SM Energy Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) today announces that its Board of Directors has approved a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.05 per share of common stock outstanding. The dividend will be paid on May 4, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 22, 2016. The Company currently has approximately 68.1 million shares of common stock outstanding.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in onshore North America. SM Energy routinely posts important information about the Company on its website. For more information about SM Energy, please visit its website at www.sm-energy.com.

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SM Energy
INVESTORS:
Jennifer Martin Samuels, 303-864-2507
jsamuels@sm-energy.com
or
MEDIA:
Patty Errico, 303-830-5052
perrico@sm-energy.com

Source: SM Energy Company

Released March 29, 2016