Grindr Inc.

06/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/04/2026 14:14

Proxy Results (Form 8-K)

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.
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