UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): October 11, 2023

Spark Networks SE

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Germany		001-38252		00-0000000
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

KOHLFURTER STRASSE 41/43

BERLIN, Germany 10999

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(+49) 30-868000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

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Item 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On October 11, 2023, The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) announced that it would delist the securities of Spark Networks SE (the “Company”). As previously disclosed, the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) were suspended on September 8, 2023 and have not been traded on Nasdaq since that time. The Company’s ADSs currently trade on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker symbol “LOVLY”.

On October 12, 2023, Nasdaq filed a Form 25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to complete the delisting. The delisting becomes effective ten days after the Form 25 is filed.

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 SE


Dated: October 12, 2023	By:	/s/ Frederic Beckley
		Frederic Beckley
		General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer

Spark Networks SE 8-K