Adam Rothstein - 26 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: BZFD
Reported as of: 26 May 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 28 May 2026, 17:26:57 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 12 May 2026
Next SEC filing: 24 Jun 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Adam Rothstein

Key filing fact

Adam Rothstein filed Form 4 for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) on 28 May 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Adam Rothstein's Form 4 filing for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD).
4 reported transactions and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 28 May 2026, 17:26.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 12 May 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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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 0001602273 Primary reporting owner

Rothstein Adam

Relationship: Director
Address: C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 50 W. 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Adam Rothstein
Signature date: 28 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: +23,283
Change %: +2.3%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,037,835
Date: 26 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

BZFD transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +146,682
Change %: +14%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 1,184,517
Date: 26 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

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: -23,283
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 23,283
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F3

BZFD transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -146,682
Change %: -100%
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 26 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 146,682
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F3

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

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

169,964 restricted stock units ("RSUs") fully vested on May 26, 2026 and were settled in shares of the issuer's common stock.

Footnote F2

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 F3

The reported transaction reflects the accelerated vesting. in connection with the consummation of a transaction constituting a Corporate Transaction (as defined in the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan")), of RSUs previously granted on February 12, 2026, pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement and the Plan.