SM Energy Company 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

1. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures, and the compensation of our Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 17 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”): 181,729,629 for, 9,041,702 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 76% for, 4% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 441 asset managers below cast 95% of the shares they voted on this item FOR. Fund share totals are not shown for this item: fund-reported shares overlap across filings (an adviser and the funds it manages can each report the same shares), and here their sum exceeds the total votes cast at the meeting.

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2. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Barton R. Brookman

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Barton R. Brookman”): 181,905,425 for, 8,975,765 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 76% for, 4% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 97% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (97,093,861 for, 2,863,422 against).

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3. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Morris R. Clark

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Morris R. Clark”): 190,232,507 for, 640,712 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.3% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,957,278 for, 5 against).

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4. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Carrie M. Fox

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Carrie M. Fox”): 189,498,630 for, 1,395,871 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.6% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,957,271 for, 11 against).

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5. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Lloyd W. Helms, Jr.

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lloyd W. Helms, Jr.”): 190,288,834 for, 594,145 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.3% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,957,278 for, 5 against).

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6. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Elizabeth A. McDonald

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.5% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Elizabeth A. McDonald”): 190,117,821 for, 777,562 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.4% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,957,131 for, 152 against).

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7. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Ramiro G. Peru

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.2% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ramiro G. Peru”): 189,469,778 for, 1,410,775 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.6% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.8% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,782,262 for, 175,020 against).

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8. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Julio M. Quintana

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

89% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Julio M. Quintana”): 170,281,740 for, 20,600,130 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 71% for, 9% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 98% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (97,473,759 for, 2,483,523 against).

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9. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Rose M. Robeson

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Rose M. Robeson”): 184,528,251 for, 6,366,531 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 77% for, 3% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.2% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,218,759 for, 738,525 against).

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10. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Wouter T. van Kempen

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

92% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wouter T. Van Kempen”): 175,986,276 for, 14,859,132 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 73% for, 6% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 96% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (95,961,283 for, 3,995,999 against).

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11. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Ashwin Venkatraman

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Ashwin Venkatraman”): 190,559,545 for, 293,905 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 79% for, 0.2% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,957,280 for, 2 against).

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12. The Board of Directors has nominated the below eleven persons to stand for election as directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders. As of the date of the accompanying Proxy Statement, no one has been nominated to serve as director other than the nominees listed below: Howard A. Willard III

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Howard A. Willard III”): 184,675,816 for, 6,149,003 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 77% for, 3% against (80% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.4% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,393,771 for, 563,512 against).

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13. TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2026.

Meeting held 2026-05-21.

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to ratify the appointment by the Company's Audit Committee of Deloitte & Touche LLP, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026.”): 215,183,397 for, 325,601 against, per its Form 8-K (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 90% for, 0.2% against (90% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 108 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (99,866,241 for, 91,041 against).

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14. to vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of SM Energy's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("SM Energy common stock"), to stockholders of Civitas Resources, Inc. ("Civitas") in the first merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2025, by and among SM Energy, Civitas, and Cars Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy ("Merge

Meeting held 2026-01-27.

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.4% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“1. The Company's stockholders approved the proposal regarding the issuance of shares of SM Energy common stock, par value $0.01 per share (" SM Energy common stock "), to Civitas stockholders as contemplated by the Merge”): 86,811,927 for, 453,043 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-27 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 36% for, 0.2% against (36% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 98 asset managers below cast 99.9% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (54,964,027 for, 1 against).

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15. to vote on a proposal to approve an amendment of SM Energy's restated certificate of incorporation (the "SM Energy charter amendment") to increase the number of authorized shares of SM Energy common stock from 200 million to 400 million, in the form attached to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus as Annex D (the "SM Energy charter amendment proposal" and, together with the SM Energy

Meeting held 2026-01-27.

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“2. The Company's stockholders approved the proposal to amend SM Energy's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of SM Energy common stock from 200 million to 400 million.”): 86,363,965 for, 896,440 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2026-01-27 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 36% for, 0.4% against (36% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 97 asset managers below cast 99.6% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (54,736,109 for, 208,361 against).

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16. To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures, and the compensation of our Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.

Meeting held 2025-05-22 (outside the 2025-2026 season's 1 July to 30 June window; reported in this season's filings).

93% Majority: yes · of votes cast

SM Energy Company’s own tally for this item (“The Company's stockholders approved, by a non-binding advisory vote, the proposal regarding the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”): 87,906,571 for, 6,159,449 against, per its Form 8-K filed 2025-05-27 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item. Of all 239,748,701 outstanding shares: 37% for, 3% against (39% of the company cast a for/against vote).

The 2 asset managers below cast 100% of the shares they voted on this item FOR (356,153 for, 0 against).