Via Renewables, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 15, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Spark Energy, Inc. (SPKE)
CIK: 0001606268
Period of Report: 2016-12-14

Reporting Person: Hartwick Kenneth Michael (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-12-14	Restricted Stock Unit	$	A	128	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (128.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a right to receive, upon vesting, one share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), of Spark Energy, Inc., cash, or a combination of both. Each RSU includes tandem dividend equivalents which will vest upon the same schedule referenced in Footnote 2.

F2: Each of these RSUs vests and pays out upon vesting and payout of the underlying award of RSUs to which the dividend equivalent payment relates.

F3: These RSUs accrued on outstanding RSUs held by the reporting person as a result of a dividend equivalent payment made to the holder when the Company paid its most recent quarterly dividend on the Class A Common Stock.

F4: Balance includes original grants of RSUs and dividend equivalents issued in additional RSUs.