FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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 Person *

Maxwell W Keith III	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Spark Energy, Inc. [ SPKE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, 	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

1/31/2017		
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77079
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Convertible Subordinated Promissory Note  	  (1)	1/31/2017  	 	C  	  	  	1   	  (1)	  (1)	Class B Common Stock/Spark HoldCo Units  	  (1)	  (2)	0  	I  	See footnote   (3)	
Class B Common Stock/Spark HoldCo Units  	  (4)	1/31/2017  	 	C  	  	383090   	  	  (4)	  (4)	Class A Common Stock  	383090.0  	  (2)	10742563  	I  	See footnotes   (5)	

Explanation of Responses:	
(1) 	On July 31, 2015, Spark Energy, Inc. (the "Company") and Spark HoldCo, LLC ("Spark HoldCo") jointly issued a 5% Subordinated Convertible Note (the "Note") in the aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000.00 to Retailco Acquisition Co., LLC ("RAC"). At any time following the date that is 18 months after issuance, the Note is convertible at RAC's option into the Company's Class B common stock (the "Class B Common Stock"), par value $0.01 per share (and a related unit of Spark HoldCo (the "Spark HoldCo Units")) at a conversion price of $14.00 per share.	
(2) 	On January 31, 2017, the balance of the Note was converted, pursuant to its terms, into 383,090 shares of Class B Common Stock and a corresponding number of Spark HoldCo Units.	
(3) 	Pursuant to the In-Kind Dividend and Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement dated January 4, 2017, RAC distributed the Note to TxEx Energy Investments, LLC ("TxEx"), and TxEx contributed the Note to Retailco, LLC ("Retailco") and, accordingly, the Note was held by Retailco prior to conversion. RAC and Retailco are wholly owned subsidiaries of TxEx, which is wholly owned by W. Keith Maxwell III.	
(4) 	Subject to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spark HoldCo, the Spark HoldCo Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock, may be exchanged, at any time and from time to time, for Class A Common Stock of the Company (or cash at the Company or Spark HoldCo's election) at an exchange ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each Spark HoldCo Unit (and corresponding share of Class B Common Stock).	
(5) 	10,605,063 shares are held directly by Retailco and 137,500 shares are held directly by NuDevco Retail, LLC. NuDevco Retail, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NuDevco Retail Holdings, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Electric Holdco, LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TxEx, which is wholly owned by W. Keith Maxwell III.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Maxwell W Keith III
12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX 77079	X	X			
Retailco, LLC
12140 WICKCHESTER LANE
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX 77079		X			
TxEx Energy Investments, LLC
12140 WICKCHESTER LANE
SUITE 100
HOUSTON, TX 77079		X			

Signatures		
/s/ W. Keith Maxwell III, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact		1/31/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ Retailco, LLC, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact		1/31/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date
	
/s/ TxEx Energy Investments, LLC, by Gil Melman, Attorney-in-fact		1/31/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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