0001209191-14-049247 3 2 20140728 20140728 20140728 Spark Energy, Inc. 0001606268 4931 465453215 DE 1231 2105 CITYWEST BLVD. SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77042 (713) 600-2600 2105 CITYWEST BLVD. SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77042 Hartwick Kenneth Michael 0001489396 3 34 001-36559 14997854 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number: Washington, D.C. 20549 3235-0104 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF Estimated SECURITIES average burden hours per response... 0.5 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. Date of Event 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Person * Requiring Symbol Hartwick Kenneth Michael Statement Spark Energy, Inc. [SPKE] (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/28/2014 (Last) (First) (Middle) 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100 all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Street) 5. If Amendment, 6. Individual or Joint/Group HOUSTON, TX 77042 Date Original Filing(Check Applicable Line) (City) (State) (Zip) Filed(MM/DD/YYYY) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. 4. Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Securities Ownership Beneficial Ownership Beneficially Form: (Instr. 5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount 4. 5. 6. Nature of (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date of Securities Conversion Ownership Indirect (MM/DD/YYYY) Underlying or Form of Beneficial Derivative Security Exercise Derivative Ownership (Instr. 4) Price of Security: (Instr. 5) Derivative Direct (D) Security or Indirect (I) Date Expiration Title Amount (Instr. 5) Exercisable Date or Number of Shares Explanation of Responses: Remarks: This Form 3 is being filed in connection with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-196375) of Spark Energy, Inc. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (CE) No securities are beneficially owned. Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hartwick Kenneth Michael 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100 X HOUSTON, TX 77042 Signatures /s/ Kenneth M. Hartwick, by Gil Melman, as Attorney-in Fact 7/28/2014 ** 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 5(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. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, FORMS 4 AND FORMS 5, FORM 144 AND SCHEDULE 13D AND 13G The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Nathan Kroeker, Georganne Hodges and Gil Melman, or any one of them acting without the others, with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to: 1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned (a) any Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 (including amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (b) Form 144 and (c) Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) in accordance with Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, but only to the extent each form or schedule relates to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of Spark Energy, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries; 2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) and timely file the forms or schedules with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or quotation system, self-regulatory association or any other authority, and provide a copy as required by law or advisable to such persons as the attorney-in-fact deems appropriate; and 3. Take any other action in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of the attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required of the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by the attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in the form and shall contain the terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact may approve in the attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to the attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all and every act requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers granted herein. The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming (nor is Spark Energy, Inc. assuming) any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act. The undersigned agrees that the attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by or at the direction of the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Spark Energy, Inc. and the attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omissions of necessary facts in the information provided by or at the direction of the undersigned, or upon the lack of timeliness in the delivery of information by or at the direction of the undersigned, to the attorney-in fact for purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing a Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse Spark Energy, Inc. and the attorney-in-fact on demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, Form 144, Schedule 13D and Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Spark Energy, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the attorney-in-fact. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any other power of attorney that the undersigned has previously granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date written below. /s/ Kenneth M. Hartwick --------------------------------------- Signature Kenneth M. Hartwick --------------------------------------- Type or Print Name 7/9/14 --------------------------------------- Date