---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001828972-26-000097"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-04T20:17:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T20:53:12.561520+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BuzzFeed stockholders re-elect two directors, ratify auditor at annual meeting

## Summary
- Janet Rollé and Adam Rothstein re-elected as Class II directors to terms expiring in 2029.
- Ratification of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as independent auditor for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026 approved.
- Director election had ~17M broker non-votes; Rollé received 73.3M for, Rothstein 73.6M for.
- Auditor ratification passed with 90.98M for, 0.31M against, 0.02M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001828972-26-000097
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-04T20:17:32+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000097/0001828972-26-000097-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000097/bzfd-20260602.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  BuzzFeed, Inc. shareholders approved Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-02
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000097/0001828972-26-000097-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  BuzzFeed, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-02 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-02
  source text: 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
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000097/0001828972-26-000097-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.