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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)
September 19, 2019

SM Energy Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-31539
41-0518430
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

1775 Sherman Street, Suite 1200
 
80203
Denver,
Colorado
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 

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 (see General Instruction A.2.):

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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).
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐




Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. 
On September 19, 2019, SM Energy Company (the “Company”) and its lenders entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the institutions named therein as Lenders. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings as ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The Amendment modifies the Credit Agreement to permit the Company to enter into Swap Agreements with respect to the price of electricity in order to minimize exposure to electrical price volatility.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
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 (the “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 September 19, 2019, the Company and its lenders completed the Company's regular, semi-annual borrowing base redetermination process, which reaffirmed the borrowing base of $1.6 billion and aggregate lender commitments of $1.2 billion.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.





SIGNATURES

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:
September 24, 2019
By:
/s/ PATRICK A. LYTLE
 
 
 
Patrick A. Lytle
 
 
 
Controller and Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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