---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001529628-26-000107"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SND"
cik: "0001529628"
company_name: "Smart Sand, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-11-05T21:03:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-11-05T21:04:15.490481+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smart Sand declares $0.05/share special dividend; ~$14M returned to stockholders YTD 2026

## Summary
- Special cash dividend of $0.05 per share, payable November 30, 2026 to holders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2026.
- CEO Charles Young: including this dividend, Smart Sand has returned roughly $14 million to stockholders year to date in 2026 via dividends and share repurchases.
- Company cites strong sales volumes, a healthy balance sheet and disciplined cost management as support for the payout.
- Management says it remains positioned to pursue additional stockholder-value opportunities while investing in future growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001529628-26-000107
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SND
- cik: 0001529628
- company_name: Smart Sand, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-11-05T21:03:12+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529628/000152962826000107/0001529628-26-000107-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529628/000152962826000107/snd-20261105.htm

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