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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001828972-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-27T20:30:30+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T20:37:00.863873+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BuzzFeed closes $120M majority stake sale to Byron Allen; Allen becomes Chairman and CEO

## Summary
- Allen Family Digital acquired 40M shares at $3.00/share ($120M total), gaining ~51% voting power.
- Byron Allen appointed Chairman and CEO; Jonah Peretti transitions to President of BuzzFeed AI.
- Transaction funded with $20M cash and $100M promissory note due 2031 at 5% interest.
- BuzzFeed used $12.5M of proceeds to repay debt, leaving $32.5M outstanding under credit facility.
- Nasdaq confirmed compliance with $1.00 bid price requirement after stock closed above threshold for 10 days.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001828972-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T20:30:30+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 5.01, 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000078/0001828972-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000078/bzfd-20260522.htm

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