Sec Form 4 Filing - Peretti Jonah @ BuzzFeed, Inc. - 2023-12-04

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Peretti Jonah 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BuzzFeed, Inc. [ BZFD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 229 W. 43RD ST. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/04/2023 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/04/2023 D( 2 ) 1,200,000 ( 2 ) ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 1,200,000 ( 2 ) 5,237,416 I By Jonah Peretti, LLC ( 3 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/04/2023 C( 1 ) 1,200,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) Class A Common Stock 1,200,000 ( 1 ) 4,037,416 I By Jonah Peretti, LLC ( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Peretti Jonah C/O BUZZFEED, INC. 229 W. 43RD ST. NEW YORK, NY10036 X X Chief Executive Officer Jonah Peretti, LLC C/O BUZZFEED, INC. 229 W. 43RD ST., 10TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10036 X Signatures /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti 12/06/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Peretti, LLC 12/06/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the Issuer's Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Class B Common Stock converts automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value (subject to certain exceptions). 1,200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock automatically converted into 1,200,000 shares of Class A Common Stock upon transfer by the reporting person to NBCUniversal Media, LLC ("NBCU") pursuant to the disposition described in footnote 2, below. ( 2 )Represents the disposition of 1,200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of the issuer that were held in escrow by the reporting person to NBCU 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) NBCU; (iii) Jonah Peretti; and (iv) the reporting person. The Escrow Agreement expired on December 3, 2023. ( 3 )These shares are owned directly by Jonah Peretti, LLC, a ten percent owner of the issuer, and indirectly by Jonah Peretti as the managing member of Jonah Peretti, LLC.

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 and Jonah Peretti, LLC, respectively. Jonah Peretti and Jonah Peretti, LLC (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, Peretti Parties may be deemed to be members of a "group" (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) 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. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney - Jonah Peretti. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorny - Jonah Peretti, LLC.

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