SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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*
Balance Austin J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O GRINDR INC.
750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400

(Street)
WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2022
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Grindr Inc. [ GRND ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chief Product Officer
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)(1) (2) 12/07/2028 Common Stock 420,881 $4.2 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Received pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 9, 2022 (the "MA"), by and among Grindr Group LLC ("LG"), Tiga Acquisition Corp. ("Tiga") and Tiga Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of Tiga ("Sub I", and together with Tiga and LG, the "Entities"), as amended in the First Amendment to the MA, dated October 5, 2022, by and among Tiga Merger Sub II LLC, a subsidiary of Tiga ("Sub II") and the Entities, pursuant to which Sub I first merged with and into LG, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Sub I ceased, and LG became the surviving company and continued in existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiga until promptly thereafter and as part of the overall transaction, when LG merged with and into Sub II, with Sub II being the entity that survived such second merger and continued in existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiga. Tiga domesticated as a Delaware corporation and subsequently changed its name to Grindr Inc.
2. 1/12 of the shares subject to the stock option will vest on December 3, 2022, and 1/12 of the shares vest each quarterly anniversary thereafter.
Remarks:
/s/ William Shafton, Attorney-in-fact 11/22/2022
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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