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): October 27, 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)

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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 third quarter of 2016 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 December 14, 2016 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on December 1, 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 Third 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: October 27, 2016	Spark Energy, Inc.	 	
 	By:	/s/ Gil Melman	
 	Name:	Gil Melman	
 	Title:	Vice President and General Counsel	

	
		
Exhibit No.	Description	
 	 	
99.1	Press Release of Dividend Announcement for the Third Quarter 2016	

SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER DIVIDEND
HOUSTON, October 27, 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 third 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 third quarter dividend will be paid on December 14, 2016 to holders of record on December 1, 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 18 states and serves 90 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:
Eric Melchor, 281-833-4151