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accession: "0001828972-26-000151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BZFD"
cik: "0001828972"
company_name: "BuzzFeed, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-29T20:46:58+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:52:01.015210+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
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# BuzzFeed sells 4.3M Class A shares to Byron Allen affiliate at $1.09 for about $4.7M

## Summary
- BuzzFeed entered a Share Purchase Agreement on September 23, 2026 with Allen Family Digital, LLC, an affiliate of Byron Allen's family office, for 4.3M newly issued Class A shares.
- Shares priced at $1.09 each, the September 22, 2026 Nasdaq closing price, for roughly $4.7 million; issuance exempt under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
- Byron Allen Folks, Board Chairman and the Purchaser's CEO, disclosed his interest and abstained; the audit committee and four disinterested directors approved the related-party deal.
- Closing was set for 5 p.m. ET September 23, 2026; the four disinterested directors also approved a related September 11, 2026 transaction; agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001828972-26-000151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BZFD
- cik: 0001828972
- company_name: BuzzFeed, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-29T20:46:58+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000151/0001828972-26-000151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828972/000182897226000151/bzfd-20260923.htm

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