<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000893538-25-000036.txt : 20250415
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20250415161443
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000893538-25-000036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFR14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250415
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250415

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SM Energy Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000893538
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				410518430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFR14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31539
		FILM NUMBER:		25839662

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1700 LINCOLN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3200
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-861-8140

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1700 LINCOLN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 3200
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940228
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i9afca204244a44a7879e62146cc6cf51_1"></div><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="margin-top:10pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Amendment No. 1)</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.917%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:94.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Check the appropriate box&#58;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Definitive Additional Materials</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9pt;text-indent:-6.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Soliciting Material under &#167;240.14a-12</font></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.810%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:93.990%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">SM Energy Company</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply)&#58;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">x</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">No fee required.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">o</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.25pt;padding-right:2.25pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i9afca204244a44a7879e62146cc6cf51_1529"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:54pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SM Energy Company</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3200, Denver, Colorado 80203</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDMENT NO. 1</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TO OUR PROXY STATEMENT FOR OUR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TO BE HELD ON MAY 22, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">April 15, 2025</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Amendment No. 1 (this &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) amends the proxy statement of SM Energy Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) dated April 7, 2025 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;). This Amendment does not change the proposals to be acted on at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;), or the recommendations of the board of directors of the Company (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) in relation thereto, which are described in the Proxy Statement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The purpose of this Amendment is to amend and restate the last paragraph under the heading &#8220;Voting Requirements&#59; Vote Treatment&#8221; which begins on Page 81 of the Proxy Statement to clarify the votes required with respect to Proposal 4.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Voting Requirements&#59; Vote Treatment</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Proposal 4 requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote. The last paragraph under the heading &#8220;Voting Requirements&#59; Vote Treatment&#8221; beginning on Page 81 of the Proxy Statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Proposal 4 (Approval of the Company&#8217;s 2025 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan)&#58; Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock present in person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote. Abstentions will be counted in determining the total number of shares &#8220;entitled to vote&#8221; on this proposal and will have the same effect as a vote &#8220;Against&#8221; the proposal. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Amendment, all capitalized words, phrases, or defined terms used in this Amendment will have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Proxy Statement. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, there have been no other changes or modifications to the Proxy Statement, and the Proxy Statement remains otherwise unchanged and in full force and effect.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) and has furnished to its stockholders a proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting. The Company advises its stockholders to read the Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, because it contains important information. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement and other documents that the Company files with the SEC at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov.</font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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