Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
LIBERMAN GREGORY R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPARK NETWORKS INC [LOV] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SPARK NETWORKS, INC., 8383 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 800		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2009
(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Share Option (right to buy) $ 6.96 01/05/2009   D     100,000   (1) 10/25/2009 Common Stock 100,000 (2) 0 D  
Employee Share Option (right to buy) $ 6.05 01/05/2009   D     150,000   (3) 12/04/2013 Common Stock 150,000 (4) 0 D  
Employee Share Option (right to buy) $ 4.06 01/05/2009   D     107,000   (5) 09/20/2014 Common Stock 107,000 (6) 0 D  
Employee Share Option (right to buy) $ 3 01/05/2009   A   357,000     (7) 01/05/2016 Common Stock 357,000 (8) 357,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LIBERMAN GREGORY R
C/O SPARK NETWORKS, INC.
8383 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 800
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211		       President and COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Gregory R. Liberman   01/06/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The option vested 6.25% quarterly from October 25, 2004.
(2) On January 5, 2009 (the "Grant Date"), the issuer canceled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the reporting person on October 25, 2004. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option on the Grant Date, for the same number of shares, having an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
(3) The option vests 6.25% quarterly from November 27, 2006.
(4) On January 5, 2009, the issuer canceled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the reporting person on December 4, 2006. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option on the Grant Date, for the same number of shares, having an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
(5) The option provided for 25% of the options to vest on September 20, 2007 and 6.25% quarterly, thereafter.
(6) On January 5, 2009, the issuer canceled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, an option granted to the reporting person on September 20, 2007. In exchange, the reporting person received a replacement option on the Grant Date, for the same number of shares, having an exercise price of $3.00 per share.
(7) 150,565 of the options will vest on January 5, 2010 and the remaining options will vest monthly in equal installments until four (4) years after the Grant Date.
(8) On January 5, 2009, the issuer canceled, pursuant to the issuer's option exchange program, options previously granted to the reporting person as described in footnotes (2), (4) and (6) above. In exchange, the reporting person received replacement options on the Grant Date, for the same number of shares cancelled in the aggregate, having an exercise price of $3.00 per share.

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