8-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2022

Spark Networks SE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Germany	001-38252	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Kohlfurter Straße 41/43

Berlin Germany 10999

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (+49) 30 868000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
American Depository Shares each representing one-tenth of an ordinary share	LOV	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
Ordinary shares, €1.00 nominal value per share*

* Not for trading purposes, but only in connection with the registration of American Depository Shares pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously reported by Spark Networks SE (the “Company”), Gitte Bendzulla, the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Managing Director of the Company, notified the Company on March 2, 2022, that she would be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities with an expected departure date in April 2022. The Company is filing this Form 8-K/A to provide Ms. Bendzulla’s departure date, which will be April 30, 2022.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A:

Exhibit No.    Description

104        Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	SPARK NETWORKS SE
Dated: April 14, 2022	By:	/s/ David Clark
		David Clark
		Chief Financial Officer

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Cover Page	Mar. 02, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
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Document Period End Date	Mar. 02, 2022
Entity Registrant Name	Spark Networks SE
Entity Central Index Key	0001705338
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Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	2M
Entity File Number	001-38252
Entity Address, Address Line One	Kohlfurter Straße 41/43
Entity Address, City or Town	Berlin
Entity Address, Country	DE
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10999
Country Region	+49
City Area Code	30
Local Phone Number	868000
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
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Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Ordinary shares, €1.00 nominal value per share*
Trading Symbol
Security Exchange Name
American Depositary Share, ADS
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	American Depository Shares each representing one-tenth of an ordinary share
Trading Symbol	LOV
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ