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 20, 2016
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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On July 20, 2016 Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), a Delaware corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing certain preliminary second quarter 2016 earnings information. The Press Release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2016 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 September 13, 2016 to holders of record of the Class A common stock on August 29, 2016.
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 & Preliminary Results for the Second Quarter 2016 |
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 21, 2016 | Spark Energy, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Robert Lane | |
| Name: | Robert Lane | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Dividend Announcement & Preliminary Results for the Second Quarter 2016 |