8-K

0001606268-16-000191.txt : 20160121 0001606268-16-000191.hdr.sgml : 20160121 20160121135206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001606268-16-000191 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160121 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160121 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160121 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Spark Energy, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001606268 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 465453215 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36559 FILM NUMBER: 161353144 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2105 CITYWEST BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 600-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2105 CITYWEST BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 8-K 1 dividend8-kxq42015.htm 8-K Q4 2015 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 21, 2016

Spark Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)





Delaware	001-36559	46-5453215
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

12140 Wickchester Ln, Ste 100

Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(713) 600-2600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:





•	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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•	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
•	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.3625 per share of Class A common stock.

This amount represents an annualized dividend of $1.45 per share. The dividend will be paid on March 14, 2016 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on February 29, 2016.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filings.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release of Dividend Announcement for the Fourth Quarter 2015

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.



Dated: January 21, 2016	Spark Energy, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Georganne Hodges
	Name:	Georganne Hodges
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Press Release of Dividend Announcement for the Fourth Quarter 2015

EX-99.1 2 a4q15_dividendxannouncement.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE Exhibit

SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND

HOUSTON, January 21, 2016 - Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation ("Spark"), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.3625 per share of common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $1.45 per share. The fourth quarter dividend will be paid on March 14, 2016 to holders of record on February 29, 2016.

“The fourth quarter exceeded our expectations,” said Nathan Kroeker, Spark’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We achieved both strong financial results as well as growth in our total Residential Customer Equivalent (RCE) count in the fourth quarter.”

About Spark Energy, Inc.

Spark Energy, Inc. is an established and growing independent retail energy services company founded in 1999 that provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for their natural gas and electricity. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Spark currently operates in 16 states and serves 66 utility territories. Spark offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives.

Contact: Spark Energy, Inc.

Investors:

Andy Davis, 832-200-3727

Media:

Jenn Korell, 281-833-4151