Ownership Submission
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, 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 *
  Great Hill Equity Partners III LP
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPARK NETWORKS PLC [LOV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE LIBERTY SQUARE, 13TH FLOOR
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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02109
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/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

Explanation of Responses:

* 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.

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