secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SM Energy Co (SM)
CIK:        0000893538
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-22T20:17:29+00:00
Accession:  0000893538-26-000069
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SM Energy boosts CEO & COO LTIP targets; CEO severance multiplier raised to 3.0x
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- CEO McDonald LTIP target raised to $5.8M (40% RSU, 60% PSU); COO McKenna to $2.4M (50% each).
- CEO change-of-control severance multiplier increased from 2.5x to 3.0x, effective Jan 30, 2026.
- Amended severance agreement recognizes Jan 30, 2026 Civitas Merger as a Change of Control.
- Annual meeting: all 11 incumbent directors elected; say-on-pay approved (95%); Deloitte ratified.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353826000069/0000893538-26-000069-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/893538/000089353826000069/sm-20260521.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000893538-26-000069

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