Jonah Peretti, LLC - Dec 3, 2021 Form 3 Insider Report for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Rhonda Powell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti, LLC
Stock symbol
BZFD
Transactions as of
Dec 3, 2021
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
3
Date filed
12/7/2021, 04:14 PM

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
holding BZFD Class B Common Stock Dec 3, 2021 Class A Common Stock 6.44M Direct F1, F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock of the issuer at the election of the holder any time; provided; however, that each share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically be converted into Class A Common Stock on a one for one basis on the earlier of: (i) the date of death of Jonah Peretti or (ii) the date specified by the affirmative vote of the holders a majority of the Class B Common Stock then outstanding. In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value (subject to certain exceptions)
F2 Includes 1,200,000 shares currently held in escrow pursuant to an Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") dated as of December 3, 2021 and entered into by and among: (i) PNC Bank, National Association; (ii) NBCUniversal Media, LLC ("NBCU"); (iii) Jonah Peretti; and (iv) the reporting person. The Escrow Agreement expires on December 3, 2023.
F3 Represents shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer received pursuant to a business combination (the "Business Combination") which was effectuated in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 24, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement") among: (i) the issuer; (ii) wholly-owned subsidiaries of the issuer; and (iii) the company formerly known as BuzzFeed, Inc. ("Original BuzzFeed"). At the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the reporting person's shares of stock of Original BuzzFeed were exchanged for shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer based on an exchange ratio of 0.306 to 1. The aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock reflected in Table II of this Form represents the total number of shares of the issuer's Class B Common Stock received by the reporting person after giving effect to the aforementioned share exchange.

Remarks:

This report is one of two reports, each on a separate Form 3 or Form 4 (as applicable) but relating to the same holdings, which are being filed by Jonah Peretti, LLC and Jonah Peretti, respectively. Jonah Peretti, LLC and Jonah Peretti (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"). Furthermore, the Peretti Parties may also be deemed to be members of a "group," within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Act, with: (i) 200 Park Avenue Partners, LLC and certain of its controlled entities (collectively, "Park Avenue") and/or (ii) John S. Johnson III and Johnson BF, LLC (together with Park Avenue, the "Other Parties"). The Peretti Parties do not have any pecuniary interest in any shares beneficially owned by any of the Other Parties, and the Peretti Parties disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.