GRND Form 4: CEO George Arison reports 125k-share gift, retains 2.07M shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

George Arison, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Grindr Inc. (GRND), reported a gift transaction dated 09/12/2025. The Form 4 shows he transferred 125,000 shares of Grindr common stock as a gift to The Arison Family Management Trust at a $0 price. After the reported transaction he directly beneficially owned 2,068,896 shares. The filing also reports 100,000 shares held of record by The George Arison 2024 GRAT, treated as indirect holdings. The report was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 09/16/2025. The filer states the trust trustee is independent and the Reporting Person claims no investment control over the gifted shares.

Positive

• Timely disclosure of the transaction on a Form 4 filed and signed by an attorney-in-fact
• Transfer reported as exempt under Rule 16b-5, indicating a permissible gift to a family trust with an independent trustee

Negative

• Reduction in direct beneficial ownership by 125,000 shares, which modestly lowers the reporting person's direct stake

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Insider reported a gift of 125,000 shares; direct holdings remain materially large at ~2.07M shares.

The Form 4 discloses a non-sale transfer (gift) of 125,000 shares on 09/12/2025, executed at no consideration and exempt under Rule 16b-5. This reduces the reporting person's direct holdings but leaves substantial retained ownership (2,068,896 shares), with an additional 100,000 shares held indirectly in a GRAT. For investors, this is a non-cash estate-planning style transfer rather than a liquidity event; it neither generates proceeds nor signals a market sale. Timely disclosure maintains transparency but does not change outstanding share counts.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: The filing documents an arm's-length gift to an independent-trust vehicle with no retained control claimed.

The report explicitly states the trustee of The Arison Family Management Trust is independent and the reporting person disclaims investment control, which is important for avoiding attribution of beneficial ownership. The use of a GRAT for 100,000 shares is noted by record ownership. From a governance perspective, the disclosure is complete for the reported transactions and consistent with routine estate-planning moves by insiders; there is no indication of related-party trading or exercised options in this filing.

Insider Trade Summary

125,000 shares gifted

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Arison George

Role CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Gift	Common Stock	125,000	$0.00	--
holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 2,068,896 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 100,000 shares (Indirect, See footnote)

Footnotes (1)

1. This transaction involved the Reporting Person's gift of 125,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock to The Arison Family Management Trust, established for the benefit of the Reporting Person's spouse and children and exempt under Rule 16b-5. The trustee of the trust is independent of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person has no investment control over the securities in the trust. Accordingly, the Reporting Person does not claim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the trust and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The shares are held of record by The George Arison 2024 GRAT.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Arison George

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GRINDR INC.

750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400

(Street)

WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Grindr Inc. [ GRND ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/12/2025

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	09/12/2025		G(1)		125,000	D	$0	2,068,896	D
Common Stock								100,000	I	See footnote(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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction involved the Reporting Person's gift of 125,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock to The Arison Family Management Trust, established for the benefit of the Reporting Person's spouse and children and exempt under Rule 16b-5. The trustee of the trust is independent of the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person has no investment control over the securities in the trust. Accordingly, the Reporting Person does not claim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the trust and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The shares are held of record by The George Arison 2024 GRAT.

	/s/ Bella Zaslavsky, Attorney-in-Fact	09/16/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did George Arison report on the Form 4 for GRND?

He reported a gift of 125,000 shares of Grindr common stock dated 09/12/2025 and disclosed his remaining direct beneficial ownership of 2,068,896 shares.

Was the transaction a sale or a gift for GRND insider George Arison?

The transaction was a gift executed at a price of $0 and described as exempt under Rule 16b-5.

Are any shares held indirectly by George Arison reported on the Form 4?

Yes. The form shows 100,000 shares held of record by The George Arison 2024 GRAT as indirect holdings.

When was the Form 4 transaction dated and when was the form signed?

Transaction date: 09/12/2025. Form signed by attorney-in-fact: 09/16/2025.

Does the reporting person claim control over the shares placed in the family trust?

No. The filing states the trustee is independent and the reporting person does not claim investment control over the trust-held securities.