Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 7, 2022, Smart Sand, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, 44,723,012 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 III members of the Company’s board of directors to serve until the Company’s 2025 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, 2022; (iii) approve Amendment No. 1 to the Smart Sand, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the available shares reserved thereunder; (iv) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2021; and (v) approve, on an advisory basis, of holding the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers every year. 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 27, 2022.
1. The stockholders elected José E. Feliciano and Charles E. Young to serve as Class III members of the Company’s board of directors for a three-year term. The results of the voting are as follows:
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Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
José E. Feliciano | 25,991,263 | 1,796,496 | 8,680,067 |
Charles E. Young | 26,048,111 | 1,739,648 | 8,680,067 |
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, 2022. The voting results for this proposal were 35,995,001 shares for, 365,710 shares against, and 107,115 shares abstained.
3. The stockholders also approved Amendment No. 1 to the Smart Sand, Inc. Amended and Restated 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The voting results for this proposal were 24,610,613 shares for, 3,100,280 shares against, 76,866 shares abstained, and 8,680,067 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, 2021. The voting results for this proposal were 26,029,761 shares for, 568,354 shares against, 1,189,644 shares abstained, and 8,680,067 shares were broker non-votes.
5. The stockholders also approved, on a non-binding and advisory basis, holding the advisory vote on compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers every year. The voting results for this proposal were 27,280,180 shares for every year, 271,035 shares for every two years, 83,287 shares for every three years, and 153,257 shares abstained. The Company has determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next stockholder advisory vote on the preferred frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.