Grindr Inc.

01/14/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/14/2025 18:30

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GEARON J MICHAEL JR
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Grindr Inc. [GRND] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GRINDR INC., 750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/10/2025
(Street)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 		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 01/10/2025 J(1) 8,448,334 D $ 0 6,500,000 I By LLC(2)
Common Stock 01/10/2025 J(3) 7,090,959 A $ 0 7,090,959 I By Family Trust(4)
Common Stock 01/10/2025 J(3) 590,958 A $ 0 590,958 I By Trust(5)
Common Stock 01/14/2025 J(1) 6,500,000 D $ 0 0 I By LLC(6)
Common Stock 01/14/2025 J(3) 6,500,000 A $ 0 7,090,958 I By Trust(5)
Common Stock 31,588 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GEARON J MICHAEL JR
C/O GRINDR INC.
750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069 		X X

Signatures

/s/ William Shafton, Attorney-in-Fact 01/14/2025
**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) Pro rata distribution from 28th Street Ventures LLC ("28th Street Ventures") to its members, for no consideration.
(2) The shares are held by 28th Street Ventures. The Reporting Person and The 1997 Gearon Family Trust (the "1997 Trust") are controlling members of 28th Street Ventures. The Reporting Person's spouse is a co-trustee of the 1997 Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by 28th Street Ventures except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) Pro rata distribution from 28th Street Ventures, for no consideration.
(4) The shares are held by The 1997 Gearon Family Trust. The Reporting Person's spouse is a co-trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5) The shares are held by a revocable trust and the Reporting Person is the sole trustee of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(6) The shares were held by 28th Street Ventures. The Reporting Person and the 1997 Trust are controlling members of 28th Street Ventures. The Reporting person's spouse is a co-trustee of the 1997 Trust.
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