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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

(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

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On October 18, 2018, SM Energy Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain third quarter 2018 operating results, as well as providing certain other updates, including the Company's planned schedule for third quarter reporting. As indicated in the press release, after market close on November 1, 2018, the Company plans to release its third quarter 2018 earnings release, a pre-recorded webcast discussion of the third quarter 2018 financial and operating results, and an associated presentation, all of which will be posted to the Company’s website at ir.sm-energy.com. In addition, the Company scheduled a conference call for November 2, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time to answer questions. The conference call will be publicly accessible via telephone and webcast (available live and for replay), and the press release includes instructions for dialing in to the call or accessing via the Company’s website. The call replay will be available on the Company’s website beginning approximately one hour after the call until November 9, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



			SM ENERGY COMPANY

Date:	October 18, 2018	By:	/s/ JEFFREY M. DAMM
			Jeffrey M. Damm
			Director of Financial Reporting and Corporate Accounting and Assistant Secretary



Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release of SM Energy Company dated October 18, 2018, entitled “SM Energy Announces Third Quarter Preview”