0001606268-16-000250 4 1 20160510 20160512 20160512 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 Maxwell W Keith III 0001582187 4 34 001-36559 161645122 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 4 1 wf-form4_146308870866801.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 Maxwell W Keith III Spark Energy, Inc. [ SPKE Issuer (Check all ] applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Date of Earliest _____ Officer (give title 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100 Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) below) _____ Other 5/10/2016 (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. Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) Deemed (Instr. 8) Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct (D) Indirect Execution (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially or Indirect (I) Beneficial Date, if Owned Following (Instr. 4) Ownership (Instr. any Reported 4) Transaction(s) (A) (Instr. 3 and 4) or Code V Amount (D) Price Class A Common Stock 92850 D Class A Common Stock 5/10/2016 S (1) 25116 D $31.0397 (2) 546148 I See footnote (3) Class A Common Stock 5/11/2016 S (1) 13942 D $30.7465 (4) 532206 I See footnote (3) Class A Common Stock 5/12/2016 S (1) 24662 D $30.8776 (5) 507544 I See footnote (3) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of 2. 3. 3A. 4. Trans. 5. Number of 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number of 10. 11. Nature Derivate Conversion Trans. Deemed Code Derivative and Expiration Date Securities Underlying of derivative Ownership of Security or Date 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 Following Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Security and 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 Explanation of Responses: (1) The sale of Class A Common Stock reported herein by Retailco, LLC ("Retailco") may be matchable under Section 16(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with the purchase by W. Keith Maxwell III, the indirect owner of Retailco, of shares of Class A Common Stock which occurred in the past six months. Prior to this sale, W. Keith Maxwell has agreed to pay Spark Energy, Inc. the full amount of the profit realized in connection with the short-swing transaction as soon as practicable after information is available for the highest sales price and lowest purchase price during the six month period in which this transaction occurs. (2) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchases in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.75 to $ 31.735, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Spark Energy, Inc., any security holder of Spark Energy, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. (3) Held directly by Retailco. Retailco is a wholly owned subsidiary of TxEx Energy Investments, LLC, which is wholly owned by W. Keith Maxwell. (4) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchases in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.44 to $31.34, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Spark Energy, Inc., any security holder of Spark Energy, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. (5) The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchases in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $30.64 to $31.22, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Spark Energy, Inc., any security holder of Spark Energy, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Maxwell W Keith III 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100 X X HOUSTON, TX 77079 Signatures /s/ W. Keith Maxwell III, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact 5/12/2016 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date TxEx Energy Investments, LLC, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact 5/12/2016 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Retailco, LLC, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact 5/12/2016 ** 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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