Spark Networks

Spark Networks to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:18:38 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 15, 2013 – Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leader in building-niche targeted brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, today announced management’s participation at two upcoming investor conferences.

Brett Zane, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Raymond James Internet/Software Crossover Conference to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, California at 8:25 AM PT/11:25 AM ET.

Greg Liberman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at Needham’s Eighth Annual Internet & Digital Media Conference to be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Westin Grand Central Hotel, NYC at 10:30 AM PT/ 1:30 PM ET.

Both presentations will also be broadcast live over the Internet and presentation slides can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s Web site at http://www.spark.net/investor.htm.

During each conference, management will be available to meet with investors in a one-on-one setting. For more information, please contact Addo Communications.

About Spark Networks, Inc.:

The Spark Networks portfolio of online communities includes, among others, JDate^®.com (www.jdate.com), ChristianMingle^®.com (www.christianmingle.com), SilverSingles^®.com (www.silversingles.com), BlackSingles.com^® (www.blacksingles.com), Faith.com™ (www.faith.com) and DailyBibleVerse.com^® (www.dailybibleverse.com). More information can be found on the Company’s website at: www.spark.net.

Investor Relations Contact Information

Please contact: Addo Communications

Laura Bainbridge

laurab@addocommunications.com

Kimberly Esterkin

kimberlye@addocommunications.com

310-829-5400

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Spark Networks To Present At The Stifel Internet, Media & Communications Conference 2013

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:38:33 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 7, 2013 – Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leader in creating iconic niche-focused brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, announced today that Greg Liberman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Brett Zane, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Stifel Internet, Media, and Communications Conference to be held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Pierre Hotel, NYC, at 3:15 PM ET/12:15 PM PT.

The Company presentation will also be broadcast live over the Internet and presentation slides can be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s Web site at http://www.spark.net/investor.htm.

During the conference, management will also be available to meet with investors in a one-on-one setting. For more information, please contact Addo Communications.

About Spark Networks, Inc.:

Investor Relations Contact Information

Please contact: Addo Communications

Laura Bainbridge

laurab@addocommunications.com

Kimberly Esterkin

kimberlye@addocommunications.com

310-829-5400

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Spark Networks Announces Pricing Of Offering Of 5,710,000 Shares Of Common Stock

admin — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:40:24 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 2, 2013 — Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leading niche-focused, global media company with brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, today announced the pricing of its follow-on public offering of 2,140,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $6.25 per share. Great Hill Partners, LLC and its affiliates, as a selling stockholder, are also selling 3,570,000 shares of common stock for a total offering of 5,710,000 shares. Great Hill Partners, LLC and its affiliates have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 856,500 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Spark Networks will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder.

William Blair and Stifel are acting as joint book-running managers and Canaccord Genuity is acting as co-manager for the offering.

A registration statement, including a prospectus, relating to shares of the common stock of Spark Networks has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This offering is being made by Spark Networks and the selling stockholders only by means of a written prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus for the offering may be obtained from William Blair & Company, L.L.C. at 222 West Adams Street, Attention: Prospectus Department, Chicago, IL 60606, phone number (800) 621-0687, or from Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated at One Montgomery Street, Suite 3700, San Francisco, California 94104, phone number (415) 364-2720.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About Spark Networks, Inc.:

The Spark Networks portfolio of consumer websites includes, among others, JDate®.com (www.jdate.com), ChristianMingle®.com (www.christianmingle.com), Spark®.com (www.spark.com), BlackSingles.com® (www.blacksingles.com), and SilverSingles®.com (www.silversingles.com).

For More Information

Investors:

Addo Communications

Laura Foster, Kimberly Esterkin

lauraf@addocommunications.com; kimberlye@addocommunications.com

310-829-5400

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Spark Networks Reports First Quarter Financial Results

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:06:26 +0000

Please visit here for Spark Networks’ First Quarter Financial Results.

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Spark Networks Announces Proposed Offering of 5,710,000 Shares of Common Stock

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:43:55 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 23, 2013 — Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leading niche-focused, global media company with brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 2,140,000 shares of its common stock. Great Hill Partners, LLC and its affiliates, as a selling stockholder, also intends to sell 3,570,000 shares of common stock for a total offering amount of 5,710,000 shares. Great Hill Partners, LLC and its affiliates have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 856,500 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. Spark Networks currently intends to use its net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, sales and marketing activities and general and administrative matters. The company may also use a portion of its net proceeds to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, technologies, or other intellectual property, although it has no present commitments or agreements to do so. Spark Networks will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholder. William Blair and Stifel are acting as joint book-running managers and Canaccord Genuity is acting as co-manager for the offering.

The public offering of common stock will be made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement pursuant to Spark Networks’ effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the prospectus supplement and base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of William Blair & Company at 222 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60606; Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at prospectus@williamblair.com or by phone at (800) 621-0687 and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company at One Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104; Attention: Syndicate Desk or by email at syndesk@stifel.com or by phone at (415) 364-2720.

About Spark Networks, Inc.:

For More Information

Investors:

Addo Communications

Laura Foster, Kimberly Esterkin

lauraf@addocommunications.com; kimberlye@addocommunications.com

310-829-5400

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Spark Networks Announces Investor Conference Call To Discuss First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:57:27 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., April 15, 2013 – Spark Networks, Inc. (NYSE MKT: LOV), a leader in creating niche-focused brands that build and strengthen the communities they serve, will host an investor conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter 2013. The call is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

Call Title: Spark Networks First Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call

Toll-Free (United States): 1-877-407-0789

International: 1-201-689-8562

In addition, the Company will host a webcast of the call which will be accessible in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.spark.net or by clicking http://investor.spark.net.

A replay will begin approximately three hours after completion of the call and run until May 7, 2013.

Replay

Toll-Free (United States): 1- 877-870-5176

International: 1- 858-384-5517

Passcode: 411734

About Spark Networks, Inc.:

The Spark Networks portfolio of online personals communities includes, among others, JDate^®.com (www.jdate.com), ChristianMingle^®.com (www.christianmingle.com), SilverSingles^®.com, Spark^®.com (www.spark.com) and BlackSingles.com^® (www.blacksingles.com). More information can be found on the Company’s website at: www.spark.net.

For More Information

Please contact: Addo Communications

Laura Foster; lauraf@addocommunications.com

Kimberly Esterkin; kimberlye@addocommunications.com

310-829-5400

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ChristianMingle®.com Partners with H.I.S. BridgeBuilders

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:46:13 +0000

Leading Christian Organizations Unite to Aid Urban Transformations,

Restoring Dallas-based Communities

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (April 2, 2013)—ChristianMingle.com, the largest and fastest growing online community for Christian singles, has teamed with H.I.S. BridgeBuilders, a Dallas-based ministry that helps restore urban communities. In this partnership, ChristianMingle and H.I.S. BridgeBuilders join forces to host charitable events and cultivate social experiences in the Dallas metropolitan area.

“At ChristianMingle, our goal is to foster strong relationships within the Christian community and this partnership enables us to extend those connections offline,” says Ashley Reccord, community manager at ChristianMingle. “Working with this influential ministry also empowers our members to give back to the communities that God has built for us.”

H.I.S. BridgeBuilders is a ministry that unites Christians across cities to advance urban restoration through education, health, economic and spiritual development. The ministry is focused on building bridges that connect individuals to one another and to God to help successfully rebuild generationally underprivileged urban communities.

Mark Gaither, director of marketing and communications for H.I.S. BridgeBuilders, adds, “Our model thrives when leading organizations, such as ChristianMingle, pool resources to create a greater impact within the communities we mutually serve. While our network spans corporations, nonprofits, government agencies and more, our relationship with ChristianMingle is elevated by our shared devotion to the gospel and helps bring our vision to life.”

As the inaugural proof point marking this new collaboration, ChristianMingle will work with H.I.S. BridgeBuilders to plant urban gardens in low-income communities in South Dallas. These gardens will help bring healthful food options to impoverished communities that have restricted access to grocery stores.

For more information, visit ChristianMingle’s site, or connect on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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About ChristianMingle

ChristianMingle® (www.ChristianMingle.com) is the leading and fastest growing online community for Christian singles. In addition, ChristianMingle is a part of Gospel Media Group®, a premier network of online Christian resources which is also comprised of believe.com® (www.believe.com), Faith.com™ (www.Faith.com), DailyBibleVerse.com™ (www.DailyBibleVerse.com) and ChristianCards.net™ (www.ChristianCards.net).

About H.I.S. BridgeBuilders

H.I.S. BridgeBuilders works to reconcile individuals to God and to unite people from diverse segments of society in order to advance urban restoration through education, health, economic and spiritual development.

Contact:

Mira Yellin: 310-578-7050

yellin@formulapr.com

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Plus Ones Are Welcome At The Easter Table, According To ChristianMingle Poll

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:13:59 +0000

A few dates may be all it takes to get an invite to Easter dinner

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (March 28, 2013)—ChristianMingle.com®, the largest and fastest growing online community for Christian singles, today released the results of a series of polls asking its members how well romance and Easter mix. The polls reveal that men and women are surprisingly lax about celebrating family traditions with a budding new relationship.

Twenty eight percent of members surveyed said they would invite someone with whom they’ve shared only a few dates to celebrate Easter with the family, with men (32 percent) being slightly more likely than women (25 percent) to bring a date home to break bread with mom and dad.

“Easter is a time when families come together to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and embrace the premise of Christianity,” says Ashley Reccord, ChristianMingle Community Manager. “For many people, such a joyous occasion presents an ideal time to introduce a blossoming relationship to the family.”

Poll findings reveal that relationships don’t have to be serious to earn face time with the family, even on an important holiday like Easter. Nineteen percent of men and twelve percent of women would bring a first date to a family Easter celebration.

In addition to sharing time with family, prayer and community play an important role when it comes to spending Easter with a significant other. Fifty six percent of ChristianMingle members agree their favorite way to celebrate Easter with their sweetheart is to go to church, while Easter brunch with close friends and family comes in second (35 percent for both men and women). Only two percent of ChristianMingle members said they would ditch their date to spend Easter with their respective families.

“Easter is a time to spend with loved ones, so it comes as no surprise that the majority of our members would welcome a new or serious relationship into their family traditions, and their church, with open arms,” adds Reccord.

Full questions and results are below:

Q: Would you take your significant other to Easter brunch/dinner to meet your family for the first time?

Only if we’ve been dating for several months and it’s someone I could potentially marry: 45% (Women: 47%, Men: 42%)
Sure! Seems like a great opportunity to get everyone together and integrate my date into my family: 42% (Women: 41%, Men: 44%)
Meeting my family is not a big deal to me, so it makes no difference: 8% (Women: 6%, Men: 11%)
No way, Easter is definitely a family occasion and should not include new relationships: 5% (Women: 5%, Men: 3%)

Q: How long should you date someone before including them in your family’s Easter traditions?

4-6 months is long enough: 36% (Women: 40%, Men: 30%)
As long as we’ve been on a few dates, I’ll invite them to all my family functions: 28% (Women: 25%, Men: 32%)
At least a year, once we know it is a serious, committed relationship: 19% (Women: 20%, Men: 17%)
Doesn’t matter, I’ll bring a first date to Easter with my family: 15% (Women: 12%, Men: 19%)
We need to be married or engaged already: 2% (Women: 3%, Men: 2%)

Q: What’s your favorite way to celebrate Easter with your significant other?

Go to church together: 56% (Women: 58%, Men: 50%)
Easter brunch with close friends and family: 35% (Women: 35%, Men: 35%)
Make a nice Easter ham and have dinner with just the two of us: 4% (Women: 3%, Men: 7%)
Easter egg hunt: 3% (Women: 2%, Men: 4%)
We don’t celebrate together and instead go be with our own families: 2% (Women: 2%, Men: 3%)

Q: What is an appropriate gift to bring to your significant other’s family Easter celebration?

Flowers: 43% (Women: 48%, Men: 36%)
Easter basket full of goodies: 36% (Women: 38%, Men: 35%)
Nothing: 8% (Women: 5%, Men: 12%)
Wine: 8% (Women: 6%, Men: 11%)
A Card: 4% (Women: 3%, Men: 6%)

For more information about ChristianMingle, visit www.christianmingle.com.

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About ChristianMingle

ChristianMingle® (www.ChristianMingle.com) is the leading and fastest growing online community for Christian singles. In addition, ChristianMingle is a part of Gospel Media Group™, a premier network of online Christian resources which is also comprised of believe.com™ (www.believe.com), Faith.com™ (www.faith.com), DailyBibleVerse.com™ (www.DailyBibleVerse.com) and ChristianCards.net™ (www.ChristianCards.net).

Contact:

Mira Yellin: 310-578-7050

yellin@formulapr.com

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ChristianMingle®.com and the Drew Marshall Show Help Toronto Woman Find Love

admin — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:14:01 +0000

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (March 15, 2013)—ChristianMingle.com, the largest and fastest growing community for Christian singles, and the Drew Marshall Show, Canada’s most listened to spiritual talk show, have partnered to present The Dating Game, a matchmaking contest hosted by radio personality Drew Marshall that helps contestants find Mr. (or Ms. Right) via ChristianMingle.

In Drew Marshall’s inaugural Dating Game series, Toronto-area resident Danielle Giliauskas was chosen to be the contestant for an eight-week long series, which included a free subscription to ChristianMingle. The series followed Danielle’s experience on ChristianMingle from start to finish while Marshall was present to mentor Danielle and give her advice along the way.

Born and raised in Oakville, 25-year-old Danielle said she thought The Dating Game would be a fun opportunity to help her find a man who shared the same interests and beliefs. A newbie to online dating, ChristianMingle was a new experience for her, but a rewarding one.

“On a scale of one to 10, I am flying off the charts,” said Danielle. “I give ChristianMingle a 10, because of the quality and caliber of men who have shown interest in me, and most importantly the amazing relationship I now have because of the experience afforded by ChristianMingle’s site.”

Only four weeks into the series, Danielle met Phil, a Christian gentleman who attends the same church as Danielle, yet the two had never crossed paths. After meeting in-person several times, Danielle and Phil have decided to take their dating lives offline and pursue their relationship. The two will enjoy a romantic dinner out on the town, courtesy of ChristianMingle, for Danielle’s participation in The Dating Game.

Tune in to the Drew Marshall Show on Saturday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. EST to listen to Danielle share her story about finding love on ChristianMingle.

For more information about ChristianMingle, visit www.christianmingle.com. To read more about The Drew Marshall Show Dating Game, visit www.drewmarshall.ca/tdms/.

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About ChristianMingle

ChristianMingle® (www.ChristianMingle.com) is the leading and fastest growing online community for Christian singles. In addition, ChristianMingle is a part of Gospel Media Group™, a premier network of online Christian resources which is also comprised of believe.com™ (www.believe.com), faith.com™ (www.faith.com), DailyBibleVerse.com™ (www.DailyBibleVerse.com) and ChristianCards.net™ (www.ChristianCards.net).

Contact:

Mira Yellin: 310-578-7050

yellin@formulapr.com

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Spark Networks Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results

admin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:04:29 +0000

Please visit here for Spark Networks’ Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results.

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