SM 8-K
SM Energy Co (SM)
8-K
2026-02-09
For: 2026-02-04
View Original
Added on
April 09, 2026
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| (Zip Code) | ||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||||||||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 861-8140
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 4.01 Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
On February 4, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of SM Energy Company (the “Company”) dismissed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The change is effective upon the completion of EY’s audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.
EY’s audit report on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principle.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, and in the subsequent interim period through February 4, 2026, the date of EY’s dismissal, there were (i) no disagreements (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) between the Company and EY on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of EY would have caused EY to make reference to the subject matter thereof in connection with its reports on the consolidated financial statements of the Company for such years, and (ii) no “reportable events” (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The Company provided EY with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) and requested that EY provide the Company with a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not EY agrees with the above disclosures. A copy of EY’s letter, dated February 9, 2026, is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Form 8-K.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, and in the subsequent interim period through February 4, 2026, neither the Company, nor any party on behalf of the Company, consulted with Deloitte with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of the audit opinion that might be rendered with respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided to the Company by Deloitte that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was subject to any disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or a reportable event (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and included as Exhibit 101) | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SM ENERGY COMPANY | |||||||||||
| Date: | February 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ ALAN D. BENNETT | ||||||||
| Alan D. Bennett | |||||||||||
| Vice President - Controller | |||||||||||
EXHIBIT 16.1
February 9, 2026
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Commissioners:
We have read Item 4.01 of Form 8-K dated February 4, 2026, of SM Energy Company and are in agreement with the statements contained in the second, third and fourth paragraphs on page 2 therein. We have no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP