July 24, 2026 · Form 4 insider transaction
PURSELL A WADE bought 16,917 shares of SM Energy Company, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as option exercise and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 0 days after the transaction.
On July 23, 2026, 16,917 shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the Reporting Person under the terms of a performance share unit ("PSU") award, based on the determination by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer regarding achievement of time-based vesting provisions and specific performance criteria that were not tied solely to the market price of the Issuer's common stock. The PSUs were granted to the Reporting Person on July 1, 2023, and represented the contingent right to receive between 0% to 200% of that number of shares of the Issuer's common stock based on the achievement of the vesting and performance criteria over a three-year performance period. The PSUs were fully vested on July 1, 2026.