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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STATON DANIEL C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FriendFinder Networks Inc. [FFN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Co-Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS INC., 6800 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/02/2013 (Street) BOCA RATON, FL 33487 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 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 04/02/2013   A   62,500 A $ 0 (1) 5,521,858 (3) I See footnote (2) Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               28,747 (3) D   Restricted Stock               2,500 (4) D

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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

Stock Options

$ 1.13

(5)

04/23/2022

Common Stock

8,334

8,334

D

Stock Options

$ 10

(6)

07/06/2018

Common Stock

50,000

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STATON DANIEL C C/O FRIENDFINDER NETWORKS INC. 6800 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, SUITE 200 BOCA RATON, FL 33487	X	X		Co-Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Daniel C. Staton		04/03/2013
**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)	These shares of common stock were granted by FriendFinder Networks Inc. (the "Company") to the reporting person under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan pursuant to the terms of the reporting person's Consulting Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2012 (the "Consulting Agreement"). These shares are held through Staton Family Investments, Ltd., of which the reporting person is a member and holds sole voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Staton Family Investments, Ltd.
(2)	Includes 3,682,893 shares held through Staton Family Investments, Ltd., of which the reporting person is a member and holds sole voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Staton Family Investments, Ltd.; 1,688,970 shares held by Staton Family Perpetual Trust, of which the reporting person is trustee and holds sole voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Staton Family Perpetual Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's minor children; and 149,995 shares held by Staton Media LLC, of which the reporting person is a member and manager and holds sole voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Staton Media LLC.
(3)	Previous grants of 187,500 shares of common stock to the reporting person under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan have been inadvertently reported as issued directly to the reporting person, rather than indirectly issued to Staton Family Investments, Ltd. The amounts owned by the reporting person directly and indirectly are now accurately reflected, including the grants of 250,000 shares of common stock held through Staton Family Investments, Ltd.
(4)	This grant of restricted stock vests on the third anniversary of the grant date (May 16, 2012).
(5)	This grant of stock options vests 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (April 24, 2012) and 20% thereafter on each annual anniversary of the date of grant until fully vested.
(6)	This grant of stock options vests 20% on the first anniversary of the date of grant (July 7, 2008) and 20% thereafter on each annual anniversary of the date of grant until fully vested.

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