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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
GREAT HILL INVESTORS LLC ONE LIBERTY SQUARE 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
Member of > 10% 13(d) group | |||
GAFFNEY CHRISTOPHER S ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
Member of > 10% 13(d) group | |||
GORMLEY STEPHEN F ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
Member of > 10% 13(d) group | |||
HAYES JOHN G ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
Member of > 10% 13(d) group |
/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager of Great Hill Investors, LLC | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ Christopher S. Gaffney | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ Stephen F. Gormley | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ John G. Hayes | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) | Represents ordinary shares of Spark Networks plc, par value 0.01 pound per share (the "Ordinary Shares") (including global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares). This report is filed jointly by Great Hill Investors, LLC ("GHI"), Stephen F. Gormley ("Gormley"), Christopher S. Gaffney ("Gaffney") and John G. Hayes ("Hayes"), and together with (GHI, Gormley and Gaffney, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons may be deemed part of a group with Great Hill Equity Partners II Limited Partnership ("GHEPII"), Great Hill Affiliate Partners II, L.P. ("GHAPII") Great Hill Partners GP II, LLC ("GPII"), Matthew T. Vettel ("Vettel"), Great Hill Equity Partners III, L.P. ("GHEPIII"), Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P. ("GHEPIIIGP") and GHP III, LLC ("GPIII"). |
(2) | GHI directly beneficially owns an aggregate of 81,221 Ordinary Shares (including 52,529 global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares). Gormley, Gaffney and Hayes are the managers of GHI, and as such, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHI. Each of Gormley, Gaffney and Hayes disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. |
(3) | Gaffney and Hayes are managers of GPIII, and as such, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares (all of which are global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares) beneficially owned by GPIII. GPIII is the sole general partner of GHEPIIIGP and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPIIIGP. GHEPIIIGP is the sole general partner of GHEPIII and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPIII. GHEPIII directly beneficially owns an aggregate of 3,072,641 Ordinary Shares. Each of Gaffney and Hayes disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
(4) | Gaffney and Hayes are the managers of GPII, and as such, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GPII. GPII is the sole general partner of GHEPII and GHAPII and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPII and GHAPII. GHEPII directly beneficially owns an aggregate of 5,713,465 Ordinary Shares (including 3,332,854 global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares). GHAPII directly beneficially owns an aggregate of 217,673 Ordinary Shares (including 126,976 global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares). Each of Gaffney and Hayes disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |