Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): June 2, 2020

SMART SAND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37936

45-2809926

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1725 Hughes Landing Blvd, Suite 800

The Woodlands, Texas 77380

(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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

SND

Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 2, 2020, Smart Sand, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 42,080,874 shares of common stock were outstanding, each entitled to one vote per share. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were requested to: (i) elect two Class I members of the Company’s board of directors to serve until the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders; (ii) ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020; (iii) approve the Smart Sand, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan and (iv) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2019. Each of the foregoing proposals is more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2020.

1. The stockholders elected Sharon Spurlin and Timothy J. Pawlenty to serve as Class I members of the Company’s board of directors for a three-year term. The results of the voting are as follows:


Name	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Sharon Spurlin	28,826,956	1,357,753	6,208,754
Timothy J. Pawlenty	28,728,680	1,456,029	6,208,754

2. The stockholders also approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020. The voting results for this proposal were 35,979,965 shares for, 289,398 shares against, and 124,100 shares abstained.

3. The stockholders also approved the proposal to approve the Smart Sand, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The voting results for this proposal were 28,030,133 shares for, 2,040,664 shares against, 113,912 shares abstained, and 6,208,754 shares were broker non-votes.

4. The stockholders also approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2019. The voting results for this proposal were 29,261,279 shares for, 792,024 shares against, 131,406 shares abstained, and 6,208,754 shares were broker non-votes.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:


Exhibit Number						Description
10.1						Smart Sand, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File

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.