little to no expense to reactivate.

Proved Developed PV-10

As outlined in the table below under "Year End 2021 Estimated Proved Reserves," SandRidge's SEC proved developed reserve PV-10 is approximately $433.0 million. Management believes the unaudited proved developed PV-10 reserve value of SandRidge's Mid-Continent assets to be approximately $546.0 million,⁽⁴⁾ with an effective date of January 1, 2022, as routinely updated from the Company's engineered year-end reserves, consistent  with standard industry reserve practice using NYMEX strip pricing as of March 2, 2022.

Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG")

SandRidge maintains its Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") commitment. The Company continues to investigate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration ("CCUS") potential across the Company's owned and operated infrastructure footprint through its previously announced partnership with the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, SandRidge maintains its commitment to not engage in the routine flaring of produced natural gas.

Year End 2021 Estimated Proved Reserves

Proved reserves increased from 36.9 MMBoe at December 31, 2020 to 71.3 MMBoe at December 31, 2021, primarily as a result of positive revisions of 43.3 MMBoe associated with the increase in year-end SEC commodity prices for oil and natural gas, reduction in expenses, improved realizations and other improvements, 2021 well reactivation program and purchases of 1.4 MMBoe of proved reserves. The Company also recorded 2021 production totaling 6.8 MMBoe and a decrease of 3.6 MMBoe primarily due to the sale of NPB assets.

2022 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance

In 2022, the Company plans to spend $34 - $42 million in drilling and completions ("D&C") capital and $7 - $8 million in non-D&C capital. Total production for 2022 is projected to be 5.6 - 6.8 MMBoe. Other operational guidance details can be found on the "2022 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance" table below.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $139.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash. As of March 7, 2022, the Company's cash on hand, including restricted cash, was approximately $161.0 million. The Company repaid its outstanding term loan and terminated its credit facility in early September. As of March 9, 2022, the Company had no remaining term or revolving debt obligations.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results as well as an updated investor presentation on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 10:00 am CT. The conference call can be accessed by registering online at https://conferencingportals.com/event/zyeigzBU at which time registrants will receive dial-in information as well as a conference ID. At the time of the call, participants will dial in using the participant number and conference ID provided upon registration. The presentation will be made available on the Company's website at http://investors.sandridgeenergy.com/Investor-Relations/.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available via SandRidge's website, www.sandridgeenergy.com, under Investor Relations/Presentation & Events. The webcast will be archived for replay on the Company's website for 30 days.

Contact Information

Investor Relations
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
1 E. Sheridan Ave. Suite 500
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
[email protected]

About SandRidge Energy, Inc.

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development and acquisition of oil and gas properties. Its primary area of operations is the Mid-Continent region in Oklahoma and Kansas. Further information can be found at www.sandridgeenergy.com.

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2022 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance

Presented below is the Company's operational and capital expenditure guidance for 2022. 

Operational and Financial Statistics 

Information regarding the Company's production, pricing, costs and earnings is presented below:

Capital Expenditures  

The table below presents actual results of the Company's capital expenditures for the three months and year ended  December 31, 2021.

Derivative Contracts

The table below sets forth the Company's open derivative contracts as of December 31, 2021.

Capitalization

The Company's capital structure as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is presented below:

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are not alternatives to GAAP measures, and you should not consider these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Below is additional disclosure regarding each of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release, including reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Operating Cash Flow

The Company defines operating cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities as shown in the following table. Operating cash flow is a supplemental financial measure used by the Company's management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, rating agencies and others who follow the industry as an indicator of the Company's ability to internally fund exploration and development activities and to service or incur additional debt. The Company also uses this measure because operating cash flow relates to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements that the Company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred. Further, operating cash flow allows the Company to compare its operating performance and return on capital with those of other companies without regard to financing methods and capital structure. This measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net cash provided by operating activities prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before income tax (benefit) expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization - other and depreciation and depletion - oil and natural gas. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented herein, is EBITDA excluding items that the Company believes affect the comparability of operating results such as items whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated or are non-recurring, as shown in the following tables.

Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides useful additional information used by the Company's management and by securities analysts, investors, lenders, ratings agencies and others who follow the industry for analysis of the Company's financial and operating performance on a recurring basis and the Company's ability to internally fund exploration and development and to service or incur additional debt. In addition, management believes that adjusted EBITDA is widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas industry. The Company's adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted EBITDA

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders

The Company defines adjusted net income (loss) as net income (loss) excluding items that the Company believes affect the comparability of operating results and are typically excluded from published estimates by the investment community, including items whose timing and/or amount cannot be reasonably estimated or are non-recurring, as shown in the following tables.

Management uses the supplemental measure of adjusted net income (loss) as an indicator of the Company's operational trends and performance relative to other oil and natural gas companies and believes it is more comparable to earnings estimates provided by securities analysts. Adjusted net income (loss) is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for net (loss) available to common stockholders.

Reconciliation of G&A to Adjusted G&A

The Company reports and provides guidance on Adjusted G&A per Boe because it believes this measure is commonly used by management, analysts and investors as an indicator of cost management and operating efficiency on a comparable basis from period to period and to compare and make investment recommendations of companies in the oil and gas industry. This non-GAAP measure allows for the analysis of general and administrative spend without regard to stock-based compensation programs and other non-recurring cash items, if any, which can vary significantly between companies. Adjusted G&A per Boe is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for general and administrative expense per Boe. Therefore, the Company's Adjusted G&A per Boe may not be comparable to other companies' similarly titled measures.

The Company defines adjusted G&A as general and administrative expense adjusted for certain non-cash stock-based compensation and other non-recurring items, if any, as shown in the following tables:

Cautionary Note to Investors - This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended., and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, but not limited to, the information appearing under the heading "2022 Operational and Capital Expenditure Guidance." These forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance and reflect SandRidge's current beliefs and expectations regarding future events and operating performance. The forward-looking statements include projections and estimates of the Company's corporate strategies, future operations, development plans and appraisal programs, drilling inventory and locations,  estimated oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production, price realizations and differentials, hedging program, projected operating, general and administrative and other costs, projected capital expenditures, tax rates,  efficiency and cost reduction initiative outcomes, liquidity and capital structure. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform with our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the volatility of oil and natural gas prices, our success in discovering, estimating, developing and replacing oil and natural gas reserves, actual decline curves and the actual effect of adding compression to natural gas wells, the availability and terms of capital, the ability of counterparties to transact with us to meet their obligations, our timely execution of hedge transactions, credit conditions of global capital markets, changes in economic conditions, the amount and timing of future development costs, the availability and demand for alternative energy sources, regulatory changes, including those related to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. We refer you to the discussion of risk factors in Part I, Item 1A - "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and in comparable "Risk Factor" sections of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such form 10-K. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The actual results or developments anticipated may not be realized or, even if substantially realized, they may not have the expected consequences to or effects on our Company or our business or operations. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. 

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development and acquisition of oil and gas properties. Its primary areas of operation are the Mid-Continent in Oklahoma and Kansas. Further information can be found at www.sandridgeenergy.com.

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