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Form 4 BuzzFeed, Inc. For: May 26 Filed by: Peretti Jonah

May 28, 2026 5:52 PM
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Peretti Jonah

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BUZZFEED, INC.
50 W. 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10010

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BuzzFeed, Inc. [ BZFD ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President of BuzzFeed AI
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/26/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 05/26/2026 C (1) 1,309,354 (2) A $ 0 1,309,354 I By Jonah Peretti, LLC (3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock (1) 05/26/2026 C (1) 1,309,354 (1) (1) Class A Common Stock 1,309,354 (1) $ 0 0 I By Jonah Peretti, LLC (3)
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 26, 2026, Jonah Peretti, LLC, as registered holder of record of 1,309,354 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of BuzzFeed, Inc. (the "Company"), converted, pursuant to Article V, Section 1.1 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, all shares of Class B Common Stock held by Jonah Peretti, LLC into shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, at a ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock (the "Conversion"). The total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to Jonah Peretti, LLC was equal to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Jonah Peretti, LLC on the books and records of the Company as of May 26, 2026.
2. Reflects the Conversion of 1,309,354 shares of Class B Common Stock into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the transaction described in footnote 1 above.
3. These shares are owned directly by Jonah Peretti, LLC and indirectly by Jonah Peretti as the managing member of Jonah Peretti, LLC.
Remarks:
This report is one of two reports, each on a separate Form 4 but relating to the same holdings, which are being filed by Jonah Peretti and Jonah Peretti, LLC, respectively. Jonah Peretti and Jonah Peretti, LLC (collectively, the "Peretti Parties") may be deemed, as between each other, to be members of a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) ("Section 13(d)") of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney - Jonah Peretti. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney - Jonah Peretti, LLC.
/s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti 05/28/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti, LLC 05/28/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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