SM Energy Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conference and Schedules First Quarter 2015 Earnings Conference Call

SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) today announces that the Company will be participating in the following upcoming investor event:

• April 20, 2015 – IPAA OGIS New York. Jay Ottoson, President and CEO, will present at 11:15 AM Eastern time.

SM Energy's presentation materials for this event will be available after market close on Friday April 17, 2015, on the Company's website at www.sm-energy.com. A link to the webcast of the Company's presentation will also be available on the Company's website for 15 days after the date of the presentation.

The Company is scheduled to release details regarding its earnings and results for the first quarter of 2015 after the close of trading on May 5, 2015. A teleconference to discuss these results and other operational matters is scheduled for May 6, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time (10:00 a.m. Eastern time). Conference dial-in information is included below. A telephonic replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the call through May 19, 2015.

This call is being webcast live and can be accessed at SM Energy Company's website at www.sm-energy.com. An audio recording of the conference call will be available at that site through May 19, 2015.

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 natural gas liquids in onshore North America. SMÂ 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
MEDIA:
Patty Errico, 303-830-5052
perrico@sm-energy.com
or
INVESTORS:
James Edwards, 303-837-2444
ir@sm-energy.com