Form 4 for BZFD BuzzFeed, Inc.

Accepted 2026-08-12 17:48:41 ET · period of report 2026-08-11 · accession 0001886657-26-000006 · 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
D	2026-08-12 17:48	2026-08-11	BZFD	Peretti Jonah	Pres of BuzzFeed AI, Dir	M - OptEx	$0.00	+6,363	27.4K	+30%	$0
D	2026-08-12 17:48	2026-08-11	BZFD	Peretti Jonah	Pres of BuzzFeed AI, Dir	F - Tax	$1.13	-2,621	24.7K	-10%	-$2,962
D	2026-08-12 17:48	2026-08-11	BZFD	Peretti Jonah	Pres of BuzzFeed AI, Dir	M - OptEx	$0.00	-6,363	44.5K	-12%	$0

Purchase Sale Sale after option exercise All abbreviations

#	Table	Security	Date	Code	A/D	Shares	Price	Owned after	Own	Exercise / expiry	Underlying	Footnotes
1	Common	Class A Common Stock	2026-08-11	M	A	6,363	$0.00	27,357	D	—	—	(F1) These shares of Class A common stock reflect the settlement of restricted stock units ("RSUs") on August 11, 2026. Each RSU is convertible into a share of Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.
2	Common	Class A Common Stock	2026-08-11	F	D	2,621	$1.13	24,736	D	—	—	(F2) Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to the settlement of the RSUs previously awarded to the Reporting Person to which footnote (1) refers.
3	Derivative	Restricted Stock Units	2026-08-11	M	D	6,363	$0.00	44,545	D	— · — to —	6,363 Class A Common Stock	(F4) 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. (F5) 6,363 RSUs settled on the transaction date. The remaining 44,545 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award quarterly in equal installments on the 1st of November, February, May and August thereafter. (F6) These RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled prior to the vesting date.