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0002059036
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000893538
SM ENERGY COMPANY
001-31539
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3200
Denver
CO
80203
(303) 861-8140
RICHARD JENKINS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7726
220121.65
114462218
06/17/2025
NYSE
Common
12/30/2022
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
278
12/30/2022
Cash
Common
06/30/2023
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
569
06/30/2023
Cash
Common
07/01/2021
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
820
07/01/2021
Not Applicable
Common
12/31/2021
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
398
12/31/2021
Cash
Common
12/29/2023
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Issuer
N
163
12/29/2023
Cash
Common
07/01/2021
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
2551
07/01/2021
Not Applicable
Common
07/01/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
2308
07/01/2023
Not Applicable
Common
07/01/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
639
07/01/2022
Not Applicable
Y
06/17/2025
/s/ Richard Andrew Jenkins