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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)

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On May 23, 2017, SM Energy Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the four additional proposals described below. Each director was elected by a majority vote. The directors elected and the final vote tabulation for each director were as follows:



Director	For	Against	Abstain	Non-Votes
Larry W. Bickle	76,881,212	1,194,737	400,952	9,174,879
Stephen R. Brand	78,138,733	294,982	43,186	9,174,879
Loren M. Leiker	78,320,343	110,847	45,711	9,174,879
Javan D. Ottoson	77,955,118	479,619	42,164	9,174,879
Ramiro G. Peru	78,242,258	167,460	67,183	9,174,879
Julio M. Quintana	77,701,037	712,256	63,608	9,174,879
Rose M. Robeson	78,289,970	115,827	71,104	9,174,879
William D. Sullivan	77,545,178	891,826	39,897	9,174,879

The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company’s Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The final vote tabulation for that proposal was as follows:

The Company’s stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final vote tabulation for that proposal was as follows:

The Company’s stockholders selected, by a non-binding advisory vote, one year as the frequency for future advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The final vote tabulation for that proposal was as follows:



One Year	70,088,971
Two Years	32,586
Three Years	8,292,704
Abstain	62,640
Non-Votes	9,174,879

The Company’s stockholders approved the proposal regarding the amendment of the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The final vote tabulation for that proposal was as follows:

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:	May 25, 2017	By:	/s/ DAVID W. COPELAND
			David W. Copeland
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary



For	87,152,305
Against	408,858
Abstain	90,617