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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)

September 11, 2020

SM Energy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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

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

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

Not applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value	SM	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Pursuant to Section 14.02(a) of the Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2020 (the “Indenture”), by and between SM Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the ”Company”), and UMB Bank, N.A. (the “Trustee”), the Company is filing this current report on Form 8-K to confirm the submission for recordation and filing by the Company in each appropriate county clerk’s office during the period from September 11, 2020 to September 14, 2020, of a Second Lien Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Financing Statement from the Company for the benefit of the Trustee, to secure the Company’s obligations under its 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025.

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:	September 15, 2020	By:	/s/ DAVID W. COPELAND
			David W. Copeland
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary