** Smart Sand's shares up 14% premarket to $2.28, highest since mid-Jul, after co announced stock buyback and declared special dividend
** Frac and industrial sand supply firm said late Thurs board authorized $10 mln repurchase program through Apr 3, 2026
** Co to pay special cash dividend of 10 cents/sh, payable on Oct 28 to holders as of Oct 15
** CEO Charles Young said focus on reducing costs, maintaining low leverage levels and increasing operational efficiency gave co opportunity to initiate the buyback and declare the dividend
** SND has ~42.93 mln shares outstanding for ~$86 mln market cap and ~30.64 mln shares of public float, per LSEG
** Through Thurs, stock up 3.6% YTD
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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