Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Ratliff Christopher A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/2014		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPARTON CORP [SPA]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
425 N. MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Information Technology
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,853 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restriced Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 1,692 $ (3) D  
Stock Option   (4) 09/11/2015 Common Stock 2,230 $ 26.86 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ratliff Christopher A.
425 N. MARTINGALE ROAD
SUITE 1000
SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173		       VP - Information Technology  

Signatures

Carrie Leahy, Attorney-in-Fact by Power of Attorney 09/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The common stock is restricted and will vest over a period of approximately four years after the date of grant, being 3/24/2014, provided certain performance criteria are met. As of the date of this filing, 25% of the restricted common stock has vested.
(2) The Restricted Stock Units vest on the following schedule, provided certain performance criteria are met: 25% on September 11, 2015, 25% on September 11, 2016, 25% on September 11, 2017 and 25% on September 11, 2018.
(3) Each Restricted Stock Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Sparton Corporation common stock or cash at the election of the Compensation Committee. The reporting person will forfeit the Restricted Stock Unit at the end of the performance period if some or all of the units do not vest.
(4) The stock option vests at a rate of 25% per year commencing on September 11, 2015, and 25% on each subsequent anniversary date until 100% has vested. As of the date of this filing, 25% of the stock options have vested. The option shares are exercisable as soon as they have vested.

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