U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.

Announced net income of $17.6 million or $0.23 per basic and $0.22 per diluted share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018, compared with net income of $29.5 million or $0.36 per basic and diluted share for the second quarter of 2017. The second quarter results were negatively impacted by $17.6 million or $0.17 per share in M&A related expenses, asset impairment charges of $16.2 million or $0.16 per share to close the company's resin coating facility and $10.7 millionor $0.10 per share in costs related to plant startup and expansion expenses. These expenses were partly offset by a credit of $1.9 million mostly related to the completion of the sale of assets in the first quarter, resulting in adjusted EPS for the second quarter of $0.64 per basic and diluted share.