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): April 22, 2015
 
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)

2105 CityWest Blvd., Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77042
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(713) 600-2600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
 
¬
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¬
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¬
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¬
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.3625 per share of Class A common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $1.45 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2015 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on June 1, 2015.
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 First Quarter 2015


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: April 23, 2015
 
 
 
 
Spark Energy, Inc.
 
By:
 
/s/ Georganne Hodges
Name:
 
Georganne Hodges
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
Press Release of Dividend Announcement for the First Quarter 2015




SPARK ENERGY, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND
HOUSTON, April 23, 2015 – Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the first quarter of 2015 in the amount of $0.3625 per share of Class A common stock. This amount represents an annualized dividend of $1.45 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2015 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on June 1, 2015.
“As we have previously stated, we expect 2015 Adjusted EBITDA to exceed our planned 2015 dividends and all required distributions and tax payments,” said Nathan Kroeker, Spark Energy, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are very pleased with our first quarter results which reflect the underlying strength of the business to support the dividend. Management does not anticipate any changes to the dividend policy in 2015.”
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 16 states and serves 46 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:
Jenn Korell, 281-833-4151

Spark Energy, Inc. - Confidential     1    Draft 20150421v1