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Exhibit 10.1

 FIRST  AMENDMENT  TO  CREDIT  AGREEMENT 




THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (hereinafter called this “Amendment”) is dated as of July 26, 2021, by and among SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Lenders which is signatory hereto, and ICAHN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below.


 WITNESSETH:


WHEREAS, the Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 30, 2020 (as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), upon the terms and conditions of which the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to the Borrower;


WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement as set forth below; and


WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Lenders are willing to agree to the amendment to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein.


NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:


SECTION 1.    Definitions.  Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement. The interpretive provisions set forth in Sections 1.02 through 1.10 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment.


SECTION 2.    Amendment to Credit Agreement.   Effective as of the date hereof, Section
7.01(p) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirely as follows:


(p)        Liens  securing  obligations  and  liabilities  of  Borrower  and  any  Restricted Subsidiary under Swap Contracts with Eligible Secured Swap Counterparties to the extent such Swap Contracts are (x) permitted hereunder and (y) approved by the board of directors of the Borrower;


SECTION 3.    Representations and Warranties.   The Borrower represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, with full knowledge that such Persons are relying on the following representations and warranties in executing this Amendment, as follows:


(a)       It has the organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment, and all organizational action on the part of it requisite for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment has been duly and effectively taken.


(b)        The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the Loan Documents and each and every other document executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with this Amendment to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability.






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(c)        This Amendment does not and will not conflict with any provisions of any of the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, and other organizational and governing documents of the Borrower.


(d)        No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Amendment.


(e)        At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), except that any representation and warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be so true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date.


(f)        At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Event of Default exists.


SECTION 4.    Miscellaneous.


(a)        Reference to the Credit Agreement. Upon the effectiveness hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.


(b)         Effect on the Credit Agreement; Ratification.  Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed. By its acceptance hereof, the Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms each Loan Document to which it is a party in all respects, after giving effect to the amendments set forth herein.


(c)        Extent of Amendments.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are not amended, modified or affected by this Amendment. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms that (i) except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, representations, warranties and all other provisions of the Credit Agreement remain in full force and effect, (ii) each of the other Loan Documents are and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, and (iii) the Collateral and the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations are unimpaired by this Amendment and remain in full force and effect.


(d)         Loan  Documents.    The  Loan  Documents,  as  such  may  be  amended  in  accordance herewith, are and remain legal, valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. This Amendment is a Loan Document.


(e)        Claims.  As additional consideration to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the parties hereto and to induce Administrative Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, it does not know of any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff to the payment of any Obligations of the Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender.


(f)          Execution and Counterparts.   This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or pdf shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.






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(g)         Governing Law. This Amendment and any claims, controversy, dispute or cause of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) based upon, arising out of or relating to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law (without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof) of the State of New York.


(h)         Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience and reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.


SECTION 5.    NO  ORAL  AGREEMENTS.    THE  RIGHTS  AND  OBLIGATIONS  OF EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DETERMINED SOLELY FROM WRITTEN AGREEMENTS, DOCUMENTS, AND INSTRUMENTS, AND ANY PRIOR ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES ARE SUPERSEDED BY AND MERGED INTO SUCH WRITINGS.   THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY THE BORROWER, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND/OR LENDERS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BY SUCH PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES.


SECTION 6.    No Waiver. The Borrower hereby agrees that no Event of Default and no Default has been waived or remedied by the execution of this Amendment by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.   Nothing contained in this Amendment nor any past indulgence by the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender, nor any other action or inaction on behalf of the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender, (i) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Defaults or Events of Default which may exist under the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (ii) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or a waiver of any of the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender provided in the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or otherwise afforded at law or in equity.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.




SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC., as Borrower




												
		By:
		/s/ Salah Gamoudi
		
				Name: Salah Gamoudi

				
				

Title: SVP & CFO











Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement







ICAHN AGENCY SERVICES LLC, as Administrative Agent






												
		By:		/s/ Irene S. March
		
				Name: Irene S. March

				
				Title: Executive Vice President















Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement







IEP ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC, as a Lender




												
		By:		/s/ Ted Papapostolou
		
				Name: Ted Papapostolou

				
				Title: Chief Accounting Officer







Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement