Ownership Submission
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FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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Bernard Peter Clark
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC. [SLCA]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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C/O US SILICA HOLDINGS INC. , 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
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Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Bernard Peter Clark
C/O US SILICA HOLDINGS INC.
24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600
KATY, TX77494
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Signatures
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/s/ Stacy Russell, as Attorney-in-Fact
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2024-08-01
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
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(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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Represents shares of U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer") common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), disposed of in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 26, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Star Holding LLC and Star Merger Co. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, at the effective time (the "Effective Time") of the merger contemplated thereby (the "Merger"), each Share held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive $15.50 per share in cash (the "Merger Consideration"), without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes.
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(2)
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In accordance with the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit award (excluding any performance share unit award) issued pursuant to the U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. 2011 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated from time to time (the "Company Equity Plan") (each an "RSU"), that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time vested in full and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (x) the number of Shares subject to such RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the Merger Consideration less (z) any applicable taxes required to be withheld with respect to such payment.
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