Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 1, 2022, Spark Networks SE (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company has initiated an exploration of strategic alternatives and will consider a wide range of options for the Company, including a potential sale, merger or other strategic transaction, and continuing to operate as a public, independent company. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release incorporate herein by reference may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements may contain words such as "believes," "hopes," "intends," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "plans," "anticipates," "guides," and variations thereof or similar expressions, and include the assumptions that underlie such statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's exploration of strategic alternatives, the Company's plans to consider a wide range of options including a potential sale, merger or other strategic transaction, and continuing to operate as a public, independent company, the Company being well-positioned to return to sustainable revenue growth, and the Company's belief that now is an opportune time to explore a range of potential strategic alternatives. The Company's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release incorporate herein by reference are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including the risk that the Company may not identify one or more strategic alternatives or ultimately pursue a strategic alternative, the risk that the Company's exploration of strategic alternatives or the public announcement thereof may be disruptive to the Company's business operations or cause the Company's stock price to fluctuate significantly, the risk that the Company's exploration of strategic alternatives may be time consuming and involve the dedication of significant resources and may require the Company to incur significant costs and expenses, the risk that the Company's exploration of strategic alternatives could divert the attention of the Company's management and its board of directors from the existing business operations, negatively impact the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate key employees, and expose the Company to potential litigation in connection with the process of exploring strategic alternatives or any resulting transaction, among other risks and uncertainties, as well as those factors more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, under the heading "Risk Factors," and other documents of the Company filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release incorporated herein by reference are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.          Description
99.1                   Press Release issued by Spark Networks SE, dated June 1, 2022.
104                  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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