manatt manatt | phelps | phillips | Katherine J. Blair Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP Direct Dial: (310) 312-4252 E-mail: KBlair@manatt.com |
April 11, 2014
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Spark Networks, Inc. - Preliminary Proxy Statement Filing |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Spark Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), we are filing electronically via the Commission’s EDGAR system the Company’s preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A in connection with the Company’s solicitation of proxies for the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders currently scheduled to be held on June 18, 2014 (the “Preliminary Proxy Statement”). The proxy statement is being filed in preliminary form on account of the Company’s solicitation in opposition of proposals, which Osmium Partners, LLC has notified the Company that it may submit to be considered at the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.
Please contact the undersigned with any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Katherine J. Blair
Katherine J. Blair
| cc: | Joshua Kreinberg, Spark Networks, Inc. |
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