SM ENERGY ANNOUNCES PRIVATE OFFERING OF $750 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034
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SM Energy (NYSE: SM) intends to privately offer $750 million of senior notes due 2034 to fund an offer to purchase up to $750 million of its outstanding 8.375% senior notes due 2028. The offer is subject to market conditions and customary terms.
The new Notes will be issued in a Rule 144A/Regulation S private placement, will not be registered under the Securities Act, and are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. persons outside the United States.
Positive
- $750M proposed refinancing to address 2028 maturity
- Targeted cash out for up to $750M of 8.375% 2028 notes
- Use of private placement may expedite liability management
Negative
- New debt increases long-term leverage via 2034 maturity
- Notes unavailable to U.S. retail investors due to exemption
News Market Reaction – SM
In the Mar 4 session, SM gained 1.87%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 12 alerts that day, indicating notable trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Previous Private placement,offering Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Notes offering priced | Positive | -1.3% | Priced $1.5B of 2029 and 2032 senior notes to fund Uinta acquisition. |
| Jul 18 | Notes offering announced | Positive | +0.9% | Announced $650M 2029 and $650M 2032 notes for Uinta deal and 2025 note redemption. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Past senior note offerings under the same tag showed modest moves, with an average 1-day change of -0.18%, indicating generally muted equity reactions to similar financings.
Historically under the private placement/offering tag, SM Energy has used senior note offerings to fund strategic transactions and liability management. In July 2024, it announced and then priced $1.5 billion of senior notes split between 2029 and 2032 maturities to fund a Uinta Basin acquisition and redeem 2025 notes. Equity reactions around those financings were modest, with one slight gain and one small decline, suggesting investors often treat these capital structure moves as incremental rather than transformational.
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SM Energy intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with cash on hand and/or borrowings under its revolving credit facility, to fund an offer to purchase for cash up to
The Notes to be offered will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under any state or other securities laws, and the Notes will be issued pursuant to an exemption therefrom, and may not be offered or sold within
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or an offer to purchase or sell any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. This press release is not an offer to purchase the 2028 Notes.
DISCLOSURES
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this release include the intended use of offering proceeds and other aspects of the Notes offering. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including market conditions, customary offering closing conditions and other factors described in the Confidential Offering Memorandum, which may cause SM Energy's actual results to differ materially from results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included in this communication. All such factors are difficult to predict and are beyond SM Energy's control, including those detailed in SM Energy's annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that SM Energy believes to be reasonable but that may not prove to be accurate. Such forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by SM Energy in light of its perceptions of current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that SM Energy believes are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak as of the date of this press release.
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 states of
INVESTOR CONTACTS
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Meghan Dack, mdack@sm-energy.com, 303-837-2426
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