sm-20221017

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

(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.)

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3200		80203
Denver, Colorado		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

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

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

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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).

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On October 17, 2022, SM Energy Company (“Company”) issued a press release announcing certain preliminary third quarter 2022 operating results and the Company's planned schedule for third quarter reporting. As indicated in the press release, after market close on November 3, 2022, the Company plans to issue its third quarter 2022 financial and operating results, which will include an earnings release, a pre-recorded webcast discussing the third quarter 2022 financial and operating results, and associated presentation, all of which will be posted to the Company's website at ir.sm-energy.com. In addition, the Company scheduled a webcast and conference call for November 4, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time to answer questions. The conference call will be publicly accessible via webcast and telephone (available live and for replay), and the press release indicates instructions for accessing the webcast via the Company's website or dialing in to the call. A replay of the call will be available on the Company's website beginning approximately one hour after the call until November 18, 2022. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit Number			Description
99.1			Press release of SM Energy Company dated October 17, 2022, entitled “SM Energy Schedules Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Call and Provides Preliminary Third Quarter Update”
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			SM ENERGY COMPANY

Date:	October 17, 2022	By:	/s/ PATRICK A. LYTLE
			Patrick A. Lytle
			Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
			(Principal Accounting Officer)