UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • June 10th, 2021 • SM Energy Co • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
Contract Type FiledJune 10th, 2021 Company Industry JurisdictionIntroductory. SM Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule A (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as the representatives, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 21, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Certain terms of the Securities will be established pursuant to a supplemental indenture to the Base Indenture dated as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3(a) hereof) (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The use of the neuter in this Underwriting Agreement (the “Agreement”) shall include the feminine and masculine wherever appropriate. If only one firm is a representative hereunder, then any reference