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EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

FORM OF 
 SMART SAND
PARTNERS LP 
 2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

SECTION 1. Purpose of the Plan. 

This Smart Sand Partners LP 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has been adopted by Smart Sand GP LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Company”), the general partner of Smart Sand Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”). The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Partnership and the
Company by providing incentive compensation awards denominated in or based on Units to Employees, Consultants and Directors to encourage superior performance. The Plan is also intended to enhance the ability of the Partnership, the Company and their
Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership, the Company and their Affiliates and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the
Partnership, the Company and their Affiliates. 
 SECTION 2. Definitions. 

As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 
 “ASC Topic 718”
means Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, or any successor accounting standard. 

“Award” means an Option, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, DER, Substitute Award, Unit Appreciation Right, Unit Award or Profits
Interest Unit granted under the Plan. 
 “Award Agreement” means the written or electronic agreement by which an Award
shall be evidenced and which agreement may include a separate plan, policy, agreement or other written document. 
 “Board”
means the board of directors or board of managers, as the case may be, of the Company. 
 “Cause” means, unless otherwise
set forth in an Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Company and the applicable Participant, a finding by the Committee, before or after the Participant’s termination of Service, of: (i) any material failure by the
Participant to perform the Participant’s duties and responsibilities under any written agreement between the Participant and the Company or its Affiliate(s); (ii) any act of fraud, embezzlement, theft or misappropriation by the Participant
relating to the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates; (iii) the Participant’s commission of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude; (iv) any gross negligence or intentional misconduct on the part of the
Participant in the conduct of the Participant’s duties and responsibilities with the Company or any Affiliate(s) of 

 
the Company or which adversely affects the image, reputation or business of the Company, the Partnership or their Affiliates; or (v) any material breach by the Participant of any agreement
between the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Participant on the other. The findings and decision of the Committee with respect to such matter, including those regarding the acts of the Participant and the impact thereof,
will be final for all purposes. 
 “Change in Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon one or more of the
following events: 
 (i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the
Exchange Act, other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company (as determined immediately prior to such event), shall become the beneficial owner, by way of merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise, of
50% or more of the combined voting power of the equity interests in the Company or the Partnership; 
 (ii) the limited
partners of the Partnership approve, in one or a series of transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the Partnership; 

(iii) the sale or other disposition by either the Company or the Partnership of all or substantially all of the Company’s
or the Partnership’s assets, respectively, in one or more transactions to any Person other than the Company, the Partnership or an Affiliate of the Company or of the Partnership; or 

(iv) a transaction resulting in a Person other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company (as determined immediately prior
to such event) being the sole general partner of the Partnership. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a
payment event with respect to any Award which provides for the deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A or such compensation otherwise would be subject to Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) above with respect to such Award must also constitute a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.409A-3(i)(5), and as relates to the holder of such Award, to the extent required to comply
with Section 409A. 
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

“Committee” means the Board, except that it shall mean such committee of the Board as may be appointed by the Board to
administer the Plan, or as necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements or listing standards. 
 “Consultant”
means an individual who renders consulting services to the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates. 
 “DER”
means a distribution equivalent right, representing a contingent right to receive an amount in cash, Units, Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units equal in value to the distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period
such Award is outstanding. 

  
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 “Director” means a member of the board of directors or board of managers, as the
case may be, of the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates who is not an Employee or a Consultant (other than in that individual’s capacity as a Director). 

“Disability” means, unless otherwise set forth in an Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Company, the
Partnership or one of their Affiliates and the applicable Participant, as determined by the Committee in its discretion exercised in good faith, a physical or mental condition of a Participant that would entitle him or her to payment of disability
income payments under the Company’s, the Partnership’s or one of their Affiliates’ long-term disability insurance policy or plan, as applicable, for employees as then in effect; or in the event that a Participant is not covered, for
whatever reason, under any such long-term disability insurance policy or plan for employees of the Company, the Partnership or one of their Affiliates or the Company, the Partnership or one of their Affiliates does not maintain such a long-term
disability insurance policy, “Disability” means a total and permanent disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code; provided, however, that if a Disability constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award
which provides for the deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A or such compensation otherwise would be subject to Section 409A, then, to the extent required to comply with Section 409A, the Participant must also be considered
“disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. A determination of Disability may be made by a physician selected or approved by the Committee and, in this respect, Participants shall submit to an examination by
such physician upon request by the Committee. 
 “Employee” means an employee of the Company, the Partnership or any of
their Affiliates. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

“Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, the closing sales price on such date during normal trading hours (or, if
there are no reported sales on such date, on the last date prior to such date on which there were sales) of the Units on the New York Stock Exchange or, if not listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the
Units are listed or on an inter-dealer quotation system, in any case, as reported in such source as the Committee shall select. If there is no regular public trading market for the Units, the Fair Market Value of the Units shall be determined by the
Committee in good faith and, to the extent applicable, in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. 

“Option” means an option to purchase Units granted pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Plan. 

“Other Unit-Based Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Plan. 

“Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award under the Plan and any authorized transferee of such
individual. 
 “Partnership Agreement” means the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as it may be amended
or amended and restated from time to time. 

  
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 “Person” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) thereof. 

“Phantom Unit” means a notional interest granted under the Plan that, to the extent vested, entitles the Participant to
receive a Unit or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

“Profits Interest Unit” means to the extent authorized by the Partnership Agreement, an interest in the Partnership that is
intended to constitute a “profits interest” within the meaning of the Code, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and any published guidance by the Internal Revenue Service with respect thereto. 

“Restricted Period” means the period established by the Committee with respect to an Award during which the Award remains
subject to forfeiture and is either not exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be. 
 “Restricted
Unit” means a Unit granted pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Plan that is subject to a Restricted Period. 
 “Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any
successor thereto. 
 “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations and other
interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be amended or issued after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 9 below). 

“Service” means service as an Employee, Consultant or Director. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the
effect of all matters and questions relating to terminations of Service, including, without limitation, the questions of whether and when a termination of Service occurred and/or resulted from a discharge for Cause, and all questions of whether
particular changes in status or leaves of absence constitute a termination of Service. The Committee, in its sole discretion, subject to the terms of any applicable Award Agreement, may determine that a termination of Service has not occurred in the
event of (a) a termination where there is simultaneous commencement by the Participant of a relationship with the Partnership, the Company or any of their Affiliates as an Employee, Director or Consultant or (b) a termination which results
in a temporary severance of the service relationship. 
 “Substitute Award” means an award granted pursuant to
Section 6(g) of the Plan. 
 “Unit” means a Common Unit of the Partnership. 

“Unit Appreciation Right” or “UAR” means a contingent right that entitles the holder to receive the excess
of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date of the UAR over the exercise price of the UAR. 

  
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 “Unit Award” means an award granted pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Plan.

 SECTION 3. Administration. 

(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, subject to subsection (b) below; provided, however, that in the event
that the Board is not also serving as the Committee, the Board, in its sole discretion, may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan. The governance of the Committee shall be subject to
the charter, if any, of the Committee as approved by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full
power and authority to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Units to be covered by Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions
of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; (vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made
under the Plan; (vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other
action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or an Award Agreement in such manner and to such extent
as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole
discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, the Partnership, any of their Affiliates, any Participant and any beneficiary of any Participant. 

(b) To the extent permitted by applicable law and the rules of any securities exchange on which the Units are listed, quoted or traded,
the Board or Committee may from time to time delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board or one or more officers of the Company the authority to grant or amend Awards or to take other administrative actions pursuant to
Section 3(a); provided, however, that in no event shall an officer of the Company be delegated the authority to grant awards to, or amend awards held by, the following individuals: (i) individuals who are subject to Section 16
of the Exchange Act, or (ii) officers of the Company (or Directors) to whom authority to grant or amend Awards has been delegated hereunder; provided, further, that any delegation of administrative authority shall only be permitted to
the extent that it is permissible under applicable provisions of the Code and applicable securities laws and the rules of any securities exchange on which the Units are listed, quoted or traded. Any delegation hereunder shall be subject to such
restrictions and limitations as the Board or Committee, as applicable, specifies at the time of such delegation, and the Board or Committee, as applicable, may at any time rescind the authority so delegated or appoint a new delegatee. At all times,
the delegatee appointed under this Section 3(b) shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Board and the Committee. 

  
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 SECTION 4. Units. 

(a) Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c), the number of Units that may be delivered with
respect to Awards under the Plan is [            ]. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, paid, or otherwise terminates or expires without the actual delivery of Units pursuant
to such Award (for the avoidance of doubt, the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this purpose unless and until such Restricted Units vest and any restrictions placed upon them under the Plan lapse), the Units subject to such
Award that are not actually delivered pursuant to such Award shall again be available for Awards under the Plan. To the extent permitted by applicable law and securities exchange rules, Substitute Awards and Units issued in assumption of, or in
substitution for, any outstanding awards of any entity (including an existing Affiliate of the Partnership) that is (or whose securities are) acquired in any form by the Partnership or any Affiliate thereof shall not be counted against the Units
available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be paid in cash. 
 (b)
Sources of Units Deliverable Under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of Units acquired in the open market, from the Partnership, any Affiliate thereof or any other Person, or Units otherwise
issuable by the Partnership, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 
 (c) Anti-dilution
Adjustments. 
 (i) Equity Restructuring. With respect to any “equity restructuring” event (within the meaning of ASC
Topic 718) that could result in an additional compensation expense to the Company or the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of ASC Topic 718 if adjustments to Awards with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably
adjust the number and type of Units covered by each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise price and performance criteria (if any), of such Award to equitably reflect such event and shall adjust the number and type of
Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan after such event. With respect to any other similar event that would not result in an ASC Topic 718 accounting charge if the adjustment to Awards with
respect to such event were subject to discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards and the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan
in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event. 
 (ii) Other Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any
non-cash distribution, Unit split, combination or exchange of Units, merger, consolidation or distribution (other than normal cash distributions) of Partnership assets to unitholders, or any other change affecting the Units of the Partnership, other
than an “equity restructuring,” the Committee may make equitable adjustments, if any, to reflect such change with respect to (A) the aggregate number and kind of Units that may be issued under the Plan; (B) the number and kind of
Units (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards; (C) the terms and conditions of any outstanding Awards (including, without limitation, any applicable performance targets or criteria with respect thereto); and (D) the
grant or exercise price per Unit for any outstanding Awards under the Plan. 

  
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 SECTION 5. Eligibility. 

Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive an Award under the Plan. 

SECTION 6. Awards. 
 (a)
Options and UARs. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to whom Options and/or UARs shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each Option or UAR, the exercise price therefor,
the Restricted Period and other conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option or UAR, including the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. Options which are intended to comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(i)(A) and UARs which are intended to comply with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(i)(B) or, in
each case, any successor regulation, may be granted only if the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii), or any successor regulation, are satisfied. Options and UARs that are otherwise exempt from or compliant with
Section 409A may be granted to any eligible Employee, Consultant or Director. 
 (i) Exercise Price. The exercise
price per Unit purchasable under an Option or subject to a UAR shall be determined by the Committee at the time the Option or UAR is granted but, except with respect to a Substitute Award, may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of
the date of grant of the Option or UAR. 
 (ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the
exercise terms and any applicable Restricted Period with respect to an Option or UAR, which may include, without limitation, provisions for accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals and/or other events, and the method
or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect to an Option or UAR may be made or deemed to have been made, which may include, without limitation, cash, check acceptable to the Company, withholding Units having a Fair Market Value on
the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price from the Award, a “cashless” exercise through procedures approved by the Company, or any combination of the foregoing methods. 

(iii) Exercise of Options and UARs on Termination of Service. Each Option and UAR Award Agreement shall set forth the
extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option or UAR following a termination of the Participant’s Service. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if the Participant’s Service is terminated for Cause,
the Participant’s right to exercise the Option or UAR shall terminate as of the start of business on the effective date of the Participant’s termination. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, to the extent the Option or UAR is not
vested and exercisable as of the termination of Service, the Option or UAR shall terminate when the Participant’s Service terminates. 

  
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 (iv) Term of Options and UARs. The term of each Option and UAR shall be
stated in the Award Agreement, provided, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. 

(b) Restricted Units and Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and Directors to
whom Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the applicable Restricted Period, the conditions under which the Restricted Units or Phantom Units
may become vested or forfeited and such other terms and conditions, including, without limitation, restrictions on transferability, as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards. 

(i) Payment of Phantom Units. The Committee shall specify, or permit the Participant to elect in accordance with the
requirements of Section 409A, the conditions and dates or events upon which the cash or Units underlying an award of Phantom Units shall be issued, which dates or events shall not be earlier than the date on which the Phantom Units vest and
become nonforfeitable and which conditions and dates or events shall be subject to compliance with Section 409A (unless the Phantom Units are exempt therefrom). 

(ii) Vesting of Restricted Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of each Restricted
Unit, subject to satisfying the tax withholding obligations of Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the restrictions removed from his or her Unit certificate (or book-entry account, as applicable) so that the Participant then
holds an unrestricted Unit. 
 (c) DERs. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants and/or
Directors to whom DERs are granted, whether such DERs are tandem or separate Awards, whether the DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest in the discretion of the Committee), any
vesting restrictions and payment provisions applicable to the DERs, and such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion, all of which shall be specified in the applicable Award Agreements. Distributions in
respect of DERs shall be credited as of the distribution dates during the period between the date an Award is granted to a Participant and the date such Award vests, is exercised, is distributed or expires, as determined by the Committee. Such DERs
shall be converted to cash, Units, Restricted Units and/or Phantom Units by such formula and at such time and subject to such limitations as may be determined by the Committee. Tandem DERs may be subject to the same or different vesting restrictions
as the tandem Award, or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DERs shall only be paid in a manner that is either exempt from or in compliance with
Section 409A.  

  
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 (d) Unit Awards. Awards of Units may be granted under the Plan (i) to such Employees,
Consultants and/or Directors and in such amounts as the Committee, in its discretion, may select, and (ii) subject to such other terms and conditions, including, without limitation, restrictions on transferability, as the Committee may
establish with respect to such Awards. 
 (e) Profits Interest Units. Any Award consisting of Profits Interest Units may be granted to
an Employee, Consultant or Director for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Partnership (i) in the Participant’s capacity as a partner of the Partnership, (ii) in anticipation of the Participant becoming a partner
of the Partnership, or (iii) as otherwise determined by the Committee. At the time of grant, the Committee shall specify the date or dates on which the Profits Interest Units shall vest and become nonforfeitable, and may specify such conditions
to vesting as it deems appropriate. Profits Interest Units shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose. 

(f) Other Unit-Based Awards. Other Unit-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan to such Employees, Consultants and/or Directors as
the Committee, in its discretion, may select. An Other Unit-Based Award shall be an award denominated or payable in, valued in or otherwise based on or related to Units, in whole or in part. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of
any Other Unit-Based Award. Upon vesting, an Other Unit-Based Award may be paid in cash, Units (including Restricted Units) or any combination thereof as provided in the Award Agreement. 

(g) Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution of similar awards held by individuals who are or who become
Employees, Consultants or Directors in connection with a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Partnership or an Affiliate of another entity or the securities or assets of another entity (including in connection with the acquisition by the
Partnership or one of its Affiliates of additional securities of an entity that is an existing Affiliate of the Partnership). Such Substitute Awards that are Options or UARs may have exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the
date of the substitution if such substitution complies with Section 409A and other applicable laws and securities exchange rules. 
 (h)
General. 
 (i) Award Agreements. Each Award shall be evidenced in writing in an Award Agreement that shall
reflect any vesting conditions or restrictions imposed by the Committee covering a period of time specified by the Committee and shall also contain such other terms, conditions and limitations as shall be determined by the Committee in its sole
discretion. Where signature or electronic acceptance of the Award Agreement by the Participant is required, any such Awards for which the Award Agreement is not signed or electronically accepted shall be forfeited. 

  
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 (ii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of an Award
Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s Service for any reason during an applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding, unvested Awards held by such Participant shall be automatically forfeited by the Participant. Notwithstanding the
immediately preceding sentence, the Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part such forfeiture with respect to any such Award; provided, that any such waiver shall be effective only to the extent that such waiver will not
cause (i) any Award intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A to fail to satisfy such requirements or (ii) any Award intended to be exempt from Section 409A to become subject to and to fail to satisfy such
requirements. 
 (iii) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee,
be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other
Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the Company or any Affiliate may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. 

(iv) Limits on Transfer of Awards. 

(A) Except as provided in paragraph (C) below, each Option and UAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant (or the
Participant’s legal representative in the case of the Participant’s Disability or incapacitation) during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and
distribution. 
 (B) Except as provided in paragraph (C) below, no Award and no right under any such Award may be
assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or
encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company, the Partnership or any Affiliate. 
 (C) The Committee may
provide in an Award Agreement or in its discretion that an Award may, on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish, be transferred by a Participant without consideration to any “family member” of the
Participant, as defined in the instructions to use of the Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act, as applicable, or any other transferee specifically approved by the Committee after taking into account any state, federal, local or
foreign tax and securities laws applicable to transferable Awards. In addition, vested Units may be transferred to the extent permitted by the Partnership Agreement and not otherwise prohibited by the Award Agreement or any other agreement or policy
restricting the transfer of such Units. 
 (v) Term of Awards. Subject to Section 6(a)(iv) above, the term of
each Award, if any, shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. 

  
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 (vi) Unit Certificates. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or
required by any applicable law, rule or regulation, neither the Company nor the Partnership shall deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Units issued in connection with any Award and instead such Units shall be recorded in the books of
the Partnership (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or equity plan administrator). All certificates for Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered under the Plan and all Units issued pursuant to book entry procedures pursuant to any
Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and/or other requirements of the SEC, any securities exchange upon which
such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal or state laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any such certificates or book entry to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

(vii) Consideration for Grants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Awards may be granted for such consideration,
including services, as the Committee shall determine. 
 (viii) Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by
Participant of Consideration. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, subject to compliance with Section 409A, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book
entries evidencing Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of any Award, unless and until the Board or the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that the issuance of such Units is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of
governmental authorities and, if applicable, the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Units are listed or traded, and the Units are covered by an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition
to the terms and conditions provided herein, the Board or the Committee may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board or the Committee, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to
comply with any such laws, regulations, or requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith
determination of the Committee, the Company is not reasonably able to obtain or deliver Units pursuant to such Award without violating applicable law or the applicable rules or regulations of any governmental agency or authority or securities
exchange. No Units or other securities shall be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including, without limitation, any exercise price or tax
withholding) is received by the Company. 
 SECTION 7. Amendment and Termination; Certain Transactions. 

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 (a) Amendments to the Plan. Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the
principal securities exchange, if any, on which the Units are traded and subject to Section 7(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner at any time for any reason or for no
reason without the consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or any other Person. The Board shall obtain securityholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or
securities exchange listing standards or rules. 
 (b) Amendments to Awards. Subject to Section 7(a) above, the Committee may
waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted, provided that no change, other than pursuant to Section 7(c) below, in any Award shall materially reduce the rights or benefits of a Participant
with respect to an Award without the consent of such Participant. 
 (c) Actions Upon the Occurrence of Certain Events. Upon the
occurrence of a Change in Control, any transaction or event described in Section 4(c) above, any change in applicable laws or regulations affecting the Plan or Awards hereunder, or any change in accounting principles affecting the financial
statements of the Company or the Partnership, the Committee, in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Participant or holder of an Award, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, which need not be uniform with respect to
all Participants or all Awards, may take any one or more of the following actions: 
 (i) provide for either (A) the
termination of any Award in exchange for a payment in an amount, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights under such Award (and, for the avoidance of
doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of such transaction or event, the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been payable upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award
may be terminated by the Company without payment) or (B) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Committee in its sole discretion having an aggregate value not exceeding the amount that could have been
attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights had such Award been currently exercisable or payable or fully vested; 

(ii) provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor entity, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or be exchanged
for similar options, rights or awards covering the equity of the successor or survivor, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of equity interests and prices; 

(iii) make adjustments in the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards, the
number and kind of outstanding Awards, the terms and conditions of (including the exercise price), and/or the vesting and performance criteria included in, outstanding Awards; 

(iv) provide that such Award shall vest or become exercisable or payable, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan
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 (v) provide that the Award cannot be exercised or become payable after such event
and shall terminate upon such event. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to an above event that constitutes an “equity
restructuring” that would be subject to a compensation expense pursuant to ASC Topic 718, the provisions in Section 4(c) above shall control to the extent they are in conflict with the discretionary provisions of this Section 7,
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7(c) or Section 4(c) above shall be construed as providing any Participant or any beneficiary of an Award any rights with respect to the “time value,” “economic
opportunity” or “intrinsic value” of an Award or limiting in any manner the Committee’s actions that may be taken with respect to an Award as set forth in this Section 7 or in Section 4(c) above; and (ii) no action
shall be taken under this Section 7 which shall cause an Award to result in taxation under Section 409A, to the extent applicable to such Award. 

SECTION 8. General Provisions. 

(a) No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity
of treatment of Participants, including the treatment upon termination of Service or pursuant to Section 7(c). The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 

(b) Tax Withholding. Unless other arrangements have been made that are acceptable to the Company, the Company or any Affiliate thereof
is authorized to deduct or withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award, or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash or Units, including
Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such Award or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of an Award, including its grant, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any payment or transfer thereunder or
under the Plan, and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Company to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes. In the event that Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to an Award are
used to satisfy such withholding obligations, the number of Units which may be so withheld or surrendered shall be limited to the number of Units which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such
liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income. 

(c) No Right to Employment or Services. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in
the employ of the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, or to continue to serve as a Consultant or a Director, as applicable. Furthermore, the Company, the Partnership and/or an Affiliate thereof may at any time dismiss a Participant
from employment or consulting free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award Agreement or other written agreement between any such entity and the Participant. 

  
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 (d) No Rights as Unitholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have
none of the rights of a unitholder with respect to Units covered by any Award unless and until the Participant becomes the record owner of such Units. 

(e) Section 409A. To the extent that the Committee determines that any Award granted under the Plan is subject to
Section 409A, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award shall be drafted with the intention to include the terms and conditions required by Section 409A. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Award Agreements shall be interpreted in
accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that following the Effective Date (as defined in Section 9 below), the Committee determines that any Award may be subject to
Section 409A, the Committee may adopt such amendments to the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), and/or take any other actions
that the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the Award, including without limitation, actions intended to (i) exempt the Award from Section 409A, or (ii) comply with the
requirements of Section 409A; provided, however, that nothing herein shall create any obligation on the part of the Committee, the Partnership, the Company or any of their Affiliates to adopt any such amendment, policy or procedure or
take any such other action, nor shall the Committee, the Partnership, the Company or any of their Affiliates have any liability for failing to do so. If any termination of Service constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award which provides
for the deferral of compensation and is subject to Section 409A, such termination of Service must also constitute a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the
contrary, the time of payment with respect to any Award that is subject to Section 409A shall not be accelerated, except as permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(j)(4). Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the
contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A as of the date of such Participant’s termination of Service and the Company determines that immediate payment of any amounts or benefits
under this Plan would cause a violation of Section 409A, then any amounts or benefits which are payable under this Plan upon the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A that: (i) are
subject to the provisions of Section 409A; (ii) are not otherwise exempt under Section 409A; and (iii) would otherwise be payable during the first six-month period following such separation from service, shall be paid, without
interest, on the first business day following the earlier of: (1) the date that is six months and one day following the date of termination; or (2) the date of the Participant’s death. Each payment or amount due to a Participant under
this Plan shall be considered a separate payment, and a Participant’s entitlement to a series of payments under this Plan is to be treated as an entitlement to a series of separate payments. 

(f) Lock-Up Agreement. Each Participant shall agree, if so requested by the Company or the Partnership and any underwriter in connection
with any public offering of securities of the Partnership or any Affiliate, not to directly or indirectly offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or
warrant for the sale of or otherwise dispose of or transfer any Units held by it for such period, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of the relevant registration statement filed under the Securities Act in
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Partnership may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such 180-day period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 180-day
period may be extended for up to such number of additional days as is deemed necessary by such underwriter or the Company or Partnership to continue coverage by research analysts in accordance with FINRA Rule 2711 or any successor rule. 

(g) Compliance with Laws. The Plan, the granting and vesting of Awards under the Plan and the issuance and delivery of Units and the
payment of money under the Plan or under Awards granted or awarded hereunder are subject to compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to state, federal and foreign
securities law and margin requirements), the rules of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Units are listed, quoted or traded, and to such approvals by any listing, regulatory or governmental authority as may, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company or the Partnership, be necessary or advisable in connection therewith. Any securities delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such restrictions, and the Person acquiring such securities shall, if requested by
the Company or the Partnership, provide such assurances and representations to the Company or the Partnership as the Company or the Partnership may deem necessary or desirable to assure compliance with all applicable legal requirements. To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and Awards granted or awarded hereunder shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. In the event an Award is granted to or held by a Participant who is
employed or providing services outside the United States, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify the provisions of the Plan or of such Award as they pertain to such Participant to comply with applicable foreign law or to recognize
differences in local law, currency or tax policy. The Committee may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance, exercise, vesting, settlement or retention of Awards in order to comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the Company’s or
the Partnership’s obligations with respect to tax equalization for Participants employed outside their home country. 
 (h) Governing
Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflicts of laws principles. 

(i) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes, or is deemed to be, invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed
or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (j) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other
consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation, the rules of the principal securities exchange on which
the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the
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 (k) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed
to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand, and a Participant or any other Person, on the other hand. To the extent that any Person
acquires a right to receive payments pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Partnership or any participating Affiliate of the Partnership. 

(l) No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall
determine whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated. 

(m) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such
headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision hereof. 

(n) No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. None of the Board, the Committee, the Company or the Partnership provides or has provided any tax
advice to any Participant or any other Person or makes or has made any assurance, commitment or guarantee that any federal, state, local or other tax treatment will (or will not) apply or be available to any Participant or other Person and assumes
no liability with respect to any tax or associated liabilities to which any Participant or other Person may be subject. 
 (o)
Clawback. To the extent required by applicable law or any applicable securities exchange listing standards, or as otherwise determined by the Committee, Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards shall be subject
to the provisions of any clawback policy implemented by the Company or the Partnership, which clawback policy may provide for forfeiture, repurchase and/or recoupment of Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Partnership reserve the right, without the consent of any Participant, to adopt any such clawback policies and procedures, including such policies
and procedures applicable to this Plan or any Award Agreement with retroactive effect. 
 (p) Unit Retention Policy. The Committee may
provide in its sole and absolute discretion, subject to applicable law, that any Units received by a Participant in connection with an Award granted hereunder shall be subject to a unit ownership, unit retention or other policy restricting the sale
or transfer of units, as the Committee may determine to adopt, amend or terminate in its sole discretion from time to time. 
 (q)
Limitation of Liability. No member of the Board or the Committee or Employee to whom the Board or the Committee has delegated authority in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Plan shall be liable for anything done or
omitted to be done by him or her by any member of the Board or the Committee or by any Employee in connection with the performance of any duties under this Plan, except for his or her own willful misconduct or as expressly provided by statute. 

  
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 (r) Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any Person under legal disability
or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to manage properly his or her financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such Person, or may be applied for the benefit of such Person in any manner that the Committee may
select, and the Partnership, the Company and all of their Affiliates shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts. 

SECTION 9. Term of the Plan. 

The Plan shall be effective on the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue
until the date terminated by the Board. However, any Award granted prior to such termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or
rights under such Award, shall extend beyond such termination date. The Plan shall, within twelve (12) months after the date of the Board’s initial adoption of the Plan, be submitted for approval by a majority of the outstanding Units of
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 Exhibit 10.5A 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN 

SMART SAND, INC. AND CHARLES YOUNG 

This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into this 13th day of September, 2011, to be
effective as of September 13, 2011, (the “Effective Date”) by and between SMART SAND, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereafter the “Company” or
“Employer”), and CHARLES YOUNG, with a mailing address of 7 Old Cabin Road, Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 (hereafter “Executive”). This Agreement shall supersede all
prior agreements between Executive and the Company or its subsidiaries or predecessor entities (including, but not limited to Smart Sand, LLC) regarding the matters addressed herein including, but not limited to, that specific Employment Agreement
between Executive and Smart Sand LLC dated July 13, 2011 (collectively the “Prior Agreements”). 

RECITALS: 

WHEREAS, Executive has terminated any and all Prior Agreements and concurrently herewith certain investors are investing in Company and
are requiring Executive to enter into this Agreement as a material condition to the closing of the financing, which shall occur on or about the Effective Date hereof. 

WHEREAS, the Company is (i) engaged in the production, sale and distribution of sand for use in the hydraulic fracturing process,
(ii) engaged in the acquisition of land for the purpose of mining such sand and the development and building of facilities for the processing of such sand, and (iii) pursuing similar ventures (the “Business”); 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Executive to provide certain services related to the development and operation of the Business;
and 
 WHEREAS, Executive desires to render such services pursuant to the terms of this Employment Agreement (this
“Agreement”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
 1.
Employment. 
 (a) Effective upon the date hereof (the “Effective Date”), the Company
hereby engages Executive as President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Executive shall also, as may be requested, serve as
an officer or on the Board of Directors of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries established and existing from time to time, including without limitation, Fairview Cranberry, LLC (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”).

 (b) Executive hereby accepts such appointments subject to the provisions and
conditions of this Agreement. 
 2. Term of Agreement. This Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall commence
upon the Effective Date. This term of employment shall be for an initial three (3) year period expiring on the three (3) year anniversary of the Effective Date, if not sooner terminated pursuant to Section 6 below (the
“Initial Period”). This term of employment shall thereafter automatically renew for successive additional one (I) year periods (the “Renewal Periods”), if not sooner terminated pursuant to
Section 6 below, unless at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Period or a Renewal Period, either party shall have given notice to the other party in accordance with this Agreement that such notifying party does
not wish to extend the Agreement term. During any Renewal Period, the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any amendment(s) hereto that may then be in effect shall continue to apply. For avoidance of doubt, references in this Agreement to the
“Term” shall mean only the Initial Period and all of the Renewal Periods. 
 3. Executive’s
Duties. 
 (a) Executive agrees to devote Executive’s full business time and attention to the affairs of the
Company to fulfill his obligations hereunder. In the positions described in Section 1(a), Executive shall together with the President of the Company be responsible for the day-to-day management of the business and operations of the Employer and
shall perform such additional duties as may be assigned by the Company’s Board of Directors which are appropriate and consistent with such positions (the “Duties”). Executive’s principal work location will be in the
Pennsylvania area unless otherwise agreed by Executive and the Company. Executive will be required to travel as specified from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. Subject to compliance with Executive’s obligations set forth
in this Agreement, nothing contained herein shall prohibit Executive from serving as a member of any board of directors or other governing body of any person or providing consulting services to any person. 

(b) If requested by the Company, the Executive will cooperate with the Company in efforts by the Company to obtain key man life
insurance with respect to Executive and will submit to all reasonable and customary examinations by the provider of such life insurance. The Company shall be the sole beneficiary with respect to any key man life insurance so obtained. 

4. Company’s Duties. 

(a) The Company shall: 

(i) Compensate Executive as set forth in Section 5 below. 

(ii) Furnish the Executive with a suitable office, and such equipment, supplies, instruments, and clerical and staff support as
are reasonable and necessary to fulfill his Duties as set forth in this Agreement. 

  
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 (iii) Furnish Executive with such data, materials, documents and other
information as are reasonable and necessary to fulfill his responsibilities and Duties as set forth in this Agreement. 

(iv) Reimburse Executive for all reasonable out of pocket business expenses he incurs to fulfill the terms of this Agreement,
approved by the Company in accordance with its policies, rules, standards, and/or procedures governing such expenses, including without limitation, those for travel, lodging, food, telephone, facsimile and other electronic voice or data
transmissions. Executive shall submit periodic reports of such expenses on forms with supporting documentation as the Company shall prescribe for its executives. Any reimbursement under this Section 4(a)(iv) shall comply with the requirements
of Section 22 hereof. 
 (b) During the Term of this Agreement, the Company shall provide, at its expense, Directors
and. Officers liability insurance coverage relating to Executive’s acts and/or omissions as an officer and/or employee of the Company and any of its affiliates including, but not limited to, the Subsidiaries noted in Section 1(a) above.
The limits of coverage and terms of the Directors and Officers liability insurance are to be mutually agreeable to Executive and the Company. 

5. Compensation. 

(a) The Company shall pay Executive a base annual salary of $400,000, less all appropriate state and federal employment taxes
and withholdings (“Base Salary”) in installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices for salaried employees (but no less frequently than twice a month) during the Term of this Agreement. 

(b) Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Bonus”), commencing with the year that
includes the Effective Date, based upon service and/or performance in a given calendar year, in an amount which shall be determined in the discretion of Company’s Board of Directors. Such Bonus shall be paid to Executive within two and one-
half months after the close of the applicable calendar year to which the Bonus relates. 
 (c) Executive shall be eligible to
participate in coverage under the Company’s insurance and disability plans or programs, pension plans and other executive benefit plan or programs, if any, at least equal to the coverage generally provided to other full-time executives of the
Company at the same level as Executive. 
 (d) Executive shall be entitled to such number of days of vacation per year in
addition to personal days and sick leave in accordance with the policies of the Company from time to time in effect for other full-time executives of the Company at the same level as Executive. 

  
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 6. Termination. 

(a) For Cause. The Company shall have the right, at any time effective upon notice to Executive, to terminate the
Executive’s employment hereunder for “Cause” (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (i) a documented repeated and willful failure by the Executive to perform his
duties, (ii) Executive’s conviction or entry of a plea of nolo contendere for fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement, or any felony or crime of moral turpitude (iii) willful material violation of a policy which is directly and
materially injurious to the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, and (iv) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement. With respect to subsections 6(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) above, Cause shall exist only after written notice
of such failure, violation or breach is delivered to Executive and Executive shall have failed to cure such violation or breach within 30 days after such notice, if curable. For purposes of this definition, no act or failure to act on the part of
the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the action or omission was in the best interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliate. 

(b) Good Reason. Executive shall have the right, at any time upon notice to the Company, to terminate this Agreement and
Executive’s employment hereunder for “Good Reason” (as hereinafter defined) in the event the Executive provides notice to the Company of the Good Reason condition within ninety (90) days after the initial existence
thereof and the Company fails to cure such condition within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” means (in the absence of written consent thereto by the Executive)
(i) material diminution by the Company of Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities, which change would cause Executive’s position to become one of less responsibility, importance and scope, (ii) material reduction by
the Company of the Base Salary, unless such reduction is a result of a reduction of salaries to all employees of the Company and the reduction of Executive’s salary is not greater, on a percentage basis, than the average of the salary
reductions (which shall be measured on a percentage basis) imposed on the other employees of the Company. 
 (c) Death and
Disability. The Executive’s employment will terminate upon his death. The Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company upon forty-five (45) days written notice from the Company following the determination, as set forth
immediately below, that the Executive suffers from a Permanent Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Permanent Disability” means either (i) the inability of Executive to engage in substantial gainful activity by
reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be reasonably expected to result in death or can be reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than four (4) months or (ii) Executive is, by
reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be reasonably expected to result in death or can be reasonably expected to last for a continuous period of not less than four (4) months, receiving income replacement
benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. Such Permanent Disability shall be certified by a 

  
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physician chosen by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive (if he is then able to exercise sound judgment) or Executive’s designee. During ‘any period that the Executive
fails to perform his Duties hereunder as a result of a Permanent Disability (“Disability Period”), but prior to termination of employment, the Executive will continue to receive his Base Salary at the rate then in effect for
such period until his employment is terminated pursuant to this Section 6(c); provided, however, that payments of Base Salary so made to the Executive will be reduced by the sum of the amounts, if any, that are or were payable to the Executive
under any disability benefit plan or plans of the Company and that were not previously applied, and such payments will be made in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices for salaried employees (but no less frequently than twice
a month). 
 7. Effects of Termination. 

(a) In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof or by the Executive
without Good Reason, (i) Executive’s employment hereunder shall immediately cease, (ii) the Company shall pay to the Executive within thirty (30) days after the date of termination, with the exact date of payment being determined
by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, which date shall be no later than the date required under applicable law, the “Standard Entitlements.” For purposes of this Agreement, “Standard
Entitlements.” means the Executive’s (i) accrued and unpaid (as of the termination date) Base Salary, (ii) accrued and unpaid (as of the termination date) Bonus for the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which
the termination date occurs, (iii) accrued but unused (as of the termination date) vacation pay and (iv) approved and unreimbursed (as of the termination date) business expenses. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, Standard Entitlements shall include employee benefits that by their terms continue after the termination of employment; provided, however, that, employee benefits, if any, provided after the termination date shall be so provided in
accordance with the schedule applicable thereto. For purposes of this Agreement, the schedules described in this Section 7(a) shall be referred to as the “Standard Entitlements Payment Schedule.” Once the Standard
Entitlements have been paid to the Executive, the Company shall have no further obligation to Executive. 
 (b) If Executive
shall die during the Term, then: (i) the Company shall pay to Executive’ estate the Base Salary specified in Section 5(a) in separate, substantially equal monthly installments until the earlier to occur of (A) the date which is
six (6) months from the date of death, or (B) the date upon which the monthly installment is payable to Executive in February of the year immediately following the calendar year during which Executive’s date of death occurs;
(ii) Executive’s Estate shall be paid, in a single lump sum on March 1 of the year following the calendar year during which Executive’s date of death occurs, an amount equal to the Base Salary that would have been paid to
Executive during the six (6) month period from the date of death had Executive’s death not occurred, less the total payments to Executive pursuant to Section 7(b)(i) above; and (iii) Executive’s Estate or designated
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substituting date of death for termination date). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the payments to Executive set forth in Sections 7(b)(i) and 7(b)(ii) shall be made in accordance
with the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) under Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(b)(4). 

(c) If at any time during the term of this Agreement, Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Executive for
Good Reason, or by the Company (or any successor company following a Change in Control, as defined below) without Cause, then: (i) the Company shall pay to Executive the Standard Entitlements, payable in accordance with the Standard
Entitlements Payment Schedule and a “Severance Payment” equal to the Base Salary specified in Section 5(a) due for a period equal to the greater of (x) twelve months or (y) the number of months remaining in the
Initial Period or Renewal Period, as applicable, in separate, substantially equal monthly installments until the earlier to occur of (A) the date which is twelve (12) months from the termination date, or (B) the date upon which the
monthly installment is payable to Executive in February of the year immediately following the calendar year during which Executive’s employment terminated; and (ii) Executive shall be paid, in a single lump sum on March 1 of the year
following the calendar year during which Executive’s employment was terminated, an amount equal to the Base Salary that would have been paid to Executive during the twelve (12) month period from the termination date had a termination of
Executive’s employment hereunder not occurred, less the total payments to Executive pursuant to Section 7(c)(i) above; and (iii) Executive shall receive the Severance Payment, if and only if Executive and the Company execute a mutual
release of any and all claims arising out of or any way related to Executive’s employment or termination of employment with the Company in form and substance acceptable to the Company and such release has become effective in accordance with its
terms prior to the 60th day following the termination date (“Release”). All other Company obligations to Executive will be automatically terminated and completely extinguished. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding,
the payments to Executive set forth in Sections 7(c)(i) and 7(c)(ii) shall be made in accordance with the short-term deferral exception under Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(b)(4). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, non-renewal
of the Executive’s employment hereunder after the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Period and the election pursuant to Section 2 to terminate the Agreement at the expiration of a Term shall not be considered a termination of
this Agreement by Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred at any such time as there is a direct or indirect
change of more than 50% from that thereof on the Effective Date in the (a) equity ownership (on a fully-diluted basis), or (b) voting control (based on equity ownership, contract, or otherwise), of the Company or any material Subsidiary,
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 (d) If Executive’s employment shall terminate during the Term as a result of
a Permanent Disability, then: (i) the Company shall pay to Executive the Standard Entitlements, payable in accordance with the Standard Entitlements Payment Schedule and a payment equal to (6) six months of Executive’s Base Salary
specified in Section 5(a) (“Disability Severance”) in separate, substantially equal monthly installments until the earlier to occur of (A) the date which is six (6) months from the termination date, or
(B) the date upon which the monthly installment is payable to Executive in February of the year immediately following the calendar year during which Executive’s employment terminated; (ii) Executive shall be paid on March 1 of
the year following the calendar year during which Executive’s employment was terminated, an amount equal to the Base Salary that would have been payable to Executive during the six (6) month period from the termination date had
Executive’s termination not occurred, less the total payments to Executive pursuant to Section 7(c)(i) above; and (iii) Executive shall receive the Disability Severance if, and only if, Executive (or a duly authorized representative
of Executive is due to incapacity, Executive is unable to execute such a Release) and Company execute a Release. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the payments to Executive set forth in Sections 7(c)(i) and 7(c)(ii) shall be made in
accordance with the short-term deferral exception under Treasury Regulations section 1.409A-1(b)(4). 
 (e) Executive’s
obligations pursuant to Sections 8 and 10 hereof shall survive any termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. 

(f) Should Executive’s employment terminate for any reason, Executive agrees to immediately resign all other positions
Executive may hold on behalf of Company. 
 8. No Conflict of Interest. During the term of Executive’s employment with
Company, Executive must not engage in any work, paid or unpaid, or other activities that create a conflict of interest. Such work and/or activities shall include, but is not limited to, directly or indirectly competing with Company in any way, or
acting as an officer, director, employee, consultant, stockholder, volunteer, lender, or agent of any business enterprise of the same nature as, or which is in direct competition with, the business in which Company is now engaged or in which Company
becomes engaged during the term of Executive’s employment with Company, as may be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion. If the Board of Directors believes such a conflict exists during the term of this Agreement, the
Board of Directors may ask Executive to choose to discontinue the other work and/or activities or resign employment with Company. 
 9.
Confidentiality. 
 (a) Executive may now and in the future have access to, and may be given information with
respect to the following non-exhaustive list of information, not known to the public or a competitor, and creative works, regardless of their stage of respective development, relating to the Company or any of its affiliates: trade secrets, patents,
non-public trademarks, non-public copyrights and any non-public application for registration thereof; business and marketing plans and strategies; advertising and pricing strategies; accounting and business methods; existing and prospective
customer, vendor, employee and consultant lists; the confidential information of customers, members, and vendors; 

  
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inventions, discoveries, innovations, processes, methodologies, concepts, formulas, algorithms and devices; computer software, including system software, application software and firmware,
developed by or for the Company or by or for any of its affiliates, regardless of the media on which it is stored or its form; source and object code, whether or not executable on any internal or external media; program listings for computer
software; specifications and system documentation for computer software, including functional, design and implementation specifications and documentation; all computer-related documentation, drawings, diagrams; audio and/or visual displays and
sequences generated by computer software; user manuals; operating instructions; databases, regardless of the ownership of the software on which such data is maintained; information systems; works of authorship and related or similar information or
works (the “Confidential Information”) that are part of or used or useful or being developed for use in the Business of the Company or affiliates, which is not generally known to the public and gives the Company an advantage
over its respective competitors who do not know or use the. Confidential Information. Executive acknowledges that all of such Confidential Information as it now or in the future exists: 

(1) Belongs to the Company, its members, subsidiaries and affiliates; 

(2) Constitutes specialized and highly confidential information not generally known in the industry; and 

(3) Constitutes a valuable asset of the Company. 

Accordingly, Executive recognizes and acknowledges that it is essential to the Company to protect the confidentiality of such Confidential Information. 

(b) Executive agrees to act as a trustee of such Confidential Information and of any other confidential information he acquires
in connection with his association with the Company. Further, as an inducement to the Company to retain him as an executive, he will hold all such Confidential Information, in trust and confidence for the use and benefit solely of the Company. 

(c) Executive agrees to refrain from divulging or disclosing any Confidential Information to others and from using such
Confidential Information, except for the benefit of the Company as contemplated hereunder. 
 (d) Upon Executive’s
Employment Termination, Executive shall deliver, or cause to be delivered in the case of termination because of incapacity, to the Company all documents and data of any nature pertaining to his work with the Company. Executive shall not take any
documents or data of any description or any reproduction of any description containing or pertaining to any Confidential Information. 

  
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 (e) The confidentiality provisions of this Section 8 are intended to
supplement and not supersede the applicable provisions of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, to the fullest extent applicable. 

(f) During the Term hereof, and thereafter, Executive shall not disclose such Confidential Information to any person, firm,
association, or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, unless such information has already become common knowledge or unless Executive is required to disclose it by judicial process. Executive shall notify the Company in writing of such
judicial process prior to disclosure, and allow the Company a reasonable opportunity to defend and protect its rights therein. 
 10.
Warranty Against Prior Existing Restriction. The parties agree that Executive is not and will not be a party to any agreement with any person, entity, firm, or business organization which directly or indirectly competes with the
Business of the Company (a “Competitive Business”), containing anon-competition clause or other restriction with respect to the services which he is required to perform hereunder. 

11. Restrictive Covenants. Executive agrees that for a period of twelve (12) months after separation of employment or the
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to expiration of the Term, and provided that the Company has paid or provided to Executive all of the Standard Entitlements and the full amount of any
Severance Payment or any Disability Severance required under this Agreement: 
 (a) Executive shall not, directly or
indirectly, anywhere in United States, engage in activities for, nor render services (similar or reasonably related to those which Executive shall have rendered to the Company) to a Competitive Business, whether now existing or hereafter
established, nor shall Executive entice, induce or encourage any of the Company’s employees to engage in any activity which, were it done by Executive, would violate any provision of this section. 

(b) Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, anywhere in United States, own, manage, operate, or control, or participate or
engage in, a Competitive Business, whether now existing or hereafter established, for his own account or for the benefit of any other person, in any capacity, whether as a proprietor, partner, owner, member, shareholder, creditor, investor, joint
venturer, officer, director, consultant, agent or otherwise; provided, however, that Executive may own not more than 5% of the outstanding securities of a publicly traded entity as a passive investment only and so long as Executive does not
participate in the management, operation or control of such entity. 
 (c) Executive shall not, directly or indirectly,
endeavor to entice or solicit the Company’s employees or independent contractors to leave their employ or engagement with the Company or its affiliates. Further, Executive shall not solicit, recruit, hire, or offer or cause to be offered
employment or a contract to any person who was employed by or under contract with respect to the Company at any time during the eighteen (18) months prior to the termination of his employment with the Company. 

  
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 (d) The parties acknowledge that they have attempted to limit Executive’s
right to compete only to the extent necessary to protect the Company from unfair competition. However, the parties hereby agree that, if the scope or enforceability of the restrictive covenant is in any way disputed at any time, a court or other
competent trier of fact may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent that it finds the covenant to be reasonable under the circumstances existing at the time. 

(e) Executive further acknowledges that: (A) in the event this Agreement terminates for any reason, he will be able to
earn a livelihood without violating the foregoing restrictions; and (B) that his ability to earn a livelihood without violating such restrictions is a material condition to his retention by the Company. 

(f) The provisions of, and the Executive’s duties under, this Section 11 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Executive acknowledges that a remedy at law for any breach or threatened breach by Executive of this Section 11 may be inadequate, and Executive therefore agrees that the Company shall be entitled to all available remedies in law including
injunctive relief in case of any such breach or threatened breach. 
 12. Severability. It is the desire and intent of the
parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policy of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, if any particular provision, section, or
subsection of this Agreement is adjudged by any court of law to be void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such adjudication shall not be deemed to affect the validity of the remainder of the Agreement, including any other provision, section, or
subsection. In addition, if any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, it shall be construed by limiting and reducing
it, so as to be enforceable to the extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear. Each provision, section, and subsection of this Agreement is declared to be severable from every other provision, section, and subsection and
constitutes a separate and distinct covenant. 
 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Employee Nondisclosure and
Assignment Agreement entered into in connection herewith contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all Prior Agreements. There are no other agreements, representations, or warranties with
respect to the subject matter hereof not set forth herein. 
 14. Notices. All notices or other documents under this Agreement
shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested postage prepaid, addressed to the Company or Executive at their last known addresses. Addresses are as follows: 

 

			
	If to the Company:	  	 SMART SAND, INC.
 7 Old Cabin Road

Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940
 Attention: Chairman of the Board of
Directors

  
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	If to Executive:	  	 CHARLES YOUNG
 7 Old Cabin Road

Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940

 15. Non-waiver. No delay or failure by either party to exercise any right under this Agreement,
and no partial or single exercise of that right, shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right, unless otherwise expressly provided herein or otherwise in a written agreement from the applicable party. 

16. Headings. Headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be used to interpret or construe its provisions.

 17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (without regard to its principles in respect of conflicts of laws). 
 18. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

19. Remedies. The parties agree that in addition to any other rights and remedies available to the Company for any breach by
Executive of his obligations hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to enforce Executive’s obligations hereunder by court injunction, or court ordered affirmative action, which injunction or ordered action may restrain a future breach of this
Agreement if there is reasonable ground to believe that such a breach is threatened. Executive further agrees to allow the Company to enjoin future use or disclosure of its Confidential Information if it has reasonable grounds to believe such action
is necessary to protect such Confidential Information. 
 20. Attorney’s Fees. In the event of any alleged dispute, breach
or default under the terms of this Agreement by either party, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred in such litigation, and such right shall be in addition to
any and all other remedies or damages to which the prevailing party may be entitled. 
 21. Prohibition Against Assignment.
Executive agrees, for himself and on behalf of his successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and any person or persons claiming under him by virtue hereof, that this Agreement and the rights, interests, and benefits hereunder cannot be assigned,
transferred, pledged, or hypothecated in any way by Executive and shall not be subject to execution, attachment, or similar process. Any such attempt to do so, contrary to the terms hereof, shall be null and void and shall relieve the Company of any
and all obligations or liability hereunder. The rights and obligations of Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Company. 

  
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 22. Taxes. Any payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to any tax or
similar withholding requirements under applicable federal, state or local employment or income tax laws or similar statutes or other provisions of law then in effect. This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code and the regulations thereunder (together “Section 409A”). To the extent that any provision in this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A, the provision shall be interpreted in a manner so
that no payment due to Executive hereunder shall be deemed subject to an “additional tax” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be
treated as a separate payment. In addition, the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Executive shall
not be considered to have terminated employment with the Employer for purposes of this Agreement unless Executive has incurred a “termination of employment” from the Employer within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §
1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii) promulgated under Section 409A (applied by using the default rules contained therein) and in no event may a payment be made under Section 7 unless the Executive has incurred a “separation from service” from the
Employer within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h)(1)(i) promulgated under Section 409A (applied by using the default rules contained therein). For purposes of this Section 22, “Employer” means the
Company and any entity required to be aggregated with the Company under Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(h)(3) promulgated under Section 409A (applied by using the default rules contained therein). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if applicable
and necessary to comply with the restriction in Section 409A(a)(2)(B) of the Code concerning payments to “specified employees,” any payment made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement on account of the Employee’s separation from
service that would otherwise be due hereunder within six (6) months after such separation from service shall nonetheless be delayed until the first business day of the seventh (7th) month following Executive’s separation from service
(or, if earlier, the date of his death). The first payment that can be made to the Executive following such period shall include the cumulative amount of any payments or benefits that could not be paid or provided during such period due to the
application of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(13)(i). In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment or accelerate the payment of any amount that constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A.
All reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during
Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other
calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit. Executive further acknowledges that, while this Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A, any tax liability incurred by Executive under Section 409A is solely the responsibility of
Executive; provided, however, that in the event. Executive is assessed any interest, penalty and/or additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) as a result of a failure of the shares underlying any options granted to the Executive to qualify as
service recipient stock under Section 409A, then the Company shall indemnify the Executive for all such penalties, additional taxes and interest, and federal, state and local income taxes incurred by the Executive as a result of such
indemnification. Any such indemnification shall take the form of a tax gross-up payment, which shall be made no later than December 31st of the year immediately following the year in which
the applicable taxes are remitted by the Executive to the Internal Revenue Service. 

  
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 23. Arbitration. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of the
employment relationship between Executive and Company (other than a dispute or claim relating to or arising out of the Confidentiality Agreement) or the termination of that relationship (including, but not limited to, any claims of breach of
contract, wrongful termination or age, sex, race, disability or other discrimination), Executive and Company agree that all such disputes shall be resolved by binding arbitration conducted before a single neutral arbitrator in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, pursuant to the rules for arbitration of employment disputes by the American Arbitration Association (available at www.adr.org). The arbitrator shall permit adequate discovery. In addition, the arbitrator is empowered to award all
remedies otherwise available in a court of competent jurisdiction; however Executive and Company each retain the right under to seek provisional remedies. Any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court of competent jurisdiction.
The arbitrator shall issue an award in writing and state the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based. By executing this Agreement, Executive and Company are both waiving the right to a jury trial with respect to any such
disputes. Each party shall bear its own respective attorneys’ fees and all other costs, unless otherwise provided by law and awarded by the arbitrator. This arbitration agreement does not include claims that, by law, may not be subject to
mandatory arbitration. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

			
	SMART SAND, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Andrew Speaker

		 	Name: Andrew Speaker
		 	Title: Chief Executive Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Charles Young

	 CHARLES YOUNG

  
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