Form 4 for BZFD BuzzFeed, Inc.
Accepted 2025-08-14 00:00:00 ET · period of report 2025-08-12 · accession 0001828972-25-000202 · SEC index · Original document
Summary rows
Aggregated the way they appear in lists: one row per insider, transaction code and security table.
| X | Filed | Traded | Ticker | Insider | Title | Type | Price | Qty | Owned | ΔOwn | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM | 2025-08-14 | 2025-08-12 | BZFD | Arroyo David | CLO | M - OptEx | $0.00 | +25.5K | 142.6K | +22% | $0 |
| D | 2025-08-14 | 2025-08-12 | BZFD | Arroyo David | CLO | F - Tax | $2.05 | -10.3K | 132.3K | -7% | -$21.0K |
| DM | 2025-08-14 | 2025-08-12 | BZFD | Arroyo David | CLO | M - OptEx | $0.00 | -25.5K | 0 | -100% | $0 |
Purchase Sale Sale after option exercise All abbreviations
Every reported transaction
| # | Table | Security | Date | Code | A/D | Shares | Price | Owned after | Own | Exercise / expiry | Underlying | Footnotes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Common | Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-12 | M | A | 329 | $0.00 | 117,440 | D | — | — | (F1) These shares of Class A common stock reflect the settlement, on August 12, 2025, of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each of which was converted into a share of the Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. |
| 2 | Common | Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-12 | F | D | 10,268 | $2.05 | 132,316 | D | — | — | (F2) Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to the settlement of the RSUs previously awarded to the Reporting Person to which footnote (2) refers. |
| 3 | Common | Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-12 | M | A | 25,144 | $0.00 | 142,584 | D | — | — | (F1) These shares of Class A common stock reflect the settlement, on August 12, 2025, of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each of which was converted into a share of the Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis. |
| 4 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2025-08-12 | M | D | 25,144 | $0.00 | 100,580 | D | — · — to — | 25,144 Class A Common Stock | (F3) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock, subject to the Reporting Person's continued status as a service provider to the Issuer. (F6) 25,144 RSUs settled on the transaction date. The remaining 100,580 RSUs vests as to 1/12th of the total award of 301,724 RSUs quarterly in eight equal installments on the 19th of each August, November, February and May thereafter. (F7) These RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled prior to the vesting date. |
| 5 | Derivative | Restricted Stock Units | 2025-08-12 | M | D | 329 | $0.00 | 0 | D | — · — to — | 329 Class A Common Stock | (F3) Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock, subject to the Reporting Person's continued status as a service provider to the Issuer. (F4) All remaining 329 RSUs settled on the transaction date. (F5) Not applicable. |