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): May 23, 2018
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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 23, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 33,043,098 shares of Class A and Class B common stock representing 95.43% of the total shares outstanding and eligible to vote were represented in person or by valid proxies at the Annual Meeting. This percentage constituted a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: The nominees for Class I directors were elected to serve a three-year term until the 2021 Annual Meeting, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |
| W. Keith Maxwell III | 24,710,383 | 3,867,217 | 4,465,498 | |
| Kenneth M. Hartwick | 25,209,397 | 3,368,203 | 4,465,498 | |
Proposal 2: The appointment of KPMG, LLP as the Company's independent registered public accountants for fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 was ratified by the Company’s shareholders by the votes set forth in the table below:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 32,760,537 | 154,387 | 128,174 |
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: May 24, 2018 | SPARK ENERGY, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Gil Melman | |||
| Name: | Gil Melman | |||
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||