UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT NO. 1 to

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 11, 2017

FAIRMOUNT SANTROL HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36670	34-1831554
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

8834 Mayfield Road, Chesterland, Ohio	44026
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 255-7263

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Pursuant to Item 5.07(d) of Form 8-K, Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment (this “Amendment”) to its Current Report on Form 8-K originally filed on May 12, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future advisory votes on executive compensation.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

As previously reported in the Original Form 8-K, a plurality of votes cast at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 11, 2017 voted, on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years. After considering the voting results and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every three years. The Company will continue to hold advisory votes every three years until such time as the next advisory vote is submitted to stockholders regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation. The information reported under Item 5.07 of the Original Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Fairmount Santrol Holdings Inc. (Registrant)
Date August 22, 2017		/s/ Michael F. Biehl
		Michael F. Biehl
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer