0001606268-18-000047 4 1 20180518 20180522 20180522 Jones James G II 0001613778 4 34 001-36559 18852580 12140 WICKCHESTER LN SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 Spark Energy, Inc. 0001606268 4931 465453215 DE 1231 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 (713) 600-2600 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 4 1 wf-form4_152701993354646.xml FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL [ ] Check this OMB Number: box if no longer UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 3235-0287 subject to Washington, D.C. 20549 Estimated Section 16. Form STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF average burden 4 or Form 5 SECURITIES hours per obligations may response... 0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b). Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 1. Name and Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 5. Relationship of Person * or Trading Symbol Reporting Person(s) to Jones James G II Spark Energy, Inc. [ SPKE Issuer (Check all ] applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest _____ Officer (give title 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) below) _____ Other 5/18/2018 (specify below) (Street) 4. If Amendment, Date 6. Individual or HOUSTON, TX 77079 Original Filed Joint/Group Filing (Check (City) (State) (Zip) (MM/DD/YYYY) Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Trans. Date 2A. 3. Trans. 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct Indirect Execution (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially (D) or Indirect Beneficial Date, if Owned Following (I) (Instr. 4) Ownership any Reported (Instr. 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and or 4) Code V Amount (D) Price Class A Common Stock 5/18/2018 M 10247 (1) A $0 52887 D Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. Trans. Date 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Execution (Instr. 8) Securities Derivative Security Derivative Securities Form of Indirect (Instr. 3) Exercise Date, if Acquired (A) or (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficially Derivative Beneficial Price of any Disposed of (D) (Instr. 5) Owned Security: Ownership Derivative (Instr. 3, 4 and Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security 5) Reported or Transaction(s) Indirect Date Expiration Amount or (Instr. 4) (I) Exercisable Date Title Number of (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Shares Restricted Stock Class A Unit (2) 5/18/2018 M 15764 (3) (3) Common 15764.0 $0 0 D Stock Restricted Stock Class A Unit (4) 5/18/2018 A 6049 (5) (5) Common 6049.0 $0 6049 D Stock Explanation of Responses: (1) The shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), reported represent shares issued as a result of vesting of 15,764 restricted stock units (the "Restricted Stock Units") on May 18, 2018. Of the 15,764 Restricted Stock Units, 10,247 Restricted Stock Units were settled in shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,517 Restricted Stock Units were cash settled based on the closing price on the date of vesting. (2) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a right to receive, upon vesting, one share of Class A Common Stock of Spark Energy, Inc., cash, or a combination of both. Each Restricted Stock Unit includes tandem dividend equivalents which will vest upon the same schedule referenced in Footnote 3. (3) Each of these RSUs vests and pays out upon vesting and payout of the underlying award of RSUs to which the dividend equivalent relates. (4) Restricted Stock Units convert into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis or may be cash settled in accordance with the Spark Energy Inc. Amended and Restated Long Term Incentive Plan. (5) The Restricted Stock Units will vest in full on May 18, 2019. Each of these Restricted Stock Units, and all dividend equivalents, will vest and pay out upon vesting of the underlying award of Restricted Stock Units to which the dividend equivalent payment relates. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Jones James G II 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 X HOUSTON, TX 77079 Signatures /s/ James G. Jones II, by Gil Melman as Attorney-in-Fact 5/22/2018 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. 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