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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Goldberg Bradley   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) 03/21/2017 (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 03/21/2017   A   5,953 (1) A (2) 39,306 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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1

03/21/2017

A

24,000

(3)

03/21/2024

Common Stock

24,000

$ 0

24,000

D

Restricted Stock Unit

(2)

03/21/2017

A

44,260

(4)

(5)

Common Stock

44,260

$ 0

44,260

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Robert W. O'Hare, Attorney-in-fact		03/23/2017
**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)	Represents a fully-vested stock award for 5,953 shares of common stock in order to provide Mr. Goldberg with the same annual stock grant awarded to non-employee directors for service during fiscal year 2016, pro-rated to reflect Mr. Goldberg's appointment to the Board on August 11, 2016.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Spark Network, Inc.'s (the "Company") common stock.
(3)	Twenty-five percent (25%) of the options vest in four equal installments at end of each fiscal quarter during 2017.
(4)	These shares represent a grant of restricted stock units under the Company's 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan on March 21, 2017. This grant was made in lieu of cash fees for non-employee director service on the Company's board of directors for 2017. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the restricted stock units subject to the award vest at the end of each fiscal quarter during 2017, subject to the reporting person's continuous service as a director.
(5)	Not applicable.

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