Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 18, 2020, Eagle Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), sold its Oil and Gas Proppants business (the "Proppants Business") to Smart Sand, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), pursuant to an Equity Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser. As previously reported, prior to the sale transaction, the Company had taken steps to curtail operations of the Proppants Business due to, among other things, adverse market conditions. After giving effect to the sale contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company will no longer be engaged in the Proppants Business.

The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") paid by the Purchaser for the acquisition of the Proppants Business was $2,000,000, paid in shares of common stock of the Purchaser valued at an agreed price per share of $1.33. The Purchase Price is subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The shares delivered to the Company by the Purchaser are not registered under federal or state securities laws, and accordingly, the resale thereof is subject to restrictions under such laws. A portion of the Purchase Price was placed into escrow to secure certain of the Company's indemnification obligations.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, as well as indemnification provisions, which are subject to specified limitations. The indemnification provided by the Company under the Purchase Agreement covers breaches of representations, warranties and covenants along with assets and liabilities retained by the Company. In connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 18, 2020 (the "Loan and Security Agreement"), by and among the Company, as lender, the Purchaser, as borrower, and other parties thereto. Pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement, the Company will loan up to $5,000,000 to the Purchaser for working capital and operating, maintenance, and administrative expenses of the Proppants Business during the one-year period following the Closing. Up to 50% of the amounts outstanding under the Loan and Security Agreement may be repaid by the Purchaser in shares of the Purchaser's common stock. Borrowings under the Loan and Security Agreement will bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% per annum during the one-year period following the Closing and any amounts not repaid one year following the Closing will bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.00% per annum and will mature on September 18, 2024.

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