SM ENERGY SCHEDULES FOURTH QUARTER 2021 EARNINGS RELEASE AND CALL

DENVER, Feb. 11, 2022

February 24, 2022 – After market close, the Company plans to issue its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial and operating results and 2022 operating plan, which will include an earnings release, a pre-recorded webcast discussing fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial and operating results and the Company's 2022 operating plan, and an associated presentation, all of which will be posted to the Company's website at ir.sm-energy.com.

February 25, 2022 – Please join SM Energy management at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial and operating results and 2022 operating plan Q&A session. This discussion will be accessible via webcast (available live and for replay) on the Company's website at ir.sm-energy.com or by telephone. In order to join the live conference call, please register at the link below for dial-in information.

• Live Conference Call Registration: http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5172136
• Replay (conference ID 5172136) - Domestic toll free/International: 800-585-8367/416-621-4642

The call replay will be available approximately one hour after the call and until March 11, 2022.

ABOUT THE COMPANY
SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the state of Texas.  SM Energy routinely posts important information about the Company on its website. For more information about SM Energy, please visit its website at www.sm-energy.com.

SM ENERGY INVESTOR CONTACTS 
Jennifer Martin Samuels, jsamuels@sm-energy.com, 303-864-2507
Jeremy Kline, jkline@sm-energy.com, 303-863-4313