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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2024
SMART SAND, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware001-3793645-2809926
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		(Commission
File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1000 Floral Vale Boulevard, Suite 225
Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 231-2660
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:
 
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueSNDNASDAQ

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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 3, 2024, Smart Sand, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the Dividend (as defined below) and the Repurchase Program (as defined below). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 3, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company: (i) declared a special dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock, to be paid on October 28, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 15, 2024 (the “Dividend”); and (ii) approved an eighteen month share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of its ordinary shares (the “Repurchase Program”). Pursuant to the Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase its ordinary shares from time to time, in amounts, at prices and at such times as it deems appropriate, subject to market conditions and other considerations. The Company may make repurchases in the open market, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated repurchase programs or structured share repurchase programs. The Repurchase Program will be conducted in compliance with applicable legal requirements and shall be subject to market conditions and other factors. The Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of ordinary shares and the Repurchase Program may be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits.
Exhibit NumberDescription




SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
SMART SAND, INC.
Dated:
October 3, 2024
By:/s/ Lee E. Beckelman
Lee E. Beckelman
Chief Financial Officer
 




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SMART SAND, INC. DECLARES SPECIAL DIVIDEND OF $0.10 PER SHARE AND AUTHORIZES SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM
YARDLEY, Pennsylvania, October 3, 2024 (PR Newswire) -- Smart Sand, Inc. (NASDAQ: SND) (“Smart Sand” or the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors has declared a special cash dividend on the Company’s common stock of $0.10 per share, payable on October 28, 2024, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 15, 2024.
The Company also announced today that its board of directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $10.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock through April 3, 2026. The timing, manner, price, and amount of any repurchases under the share repurchase program will be determined by the Company at its discretion. Purchases may be effected through open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions, or other means. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares and the program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time.
“We are excited to return value to our stockholders through this initial special dividend,” said Charles Young, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our consistent focus on reducing costs, maintaining low leverage levels and increasing operational efficiency has provided us with the opportunity to declare this special dividend and to initiate this share buyback program. We plan to continue to be diligent in pursuing our long term goals of low leverage levels, sufficient levels of liquidity and positive free cash flow generation along with looking to return value to our stockholders opportunistically going forward.”




About Smart Sand:
Smart Sand is a fully integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, offering complete mine to wellsite proppant and logistics solutions to our frac sand customers, and a broad offering of products for industrial sand customers. The Company produces low-cost, high quality Northern White sand, which is a premium sand used as a proppant to enhance hydrocarbon recovery rates in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas wells. The Company’s sand is also a high-quality product used in a variety of industrial applications, including glass, foundry, building products, filtration, geothermal, renewables, ceramics, turf & landscaping, retail, recreation and more. The Company offers logistics solutions to its customers through in-basin transloading terminals and its SmartSystemsTM wellsite storage and sand management capabilities. Smart Sand owns and operates premium sand mines and related processing facilities in Wisconsin and Illinois, which have access to four Class I rail lines, allowing the Company to deliver products substantially anywhere in the United States and Canada. For more information, please visit www.smartsand.com.

Contact:
Lee Beckelman, CFO
Phone: (281) 231-2660
Email: lbeckelman@smartsand.com

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Document Period End Date Oct. 03, 2024
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