SM ENERGY CO. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Carla J. Bailo

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carla J. Bailo”): 99,222,382 for, 1,092,220 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR CARLA J. BAILO” (3 managers, 63,741 for, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,167,712 for, 55,941 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Stephen R. Brand

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Stephen R. Brand”): 97,965,635 for, 2,462,571 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR STEPHEN R. BRAND” (3 managers, 3,742 for, 59,999 against, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,146,197 for, 77,456 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Barton R. Brookman

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barton R. Brookman”): 100,057,772 for, 330,291 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR BARTON R. BROOKMAN” (3 managers, 63,741 for, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,223,652 for, 1 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Ramiro G. Peru

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ramiro G. Peru”): 99,901,617 for, 421,634 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR RAMIRO G. PERU” (3 managers, 63,741 for, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,213,941 for, 9,712 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Anita M. Powers

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anita M. Powers”): 100,080,683 for, 341,703 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR ANITA M. POWERS” (3 managers, 63,741 for, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,213,941 for, 9,712 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Julio M. Quintana

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Julio M. Quintana”): 98,930,250 for, 1,492,799 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR JULIO M. QUINTANA” (3 managers, 3,742 for, 59,999 against, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,028,137 for, 195,516 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Rose M. Robeson

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rose M. Robeson”): 100,013,244 for, 384,205 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR ROSE M. ROBESON” (3 managers, 63,741 for, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,179,278 for, 13,083 against, 48,298 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: William D. Sullivan

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William D. Sullivan”): 98,006,635 for, 2,416,387 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR WILLIAM D. SULLIVAN” (3 managers, 3,742 for, 59,999 against, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,007,188 for, 216,465 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below nine persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Herbert S. Vogel

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Herbert S. Vogel”): 99,584,013 for, 837,805 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders elected all of the incumbent directors that stood for reelection, and approved the two additional proposals described below.”
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of SM ENERGY CO.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “ELECT DIRECTOR HERBERT S. VOGEL” (3 managers, 3,742 for, 59,999 against, 87,207 not voted).

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,213,607 for, 10,046 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures, and the compensation of our Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”): 98,928,976 for, 1,056,679 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 113 managers: 70,232,878 for, 54,265 against, 1 withheld, 17,006 abstained, 87,207 not voted, 482 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 309 managers: 50,085,538 for, 214,300 against, 254,360 abstained, 9,588 not voted, 184,854 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment by the Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.

SM ENERGY CO.’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.”): 107,457,831 for, 623,604 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 24, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Ernst & Young LLP, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 113 asset managers below reported 70,150,300 for, 73,353 against, 17,006 abstained, 482 unknown.

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