UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2011

 

SANDRIDGE PERMIAN TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-35274

 

45-6276683

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

919 Congress Avenue, Suite 500

 

 

Austin, Texas

 

78701

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (512) 236-6599

 

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On August 10, 2011, SandRidge Permian Trust (the “Trust”) and SandRidge Energy, Inc. (“SandRidge”) entered into an underwriting agreement, by and among the Trust, SandRidge and the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) providing for the offer and sale by the Trust in a firm commitment underwritten offering of 30,000,000 common units of beneficial interest in the Trust (“Common Units”). The public offering price per Common Unit was $18.00. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Trust also granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 4,500,000 Common Units to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2011, by and among SandRidge, the Trust, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SandRidge Permian Trust

 

 

 

 

By:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust

 

 

Company, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael J. Ulrich

 

 

Name: Michael J. Ulrich

 

 

Title:   Vice-President

 

Date: August 12, 2011

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement, dated August 10, 2011, by and among SandRidge, the Trust, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC., Raymond James & Associates, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters.

 

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