Document:

Exhibit

Exhibit 10.6

 
 
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
 
dated as of October 4, 2016 
 
from 
 
the Grantors referred to herein, 
 
to 
 
Royal Bank of Canada, 
as Administrative Agent 
 

Table of Contents
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	Section 1.
	Terms Generally    2

		
	Section 2.
	Grant of Security    3

		
	Section 3.
	Security for Obligations    4

		
	Section 4.
	Grantors Remain Liable    4

		
	Section 5.
	Delivery and Control of Security Collateral    5

		
	Section 6.
	Maintaining Deposit and Securities Accounts    7

		
	Section 7.
	Representations and Warranties    8

		
	Section 8.
	Further Assurances    9

		
	Section 9.
	Collections on Receivables and Related Contracts    10

		
	Section 10.
	As to Intellectual Property    10

		
	Section 11.
	Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc    11

		
	Section 12.
	Additional Shares    12

		
	Section 13.
	Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact    12

		
	Section 14.
	Administrative Agent May Perform    12

		
	Section 15.
	The Administrative Agent’s Duties    12

		
	Section 16.
	Remedies    13

		
	Section 17.
	Subordination of Liens    15

		
	Section 18.
	Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc    15

		
	Section 19.
	Notices, Etc    15

		
	Section 20.
	Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement    15

		
	Section 21.
	Release; Termination    16

		
	Section 22.
	Terms Generally; References and Titles    17

		
	Section 23.
	Execution in Counterparts    17

		
	Section 24.
	Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc.    17

 
 
Schedules and Exhibits
		
	Schedule I
	Location, Type of Organization, Jurisdiction of Organization and Organizational Identification Number

		
	Schedule II 
	Pledged Equity

		
	Exhibit A 
	Form of Security Agreement Supplement

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PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of October 4, 2016 (this “Agreement”), made by SandRidge Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Persons listed on the signature pages hereof and the Additional Grantors (as defined in Section 18) (the Borrower, the Persons so listed and the Additional Grantors being collectively the “Grantors”), to ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
(1)The Borrower has entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined) with certain Lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).
(2)    As contemplated in the Credit Agreement, the Grantors owe, and may hereafter owe Obligations to Lender Counterparties.  The Swap Contracts and Treasury Management Services Agreements under which such Obligations are owed are herein called the “Lender Contracts”.
(3)    The Grantors are entering into this Agreement in order to grant to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the Collateral (as hereinafter defined).
(4)    Each Grantor is the owner of the shares of stock or other Equity Interests (the “Initial Pledged Equity”) set forth opposite such Grantor’s name on and as otherwise described in Schedule II hereto and issued by the Persons named therein.
(5)    It is a condition precedent to the making of Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement and the entry into Lender Contracts from time to time, that the Grantors shall have granted the assignment and security interest and made the pledge and assignment contemplated by this Agreement.
(6)    Each Grantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and the Lender Contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Secured Parties to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement and to induce the Secured Parties to enter into the Lender Contracts from time to time, each Grantor agrees with the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties as follows:
Section 1.Terms Generally.  Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement or in the Credit Agreement, terms defined in Article 8 or 9 of the UCC (as defined below) and/or in the Federal Book Entry Regulations (as defined below) are used in this Agreement as such terms are defined in such Article 8 or 9 and/or the Federal Book Entry Regulations.  “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.  “Federal Book Entry Regulations” means (a) the federal regulations contained in Subpart B (“Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry System (TRADES)”) governing book-entry securities consisting of U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills and Subpart D (“Additional Provisions”) of 31 C.F.R. 

Part 357, 31 C.F.R. § 357.2, § 357.10 through § 357.14 and § 357.41 through § 357.44 and (b) to the extent substantially identical to the federal regulations referred to in clause (a) above (as in effect from time to time), the federal regulations governing other book-entry securities.
Section 2.    Grant of Security.  Each Grantor hereby assigns and transfers to the Administrative Agent, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the following property now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Collateral”), as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of such Grantor’s Secured Obligations (as defined below):
(a)    all Equipment;
(b)    all Inventory;
(c)    all Accounts, Chattel Paper (including tangible chattel paper and electronic chattel paper), Instruments (including promissory notes), Securities Accounts, General Intangibles (including payment intangibles, Swap Contracts and rights as administrative agent or other agent under any loan agreements relating to Pledged Debt (as defined below)) and all Supporting Obligations (any and all of such Accounts, Chattel Paper, Instruments, General Intangibles and other obligations, to the extent not referred to in clause (g), (h) or (i) below, being the “Receivables”, and any and all such Supporting Obligations, Security Agreements, Mortgages, Liens, Leases, letters of credit and other contracts being the “Related Contracts”);
(d)    all As-Extracted Collateral;
(e)    all Fixtures;
(f)    all Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(g)    the following (the “Security Collateral”):
(i)    the Initial Pledged Equity and the certificates, if any, representing the Initial Pledged Equity, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Initial Pledged Equity and all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
(ii)    all additional shares of stock and other Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries, from time to time acquired by such Grantor in any manner (such shares and other Equity Interests, together with the Initial Pledged Equity, being the “Pledged Equity”), and the certificates, if any, representing such additional shares or other Equity Interests, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares or other Equity Interests and all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
(iii)    all Indebtedness from time to time owed to such Grantor (such Indebtedness, the “Pledged Debt”) and the instruments, if any, evidencing such Indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such Indebtedness; and
(iv)    all other Investment Property (including all (A) Securities, whether Certificated Securities or Uncertificated Securities, (B) Security Entitlements, (C) Securities Accounts, (D) Commodity Contracts and (E) Commodity Accounts) in which such Grantor has now, or acquires from time to time hereafter, 

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any right, title or interest in any manner, and the certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such investment property, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, distributions, value, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such investment property and all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
(h)    all Deposit Accounts;
(i)    all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, the following (collectively, “Intellectual Property”):
(i)    (A) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (B) the right to obtain all renewals of the foregoing (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, “Copyrights”) and (C) all written agreements naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, granting any right under any Copyright, including, without limitation, the grant of rights to manufacture, distribute, exploit and sell materials derived from any Copyright;
(ii)    (A) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith, (B) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (C) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of any of the foregoing (clauses (A) through (C), collectively, “Patents”) and (D) all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent;
(iii)    (A) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto, (B) the right to obtain all renewals of any of the foregoing (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, “Trademarks”) and (C) all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark;
(iv)    all trade secrets and confidential information;
(v)    all tangible and digital embodiments of the foregoing; and
(vi)    all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom;
(j)    all Documents (other than title documents with respect to vessels or vehicles);
(k)    all books and records (including customer lists, credit files, printouts and other computer output materials and records) of such Grantor pertaining to any of the Collateral; and
(l)    all proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and Supporting Obligations relating to, any and all of the Collateral (including proceeds, collateral and Supporting Obligations that constitute property of the types described in clauses (a) through (k) of this Section 2 and this clause (l)) and, to the extent not otherwise included, all (A) payments under 

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insurance (whether or not the Administrative Agent is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral, (B) tort claims, including all Commercial Tort Claims and (C) cash and Cash Equivalents;
provided that the following property is excluded from the foregoing security interests:  (A) voting Equity Interests in any CFC, to the extent (but only to the extent) required to prevent the Collateral from including more than 66% of all voting Equity Interests in such CFC, (B) Equipment leased by a Grantor under a lease or otherwise financed pursuant to a purchase-money financing arrangement that prohibits the granting of a Lien on such Equipment, (C) any general intangible, investment property or other rights arising under any contract, instrument, license or other document or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would constitute a violation of a legally effective restriction in respect of such general intangible, investment property or other rights in favor of a third party, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein are not negative pledge or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other financial counterparty) and (D) to the extent that (and only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would constitute a material violation of applicable Law, any other property (any and all such excluded property being the “Excluded Personal Property”).  Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be material.
Section 3.    Security for Obligations.  This Agreement secures, in the case of each Grantor, the payment of all Obligations of any Loan Party (all such Obligations being the “Secured Obligations”).
Section 4.    Grantors Remain Liable.  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:
(a)    each Grantor shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in such Grantor’s Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed;
(b)    the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral; and
(c)    no Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Lender Contract, nor shall any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
Section 5.    Delivery and Control of Security Collateral.  (1) Subject to Section 5(i) below, all certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral shall be delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall have the right, at any time in its discretion and without notice to any Grantor, to transfer to or to register in the name of the Administrative Agent or any of its nominees any or all of the Security Collateral, subject only to the revocable rights specified in Section 11(a).  In addition, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default at any time to exchange certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral for certificates or instruments of smaller or larger denominations.

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(a)    Subject to Section 5(i) below, with respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that constitutes an uncertificated security, such Grantor will cause the issuer thereof either:
(i)    to register the Administrative Agent as the registered owner of such security or
(ii)    to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such authenticated record to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
With respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that is not an uncertificated security, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Grantor will notify each such issuer of Pledged Equity that such Pledged Equity is subject to the security interest granted hereunder.  Each Grantor that is the issuer of any Security Collateral or Pledged Equity belonging to another Grantor acknowledges the security interest granted hereunder in such Security Collateral and will take the actions described above in this clause (b).
(b)    Subject to Section 5(i) below, with respect to any Security Collateral in which any Grantor has any right, title or interest and that constitutes a security entitlement in which the Administrative Agent is not the entitlement holder, such Grantor will cause the securities intermediary with respect to such security entitlement either:
(i)    to identify in its records the Administrative Agent as the entitlement holder of such security entitlement against such securities intermediary or
(ii)    to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent that such securities intermediary will comply with entitlement orders (that is, notifications communicated to such securities intermediary directing transfer or redemption of the financial asset to which such Grantor has a security entitlement) originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent of such Grantor, such authenticated record to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (such agreements together being the “Securities Account Control Agreements”).
(c)    Subject to Section 5(i) below, no Grantor will add any securities intermediary that maintains a Securities Account for such Grantor or open any new securities account with any then-existing securities intermediary unless:
(i)    the Administrative Agent shall have received at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such securities intermediary or such new Securities Account, and
(ii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a securities intermediary that is not the Administrative Agent, a Securities Account Control Agreement authenticated by such new securities intermediary and such Grantor, or a supplement to an existing Securities Account Control Agreement with such then-existing securities intermediary, covering such new Securities Account.
No Grantor shall terminate any securities intermediary or terminate any Securities Account, except that a Grantor may terminate a Securities Account, and terminate a securities intermediary with respect to such Securities Account if it gives the Administrative Agent at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such termination.
(d)    Subject to Section 5(i) below, upon any termination by a Grantor of any Securities Account or any securities intermediary with respect thereto, such Grantor will immediately:

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(i)    transfer all property held in such terminated Securities Account to another Securities Account, and
(ii)    notify all Obligors that were making payments to such Securities Account to make all future payments to another Securities Account, in each case so that the Administrative Agent shall have a continuously perfected security interest in such funds and property.
(e)    So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor shall have sole right to direct the disposition of funds with respect to each of its Securities Accounts.
(f)    The Administrative Agent may transfer, direct the transfer of, or sell property credited to any Securities Account to satisfy the Grantor’s obligations under the Loan Documents and the Lender Contracts if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(g)    Upon the request of the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such Grantor will notify each such issuer of Pledged Debt that such Pledged Debt is subject to the security interest granted hereunder.
(h)    Clauses (a) through (e) above shall not be applicable to any Collateral except Pledged Equity constituting certificated securities prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.
Section 6.    Maintaining Deposit, Securities and Commodity Accounts.  Only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,
(a)    Each Grantor will maintain all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts only with the Administrative Agent or with banks (the “Pledged Account Banks”) that have agreed, in a record authenticated by the Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the Pledged Account Banks, to:
(i)    comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing the disposition of funds in the Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts without the further consent of the Grantor, and
(ii)    waive or subordinate in favor of the Administrative Agent all claims of the Pledged Account Banks (including claims by way of a security interest, lien or right of setoff or right of recoupment) to the Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts, which authenticated record shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, and as negotiated in good faith by, the Administrative Agent (such agreements together being the “Account Control Agreements”), provided that each Grantor shall promptly (but in any case within 45 days) provide any such Account Control Agreement following the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
(b)    Each Grantor will promptly instruct each Person obligated at any time to make any payment to such Grantor for any reason (an “Obligor”) to make such payment to a Deposit Account.
(c)    Except for any Deposit Account holding Cash Collateral, no Grantor will add any bank that maintains a Deposit Account for such Grantor or open any new deposit account with any then-existing Pledged Account Bank unless:
(i)    the Administrative Agent shall have received at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such additional bank or such new Deposit Account, and
(ii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a bank or Pledged Account Bank that is not the Administrative Agent, an Account Control Agreement authenticated by such new 

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bank and such Grantor, or a supplement to an existing Account Control Agreement with such then existing Pledged Account Bank, covering such new Deposit Account.
No Grantor shall terminate any bank as a Pledged Account Bank or terminate any Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, except that a Grantor may terminate a Deposit Account, and terminate a bank as a Pledged Account Bank with respect to such Deposit Account if it gives the Administrative Agent at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such termination.
(d)    Upon any termination by a Grantor of any Deposit Account or any Pledged Account Bank with respect thereto, such Grantor will immediately:
(i)    transfer all funds held in such terminated Deposit Account to another Deposit Account, and
(ii)    notify all Obligors that were making payments to such Deposit Account to make all future payments to another Deposit Account, in each case so that the Administrative Agent shall have a continuously perfected security interest in such funds and property.
(e)    So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Grantor shall have sole right to direct the disposition of funds with respect to each of its Deposit Accounts.
(f)    The Administrative Agent may, at any time and without notice to, or consent from, a Grantor transfer, or direct the transfer of, funds from the Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts to satisfy the Grantor’s obligations under the Loan Documents and Lender Contracts if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(g)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to send to each Pledged Account Bank a Notice of Exclusive Control as defined in and under any Account Control Agreement.
Section 7.    Representations and Warranties.  Each Grantor represents and warrants as follows:
(a)    As of the Closing Date, such Grantor’s exact legal name, as defined in Section 9-503(a) of the UCC, is correctly set forth in Schedule I (as amended as provided in Section 11(a)).  As of the Closing Date, such Grantor is located (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC), is the type of organization and is organized in the state or jurisdiction set forth in Schedule I (as amended as provided in Section 9(a)).  As of the Closing Date, the information set forth in Schedule I (as amended as provided in Section 9(a)) with respect to such Grantor is true and accurate in all respects.  As of the Closing Date, such Grantor has not, within the prior five years, changed its name, location, chief executive office, place where it maintains its agreements, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or organizational identification number from those set forth in Schedule I (as amended as provided in Section 9(a)) except as disclosed in Schedule I.
(b)    To the extent required by the terms hereof, all Security Collateral consisting of certificated securities has been delivered into the control of the Administrative Agent.
(c)    Such Grantor is the legal and beneficial owner of the Collateral of such Grantor free and clear of any Lien, claim, option or right of others, except for the security interest created under this Agreement or as permitted under the Credit Agreement.  No effective financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of such Collateral or listing such Grantor or any trade name of such Grantor as debtor is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Administrative Agent relating to the Loan Documents or as otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement.  

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(d)    With respect to the Pledged Equity that is an uncertificated security, such Grantor has caused, to the extent required by the terms hereof, the issuer thereof either:
(i)    to register the Administrative Agent as the registered owner of such security or
(ii)    to agree in an authenticated record with such Grantor and the Administrative Agent that such issuer will comply with instructions with respect to such security originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent of such Grantor.
If such Grantor is an issuer of Pledged Equity, such Grantor confirms that it has received notice of such security interest.
(e)    The Initial Pledged Equity pledged by such Grantor constitutes the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity of the issuers thereof indicated on Schedule II.
(f)    (i) To the extent required by the terms hereof, all filings and other actions (including (A) actions necessary to obtain control of Collateral as provided in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC and (B) actions necessary to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest with respect to Collateral evidenced by a certificate of ownership) necessary to perfect the security interest in the Collateral of such Grantor created under this Agreement have been duly made or taken and are in full force and effect, and (ii) this Agreement creates in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and, together with such filings and other actions, perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral of such Grantor (subject to Permitted Liens), securing the payment of the Secured Obligations except as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby.
Section 8.    Further Assurances.  (1) From time to time, at the expense of such Grantor, each Grantor will promptly execute and deliver, or otherwise authenticate, all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect any pledge or security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will promptly with respect to Collateral of such Grantor:
(i)    upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, mark conspicuously each document included in Inventory, each Chattel Paper included in Receivables, each Related Contract, and, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, each of its records pertaining to such Collateral with a legend, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, indicating that such document, Chattel Paper, Related Contract or Collateral is subject to the security interest granted hereby;
(ii)    execute or authenticate and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Administrative Agent may request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interest granted or purported to be granted by such Grantor hereunder;
(iii)    [reserved];
(iv)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the acquisition of any electronic Chattel Paper, investment property, letter-of-credit rights and transferable records as provided in Sections 9-104, 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC by any Grantor, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such acquisition, and upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall promptly take all action necessary to ensure that the Administrative Agent has control of such 

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Collateral consisting of electronic Chattel Paper, investment property, letter-of-credit rights and transferable records as provided in Sections 9-105, 9-106 and 9-107 of the UCC;
(v)    upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, take all action to ensure that the Administrative Agent’s security interest is noted on any certificate of ownership related to any Collateral evidenced by a certificate of ownership; and
(vi)    deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence that all other action that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect and protect the security interest created by such Grantor under this Agreement has been taken.
(b)    Each Grantor authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, including one or more financing statements indicating that such financing statements cover all assets or all personal property (or words of similar effect) of such Grantor, in each case without the signature of such Grantor, and regardless of whether any particular asset described in such financing statements falls within the scope of the UCC or the granting clause of this Agreement.  A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.  Each Grantor ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent to have filed such financing statements, continuation statements or amendments filed prior to the date hereof.
(c)    Each Grantor will furnish to the Administrative Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral of such Grantor and such other reports in connection with such Collateral as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail.
Section 9.    Collections on Receivables and Related Contracts.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9, each Grantor will continue to collect, at its own expense, all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor under Receivables and Related Contracts.  In connection with such collections, such Grantor may take such action as such Grantor may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection of the Receivables and Related Contracts; provided that the Administrative Agent shall have the right at any time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and upon written notice to such Grantor of its intention to do so, to notify the Obligors under any Receivables and Related Contracts of the assignment of such Receivables and Related Contracts to the Administrative Agent and to direct such Obligors to make payment of all amounts due or to become due to such Grantor thereunder directly to the Administrative Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of such Grantor, to enforce collection of any such Receivables and Related Contracts, to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as such Grantor might have done, and to otherwise exercise all rights with respect to such Receivables and Related Contracts, including those set forth set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC.
Section 10.    As to Intellectual Property.  (a) With respect to its Intellectual Property, each Grantor will execute or otherwise authenticate an Intellectual Property security agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for recording the security interest granted hereunder to the Administrative Agent in such Intellectual Property, material to the operations of such Grantor, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authorities necessary to perfect the security interest hereunder in such Intellectual Property, provided however that such recording of security interest with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and/or U.S. Copyright Office shall only cover United States federal registered Patents, Copyrights or Trademarks, as applicable. 

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(a)    Should any Grantor obtain an ownership interest in any item of the type set forth in Section 2(i) that is not on the date hereof a part of the Intellectual Property:
(i)    this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto, and
(ii)    any such item and, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill symbolized thereby, shall automatically become part of the Intellectual Property subject to this Agreement.
(b)    This Section shall only be applicable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
Each Grantor shall give prompt written notice to the Administrative Agent identifying such items, and such Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent with such written notice, or otherwise authenticate, an intellectual property security agreement supplement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering such items, which supplement shall be recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Copyright Office and any other governmental authorities necessary to perfect the security interest hereunder in such items.
Section 11.    Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc.  (1) Except as set forth in clause (b):
(i)    Each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Security Collateral owned by such Grantor or any part thereof for any purpose; provided that such Grantor will not exercise or refrain from exercising any such right if such action would have a material adverse effect on the value of the Security Collateral.
(ii)    Each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the Security Collateral owned by such Grantor if and to the extent that the payment thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents.
(iii)    The Administrative Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Grantor all such proxies and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to clause (i) above and to receive the dividends or interest payments that it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to clause (ii) above.
(b)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default that has not been waived:
(i)    All rights of each Grantor:
(A)    to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 11(a)(i) shall, upon notice to such Grantor by the Administrative Agent, cease and
(B)    to receive the dividends, interest and other distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) shall automatically cease,
and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Security Collateral such dividends, interest and other distributions.
(ii)    All dividends, interest and other distributions that are received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of clause (i) of this Section 11(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the 

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Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement).
(iii)    The Administrative Agent shall be authorized to send to each Securities Intermediary as defined in and under any Securities Account Control Agreement a Notice of Exclusive Control as defined in and under such Securities Account Control Agreement.
Section 12.    Additional Shares.  Each Grantor will pledge hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any additional Equity Interests or other securities of each issuer of the Pledged Equity to the extent constituting Collateral.
Section 13.    Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact.  Each Grantor irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent such Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation:
(a)    to obtain and adjust insurance required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement.
(b)    to ask for, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compromise, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral,
(c)    to receive, indorse and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and Chattel Paper, in connection with clause (a) or (b) above, and
(d)    to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Collateral.
Section 14.    Administrative Agent May Perform.  If any Grantor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice, itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Grantor under Section 17.
Section 15.    The Administrative Agent’s Duties.  (a) The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Parties’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.  Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not any Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property.
(a)    Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, when the Administrative Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents for the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral.  If the Administrative Agent so appoints any such subagent with respect to any Collateral:

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(i)    the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Grantor hereunder shall be deemed for purposes of this Security Agreement to have been made to such subagent, in addition to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Secured Obligations of such Grantor,
(ii)    such subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Administrative Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral, and
(iii)    the term “Administrative Agent,” when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such subagent;
provided that no such subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent.
Section 16.    Remedies.  If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a)    The Administrative Agent may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a Secured Party upon default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also may:
(i)    require each Grantor to, and each Grantor will at its expense and upon request of the Administrative Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Administrative Agent and make it available to the Administrative Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Administrative Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties;
(ii)    without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Administrative Agent’s offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Administrative Agent may deem commercially reasonable;
(iii)    occupy any premises owned or leased by any of the Grantors where the Collateral or any part thereof is assembled or located for a reasonable period in order to effectuate its rights and remedies hereunder or under law, without obligation to such Grantor in respect of such occupation; and
(iv)    exercise any and all rights and remedies of any of the Grantors under or in connection with the Collateral, or otherwise in respect of the Collateral, including:
(A)    any and all rights of such Grantor to demand or otherwise require payment of any amount under, or performance of any provision of, the Receivables, the Related Contracts and the other Collateral,
(B)    withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds with respect to the Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, and
(C)    exercise all other rights and remedies with respect to the Receivables, the Related Contracts and the other Collateral, including those set forth in Section 9-607 of the UCC.
To the extent that notice of sale shall be required by law, at least 10 days’ notice to such Grantor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification.  The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice 

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of sale having been given.  The Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
(b)    Any cash held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent and all cash proceeds received by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 17) in whole or in part by the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties against, all or any part of the Secured Obligations, in accordance with Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement.
(c)    The Administrative Agent may, without notice to any Grantor, except as required by law and at any time or from time to time, charge, set-off and otherwise apply all or any part of the Secured Obligations against any funds held with respect to the Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts or in any other deposit account or securities account.
(d)    In the event of any sale or other disposition of any of the Intellectual Property of any Grantor, the goodwill symbolized by any trademarks subject to such sale or other disposition shall be included therein, and such Grantor shall supply to the Administrative Agent or its designee such Grantor’s know-how and expertise, and documents and things relating to any Intellectual Property subject to such sale or other disposition, and such Grantor’s customer lists and other records and documents relating to such Intellectual Property and to the manufacture, distribution, advertising and sale of products and services of such Grantor.
(e)    The Grantors recognize that the Administrative Agent may deem it impracticable to effect a public sale of all or any part of the Security Collateral and that the Administrative Agent may, therefore, determine to make one or more private sales of any such securities to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  The Grantors acknowledge that any such private sale may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the seller than the prices and other terms which might have been obtained at a public sale and, notwithstanding the foregoing, agree that such private sales shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to delay sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  Any offer to sell such securities that has been:
(i)    publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such an offer may be so advertised without prior registration under such Securities Act), or
(ii)    made privately in the manner described above to not less than 15 bona- fide offerees, shall be deemed to involve a “public disposition” for the purposes of Section 9‐610(c) of the UCC (or any successor or similar, applicable statutory provision), notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a “public offering” under the Securities Act, and that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities.
Section 17.    Subordination of Liens.  Each Grantor confirms that:  (a) any and all Liens securing debts, liabilities and other Obligations owed to such Grantor by any other Loan Party (“Subordinated Liens”) shall be subordinate to any and all Liens under the Security Documents securing the Secured Obligations (“Senior 

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Liens”) as if the Senior Liens were created, filed, recorded and otherwise perfected prior in time to the creation, filing, recording and other perfection of the Subordinated Liens, and
(a)    by reason of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has a perfected, first-priority Lien on each Subordinated Lien and the right, to the exclusion of any Grantor, to enforce, exercise remedies, grant waivers, release and take any and all other actions with respect to such Subordinated Lien.
Section 18.    Amendments; Waivers; Additional Grantors; Etc.  (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Grantor here from shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be entered into in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement.  No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
(a)    Upon the execution and delivery, or authentication, by any Person of a security agreement supplement in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto (each a “Security Agreement Supplement”):
(i)    such Person shall be referred to as an “Additional Grantor” and shall be and become a Grantor hereunder, and each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to such Additional Grantor, and each reference in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Lender Contracts to “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral of such Additional Grantor, and
(ii)    the supplemental schedules attached to each Security Agreement Supplement shall be incorporated into and become a part of and supplement the respective Schedule hereto, and the Administrative Agent may attach such supplemental schedules to such Schedules; and each reference to such Schedules shall mean and be a reference to such Schedules as supplemented pursuant to each Security Agreement Supplement.
Section 19.    Notices, Etc.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be delivered in the manner provided in the Credit Agreement, in the case of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, addressed to it at its address specified in the Credit Agreement and, in the case of each Grantor other than the Borrower, addressed to it at its address set forth opposite such Grantor’s name on the signature pages hereto or on the signature page to the Security Agreement Supplement pursuant to which it became a party hereto; or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties.  All such notices and other communications shall be effective when and as provided in the Credit Agreement.  Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any Security Agreement Supplement or Schedule hereto shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart thereof.
Section 20.    Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under the Credit Agreement.  This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall:
(a)    remain in full force and effect until the latest of:
(i)    the payment in full of all Secured Obligations,
(ii)    the termination or expiration of all Commitments and

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(iii)    the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and all Lender Contracts with a Lender Counterparty,
(b)    be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns and
(c)    inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including all or any portion of its Commitment, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes, if any, held by it), to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Party herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in the Credit Agreement.
Section 21.    Release; Termination.  (a) Upon any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any item of Collateral of any Grantor or release of any Guaranty by a Grantor, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents (other than sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business), the Administrative Agent will, at such Grantor’s expense, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted hereby; provided that:
(i)    at the time of such request and such release no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
(ii)    such Grantor shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least 10 Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release describing the item of Collateral and the terms of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a form of release for execution by the Administrative Agent and a certificate of such Grantor to the effect that the transaction is in compliance with the Loan Documents and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may request and
(iii)    the proceeds of any such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition required to be applied, or any payment to be made in connection therewith, in accordance with the Credit Agreement shall, to the extent so required, be paid or made to, or in accordance with the instructions of, the Administrative Agent when and as required under the Credit Agreement.
(b)    Upon the payment in full of all Secured Obligations, the termination or expiration of all Commitments and the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and all Lender Contracts, the security interest hereunder shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors.
(c)    Upon any termination of the security interests and/or release of Collateral as provided in this Section 21, the Administrative Agent will, at the expense of the applicable Grantor, execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as it shall reasonably request to evidence the termination of such security interests or the release of such Collateral, as the case may be.
Section 22.    Terms Generally; References and Titles.  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context requires otherwise:

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(a)    any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein);
(b)    any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns;
(c)    the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;
(d)    all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement;
(e)    any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time; and
(f)    the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
References to any document, instrument, or agreement shall include:
(i)    all exhibits, schedules, and other attachments thereto, and
(ii)    shall include all documents, instruments, or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof.
Titles appearing at the beginning of any subdivision are for convenience only and do not constitute any part of such subdivision and shall be disregarded in construing the language contained in such subdivisions.  The phrases “this section”, “this clause” and “this subsection” and similar phrases refer only to the sections, clauses or subsections hereof in which such phrases occur.  The word “or” is not exclusive.  Accounting terms have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP, as applied by the accounting entity to which they refer.  References to “days” shall mean calendar days, unless the term “Business Day” is used.  Unless otherwise specified, references herein to any particular Person also refer to its successors and permitted assigns.
Section 23.    Execution in Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 24.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc.  
(a)    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b)    EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY 

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JUDGMENT, AND EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH GRANTOR AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ANY SECURED PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY GRANTOR OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c)    EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (b) ABOVE.  EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d)    EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 19.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
(e)    EACH GRANTOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, (I) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY, AND (II) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCEEDING ANY “SPECIAL DAMAGES,” AS DEFINED BELOW.  EACH GRANTOR (X) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (Y) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE OTHER PARTIES TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, TREASURY MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH LENDER COUNTERPARTIES AND SWAP CONTRACTS WITH LENDER COUNTERPARTIES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER THEREIN BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, “SPECIAL DAMAGES” INCLUDES ALL SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (REGARDLESS OF HOW NAMED), BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PAYMENTS OR FUNDS WHICH ANY PARTY HAS EXPRESSLY PROMISED TO PAY OR DELIVER TO ANY OTHER PARTY. 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer
SANDRIDGE HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer
SANDRIDGE EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, LLC
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer
SANDRIDGE MIDSTREAM INC.
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer
SANDRIDGE OPERATING COMPANY 
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer
LARIAT SERVICES, INC.

Signature Page 
Security Agreement

By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer

INTEGRA ENERGY, L.L.C.
By:    /s/ Julian Bott 
Name:    Julian Bott 
Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief      Financial Officer

Signature Page 
Security Agreement

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, 
as Administrative
By:    /s/ Susan Khokher 
Name:    Susan Khokher     
Title:    Manager, Agency

Signature Page 
Security Agreement

LOCATION, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

	
					
	

Grantor
	

Location
	Type of
Organization
	Jurisdiction of
Organization
	Organizational I.D.
No.

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Corporation
	Delaware
	20-8084793

	SandRidge Operating Company
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Corporation
	Texas
	75-2541245

	Integra Energy, L.L.C.
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Limited Liability
Company
	Texas
	75-2887527

	SandRidge Holdings, Inc.
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Corporation
	Delaware
	20-5878401

	SandRidge Exploration and
Production, LLC
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Limited Liability
Company
	Delaware
	87-0776535

	SandRidge Midstream, Inc.
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Corporation
	Texas
	75-2541148

	Lariat Services, Inc.
	123 Robert S. Kerr
Avenue, Oklahoma
City, OK  73102
	Corporation
	Texas
	75-2887527

CHANGES IN NAME, LOCATION, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE, PLACE WHERE IT MAINTAINS AGREEMENTS, TYPE OF ORGANIZATION, JURISDICTION OR ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN LAST FIVE YEARS

	
		
	Grantor
	Changes

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	None

	SandRidge Operating Company
	None

	Integra Energy, L.L.C.
	None

	SandRidge Holdings, Inc.
	None

	SandRidge Exploration and
Production, LLC
	None

	SandRidge Midstream, Inc.
	None

	Lariat Services, Inc.
	None

Schedule I 

Schedule II to the Security Agreement

PLEDGED EQUITY

	
						
	

Grantor
	

Issuer
	

Class of Equity
	

Certificate
No(s)
	

Number of
Shares
	Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	Lariat Services,
Inc.
	Common Stock
	1
	100,000
	100%

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	SandRidge
CO2, LLC 

	Membership
Interests
	n/a
	n/a
	100%

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	SandRidge
Holdings, Inc.
	Common Stock
	1
	100
	100%

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	SandRidge
Midstream, Inc. 

	Common Stock
	1
	100,000
	100%

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	SandRidge
Operating Company 

	Common Stock
	1
	100,000
	100%

	SandRidge Energy, Inc.
	SandRidge
Realty, LLC 

	Membership
Interests
	

n/a
	

n/a
	

100%

	Integra Energy, L.L.C. 

	Cholla Pipeline,
L.P.
	Limited
Partnership
	

n/a
	

n/a
	36.1427%

	SandRidge Holdings, Inc.
	SandRidge
Exploration and
Production, LLC 
	Membership
Interests
	

n/a
	

n/a
	

100%

	SandRidge Exploration and
Production, LLC 
	Integra Energy,
L.L.C. 

	Membership
Interests
	n/a
	n/a
	

100%

	SandRidge Midstream, Inc.

	Cholla Pipeline,
L.P.
	Limited
Partnership
Interests
	n/a
	n/a
	62.5716%

	SandRidge Midstream, Inc.

	Sagebrush Pipeline, LLC
	Membership Interests
	

n/a
	

n/a
	73.80881%

Schedule II 

Exhibit A to the Security Agreement

FORM OF PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT
[Date of Pledge and Security Agreement Supplement] 
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
as the Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties referred to in the Credit Agreement referred to below
200 Bay Street
Toronto, ON  M5J 2W7
SandRidge Energy Inc.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (i) Credit Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented  or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit  Agreement”),  among  SandRidge  Energy  Inc.,  the  Lenders  party thereto  and  Royal  Bank  of Canada, as Administrative Agent (together with any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the “Administrative  Agent”) and L/C Issuer and (ii) the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of October 4, 2016 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”) made by the Grantors from time to time party thereto in favor of the Administrative Agent for the Secured Parties.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement.
SECTION 1.     Grant of Security.   The undersigned hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the Collateral of the undersigned, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned, wherever located and whether now or hereafter existing or arising, including the property and assets of the  undersigned  set  forth  on  the  attached  supplemental  schedules  to  the  Schedules  to  the  Security Agreement.
SECTION 2.     Security for Obligations.  The grant of a security interest in, the Collateral by the undersigned under this Security Agreement Supplement and the Security Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of any Loan Party that are now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Loan Documents  and all Obligations  of any Loan Party under  Lender  Contracts  that are now or hereafter existing, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement  obligations,  interest,  premiums,  penalties,  fees,  indemnifications,  contract  causes  of action, costs, expenses or otherwise.
SECTION 3.     Supplements  to Security Agreement  Schedules.   The undersigned has attached hereto  supplemental   Schedules  to  the  respective   Schedules  to  the  Security  Agreement,   and  the undersigned hereby certifies, as of the date first above written, that such supplemental schedules have been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Schedules to the Security Agreement and are complete and correct.
SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties.  The undersigned makes as of the date hereof each representation  and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Security Agreement (as supplemented by the attached supplemental schedules) to the same extent as each other Grantor.
SECTION 5.     Obligations Under the Security Agreement.   The undersigned hereby agrees, as of the date first above written, to be bound as a Grantor by all of the terms and provisions of the Security Agreement to the same extent as each of the other Grantors. The undersigned further agrees, as of the date first  above  written,  that  each  reference  in  the  Security  Agreement  to  an  “Additional  Grantor”  or  a “Grantor” shall also mean and be a reference to the undersigned.

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SECTION 6.     Governing Law.  This Security Agreement Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Very truly yours,

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL GRANTOR]

	
		
	By:
	 

	Name:
	 

	Title:
	 

Address for notices:

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Exhibit 10.1.1

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. 2016 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

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Participant: [●]

Grant Date: [●]

Number of Shares of
Restricted Stock Granted: [●]

Award Share Price*: $[●]            

*Based on the ten-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock from October 5, 2016 through October 18, 2016.

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THIS RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the Grant Date specified above, is entered into by and between SandRidge Energy, Inc., a corporation organized in the State of Delaware (the “Company”), and the Participant specified above, pursuant to the SandRidge Energy, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as in effect and as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), which is administered by the Committee; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined under the Plan that it would be in the best interests of the Company to grant the shares of Restricted Stock provided herein to the Participant.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1.Incorporation By Reference; Plan Document Receipt.  This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Plan (including, without limitation, any amendments thereto adopted at any time and from time to time, unless such amendments are (a) expressly intended not to apply to the Award provided hereunder or (b) impair the Participant’s rights with respect to this Award without the consent of the Participant), all of which terms and provisions are made a part of and incorporated in this Agreement as if they were each expressly set forth herein.  Any capitalized term not defined in this Agreement shall have the same meaning as is ascribed thereto in the Plan.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a true copy of the Plan and that the Participant has read the Plan carefully and fully understands its content.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

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2.    Grant of Restricted Stock.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant, as of the Grant Date specified above, the number of shares of Restricted Stock specified above.  Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, the Participant agrees and understands that nothing contained in this Agreement provides, or is intended to provide, the Participant with any protection against potential future dilution of the Participant’s interest in the Company for any reason, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.  Subject to Section 5 hereof, the Participant shall not have the rights of a stockholder in respect of the shares underlying this Award, until such shares are delivered to the Participant in accordance with Section 4 hereof.
3.    Vesting.
(a)    Subject to the provisions of Sections 3(b) through 3(c) hereof, the Restricted Stock shall vest as to one-third of the Restricted Stock on each of the first three anniversaries of the Grant Date (each, a “Vesting Date”); provided that the Participant has not experienced a Termination of Directorship prior to the applicable Vesting Date.  Except as provided in this Agreement and/or under an effective employment agreement between the Company and the Participant, there shall be no proportionate or partial vesting in the periods prior to each Vesting Date, and all vesting shall occur only on the appropriate Vesting Date, subject to the Participant’s continued service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the applicable Vesting Date.
(b)    Change in Control Vesting.  The Restricted Stock shall fully vest as of the consummation of a Change in Control, provided that the Participant has not experienced a Termination of Directorship prior to the consummation of the Change in Control. 
(c)    Committee Discretion to Accelerate Vesting.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for accelerated vesting of the Restricted Stock at any time and for any reason.
(d)    Forfeiture.  Subject to the Committee’s discretion to accelerate vesting hereunder and/or any accelerated vesting provided under an effective employment agreement between the Company and the Participant, all unvested shares of Restricted Stock shall be immediately forfeited upon the Participant’s Termination of Directorship for any reason.
4.    Period of Restriction; Delivery of Unrestricted Shares.   During the Period of Restriction, the Restricted Stock shall bear a legend as described in Section 7.2(c) of the Plan.  When shares of Restricted Stock awarded by this Agreement become vested, the Participant shall be entitled to receive unrestricted shares, and if the Participant’s stock certificates contain legends restricting the transfer of such shares, the Participant shall be entitled to receive new stock certificates free of such legends (except any legends requiring compliance with securities laws).
5.    Dividends and Other Distributions; Voting.  Participants holding Restricted Stock shall be entitled to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares, provided that any such dividends or other distributions will be subject to the same vesting requirements as the underlying Restricted Stock and shall be paid at the time the Restricted 

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Stock becomes vested pursuant to Section 3 hereof.  If any dividends or distributions are paid in shares, the shares shall be deposited with the Company and shall be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.  The Participant may exercise full voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock granted hereunder.
6.    Non-Transferability.  The shares of Restricted Stock, and any rights and interests with respect thereto, issued under this Agreement and the Plan shall not, prior to vesting, be sold, exchanged, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Participant (or any beneficiary of the Participant), other than by testamentary disposition by the Participant or the laws of descent and distribution.  Any attempt to sell, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of or hypothecate in any way any of the Restricted Stock, or the levy of any execution, attachment or similar legal process upon the Restricted Stock, contrary to the terms and provisions of this Agreement and/or the Plan, shall be null and void and without legal force or effect.
7.    Governing Law.  All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the choice of law principles thereof.
8.    Withholding of Tax.  The Company shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require the Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind (including, but not limited to, the Participant’s FICA and SDI obligations) which the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to be withheld or remitted to comply with the Code and/or any other applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to the Restricted Stock and, if the Participant fails to do so, the Company may otherwise refuse to issue or transfer any shares of Common Stock otherwise required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement.  Any minimum statutorily required withholding obligation with regard to the Participant may be satisfied by reducing the amount of cash or shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable to the Participant hereunder.
9.    Section 83(b).  If the Participant properly elects (as required by Section 83(b) of the Code) within 30 days after the issuance of the Restricted Stock to include in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the year of issuance the Fair Market Value of such shares of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall pay to the Company or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company to pay to the Company upon such election, any federal, state or local taxes required to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock.  If the Participant shall fail to make such payment, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the Restricted Stock, as well as the rights set forth in Section 8 hereof.  The Participant acknowledges that it is the Participant’s sole responsibility, and not the Company’s, to file timely and properly the election under Section 83(b) of the Code and any corresponding provisions of state tax laws if the Participant elects to make such election, and the Participant agrees to timely provide the Company with a copy of any such election.
10.    Legend.  All certificates representing the Restricted Stock shall have endorsed thereon the legend set forth in Section 7.2(c) of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, 

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in no event shall the Company be obligated to deliver to the Participant a certificate representing the Restricted Stock prior to the vesting dates set forth above.
11.    Securities Representations.  The shares of Restricted Stock are being issued to the Participant and this Agreement is being made by the Company in reliance upon the following express representations and warranties of the Participant. The Participant acknowledges, represents and warrants that:
(a)    The Participant has been advised that the Participant may be an “affiliate” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in this connection the Company is relying in part on the Participant’s representations set forth in this Section 11.
(b)    If the Participant is deemed an affiliate within the meaning of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, the shares of Restricted Stock must be held indefinitely unless an exemption from any applicable resale restrictions is available or the Company files an additional registration statement (or a “re-offer prospectus”) with regard to the shares of Restricted Stock and the Company is under no obligation to register the shares of Restricted Stock (or to file a “re-offer prospectus”).
(c)    If the Participant is deemed an affiliate within the meaning of Rule 144 of the Securities Act, the Participant understands that (i) the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available unless (A) a public trading market then exists for the Common Stock of the Company, (B) adequate information concerning the Company is then available to the public, and (C) other terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom are complied with, and (ii) any sale of the shares of vested Restricted Stock hereunder may be made only in limited amounts in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144 or any exemption therefrom.
12.    Entire Agreement; Amendment.  This Agreement, together with the Plan, contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties relating to such subject matter; provided that to the extent the Participant is party to an effective employment agreement with the Company, the terms set forth therein shall govern in the event of a conflict with Section 3 of this Agreement.  The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or amend this Agreement from time to time in accordance with and as provided in the Plan.  This Agreement may also be modified or amended by a writing signed by both the Company and the Participant.  The Company shall give written notice to the Participant of any such modification or amendment of this Agreement as soon as practicable after the adoption thereof.
13.    Notices.  Any notice hereunder by the Participant shall be given to the Company in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof by the General Counsel of the Company.  Any notice hereunder by the Company shall be given to the Participant in writing and such notice shall be deemed duly given only upon receipt thereof at such address as the Participant may have on file with the Company.
14.    Acceptance.  The Participant shall be deemed to accept this Agreement unless the Participant provides the Company with written notice to the contrary prior to the expiration 

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of the 60-day period following the Grant Date, in which case, the Participant shall forfeit the Restricted Stock  
15.    No Right to Continued Service.  Any questions as to whether and when there has been a Termination of Directorship and the cause of such Termination of Directorship shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee.  Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to terminate the Participant’s service at any time, for any reason and with or without Cause.
16.    Transfer of Personal Data.  The Participant authorizes, agrees and unambiguously consents to the transmission by the Company (or any Subsidiary) of any personal data information related to the Restricted Stock awarded under this Agreement for legitimate business purposes (including, without limitation, the administration of the Plan).  This authorization and consent is freely given by the Participant.
17.    Compliance with Laws.  The issuance of the Restricted Stock or unrestricted shares pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to, and shall comply with, any applicable requirements of any foreign and U.S. federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and in each case any respective rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) and any other law or regulation applicable thereto.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue the Restricted Stock or any of the shares pursuant to this Agreement if any such issuance would violate any such requirements.
18.    Section 409A.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the shares of Restricted Stock are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent.
19.    Binding Agreement; Assignment.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon, and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and assigns.  The Participant shall not assign (except in accordance with Section 6 hereof) any part of this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the Company.
20.    Headings.  The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.
21.    Further Assurances.  Each party hereto shall do and perform (or shall cause to be done and performed) all such further acts and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents as either party hereto reasonably may request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the Plan and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereunder.
22.    Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of any provision of 

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this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
23.    Acquired Rights.  The Participant acknowledges and agrees that:  (a) the Company may terminate or amend the Plan at any time; (b) the award of Restricted Stock made under this Agreement is completely independent of any other award or grant and is made at the sole discretion of the Company; (c) no past grants or awards (including, without limitation, the Restricted Stock awarded hereunder) give the Participant any right to any grants or awards in the future whatsoever; and (d) any benefits granted under this Agreement are not part of the Participant’s ordinary compensation and shall not be considered as part of such compensation for any reason.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has issued the Restricted Stock to the Participant as of the date first written above.

SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.

By:                        

Name:    James D.  Bennett            

Title:    President & Chief Executive Officer    

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