0001104659-13-030524.txt : 20130418 0001104659-13-030524.hdr.sgml : 20130418 20130418115344 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-13-030524 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130416 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130418 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130418 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SM Energy Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000893538 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 410518430 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31539 FILM NUMBER: 13768606 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 SHERMAN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1200 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-861-8140 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1775 SHERMAN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1200 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ST MARY LAND & EXPLORATION CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940228 8-K 1 a13-10340_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

April 18, 2013 (April 16, 2013)

 

 

SM Energy Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

001-31539

(Commission
File Number)

 

41-0518430

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1200, Denver, Colorado

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

80203

(Zip Code)

 

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

 

Not applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 7.01              Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit 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 April 16, 2013, SM Energy Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company had declared a semi-annual dividend.  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.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release of the Company dated April 16, 2013, entitled “SM Energy Declares Semi-Annual Cash Dividend”

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SM ENERGY COMPANY

 

 

 

 

Date: April 18, 2013

 By:

/s/ David W. Copeland

 

 

David W. Copeland

 

 

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

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 EX-99.1 2 a13-10340_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

FOR

 

 

INFORMATION

 

 

James R. Edwards

 

 

303-837-2444

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

SM ENERGY DECLARES SEMI-ANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND

 

DENVER, CO- April 16, 2013  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 8, 2013, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 26, 2013. The Company currently has approximately 66.2 million shares of common stock outstanding.

 

The Company has paid cash dividends to its stockholders every year since 1940. The Board of Directors plans to continue making semi-annual dividend payments at the rate of $0.05 per share for the foreseeable future, subject in its sole discretion to future earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, contractual obligations, and other factors.

 

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.