U.S. Silica Announces Salary Reductions for Top Executives

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA) today announced temporary pay reductions for its top executives and board in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and expected lower oilfield well completion activity.

The CEO, Bryan Shinn, members of the board of directors and company officers have volunteered to take up to a 20% temporary base salary reduction. The duration of these reductions will be dictated by market conditions. 

"We continue to make difficult but necessary decisions to right-size our costs and believe that we need to lead by example," said Shinn.  "I am very proud of the work that our teams are doing in these unprecedented times and we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our colleagues.  I expect that with our balanced business portfolio we will continue to outperform our competition and emerge from the economic downturn in a strong position."

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