Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
McConnell Michael J
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/02/2017
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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   195,931 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 11/02/2017   M   10,888 A (2) 10,888 D  
Common Stock 11/02/2017   D   10,888 D (1) 0 D  

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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 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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit (2) 11/02/2017   M     10,888   (2)   (2) Common Stock 10,888 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 1 11/02/2017   D     24,000   (3) 03/21/2024 Common Stock 24,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 5.37 11/02/2017   D     50,000   (4) 07/07/2021 Common Stock 50,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
McConnell Michael J
C/O 11150 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD
SUITE 600
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		   X      

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* 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) 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, vesting on the same terms.
(4) The stock option was granted on July 7, 2014 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 vesting on the same terms.

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