United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )
Spartech Corporation
(name of issuer)
Common Stock
(title of class securities)
847220209
(CUSIP number)
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CUSIP No. 847220209 13G
1 - NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eaton Vance Management
#04-3101341
2 - CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ___ (a)
_X_ (b)
3 - SEC USE ONLY
4 - CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Boston, Massachusetts
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5 - SOLE VOTING POWER
6 - SHARED VOTING POWER
785,100
7 - SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
8 - SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
785,100
9 - AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
785,100 (see item 4)
10 - CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT ON ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
11 - PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT ON ROW 9
10.12%
12 - TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
Schedule 13G
Item 1(a)Name of Issuer:
Spartech Corporation
Item 1(b)Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
777 Bonhomme, Suite 1001, Clayton, Missouri 63105
Item 2(a)Name of Person Filing:
Eaton Vance Management
Item 2(b)Address of Principal Business Office of Person Filing:
24 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Item 2(c)Citizenship:
Boston, Massachusetts
Item 2(d)Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e)CUSIP Number
847220209
Item 3 Eligibility to File Schedule 13G:
Eaton Vance Management is an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of 1940, and acts as
investment adviser for a group of investment companies registered
under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a variety
of private investment accounts.
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) As of December 31, 1993:
By virtue of new Rule 13d-3(a)(2) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, Eaton Vance Management, in its
capacity as investment adviser may be deemed the
"beneficial owner" of 785,100 shares of the issuer's Common
Stock (or 10.11% of the 7,768,000 shares believed to be
outstanding), inasmuch as said investment adviser has
investment power with respect to such shares.
(b) As of December 31, 1993:
Eaton Vance Management has the shared power to vote or to
direct the vote of 785,100 shares of the issuer's common
stock and the shared power to dispose, or direct the
disposition of 785,100 shares of the issuer's Common Stock,
in its capacity as investment adviser.
See attachment for list of private investment accounts for which
Eaton Vance Management acts as investment adviser and on whose
behalf holds security positions in the above issuer's equity
securities at December 31, 1993
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class:
Not applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Not applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable
Item 10 Certification:
See below
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This is Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G dated as of January 21,
1994 of Eaton Vance Management.
All disclaimers set forth in the previous filings are incorporated
herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and
belief, Eaton Vance Management certifies that the information set
forth in this Amendment is true, complete and correct.
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
January 21, 1994 By
Vice President
