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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 10, 2018

 

 

 

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U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC

 

               

 

Meeting Information

 

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

 

For holders as of: March 15, 2018

 

Date: May 10, 2018        Time: 9:00 AM EDT        

 

Location:  The Jefferson Hotel

  Gallatin Conference Room

  1200 16th Street NW

  Washington, DC 20036

 

     
     

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U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc.

c/o Broadridge

P. O. Box 1342

Brentwood, NY 11717

 

                     
                             

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Investor Address Line 1

Investor Address Line 2

Investor Address Line 3

Investor Address Line 4

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John Sample

1234 ANYWHERE STREET

ANY CITY, ON A1A 1A1

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

 

 
  1.       Election of Directors      NOTE: The shares represented by this proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned Shareholder(s). If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR items 1, 2, and 3. If any other matters properly come before the meeting, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion. At the present time, the Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented at the Annual Meeting.  
            Nominees       
  1A     Peter Bernard       
 

 

1B     Diane K. Duren

      
 

 

1C     William J. Kacal

      
 

 

1D     Charles Shaver

      
 

 

1E     Bryan A. Shinn

      
 

 

1F     J. Michael Stice

      
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

            

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2   Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018.

            
 

 

3   Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement.

    

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Reserved for Broadridge Internal Control Information

 

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NAME

     
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
 

THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K

     123,456,789,012.12345                 
               

 

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THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR SIGNATURES IF APPLICABLE

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