---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001529628-26-000100"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "SND"
cik: "0001529628"
company_name: "Smart Sand, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-25T20:01:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-25T20:03:08.610177+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smart Sand names James Young CFO effective Jan 1, 2027; base $400K, LTIP $600K

## Summary
- James Young will succeed Lee Beckelman as CFO effective January 1, 2027.
- Compensation Committee approved base salary of $400,000 effective immediately.
- Annual LTIP award opportunity set at $600,000; bonus target remains 50% of base.
- Young remains eligible for standard employee benefit plans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001529628-26-000100
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: SND
- cik: 0001529628
- company_name: Smart Sand, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-25T20:01:38+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529628/000152962826000100/0001529628-26-000100-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529628/000152962826000100/snd-20260811.htm

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