Mary Ellen Lutey - Sep 1, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for SM Energy Co (SM)

Signature
Andrew T. Fiske (Attorney-in-Fact)
Stock symbol
SM
Transactions as of
Sep 1, 2021
Transactions value $
-$119,394
Form type
4
Date filed
9/3/2021, 06:09 PM
Previous filing
Aug 3, 2021
Next filing
Dec 16, 2021

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction SM Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Options Exercise +16.1K +24.74% 81.2K Sep 1, 2021 Direct F1
transaction SM Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Tax liability -$88.9K -4.66K -5.73% $19.10 76.6K Sep 1, 2021 Direct
transaction SM Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Options Exercise +5.52K +14.46% 43.7K Sep 1, 2021 By Spouse F2, F3
transaction SM Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Tax liability -$30.5K -1.6K -3.65% $19.10 42.1K Sep 1, 2021 By Spouse F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On September 1, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that 16,104 shares of the Issuer's common stock had been earned by the Reporting Person under the terms of a grant of performance share units ("PSUs"), based on the achievement of specific performance criteria that were not tied solely to the market price of the Issuer's common stock. The PSUs were granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2018, and represent the right to receive, upon the settlement of the PSUs, the determined number of earned shares of the Issuer's common stock based on the achievement of the performance criteria over a three-year performance period (with the determined number of earned shares being within a range of zero to two times the number of PSUs granted on the award date), to the extent that the PSUs have vested under separate employment service vesting provisions. The PSUs were fully vested on July 1, 2021.
F2 On September 1, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer determined that 5,521 shares of the Issuer's common stock had been earned by the Reporting Person's spouse under the terms of a grant of PSUs, based on the achievement of specific performance criteria that were not tied solely to the market price of the Issuer's common stock. The PSUs were granted to the Reporting Person's spouse on July 1, 2018, and represent the right to receive, upon the settlement of the PSUs, the determined number of earned shares of the Issuer's common stock based on the achievement of the performance criteria over a three-year performance period (with the determined number of earned shares being within a range of zero to two times the number of PSUs granted on the award date), to the extent that the PSUs have vested under separate employment service vesting provisions. The PSUs were fully vested on July 1, 2021.
F3 The Reporting Person's spouse is also employed by the Issuer and is eligible to receive grants of performance share units.