Austin J. Balance - 31 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Grindr Inc. (GRND)

Reporting relationship: Chief Product Officer
Issuer ticker: GRND
Reported as of: 31 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: -$1,385,803
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 18:20:07 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 12 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Bella Zaslavsky, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Austin J. Balance filed Form 4 for Grindr Inc. (GRND) on 02 Sep 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Austin J. Balance's Form 4 filing for Grindr Inc. (GRND).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 18:20.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 May 2026.
Current net transaction value: -$1,385,803.

Research use

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You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001954216 Primary reporting owner

Balance Austin J

Relationship: Chief Product Officer
Address: C/O GRINDR INC., 750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400, WEST HOLLYWOOD
Signature: /s/ Bella Zaslavsky, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 02 Sep 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

GRND transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +26,304
Change %: +2.9%
Price: $4.20^*
Shares after: 939,694
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

GRND transaction

Common Stock

Sale

Transaction value: $1,385,803
Shares: -89,638
Change %: -9.5%
Price: $15.46
Shares after: 850,056
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2, F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

GRND transaction Derivative

Stock Option (right to buy)

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -26,304
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 26,304
Exercise price: $4.20
Footnotes: F1, F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Rule 10b5-1 trading plan

These transactions were reported as open-market trades under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The plan lets an insider set trading instructions in advance, which can reduce the risk of trading while in possession of material nonpublic information.

Original filing language: transaction made pursuant to a contract, instruction, or written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c).

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

The option exercises reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, adopted on June 1, 2026.

Footnote F2

The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, adopted on June 1, 2026.

Footnote F3

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.26 to $15.61, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.

Footnote F4

The stock option award was granted to the Reporting Person on December 7, 2021, and initially represented a right to purchase a total of 420,881 shares upon vesting. 1/12 of the shares subject to the stock option vested on December 3, 2022, and 1/12 of the shares vested quarterly thereafter.