Jonah Peretti - 14 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD)

Reporting relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: BZFD
Reported as of: 14 May 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 May 2026, 18:31:54 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 21 May 2025
Next SEC filing: 28 May 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti

Key filing fact

Jonah Peretti filed Form 4 for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) on 18 May 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Jonah Peretti's Form 4 filing for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD).
5 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 May 2026, 18:31.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 21 May 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001886657 Primary reporting owner

Peretti Jonah

Relationship: Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 50 W. 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti
Signature date: 18 May 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +10,241
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 10,241
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +25,453
Change %: +249%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 35,694
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -14,700
Change %: -41%
Price: $1.33^*
Shares after: 20,994
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

BZFD transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -10,241
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 10,241
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F5

BZFD transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -25,453
Change %: -33%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 50,908
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 25,453
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F5, F6

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 6 footnotes

Footnote F1

These shares of Class A common stock reflect the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") on May 14, 2026. Each RSU is convertible into a share of Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

Footnote F2

Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to the settlement of the RSUs previously awarded to the Reporting Person to which footnote (1) refers.

Footnote 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.

Footnote F4

The RSU grant vested 100% of the total award on February 24, 2026.

Footnote F5

These RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled prior to the vesting date.

Footnote F6

25,453 RSUs settled on the transaction date. The remaining 50,908 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award quarterly in equal installments on the 1st of August, November, February and May thereafter.