---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-056355"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRND"
cik: "0001820144"
company_name: "Grindr Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T18:12:04.954669+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grindr grants large RSU awards to CFO and COO, cuts market cap thresholds for performance RSUs

## Summary
- CFO Vandana Mehta-Krantz receives 340,667 RSUs; COO Austin Balance receives 333,417 RSUs.
- Krantz's market cap thresholds for performance RSUs lowered from $5B/$7.5B/$10B to $2.1B/$2.8B/$3.5B.
- Balance gets new performance RSU arrangement with $1.367M per threshold at $2.1B/$2.8B/$3.5B.
- Balance's annual base salary raised from $375K to $410K; bonus target confirmed at 55%.
- Special bonuses of $400K to Krantz and $300K to Balance for exceptional FY2023 performance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-056355
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRND
- cik: 0001820144
- company_name: Grindr Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000114036123056355/0001140361-23-056355-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000114036123056355/ef20016065_8k.htm

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