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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38-1054690 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 2400 East Ganson Street, Jackson, Michigan
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49202 |
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(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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated October 9, 2008 issued by Sparton Corporation.