SM Energy Company (SM) Presents at Bank of America Leveraged Finance Conference Transcript

Gregg Brody
BofA Securities, Research Division

I’ve been up on the stage for 12 years. You’ve been here every year, and I can go back to a lot of conferences. It’s nice to see you again.

A. Pursell
Executive VP & CFO

It’s great to be here.

Gregg Brody
BofA Securities, Research Division

Exciting times for SM, big merger in the last month between and Civitas. Obviously, a lot to talk about there. I’m going to turn it over to Wade to give a state of the union intro, and then we’ll jump into a fireside. I’ll remind you, if you have questions later on, please feel free to raise your hand, and we’ll call on you.

A. Pursell
Executive VP & CFO

Thanks, Gregg. It is great to be here again. Thanks to BofA for this conference, and thanks for doing it in Boca Raton in December. Coming from Denver, Colorado, it’s really nice to be here right now. Just anecdotally, just so you know how cold it is in Colorado. Yesterday morning when I was leaving, I went to Starbucks where I normally go to get my coffee. I know the lady really well. And she said, I always go into the walk-in freezer and get some stuff, get ready for the day, and I walked in here this morning, and it felt really good. It’s not a good sign, not a good sign. So thanks for having us in Florida.

It is an exciting time for SM Energy, as you say. We’ve been around — those of you who know us, we’ve been around for