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<DESCRIPTION>8-K Q1 2016 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT
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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): April 21, 2016

                               Spark Energy, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                                                    
                                                                    
          Delaware              001-36559           46-5453215      
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission        (IRS Employer     
     of Incorporation)         File Number)   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)                                                            
•        Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17  
         CFR 240.14a-12)                                                         
•        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 first quarter of 2016 in the amount of $0.3625 per share of Class A common
stock.


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This amount represents an annualized dividend of $1.45 per share. The dividend
will be paid on June 14, 2016 to holders of record of the Class A common stock
on May 31, 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 First Quarter 2016




                                   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: April 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 First Quarter 2016





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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1 Q1 2016 DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT
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Exhibit

              SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND
HOUSTON, April 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 first quarter of 2016 in the amount of $0.3625
per share of common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of
$1.45 per share. The first quarter dividend will be paid on June 14, 2016 to
holders of record on May 31, 2016.
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

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