** Shares of dating application Grindr GRND.N up 2.8% to $12.96
** Co's majority shareholders Ray Zage and James Lu withdraw their $3.46 bln offer to take GRND private
** GRND said on Monday it has ended talks on the take-private offer, citing uncertainty around financing for the proposal
** The proposing shareholders say they secured significant expressions of interest, in multiple cases unsolicited, to participate in acquisition financing
** Up to last close, stock had fallen ~29% this year
(Reporting by Arnav Mishra in Bengaluru)
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