---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000893538-25-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SM"
cik: "0000893538"
company_name: "SM Energy Co"
filed_at: "2025-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T05:22:58.442023+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dr. Stephen R. Brand to retire from SM Energy Board at May 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Dr. Brand informed Board on March 24, 2025; retirement effective May 22, 2025.
- Retirement is not due to any disagreement with SM Energy's operations, policies, or practices.
- Dr. Brand has served on the Board since 2011.
- No replacement director has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000893538-25-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SM
- cik: 0000893538
- company_name: SM Energy Co
- filed_at: 2025-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353825000028/0000893538-25-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353825000028/sm-20250324.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-25-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Stephen R. Brand departed as Board of Directors at SM Energy Co.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Board of Directors
  source text: On March 24, 2025, Dr. Stephen R. Brand informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of SM Energy Company (the “ Company ”) effective upon the adjournment of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, currently scheduled for May 22, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353825000028/0000893538-25-000028-index.htm

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