Sec Form 4 Filing - Lu James Fu Bin @ Grindr Inc. - 2025-02-14

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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 Lu James Fu Bin 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 (MM/DD/YY) 02/14/2025 (Street) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA90069 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/14/2025 X( 1 ) 1,336,124 A $ 11.5 2,611,496 D Common Stock 02/14/2025 D( 1 ) 853,784 D $ 18.26 1,757,712 D Common Stock 28,425,249 I By Longview Capital SVH LLC ( 2 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Warrants (right to buy) $ 11.5 02/14/2025 X( 1 ) 1,336,124 02/14/2025 11/18/2027 Common Stock 1,336,124 $ 0 0 D ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lu James Fu Bin C/O GRINDR INC. 750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA90069 X X Signatures /s/ William Shafton, Attorney-in-Fact 02/19/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On February 14, 2025, the Reporting Person exercised 1,336,124 warrants to purchase shares of the Issuer's common stock for $11.50 per share. The Reporting Person exercised its 1,336,124 warrants on a cashless basis at a conversion ratio of 0.361 shares of common stock per warrant, resulting in the Issuer's withholding of 853,784 of the warrant shares and issuing to the Reporting Person the remaining 482,340 shares. ( 2 )Held by Longview Capital SVH LLC, a Washington limited liability company ("Longview SVH"). Longview Capital Holdings LLC, a Washington limited liability company ("Longview"), is the sole member of Longview SVH, which exercises ultimate voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by Longview SVH. The Reporting Person is the sole equityholder of Longview and exercises voting and investment power with respect to Longview. 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. ( 3 )Since the date of the Reporting Person's last ownership report, Mr. Lu transferred the warrants from Longview SVH to direct ownership by himself.

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