grnd-20260602
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2026
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Grindr Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Commission file number 001-39714
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| Delaware | 92-1079067 | |||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
PO Box 69176, 750 N. San Vicente Blvd., Suite RE 1400, West Hollywood, California | 90069 | |||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
(310) 776-6680
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | GRND | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On June 2, 2026, Grindr Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which a quorum was present. As of April 9, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 177,218,700 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted on at the Annual Meeting, as well as the votes cast with respect to each matter, and if applicable, the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”). For the reasons described in the Proxy Statement, G. Raymond Zage, III, a major stockholder and member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) refrained from voting 15,850,593 shares of common stock on each of the proposals, representing his holdings in excess of the voting percentage he held prior to the commencement of the Company’s stock repurchase program.
Proposal One: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the eight persons listed below to serve on the Board until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||
| George Arison | 124,989,002 | 16,564,252 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Daniel Brooks Baer | 120,090,047 | 21,463,207 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Chad Cohen | 119,445,236 | 22,108,018 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Michael Gearon, Jr. | 122,906,867 | 18,646,387 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa Gersh | 124,902,920 | 16,650,334 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Fadi Hanna | 125,113,267 | 16,439,987 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| Rob Solomon | 125,125,830 | 16,427,424 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
| G. Raymond Zage, III | 124,911,474 | 16,641,780 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||
Proposal Two: Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 134,312,043 | 43,252 | 15,870,189 | ||||||||||||
Proposal Three: Amendment and Restatement of the Grindr Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan
The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Grindr Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, as previously amended and restated in 2024. The final voting results are as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 125,330,925 | 354,048 | 15,868,281 | 8,672,230 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Four: Advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
The result of the advisory vote on compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 99,524,561 | 26,157,979 | 15,870,714 | 8,672,230 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal Five: Advisory vote regarding the frequency of the future advisory votes on named executive officers’ compensation
The result of the advisory proposal regarding the frequency of the future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (the “Say-on-Frequency Proposal”) was as follows:
| “ONE YEAR” | “TWO YEARS” | “THREE YEARS” | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 124,932,009 | 3,205 | 763,280 | 15,854,760 | 8,672,230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In response to the voting results on the Say-on-Frequency Proposal and other factors, the Board determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year. The Company will continue to hold advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year until the Board decides to hold the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes, which shall be no later than the Company’s 2032 annual meeting of stockholders.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Grindr Inc. Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and forms of award agreement thereunder | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in inline XBRL (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 4, 2026
| GRINDR INC. | ||||||||
| By: | ||||||||
| /s/ John North | ||||||||
| John North | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||