Sec Form 4 Filing - Lu James Fu Bin @ Grindr Inc. - 2022-12-14

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) 12/14/2022 (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, par value $0.0001 per share 12/14/2022 C( 1 ) 297,157 A $ 1,640,306.64 38,723,080 I By Corporation( 2 )( 3 )

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 Options $ 2.56 12/14/2022 C( 4 ) 554,639 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 554,639 ( 4 ) 0 I By Corporation( 2 )( 3 ) Options $ 5.52 12/14/2022 S( 1 ) 297,157 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Common Stock 297,157 ( 1 ) 0 I By Corporation( 2 )( 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 12/16/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Option to acquire Common Stock of the Issuer from another shareholder at an exercise price of $5.52 per share which is exercisable before or on June 15, 2023. ( 2 )As described in the Issuer's proxy statement (Registration No. 333-264902) ("Proxy"), shares of the Issuer's Common Stock were issued to Longview Capital SVH LLC, a Washington limited liability company ("Longview SVH"), in exchange for outstanding units of Grindr Group LLC ("LG") Series X ordinary units. 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. Longview SVH is the holder of all of the securities of the Issuer beneficially held by the Reporting Person, other than the option to acquire 297,157 shares of Common Stock and the 297,157 share of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by the Reporting Person, which are held by Longview. The Reporting Person is the sole equityholder of Longview and exercises voting and investment power with respect to Longview. ( 3 )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 )Longview SVH transferred to Tiga Investments Pte. Ltd. the right to receive shares in respect of an option to acquire 554,639 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer from another shareholder within 30 days of the consummation of the Business Combination (as defined in the Proxy).

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