secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SM Energy Co (SM)
CIK:        0000893538
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-12-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000893538-22-000157
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SM Energy EVP & General Counsel David Copeland to retire; James Lebeck named successor
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- David Copeland resigns as EVP & GC effective Dec 31, 2022; stays in advisory role until July 1, 2023.
- Copeland receives $800,000 in two annual $400k installments for non-compete and non-solicitation covenants.
- James Lebeck appointed SVP & General Counsel; expected start on or before Jan 30, 2023.
- Lebeck previously served as VP & Chief Legal Officer at Encino Energy, and earlier at SM Energy as Deputy GC.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353822000157/0000893538-22-000157-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353822000157/sm-20221229.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-22-000157

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