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.

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