Osmium Capital II Form 4 SPARK NETWORKS / SPARTAN L P OSMIUM ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Osmium Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPARK NETWORKS INC [ LOV ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/15/2016		M		5,795	A	(1)	57,062	I	By John H. Lewis directly(2)
Common Stock								1,573,115	I	By Osmium Capital, LP(2)
Common Stock								1,197,699	I	By Osmium Capital II, LP(2)
Common Stock								337,743	I	By Osmium Spartan, LP(2)
Common Stock								282,400	I	By Osmium Diamond, LP(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	04/15/2016		M			5,795	(3)	(4)	Common Stock	5,795	$0.00	17,385	I	By John H. Lewis directly(2)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Osmium Partners, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lewis John Hartnett

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

OSMIUM CAPITAL LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Osmium Capital II, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

OSMIUM SPARTAN L P

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Osmium Diamond, LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)

300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD

SUITE 172

(Street)

GREENBRAE CA 94904

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Spark Networks, Inc.'s common stock.

2. The general partner of Osmium Capital, LP, Osmium Capital II, LP, Osmium Spartan, LP and Osmium Diamond, LP is Osmium Partners, LLC. John H. Lewis is the controlling member of Osmium Partners, LLC, and Mr. Lewis may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Osmium Capital, LP, Osmium Capital II, LP, Osmium Spartan, LP and Osmium Diamond, LP. Mr. Lewis disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Lewis is the beneficial owner of the shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

3. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the restricted stock units subject to the award vest on each three month anniversary of the grant, such that one hundred percent (100%) of the award shall be vested upon the one year anniversary of the grant. In addition, all of the restricted stock units subject to the award vest fully upon a change in control.

4. Not applicable.

Remarks:

For purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be a director by deputization due to Mr. Lewis serving as a member of the board of directors of the Issuer.

	/s/ John H. Lewis, individually, and as Managing Member of Osmium Partners, LLC, for itself and as General Partner of Osmium Capital, LP, Osmium Capital II, LP, Osmium Spartan, LP and Osmium Diamond, LP	04/19/2016
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