SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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* Great Hill Equity Partners III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE LIBERTY SQUARE 13TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02109 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2006	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPARK NETWORKS PLC [ LOV ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of > 10% 13(d) group	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares(1)(2)	3,072,641(1)(2)	I(2)	See footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Great Hill Equity Partners III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE LIBERTY SQUARE 13TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02109 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of > 10% 13(d) group

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02109 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of > 10% 13(d) group

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GHP III, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02109 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of > 10% 13(d) group

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Vettel Matthew T (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR (Street) BOSTON MA 02109 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Member of > 10% 13(d) group

Explanation of Responses:

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 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", and together with Vettel, GHEPIII and GHEPIIIGP, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be part of a group with Great Hill Equity Partners II Limited Partnership, Great Hill Affiliate Partners II, L.P., Great Hill Investors, LLC, Great Hill Partners GP II, LLC, Stephen F. Gormley ("Gormley"), Christopher S. Gaffney ("Gaffney") and John G. Hayes ("Hayes").

2. GHEPIII directly beneficially owns an aggregate of 3,072,641 Ordinary Shares (all of which are global depositary shares representing Ordinary Shares). GHEPIIIGP is the sole general partner of GHEPIII and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPIII. GPIII is the sole general partner of GHEPIIIGP and may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPIII. Vettel, Gaffney and Hayes are the managers of GPIII, and as such, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by GHEPIII. Each of GHEPIIIGP, GPIII, Vettel, Gaffney and Hayes disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager GHP III, LLC for Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P. for Great Hill Equity Partners III, L.P.	06/14/2006
	/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager of GHP III, LLC for Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P.	06/14/2006
	/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager of GHP III, LLC	06/14/2006
	/s/ Matthew T. Vettel	06/14/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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