SM Energy Announces Closing of Exchange Offer for $600 Million of Its 6.125% Senior Notes Due 2022

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) today announces the closing of its offer to exchange $600 million of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Exchange Notes”), for $600 million of its outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022, which were issued on November 17, 2014, in a private placement (the “Original Notes”).

The exchange offer expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on July 9, 2015 with $600 million in aggregate principal amount of the Original Notes having been validly tendered in exchange for an equal amount of Exchange Notes.

This press release is not an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. A registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the exchange offer was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2015. The exchange offer was made only pursuant to the exchange offer documents that were distributed to holders of the Original Notes, including the prospectus dated June 10, 2015, and the related letter of transmittal.

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.

SM Energy
Jennifer Martin Samuels, 303-864-2507
ir@sm-energy.com
or
James Edwards, 303-837-2444
ir@sm-energy.com

Source: SM Energy