0001140361-11-038532.txt : 20110729 0001140361-11-038532.hdr.sgml : 20110729 20110729162159 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-11-038532 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110728 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110729 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110729 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BEST ANTHONY JAMES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001364843 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31539 FILM NUMBER: 11997722 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1776 LINCOLN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80203 ISSUER: 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 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 4 1 doc1.xml FORM 4 X0303 4 2011-07-28 0 0000893538 SM Energy Co SM 0001364843 BEST ANTHONY JAMES 1775 SHERMAN STREET SUITE 1200 DENVER CO 80203 1 1 0 0 CEO & President Performance Share Award 2011-07-28 4 A 0 18689 0 A 2011-08-01 2011-08-01 Common Stock 18689 18689 D On July 28, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the issuer determined that 18,689 shares of the issuer's common stock had been earned by the reporting person under the terms of a performance share award (the "PSA"), based on the achievement of specific performance criteria that were not tied solely to the market price of the issuer's common stock. The PSA was granted to the reporting person on August 1, 2008, and represents the right to receive, upon the settlement of the PSA, 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 target shares indicated on the award date), to the extent that the PSA has vested under separate employment service vesting provisions. The PSA vested 1/7th on August 1, 2009 and 2/7ths on August 1, 2010, and the remaining 4/7ths is scheduled to vest on August 1, 2011. Under the terms of the PSA, the PSA is scheduled to be settled through the issuance of the number of earned and vested shares of common stock on or about August 1, 2011. Karin M. Writer (Attorney-In-Fact) 2011-07-29