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): July 10, 2019

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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



001-35416		26-3718801
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

24275 Katy Freeway, Suite 600, Katy, Texas		77494
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 258-2170

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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective July 10, 2019, Bonnie C. Lind was appointed to serve as an independent director of the Board of Directors of U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (“U.S. Silica”) as well as an independent member of the Board’s Audit Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee. Ms. Lind will serve as a director until the next annual meeting of our stockholders and will be subject to election by the vote of stockholders at such meeting.

Ms. Lind will be entitled to participate in U.S. Silica’s non-employee director compensation program on the same basis as other directors. Ms. Lind will also be entitled to enter into U.S. Silica’s standard indemnification agreement for directors.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Lind and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Lind was selected as a director. There are no relationships between Ms. Lind and U.S. Silica or its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of U.S. Silica’s press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Lind is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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

99.1 U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. press release dated July 10, 2019

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.

Date: July 10, 2019