FORM 8-K
 
 
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) February 16, 2009
Sparton Corporation
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-1000   38-1054690
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
2400 East Ganson Street, Jackson, Michigan   49202
 
(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)
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ITEM 7.01.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On February 12, 2009 Sparton Corporation, an Ohio Corporation (the “Company”) notified its employees that it would suspend employer contributions to the Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan and freeze participation and the accrual of benefits in the Sparton Corporation Defined Benefit Plan, with all actions to be effective April 1, 2009. The Company issued a Press Release on February 16, 2009 to disseminate the information contained in the notice to employees 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.
ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated February 16, 2009 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.
         
  SPARTON CORPORATION
 		  
February 17, 2009  By:   /s/ Cary B. Wood    
    Cary B. Wood   
    Chief Executive Officer   
 

 

 

Index to Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
Exhibit 99.1  
Press Release dated February 16, 2009 issued by Sparton Corporation.