SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

(Rule 13d-102)

(Amendment No. 1)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Spark Networks, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

84651P100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. 84651P100		Page 2 of 8

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   North Run Capital, LP
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,855,856**
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,855,856**
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,855,856**
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   7.8%**
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   IA, PN

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No. 84651P100		Page 3 of 8

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   North Run Advisors, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,855,856**
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,855,856**
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,855,856**
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   7.8%**
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   HC, OO

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No. 84651P100		Page 4 of 8

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Todd B. Hammer
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,855,856**
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,855,856**
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,855,856**
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   7.8%**
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   HC, IN

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4.

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CUSIP No. 84651P100		Page 5 of 8

 

1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS   Thomas B. Ellis
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  ¨        (b)  ¨
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION   United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH				5		SOLE VOTING POWER   0
				6		SHARED VOTING POWER   1,855,856**
				7		SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER   0
				8		SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   1,855,856**
9		AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON   1,855,856**
10		CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
11		PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9   7.8%**
12		TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*   HC, IN

 

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT

**	SEE ITEM 4.

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SCHEDULE 13G/A

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of North Run Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“North Run”), North Run Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investment Manager”), Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis are the principals and sole members of North Run. North Run is the general partner of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager is the investment manager of certain private pooled investment vehicles (collectively, the “Funds”). This Amendment relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Spark Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), held by the Funds.

 

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

Item 1(b) of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600

Los Angeles, California 90025

 

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing.

Item 2(a) of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

(1)

North Run Capital, LP

 

(2)

North Run Advisors, LLC

 

(3)

Todd B. Hammer

 

(4)

Thomas B. Ellis

 

Item 2(c)

Citizenship or Place of Organization.

Item 2(c) of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

(1)

North Run Capital, LP is a Delaware limited partnership.

 

(2)

North Run Advisors, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company.

 

(3)

Todd B. Hammer is a U.S. citizen.

 

(4)

Thomas B. Ellis is a U.S. citizen.

 

Item 3

Reporting Person.

Item 3 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

 

(a)		¨		Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)		¨		Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

 

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(c)		¨		Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)		¨		Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e)		x		An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)		¨		An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)		x		A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h)		¨		A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
(i)		¨		A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
(j)		¨		Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

 

Item 4

Ownership.

Item 4 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

 

(a)

North Run, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis may be deemed the beneficial owners of 1,855,856 shares of Common Stock.

 

(b)

North Run, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis may be deemed the beneficial owners of 7.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage was determined by dividing 1,855,856 by 23,920,803, which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 13, 2013, according to the Issuer’s 10-Q filed on November 13, 2013 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(c)

North Run, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis have the shared power to vote and dispose of the 1,855,856 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.

 

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Item 10

Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

Exhibits

Exhibit 24-1

Power of Attorney of Thomas B. Ellis, dated December 11, 2009.

Exhibit 24-2

Power of Attorney of Todd B. Hammer, dated December 11, 2009.

Exhibit 99-2

Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 14, 2014, between North Run, the Investment Manager, Todd B. Hammer and Thomas B. Ellis.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 14, 2014

 

 

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