Bradley Goldberg Form 4 SPARK NETWORKS / Bradley Goldberg 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^*

Goldberg Bradley

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD

SUITE 600

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90025

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2017

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

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

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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	11/02/2017		D		159,658	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	11/02/2017		M		5,914	A	(2)	5,914	D
Common Stock	11/02/2017		D		5,914	D	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	11/02/2017		M		11,065	A	(2)	11,065	D
Common Stock	11/02/2017		D		11,065	D	(1)	0	D

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	(2)	11/02/2017		M			5,914	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	5,914	$0.00	0	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(2)	11/02/2017		M			11,065	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	11,065	$0.00	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1	11/02/2017		D			24,000	(3)	03/21/2024	Common Stock	24,000	$0.00	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$1.45	11/02/2017		D			50,000	(4)	08/18/2023	Common Stock	50,000	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 2, 2017, by and among the Issuer, Affinitas GmbH, Spark Networks SE (f/k/a Blitz 17-655 SE) ("New Spark"), and Chardonnay Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Spark (the "Merger Agreement"), in exchange for 0.1 American depositary shares of New Spark ("New Spark ADSs") per each share, with each New Spark ADS representing 0.1 ordinary shares of New Spark (the "Merger Consideration").

2. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") were converted to the issuer's common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the merger and exchanged for New Spark ADSs upon effectiveness of the merger.

3. The stock option was granted on March 21, 2017 for 24,000 shares and was exchanged with an option to purchase a number of New Spark ADSs equal to 24,000 multiplied by 0.1, with an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the per share exercise price specified in such stock option divided by 0.1.

4. The stock option was granted on August 18, 2016 for 50,000 shares and was exchanged with an option to purchase a number of New Spark ADSs equal to 50,000 multiplied by 0.1, with an exercise price per share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the per share exercise price specified in such stock option, divided by 0.1.

Remarks:

	/s/ Robert W. O'Hare, Attorney-in-fact	11/06/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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