SM Energy Company 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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 Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barton R. Brookman”): 181,905,425 for, 8,975,765 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 97,605,048 for, 2,863,422 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Morris R. Clark

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Morris R. Clark”): 190,232,507 for, 640,712 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,468,465 for, 5 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Carrie M. Fox

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carrie M. Fox”): 189,498,630 for, 1,395,871 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,468,458 for, 11 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Lloyd W. Helms, Jr.

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lloyd W. Helms, Jr.”): 190,288,834 for, 594,145 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,468,465 for, 5 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Elizabeth A. McDonald

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth A. McDonald”): 190,117,821 for, 777,562 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,468,318 for, 152 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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 Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ramiro G. Peru”): 189,469,778 for, 1,410,775 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,293,449 for, 175,020 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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 Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Julio M. Quintana”): 170,281,740 for, 20,600,130 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 97,984,946 for, 2,483,523 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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 Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rose M. Robeson”): 184,528,251 for, 6,366,531 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 99,729,946 for, 738,525 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Wouter T. van Kempen

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wouter T. Van Kempen”): 175,986,276 for, 14,859,132 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 96,472,470 for, 3,995,999 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Ashwin Venkatraman

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ashwin Venkatraman”): 190,559,545 for, 293,905 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,468,467 for, 2 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven 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: Howard A. Willard III

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Howard A. Willard III”): 184,675,816 for, 6,149,003 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 99,904,958 for, 563,512 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: to vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of SM Energy's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("SM Energy common stock"), to stockholders of Civitas Resources, Inc. ("Civitas") in the first merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2025, by and among SM Energy, Civitas, and Cars Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy ("Merger Sub") (as that agreement may be amended from time to time, the "merger agreement"), a copy of which is included as Annex A to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus (the "SM Energy stock issuance proposal"); and

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“1. The Company's stockholders approved the proposal regarding the issuance of shares of SM Energy common stock, par value $0.01 per share (" SM Energy common stock "), to Civitas stockholders as contemplated by the Merge”): 86,811,927 for, 453,043 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the proposal regarding the issuance of shares of SM Energy common stock, par value $0.01 per share (" SM Energy common stock "), to Civitas stockholders as contemplated by the Merger Agreement.”
Support: 99.4% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 100 asset managers below reported 54,912,501 for, 1 against, 74,471 abstained, 85,820 not voted.

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Description as filed by funds: to vote on a proposal to approve an amendment of SM Energy's restated certificate of incorporation (the "SM Energy charter amendment") to increase the number of authorized shares of SM Energy common stock from 200 million to 400 million, in the form attached to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D (the "SM Energy charter amendment proposal" and, together with the SM Energy stock issuance proposal, the "SM Energy merger proposals").

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“2. The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to amend SM Energy's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of SM Energy common stock from 200 million to 400 million.”): 86,363,965 for, 896,440 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed January 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to amend SM Energy's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of SM Energy common stock from 200 million to 400 million.”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 99 asset managers below reported 54,684,583 for, 208,361 against, 74,471 abstained, 85,820 not voted.

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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 Company’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.”): 181,729,629 for, 9,041,702 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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: 95% 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 109 managers: 97,592,044 for, 2,873,329 against, 21,388 abstained, 162,938 not voted, 472 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 362 managers: 103,786,556 for, 7,523,983 against, 19,088 abstained, 8,654 not voted, 117,133 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 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026.

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.”): 215,183,397 for, 325,601 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 22, 2026 (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 Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.”
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 110 asset managers below reported 100,377,428 for, 91,041 against, 21,387 abstained, 162,914 not voted.

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