Grindr (GRND) Form 4 Grindr / J MICHAEL GEARON JR ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GRINDR INC.

750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400

(Street)

WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069

(City) (State) (Zip)

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)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/03/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Warrants	$11.5	02/03/2025		S			53,339	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	53,339	$6.54(2)	202,602	I	By LLC(3)
Warrants	$11.5	02/04/2025		S			90,661	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	90,661	$6.55(4)	111,941	I	By LLC(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The warrants are currently exercisable and were originally scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 18, 2027 or earlier upon redemption or the Issuer's liquidation. On January 23, 2025, the Issuer announced a redemption of its outstanding warrants on February 24, 2025.

2. The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. The warrants were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.53 to $6.58. The Reporting Person will provide to the SEC, the issuer or security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

3. The warrants are held by 28th Street Ventures LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("28th Street"). The Reporting Person and The 1997 Gearon Family Trust are controlling members of 28th Street and, as a result, exercise ultimate voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by 28th Street. 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.

4. The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. The warrants were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.46 to $6.64. The Reporting Person will provide to the SEC, the issuer or security holder of the issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

	/s/ William Shafton, Attorney-in-Fact	02/05/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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