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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2026
BuzzFeed, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39877 | 85-3022075 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||||||
50 West 23rd Street
New York, New York 10010
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices, and zip code)
(646) 397-2039
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | BZFD | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of approximately $46.00 per share | BZFDW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2026, BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each proposal voted upon at the 2026 Annual Meeting, and the final voting results for each proposal. For more information about these proposals, refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 23, 2026, and the supplemental proxy materials filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026 in connection with the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Janet Rollé and Adam Rothstein were re-elected to the Company’s board of directors as Class II directors, to each serve a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified. The results of the election were as follows:
| Name of Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| Janet Rollé | 73,277,359 | 990,015 | 17,049,410 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Rothstein | 73,584,572 | 682,802 | 17,049,410 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The results of the vote were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 90,981,426 | 313,813 | 21,545 | ||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | 6/4/2026 | ||||||||||
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Omer | ||||||||||
| Name: Matthew Omer | |||||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||