On January 27, 2009, Sparton Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the appointment of Gordon Madlock as Senior Vice President, Operations of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Mr. Madlock replaces Douglas E. Johnson, former Executive Vice President of the Company, who resigned from all positions he held as an officer of the Company and its subsidiaries on December 5, 2008. Mr. Madlock, age 50, has over 30 years experience in improving manufacturing quality and productivity, and has considerable experience with corporate turnaround efforts. Mr. Madlock has served in executive positions in operations at Lear Corporation, United Technologies and, for the past eight years, Citation Corporation, a private company with foundry, machining and assembly operations, at which he served in a variety of positions, most recently as Senior Vice President, Operations.
Effective as of January 5, 2009, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Madlock. Significant terms of the employment agreement include, without limitation, his duties as Senior Vice President, Operations of the Company, at-will employment, an annual base salary of $195,000 subject to annual review by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, an annual automobile allowance, and eligibility for a performance bonus of 40% of base salary provided that certain target objectives are attained. The employment agreement also provides that Mr. Madlock is entitled to participate in the employee benefit plans offered by the Company to other salaried employees, and sets forth terms regarding termination including a provision that Mr. Madlock may not compete with the Company anywhere in the U.S. or Canada for a period of two years after termination of his employment with the Company for any reason. The foregoing description of Mr. Madlock's employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the employment agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. On January 22, 2008, Michael Woods, Vice President, General Manager of Sparton of Canada, Ltd. resigned from all positions he held as an officer of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective immediately. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.    Description

Exhibit 10.1   Executive Employment Agreement, effective as of January 5, 2009,
               between Sparton Corporation and Gordon Madlock.

Exhibit 99.1   Press Release dated January 27, 2009 issued by Sparton Corporation
               regarding Mr. Madlock.