UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2007
Spark Networks, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-51195 | 20-8901733 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800, Beverly Hills, California | 90211 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(323) 658-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Pursuant to an agreement entered into on August 8, 2007, Spark Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) has agreed to purchase 1,288,308 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $4.04 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $5,204,764 from certain affiliates of Tiger Global Management, LLC in a privately negotiated transaction. The Company anticipates that the transaction will close in the next few trading days. The purchase will be funded through internally generated funds, and the shares will be retired. The Company’s board of directors authorized this repurchase separate from the Company’s current stock repurchase program.
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, INC. | ||||
| Date: August 10, 2007 | By: | /s/ Mark G. Thompson | ||
| Name: | Mark G. Thompson | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||