Austin J. Balance - 30 Nov 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Grindr Inc. (GRND)

Reporting relationship: Chief Product Officer
Issuer ticker: GRND
Reported as of: 30 Nov 2025
Net transaction value: -$489,521
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Dec 2025, 18:29:48 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 13 Nov 2025
Next SEC filing: 23 Mar 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 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes Austin J. Balance's Form 4 filing for Grindr Inc. (GRND).
4 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Dec 2025, 18:29.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 13 Nov 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$489,521.

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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 Dec 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

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

GRND transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +425,000
Change %: +82%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 946,082
Date: 30 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

GRND transaction

Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value: $489,521
Shares: -38,095
Change %: -4%
Price: $12.85
Shares after: 907,987
Date: 01 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

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

GRND transaction Derivative

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +20,000
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 20,000
Date: 30 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 20,000
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3

GRND transaction Derivative

Performance Based Restricted Stock Units

Award

Transaction value: $0
Shares: +200,000
Change %
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 200,000
Date: 30 Nov 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 200,000
Exercise price
Footnotes: F4

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock ("Common Stock") underlying restricted stock units ("RSUs"). Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock upon settlement. 20% of RSUs will vest and settle into Common Stock on December 1, 2026, December 1, 2027, December 1, 2028, December 1, 2029, and December 1, 2030, in each case, subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2022 Plan")) through each such date.

Footnote F2

The Reporting Person is reporting the withholding by the Issuer of 38,095 shares of common stock that vested on December 1, 2025 pursuant to RSUs award but that were not issued in order to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations upon settlement of the RSUs.

Footnote F3

Each performance-based restricted stock unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The PSUs will vest 50% if the volume weighted average price ("VWAP") of Common Stock during any period of 20 consecutive trading days during a specified period equals or exceeds $16.64, and 50% of the PSUs will vest if the VWAP of Common Stock during any period of 20 consecutive trading days during a specified period equals or exceeds $20.81, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the 2022 Plan) through each such date.

Footnote F4

Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The PSUs will vest on the first occasion on or prior to December 31, 2027 that (a) the VWAP of Common Stock over any period of 15 consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $26, or (b) specified market cap or financial performance conditions are met, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the 2022 Plan) through each such date.