Lehman E. Newton III - Aug 2, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for SM Energy Co (SM)

Role: SVP - Operations
Signature: Andrew T. Fiske (Attorney-in-Fact)
Stock symbol: SM
Transactions as of: Aug 2, 2022
Transactions value $: $8,238
Form type: 4
Date filed: 8/2/2022, 04:47 PM
Previous filing: Jul 6, 2022
Next filing: Sep 2, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SM	Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	Other	$8.24K	+380	+0.28%	$21.68	136K	Dec 31, 2021	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	SM	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+9.54K		$0.00	9.54K	Aug 2, 2022	Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	9.54K		Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The Reporting Person purchased 380 shares of the Issuer's common stock on December 31, 2021, through the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
F2	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of stock. The restricted stock unit grant vests in six equal biannual installments beginning January 1, 2023. The vested shares will be issued to the Reporting Person on the earlier of such Reporting Person's retirement from the Issuer or July 1 of the applicable year, at which time all restrictions on the vested shares will lapse.

Content

The Reporting Person purchased 380 shares of the Issuer's common stock on December 31, 2021, through the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of stock. The restricted stock unit grant vests in six equal biannual installments beginning January 1, 2023. The vested shares will be issued to the Reporting Person on the earlier of such Reporting Person's retirement from the Issuer or July 1 of the applicable year, at which time all restrictions on the vested shares will lapse.