UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Pursuant to Section 14.02(a) of the Indenture, dated as of June 17, 2020 (the “Indenture”), by and between SM Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the ”Company”), and UMB Bank, N.A. (the “Trustee”), the Company is filing this current report on Form 8-K to confirm the submission for recordation and filing by the Company in each appropriate county clerk’s office during the period from September 11, 2020 to September 14, 2020, of a Second Lien Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement, Fixture Filing and Financing Statement from the Company for the benefit of the Trustee, to secure the Company’s obligations under its 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2025.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SM ENERGY COMPANY | |||||||||||
| Date: | September 15, 2020 | By: | /s/ DAVID W. COPELAND | ||||||||
| David W. Copeland | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||
