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SPARK NETWORKS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2004 FINANCIAL RESULTS REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR U.S. PUBLIC OFFERING FILED

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10.03.2005
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 10, 2005 - Spark Networks plc, a leading
provider of online personals services, today reported 2004 fourth
quarter and full year financial results.
Financial Results
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2004 was $17.1 million, an increase
of 46%, compared to $11.7 million, over the same period last year.
Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $65.1 million, an
increase of 76%, compared to revenue of $36.9 million, for the year
ended December 31, 2003.
Including $2.1 million of charges related to the settlement of two
legal issues, the company reported a net loss of $1.6 million, or
$(0.06) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2004, compared to a net
loss of $6.8 million, or $(0.35) per share, for the same period last
year.
For the year ended December 31, 2004, the company reported a net loss
of $11.6 million, or $(0.51) per share, compared to a net loss of
$10.9 million, or $(0.57) per share, for the year ended December 31,
2003.  The loss for 2004 included charges totaling $7.7 million.
These charges were related to costs associated with settlements of
legal disputes, costs related to an impairment charge, costs related
to severance payments and costs related to the postponed initial
public offering of MatchNet.
Registration statement for IPO filed
Spark Networks has filed a registration statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of up to
$75,000,000 in American Depositary shares, with each American
Depositary share representing one of the company’s ordinary shares. 
It is anticipated that the offering will be made by the company and
certain selling shareholders. 
Piper Jaffray & Co. is serving as the lead manager and sole
book-runner for the offering, and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC and
ThinkEquity Partners LLC are acting as co-managers.
Investor conference call:
The company will discuss its financial results during a live
teleconference today at 9:30 a.m. Pacific time (US & Canada) and 6:30
p.m. Frankfurt time on Thursday, March 10, 2005.
Call Title: Spark Networks plc Investor Conference Call 
Toll-Free (United States): +1-877-241-6722
International: +1-706-634-2477
Confirmation number: 4356315
IR Contact:
Elmar Bob
Tel.: +49 (69) 74 09 37 88
Fax: +49 (69) 74 09 37 87
E-Mail:  elmar@spark.net
URL: http://www.spark-networks.com
About Spark Networks plc:
Spark Networks plc’s Global Depositary Shares trade on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange (FSE) under the symbol "MHJG".  The Spark Networks™
portfolio of consumer Web sites includes AmericanSingles®.com,
JDate®.com, JDate.co.il, MatchNet®.de, MatchNet.co.uk,
MatchNet.com.au, Glimpse.comTM, CollegeLuvTM.com,  Date.caTM, and
FaceLink®.com.  The company was formed in England in 1998.
end of announcement                    euro adhoc 10.03.2005 16:57:49 

Further inquiry note:

Elmar Bob
Tel.: +49 (69) 74 09 37 88
Fax: +49 (69) 74 09 37 87
E-Mail: elmar@spark.net

Guido Pickert

Branche: Online
ISIN: US5766601042
WKN: 930129
Index: SDAX, Prime Standard, Classic All Share, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse / regulated dealing
Berliner Wertpapierbörse / free trade
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