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): August 23, 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 Lane, Suite 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 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On August 23, 2016, Spark Energy, Inc. (the “ Company ”) closed its previously announced acquisition (the “ Acquisition ”) of all of the outstanding membership interests in Major Energy Services LLC, a New York limited liability company (“ MES ”), Major Energy Electric Services LLC, a New York limited liability company (“ MEES ”), and Respond Power LLC, a New York limited liability company (“ Respond ” and collectively, the “ Major Energy Companies ”) from National Gas & Electric, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ NG&E ”). The Acquisition was made pursuant to that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “ Major Energy Purchase Agreement ”), dated May 3, 2016, by and among the Company, Spark HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (“ Spark HoldCo ”), Retailco, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Retailco ”) and NG&E.

For a description of the nature and the amount of consideration, and its approval by a special committee of the Company’s board of directors, please see “Item 5. Other Information—Major Energy Membership Interest Purchase Agreement” in “Part II. Other Information,” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, which description is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.

Retailco and NG&E are owned by W. Keith Maxwell III, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and founder. W. Keith Maxwell III also controls a majority of the Company’s voting securities through the shares of Class A Common Stock he directly owns and the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock owned by two subsidiaries, Retailco and NuDevco Retail, LLC.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company and Spark HoldCo issued 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (and a corresponding number of Spark HoldCo units) to Retailco. The issuance of the shares of Class B common stock and corresponding Spark HoldCo units were made in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

For a description of the exchange rights of the Class B common stock and Spark HoldCo units, please see “Note 1 — Formation and Organization — Exchange and Registration Rights” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, which description is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 23, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Acquisition under the Major Energy Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 18, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

The Company will file any financial statements required by this Item not later than 71 days after the date on which this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The Company will file any financial statements required by this Item not later than 71 days after the date on which this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits.

			
Exhibit Number	 	Description	
99.1	 	Press Release of Spark Energy, Inc., dated August 23, 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: August 23, 2016	 	SPARK ENERGY, INC.	
 	 	 	
 	 	By:	 	/s/ Gil Melman	
 	 	Name:	 	Gil Melman	
 	 	Title:	 	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	

EXHIBIT INDEX

			
Exhibit Number	 	Description	
99.1	 	Press Release of Spark Energy, Inc., dated August 23, 2016.	

SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF MAJOR ENERGY ACQUISITION
HOUSTON, Aug. 23, 2016 – Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation ("Spark" or the “Company”), announced today that the Company has completed its acquisition of the Major Energy Companies (“Major Energy”). Spark expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to earnings.
“Major Energy enhances our leading position in the Northeast markets we serve and gives Spark an additional established brand along with 220,000 RCEs,” said Nathan Kroeker, Spark’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We expect to realize multiple top and bottom line synergies as we work to fully integrate Major Energy into the Spark platform.”
“We are thrilled to join the Spark family,” added Dan Alper, Chief Executive Officer of Major Energy. “We have already been working with National Gas & Electric to integrate customer billing systems, streamline our reporting, and share best practices in anticipation of the drop-down to Spark.”
“We are proud of how quickly and efficiently the teams at National Gas & Electric and the Company worked to complete this transaction,” said W. Keith Maxwell III, NG&E’s Chief Executive Officer and Founder and Chairman of Spark. “Looking forward, we are excited for the Company’s future as we continue to evaluate several acquisition opportunities that could be potential dropdowns to Spark.”
Major Energy represents the seventh acquisition by Spark since its initial public offering on August 1, 2014.
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