UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

April 1, 2009

SPARTECH CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-5911	43-0761773
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		Identification No.)

120 S. Central Avenue, Suite 1700
Clayton, Missouri 63105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(314) 721-4242

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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SPARTECH CORPORATION
FORM 8-K

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Consistent with the temporary salary reductions recently implemented for Myles Odaniell, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and other members of the senior leadership team, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved a temporary 10% reduction in the cash component of director compensation for Board members, effective April 1, 2009. These temporary reductions in compensation are part of the Company’s ongoing cost reduction initiative aimed at addressing the current economic downturn.

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.

	SPARTECH CORPORATION
Date April 6, 2009	By	/s/ Rosemary L. Klein
		Rosemary L. Klein
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel Spartech Corporation