secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SM Energy Co (SM)
CIK:        0000893538
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000893538-23-000040
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.20
Item codes: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SM Energy stockholders re-elect directors, approve officer exculpation amendment
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- All 8 incumbent directors re-elected with majority votes; for votes ranged from 92.9M to 96.0M.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 94.6M for, 1.7M against.
- Frequency vote: 91.4M favored 1-year frequency; company will hold annual advisory votes.
- Ernst & Young ratified as 2023 independent auditor (109.0M for, 0.7M against).
- Charter amendment to limit officer liability for breach of fiduciary duty of care approved (80.5M for, 15.8M against).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353823000040/0000893538-23-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353823000040/sm-20230525.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-23-000040

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