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Title: Effective January 1, 2026, Executive’s title shall be changed
from “General Counsel and Head of Global Affairs” to “Chief Legal Officer and Head of Global Affairs”. For the avoidance of doubt, Executive understands and agrees that this title change does not trigger subsection (b) of the Good Reason
provision contained in the Offer Letter.
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Equity: Executive agrees and acknowledges that he has received in full
the time- and performance-based equity awards described in the Offer Letter. Upon the Effective Date, Executive shall be eligible to receive the new performance-based equity award described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “New Market Cap PSU Arrangement”). In addition, from and after January 1, 2026,
Executive shall be eligible to receive annual key performance indicator restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards (“KPI Awards”) in accordance with Exhibit B attached hereto. Section 2(c) of this Amendment
replaces and supersedes in full the final sentence of the section entitled “Time-Based Equity” of the Offer Letter.
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Severance Upon Termination without Cause or for Good Reason: Upon the
Effective Date, the following shall be added to the Severance benefits provided to Executive in the event of a termination without Cause or resignation by Executive for Good Reason, subject to the conditions for receipt applicable to
such Severance benefits as set forth in the Offer Letter:
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Definition of Good Reason: Upon the Effective Date, the definition of
Good Reason shall be stricken and replaced with the following definition:
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Definition of Independent Directors: Upon the Effective Date, the
following definition shall be added to the Offer Letter:
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Continuation
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Construction of Terms
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Governing Law
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Effective Date
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Chief Executive Officer
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On the first occasion (if any) on or prior to December 31, 2027 that (a) the Average Market Capitalization (as defined below) exceeds $5 billion, (b) the average VWAP (as defined below) equals or
exceeds $26 over a period of 15 consecutive trading days (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar events), or (c) TTM EBITDA (as defined below) equals or exceeds $275 million (each of (a), (b), and
(c), a “First Performance Condition” and the earliest date on which one of the First Performance Conditions occurs, the “First Performance Date”), Executive shall be granted 60,000 RSUs.
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On the first occasion (if any) on or prior to March 31, 2029 that (a) the Average Market Capitalization exceeds $7.5 billion, (b) the average VWAP equals or exceeds $39 over a period of 15
consecutive trading days (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar events), or (c) TTM EBITDA equals or exceeds $412 million (each of (a), (b), and (c), a “Second Performance Condition” and the earliest date on which one of the Second Performance Conditions occurs, the “Second Performance Date”), Executive shall be granted 60,000 RSUs.
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If any RSUs pursuant to the PSU Arrangement are granted, subject to Executive’s Continuous Service (as defined in the 2022 Plan) with the Company through such date, such RSUs shall be fully vested
on the grant date. The terms of the RSUs granted pursuant to the PSU Arrangement shall be governed by the 2022 Plan and an applicable award agreement, which Executive is required to sign in order to receive such RSUs. In all such cases, the
grant and vesting of the RSUs pursuant to the PSU Arrangement (or portion thereof) shall be subject to Executive’s Continuous Service with the Company through the applicable grant date or vesting date, respectively.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2022 Plan), Executive shall be granted,
subject to Executive’s Continuous Service to the Company through immediately prior to the consummation of such Change in Control:
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60,000 fully vested RSUs, if and only if (a) the Change in Control is consummated on or prior to December 31, 2027, (b) the CIC Price exceeds $5 billion and (c) the First Performance Condition has
not been previously met (for clarity, no RSUs will be granted under this paragraph if the conditions in all of clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this bullet are not met; further, if there is no consideration payable to shareholders in connection
with the Change in Control, the number of RSUs calculated under this bullet will be equal to zero); and
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60,000 fully vested RSUs, if and only if (a) the Change in Control is consummated on or prior to March 31, 2029, (b) the CIC Price exceeds $7.5 billion and (c) the Second Performance Condition has
not been previously met (for clarity, no RSUs will be granted under this paragraph if the conditions in all of clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this bullet are not met; further, if there is no consideration payable to shareholders in connection
with the Change in Control, the number of RSUs calculated under this bullet will be equal to zero).
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“Average Market Capitalization” shall mean the daily average of the Company’s Market Capitalization for
the 90 trading days preceding a given day.
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“CIC Per Share Consideration” shall mean the consideration payable for one share of the Company’s common
stock (including the present value of any non-cash or contingent consideration payable for one share of Company common stock) by the acquirer (or its parent) in connection with the Change in Control.
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“CIC Price” shall mean an amount equal to (x) CIC Per Share Consideration, multiplied by (y) the number
of fully diluted shares of common stock of the Company as of immediately prior to the consummation of the Change in Control (which shall be calculated consistent with the applicable definition or formula used in the definitive agreement
evidencing the Change in Control to calculate the number of fully diluted shares of common stock of the Company as of immediately prior to the Change in Control).
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“Market Capitalization” shall mean (a) the VWAP on a given day multiplied by (b) the number of issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock on such day.
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“TTM EBITDA” shall mean the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA as reported in the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for the four fiscal quarters preceding and including the most recently completed fiscal quarter of the Company prior to the determination date (with the day of any filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in which Grindr’s Adjusted EBITDA is reported constituting a determination date).
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“VWAP” shall mean, for any given date, the per-share volume-weighted average price (determined without
regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours) of a share of the Company’s common stock, as determined by the Company based on a reputable third-party source.
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Key performance indicator (“KPI”) awards (“KPI Awards”) will be granted in the form of RSUs and may be paid out in the form of cash or shares of the common stock of Grindr Inc. (the “Company”) (“Common Stock”) as determined
by the Company.
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• The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) (or a committee thereof) and Zachary Katz shall agree upon, and
reduce to writing, annual KPIs (a) as soon as practicable after January 1, 2026; and (b) annually thereafter, as soon as practicable after the start of each calendar year and in no event later than the end of the first quarter of the
applicable calendar year.
• Absent such written agreement on KPIs, the KPIs shall be determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) in its sole and absolute discretion. The Board shall determine such KPIs and grant such KPI Awards no later than the
end of the first quarter of the applicable calendar year.
• The target number of RSUs that could be earned, based on performance, with respect to a KPI Award will be determined by dividing a value ranging from $250,000 to $350,000 (in each case such amount within that range as
determined by the Board, or a committee thereof, in its or their sole and absolute discretion) by the average VWAP of the Common Stock for the 90 trading days preceding the grant date, rounded down to the nearest whole number (the “Target KPI RSUs”). The number of RSUs actually earned, if any, with respect to a KPI Award may be less than 100%, including 0%, of the
Target KPI RSUs, for performance below the target performance level applicable to the KPIs, 100% of the Target KPI RSUs, for performance at the target performance level applicable to the KPIs, or greater than 100% of the Target KPI
RSUs, for performance at the maximum performance level applicable to the KPIs, in each case as determined by the Board (or a committee thereof) in their sole and absolute discretion. The Board (or a committee thereof) in its sole and
absolute discretion may also determine to apply one or more multipliers to any earned KPIs based on factors determined by the Board (or a committee thereof).
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The Board or the Compensation Committee thereof (the “Committee”)
shall determine the extent to which the KPIs for a given year have been satisfied in its or their sole and absolute discretion by no later than March 15 after the end of the applicable year (the date of such determination, the “Certification Date”). Except as otherwise provided in the Offer Letter, the vesting of any KPI Awards is subject to Mr. Katz’s Continuous
Service (as defined in the 2022 Plan) through the Certification Date.
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means, for any given date, the per-share volume-weighted average price (determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular
trading session trading hours) of a share of Common Stock, as determined by the Company based on a reputable third-party source.
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