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)
November 29, 2016

SM Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
001-31539
41-0518430
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)


1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado
(Address of principal executive offices)
80203
(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 861-8140


Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 29, 2016, Jay Ottoson, President and Chief Executive Officer; Wade Pursell, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Herb Vogel, Executive Vice President - Operations; and Newt Newton, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager - Permian, of SM Energy Company (the “Company”), will meet with certain of the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s offices in Midland, Texas. The slides that will be made available at the meeting will be available for viewing at the Company’s website, www.sm-energy.com, beginning on November 29, 2016, although the Company reserves the right to discontinue that availability at any time.











SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
SM ENERGY COMPANY
 
 
 
 
Date:
November 28, 2016
By:
/s/ PATRICK A. LYTLE
 
 
 
Patrick A. Lytle
 
 
 
Director, Financial Planning and Reporting and Assistant Secretary