Edgar Filing: SPARTON CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K



x	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the six-months ended December 31, 2015



¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File number 1-1000



A.	Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

SPARTON CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN



B.	Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principle executive office:

SPARTON CORPORATION

425 N. Martingale — Suite 1000

Schaumburg, IL 60173-2213

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS



	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	3
	Financial Statements:
	Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015	4
	Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the six-months ended December 31, 2015 and for the year ended June 30, 2015	5
	Notes to Financial Statements	6
	Supplemental Schedule:
	Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015	12
	Signatures	14
	Exhibit 23 — Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	15

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Members of the Investment Review Committee

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan

Schaumburg, Illinois

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the six-month period ended December 31, 2015 and year ended June 30, 2015. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As discussed in Note 1, the Plan changed its fiscal year to a calendar year. With this change, the Plan had a short fiscal period of July 1 to December 31, 2015, and subsequent to this short period, will then operate for a full calendar year for 2016 forward. As also discussed in Note 1, the Sparton Real Time Enterprises Inc. 401(k) Plan merged into the Plan effective July 1, 2015, the Sparton Aubrey Group Inc. Retirement Plan merged into the Plan effective March 1, 2015, and the Sparton Beckwood Services Inc. LLC 401(k) Plan merged into the Plan effective September 1, 2014.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the six-month period ended December 31, 2015 and year ended June 30, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying supplemental Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2015 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

June 24, 2016

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits



	December 31, 2015		June 30, 2015
Investments:
Money market fund	$	1,446	$	238,789
Mutual funds	36,656,756		37,795,091
Common/collective trust	6,350,374		3,307,267
Sparton Corporation common stock	2,098,259		3,020,843
Total investments	45,106,835		44,361,990
Notes receivable from participants	1,572,560		1,390,632
Net assets available for benefits	$	46,679,395	$	45,752,622

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits



	December 31, 2015		June 30, 2015
Additions
Investment income:
Dividend income from mutual funds	$	725,926	$	1,598,982
Net (depreciation) in fair value of investments	(2,616,905)		(531,447)
Net investment (loss) income	(1,890,979)		1,067,535

Interest income from notes receivable from participants	30,661		48,388
Contributions:
Participant	2,168,582		3,817,097
Employer	725,619		1,315,291
Rollovers	125,543		790,799
Total contributions	3,019,744		5,923,187
Total Additions	1,159,426		7,039,110

Deductions
Benefits paid directly to participants	2,157,502		3,655,313
Deemed distributions	70,036		92,405
Corrective distributions	38,719		0
Administrative expenses	21,114		12,385
Total Deductions	2,287,371		3,760,103

Net (decrease) increase	(1,127,945)		3,279,007

Plan Mergers	2,054,718		4,759,044

Net Assets Available for Benefits, beginning of year	45,752,622		37,714,571
Net Assets Available for Benefits, end of period	$	46,679,395	$	45,752,622

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

1. Plan Description

The following description of Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement or Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan includes all eligible employees of Sparton Corporation and its wholly owned United States subsidiaries (referred to as “the Company”). The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering employees of the Company who have attained the age of 20 and have completed at least 30 days of service (effective July 1, 2015, at least 60 days of service). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Changes in Reporting Periods and Trustees

The Plan changed its fiscal year end to a calendar year end. With this transition, the Plan has a six-month fiscal period of July 1 to December 31, 2015. Subsequent to this period, the Plan will then operate for the twelve month calendar year beginning January 1, 2016 and for each year thereafter.

Effective November 23, 2015, the Plan’s trustee was changed to Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) from SunTrust Banks, Inc. (“SunTrust Bank”). In conjunction with this change, the Plan’s assets were frozen for transactions from November 13 to December 10, 2015. On December 11, 2015, the Plan resumed normal and recurring operations.

Plan Acquisitions and Mergers

On January 20, 2015, the Company acquired Real Time Enterprises, Inc. Upon acquisition, the Real Time Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan was renamed the Sparton Real Time Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “Real Time Plan”). On July 24, 2015, all of the Real Time Plan assets totaling $2,054,718 were merged into the Plan. As a result of the merger, Real Time Plan participants were allowed to participate in the Plan effective July 1, 2015.

On March 17, 2014, the Company acquired Aubrey Group, Inc. Upon acquisition, The Aubrey Group Inc. Retirement Plan was renamed the Sparton Aubrey Group Inc. LLC Retirement Plan (the “Aubrey Plan”). On March 4, 2015, all of the Aubrey Plan assets totaling $2,027,984 were merged into the Plan. As a result of the merger, Aubrey Plan participants were allowed to participate in the Plan effective March 1, 2015.

On December 11, 2013, the Company acquired Beckwood Services, Inc. Upon acquisition, the Beckwood Services 401(k) Plan was renamed the Sparton Beckwood Services, Inc. LLC 401(k) Plan (the “Beckwood Plan”). On September 3, 2014, all of the Beckwood Plan assets totaling $2,731,060 were merged into the Plan. As a result of the merger, Beckwood Plan participants were allowed to participate in the Plan effective September 1, 2014.

The table below notes the Company’s United States fiscal 2015 acquisitions and the dates that employees of the acquired businesses were allowed to participate in and to rollover previous 401(k) and other retirement savings into the Plan.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015



Company	Acquisition Date	Employees Allowed to participate in the Plan
Electronic Manufacturing Technology, LLC	July 9, 2014	January 1, 2015
Industrial Electronic Devices, Inc.	December 3, 2014	December 3, 2014
Argotec, Inc.	December 8, 2014	December 8, 2014
Real Time Enterprises, Inc.	January 20, 2015	July 1, 2015
KEP Marine	January 21, 2015	January 21, 2015
Hunter Technology Corporation	April 14, 2015	January 1, 2016

Contributions

Eligible employees may elect to contribute up to 100% of their compensation, subject to certain limitations. Effective July 1, 2015, the Plan also offers Roth 401(k) contributions as an alternative to traditional pre-tax contributions. Participants may also make rollover contributions of amounts representing distributions from other qualified retirement plans. The Plan provides that the Company may contribute, on a discretionary basis, contributions in the form of matching contributions or non-elective contributions. During each of the six month ended December 31, 2015 and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 periods, the Company matched 50% of participants’ contributions up to 6% of their eligible compensation. There were no non-elective contributions made to the Plan during either reporting periods presented. All contributions are subject to certain limitations of the Internal Revenue Code.

Participant Accounts

Each participant account is credited with the participant’s and the Company’s contributions, as well as an allocation of Plan earnings or losses. Investment earnings and losses are credited to each participant’s account on a daily basis based upon the performance of the funds in that participant’s account. Participants direct the investment of their accounts into various investment funds offered by the Plan. The Plan currently offers various mutual funds, common/collective trusts, and the Company’s common stock as investment options for participants. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the vested benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

Diversification

Participants may invest both employee and employer contributions in any of the available investment options under the Plan, which includes the Company’s common stock.

Participant Loans

Participants may borrow up to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their vested account balance, excluding Company common stock. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest rates that range from 4.25% to 9.25%, which rates represented the Prime Rate plus one percent at the time that they were originated. Loans must be repaid within five years with the exception of loans for a primary residence, which must be repaid within 15 years. Principal and interest are paid ratably through regular payroll deductions.

Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting on employer matching contributions and employer non-elective contributions made prior to January 1, 2011 is based upon years of credited service, becoming fully vested after five years of credited service. Employer matching contributions made after January 1, 2011 are immediately 100% vested. Employer non-elective contributions made after January 1, 2011 vest based upon years of credited service, becoming 100% vested after five years of credited service.

Payment of Benefits

In the event of normal, early, or disability retirement of a participant, termination of employment or in the event of death, the participant or beneficiary can elect to receive a lump sum payment equal to their vested account balance or, if the vested account balance exceeds $5,000, maintain their account in the Plan on a tax deferred basis until the participant

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

reaches age 70 1/2. Under certain hardship conditions, a participant may be allowed to withdraw all or a portion of their contributions.

Forfeitures

Forfeitures consist of the non-vested portions of terminated participants’ accounts. If a participant was subsequently rehired prior to five one-year consecutive breaks in service, forfeitures may be reinstated to the participant’s account. Forfeitures are held by the Plan and become available immediately to pay administrative fees related to the Plan. No forfeitures were used to pay Plan expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2015 or the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 periods, respectively. The unused forfeiture balance amounted to $49,075 and $16,502 at December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

Administrative Fees

The Company pays certain administrative costs of the Plan, that are not paid through forfeitures, associated with any professional services provided to the Plan, and the cost of communications to the participants. Administrative expenses recorded in the Plan represent trustee fees and record keeping fees paid directly from the Plan to the Plan’s trustee. Loan fees are deducted directly from the participants’ accounts.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-07 “Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share (or its Equivalent),” (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 removes the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the net asset value practical expedient provided by Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement. Disclosures about investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share are limited under ASU 2015-07 to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. ASU 2015-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted.

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-12 “Plan Accounting: Defined benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Plans (Topic 962), Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965)” (“ASU 2015-12”). The amendments in Part I of the ASU eliminated the requirements that employee benefit plan measure the fair value of fully benefit -responsive investment contracts and provide the related fair value disclosures, rather these contracts will be measured and disclosed only at contract value. The amendments in Part II of the ASU will require plans to disaggregate their investments measured using fair value only by general type, either on the financial statements or in the notes. Part II also eliminated the requirement to disclose the net appreciation/depreciation in fair value of investments by general type and the requirements to disclose individual investments that represent 5% or more of net assets available for benefits. The amendments in Part III of the ASU 2015-12 provide a practical expedient to permit plans to measure its investments and investment related accounts as of a month-end date closest to its fiscal year for a plan with a fiscal year end that does not coincide with the end of a calendar month. The amendments in the ASU 2015-12 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted.

Plan management reviewed both ASU 2015-07 and ASU 2015-12 and decided to early adopt both standards at June 30, 2015 as it believed it will simplify Plan accounting and its presentation in the financial statements. As such, the accounting and disclosures in these financial statements and notes follow ASU 2015-07 and ASU 2015-12.

Basis of Accounting

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the accrual method of accounting.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.

Concentration of Investments

Included in investments at December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015 are shares of the Company’s common stock amounting to $2,098,259 and $3,020,843, respectively. This investment represented approximately 5% and 7% of total investments at December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively. A significant decline in the market value of the Company’s stock would significantly affect the net assets available for benefits.

Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Plan assets invested in mutual funds and Company common stock are stated at aggregate fair value based upon quoted market prices.

The Plan holds shares in a money market fund which is valued at the net asset value (“NAV”) of the shares held by the Plan at year-end, which is determined based on the fair value of the underlying investments, primarily high quality, short-term fixed income securities issued by banks, corporations, and the United States government.

The Plan holds units of common/collective trusts (“CCT”) with Federated Capital Preservation Fund IP (“Federated”), Putnam Stable Value Fund (“Putnam”) and Putnam Stable Value Fund GM (“Putnam”) that have investments in fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. The fair value of the Plan’s interest in the CCTs is based on audited financial information reported by the issuers, Federated Investors Trust Company for the Federated CCT, and Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company for the Putnam CCTs. The issuers determine fair value based on the underlying investments (primarily conventional, synthetic and separate account investment contracts, and cash equivalents). The value of the CCTs represents contributions plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participant-directed redemptions for the Federated and the Putnam CCTs have no restrictions; the Plan, however, is required to provide a one-year redemption notice to liquidate its entire share in each of the respective funds.

Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015. Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions on the basis of the terms of the Plan agreement.

Purchases and sales of investments are recorded on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought or sold as well as held during the year.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

3. Fair Value Measurements

The Plan classifies its investments into Level 1, which refers to securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; Level 2, which refers to securities not traded on an active market but for which observable market inputs are readily available; and Level 3, which refer to securities valued based on significant unobservable inputs.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, a summary of the Plan’s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015:



	December 31, 2015
	Fair Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Money market fund	$	1,446	$	1,446	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds	36,656,756		36,656,756		—		—
Sparton Corporation common stock	2,098,259		2,098,259		—		—
Total assets in fair value hierarchy	38,756,461		38,756,461		—		—
Investments measured at net asset value *	6,350,374		—		—		—
Investments at fair value	$	45,106,835	$	38,756,461	$	—	$	—

	June 30, 2015
	Fair Value		Level 1 Inputs		Level 2 Inputs		Level 3 Inputs
Money market fund	$	238,789	$	238,789	$	—	$	—
Mutual funds	37,795,091		37,795,091		—		—
Sparton Corporation common stock	3,020,843		3,020,843		—		—
Total assets in fair value hierarchy	41,054,723		41,054,723		—		—
Investments measured at net asset value *	3,307,267		—		—		—
Investments at fair value	$	44,361,990	$	41,054,723	$	—	$	—

* Common/collective trust fund investments are measured at fair value using the net asset value (or its equivalent) and have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy.

4. Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate or partially terminate the Plan, subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants become 100% vested in their Company contribution account.

5. Income Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined in a letter dated March 31, 2008 that the prototype plan document was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Plan document has been amended since receiving the determination letter, including amendments made for plan mergers as well as to comply with recent law changes. However, the Plan Administrator and trustee believe that the Plan is designed, and is currently being operated, in compliance with the applicable provisions of the IRC.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan Administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2015 there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions. The U. S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (the “DOL”) informed Plan management on April 11, 2016 of its intent to review the Plan for the time period of January 1, 2013 through April 11, 2016. The DOL review is currently in process. Plan management believes that this DOL review is compliance oriented and routine in nature, and is currently unaware of any instances of non-compliance with ERISA provisions.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

6. Related Party Transactions

The Plan invests in certain investments managed by Merrill Lynch and by SunTrust Bank, the trustees, and as such, these investments are considered party-in-interest transactions. Fees paid to the trustees totaled $21,114 and $12,285 for the six month and fiscal year periods ended December 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively.

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

EIN: 38-1054690

December 31, 2015

Plan Number: 002

Identity of Issuer, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party

Description of Investment, Including Maturity Par or Maturity Value

Cost

Current Value

Money market fund:

BIF Money Fund

1,446

Common/collective trust:

Federated Capital Preservation Fund IP

396,855

3,968,551

Putnam Stable Value Fund

508,340

Putnam Stable Value Fund GM

1,873,483

Total common/collective trusts

6,350,374

Mutual funds:

JP Morgan Government Bond Fund

1,185

12,585

JP Morgan Government Bond Fund GM

357,129

3,792,712

JP Morgan Small Cap Value Fund A

336

7,794

JP Morgan Small Cap Value A GM

37,120

861,565

JP Morgan Equity Income Fund A

3,911

52,295

Janus Triton Fund CL A

10,042

218,711

Janus Triton Fund CL A GM

40,800

888,615

American Cent Real Estate Fund ADV

791

23,505

American Cent Real Estate Fund ADV GM

44,840

1,333,093

Columbia Midcap Index Fund CL A

8,752

121,219

Victory Sycamore Estate Value Fund A

2,912

88,610

Victory Sycamore Estate Value Fund GM

59,799

1,819,697

MFS International Diversification A

6,044

92,714

MFS International Diversification A GM

222,208

3,408,675

Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth A

3,146

108,486

Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth A GM

55,125

1,900,722

Pimco Income Fund CL A

1,045

12,261

Pimco Income Fund CL A GM

172,063

2,018,297

Blackrock S&P 500 Index Institutional Fund

1,797

439,345

Blackrock S&P 500 Index Institutional Fund GM

50,981

12,465,983

Western Asset Inflation CL A

1,630

17,650

Western Asset Inflation CL A GM

54,675

592,133

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund CL A

4,039

145,723

Oppenheimer International Growth Fund A GM

95,271

3,437,378

Prudential High Yield Fund CL A

2,134

10,775

Prudential High Yield Fund CL A GM

115,532

583,438

Columbia Small Cap Index Fund A

5,724

115,101

Mass Investment Growth Stock Fund GL A

5,208

119,885

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Pioneer Bond Fund

7,217

68,634

Pioneer Bond Fund GM

199,701

1,899,155

Total mutual funds

36,656,756

Sparton Corporation common stock

104,965

2,098,259

Notes receivable from participants

Interest rates (4.25% to 9.25%) with various maturity dates

1,572,560

46,679,395

* A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA

** The cost of participant-directed investments is not required to be disclosed

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Review Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SPARTON CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN

/s/ Joseph G. McCormack

Joseph G. McCormack, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, on behalf of the Investment Review Committee, the Plan’s Named Administrator and Fiduciary

June 24, 2016

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
Six-Months Ended December 31, 2015 and Year Ended June 30, 2015

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan

Schaumburg, Illinois

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S‑8 (333-156388) of Sparton Corporation of our report dated June 24, 2016, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of Sparton Corporation 401(k) Plan which appears in this Form 11-K for the six-months ended December 31, 2015.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Grand Rapids, Michigan

June 24, 2016