UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) October 9, 2008
Sparton Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-1000 | | 38-1054690 |
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| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2400 East Ganson Street, Jackson, Michigan | | 49202 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(517) 787-8600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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| o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| ITEM 7.01. | | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On October 9, 2008 Sparton Corporation, an Ohio Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it received correspondence from Mr. Bradley O. Smith, Chairman of the Board of the Company, directed to the Board of Directors of the Company concerning the circumstances surrounding recent sales of stock owned by Mr. Smith. Upon receipt of the correspondence, the Company issued a Press Release to disseminate the information contained therein to the shareholders of the Company.
The information in this current report and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed“filed”for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the“Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by the specific reference in such a filing.
The foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Press Release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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| ITEM 9.01. | | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 9, 2008 issued by Sparton Corporation.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| | SPARTON CORPORATION
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| | /s/ Richard L. Langley | |
| | Richard L. Langley | |
| | Chief Executive Officer
October 10, 2008 | |
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| Exhibit 99.1 | | Press Release dated October 9, 2008 issued by Sparton Corporation. |
