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): July 19, 2017
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”), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2017 in the amount of $0.18125 per share of Class A common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $0.725 per share. The dividend will be paid on September 14, 2017 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on August 29, 2017. Investors are reminded that on June 16, 2017, the Company completed a two-for-one stock split by means of a stock dividend.
Additionally, the Board of Directors has declared cash dividend on its 8.75% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) in the amount of $0.546875 per share of Series A Preferred Stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $2.1875 per share. The dividend will be paid on October 16, 2017 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock on October 1, 2017.
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 Second Quarter 2017	

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: July 19, 2017	Spark Energy, Inc.	 	
 	By:	/s/ Gil Melman	
 	Name:	Gil Melman	
 	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	

	
		
Exhibit No.	Description	
 	 	
99.1	Press Release of Dividend Announcement for the Second Quarter 2017	

SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
HOUSTON, Jul. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation (“Spark” or the “Company”), announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2017 in the amount of $0.18125 per share of common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $0.725 per share. The second quarter dividend will be paid on September 14, 2017 to holders of record of Spark’s Class A Common Stock on August 29, 2017. Investors are reminded that on June 16, 2017, Spark completed a two-for-one stock split by means of a stock dividend.
Additionally, in accordance with the terms of the 8.75% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) of the Company, the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.546875 per share of the Series A Preferred Stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $2.1875 per share. The dividend will be paid on October 16, 2017 to holders of record of Spark’s Series A Preferred Stock on October 1, 2017.
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 19 states and serves 94 utility territories. Spark offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives.
We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Investors should note that new materials, including press releases, updated investor presentations, and financial and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are posted on the Spark Energy Investor Relations website at ir.sparkenergy.com. Investors are urged to monitor our website regularly for information and updates about the Company.
Contact:  Spark Energy, Inc.
Investors:
Robert Lane, 832-200-3727

Media:
Eric Melchor, 281-833-4151