UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
Great Hill Equity Partners III LP ONE LIBERTY SQUARE 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
 |  |  | Member of > 10% 13(d) group |
Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P. ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
 |  |  | Member of > 10% 13(d) group |
GHP III, LLC ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
 |  |  | Member of > 10% 13(d) group |
Vettel Matthew T ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02109 |
 |  |  | Member of > 10% 13(d) group |
/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 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager of GHP III, LLC for Great Hill Partners GP III, L.P. | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ John G. Hayes, A Manager of GHP III, LLC | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ Matthew T. Vettel | 06/14/2006 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 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. |