(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 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 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.

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

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

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About U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SLCA)

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (U.S. Silica) is a domestic producer of commercial silica, a specialized mineral that is an input into a range of end markets. The Company operates in two segments: Oil & Gas Proppants, and Industrial & Specialty Products. In the Oil & Gas Proppants segment, the Company serves the oil and gas recovery market providing fracturing sand, or frac sand. The Industrial & Specialty Products segment consists of over 250 products and materials. In its end market, oil and gas proppants, its frac sand is used to stimulate and maintain the flow of hydrocarbons in oil and natural gas wells. Its silica is also used as an irreplaceable raw material in a range of industrial applications, including glassmaking and chemical manufacturing. The Company produces and sells a range of commercial silica products, including whole grain and ground products, as well as other industrial mineral products.