BuzzFeed CEO’s LLC holds 50M shares after award

BuzzFeed, Inc. director and CEO Byron Allen Folks reported that Allen Family Digital, LLC acquired 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in a grant/award transaction on September 23, 2026, with a reported transaction price of $1.09 per share.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

BuzzFeed, Inc. director and CEO Byron Allen Folks reported that Allen Family Digital, LLC acquired 4,300,000 shares of Class A Common Stock in a grant/award transaction on September 23, 2026, with a reported transaction price of $1.09 per share. The LLC reported 50,000,000 shares following the transaction. The securities are held by the LLC; Folks is its sole member and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 4,300,000 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Allen Family Digital, LLC, Folks Byron Allen

Role Director, 10% Owner | CEO

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Class A Common Stock F1	4,300,000	$1.09	$4.69M

Holdings After Transaction: Class A Common Stock — 50,000,000 shares (Indirect, See footnote)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Securities held by Allen Family Digital, LLC. Byron Allen Folks is the sole member of Allen Family Digital, LLC, and as a result, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Allen Family Digital, LLC.

Key Figures

Shares acquired: 4,300,000 shares Reported transaction price: $1.09 per share Shares following transaction: 50,000,000 shares

3 metrics

Shares acquired 4,300,000 shares Allen Family Digital, LLC grant/award transaction on September 23, 2026

Reported transaction price $1.09 per share Allen Family Digital, LLC transaction on September 23, 2026

Shares following transaction 50,000,000 shares Allen Family Digital, LLC following the September 23, 2026 transaction

Key Terms

Class A Common Stock, beneficial ownership, sole member

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Class A Common Stock financial

"shares of Class A Common Stock"

Class A common stock is a category of a company’s shares that carries a specific set of ownership rights—most commonly defined voting power and claims on dividends—set out in the company’s charter. For investors it matters because the class determines how much influence you have over corporate decisions, the share’s likely dividend and trading behavior, and how it compares in value to other share classes, like choosing a particular seat with different privileges at the company’s decision-making table.

beneficial ownership regulatory

"may be deemed to share beneficial ownership"

Beneficial ownership means the person or entity that actually enjoys the benefits of owning shares or other assets — such as receiving dividends, voting rights, or price gains — even if the legal title is held in another name. For investors it matters because knowing who truly controls and profits from a company reveals who can influence decisions, exposes potential conflicts of interest or hidden concentration of power, and affects transparency and risk in the stock.

sole member regulatory

"is the sole member of Allen Family Digital, LLC"

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How many BZFD shares did Allen Family Digital, LLC acquire?

Allen Family Digital, LLC acquired 4,300,000 shares of BuzzFeed Class A Common Stock on September 23, 2026, in a grant/award transaction. The reported transaction price was $1.09 per share.

How many BZFD shares did the LLC report after the transaction?

Allen Family Digital, LLC reported 50,000,000 shares following the transaction. Byron Allen Folks, its sole member, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held by the LLC.

Was the BZFD transaction under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?

No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported for the transaction.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Allen Family Digital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9903 SANTA MONICA BL. #418

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA 90212

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

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
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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
Class A Common Stock	09/23/2026		A		4,300,000	A	$1.09	50,000,000	I	See footnote(1)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Allen Family Digital, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9903 SANTA MONICA BL. #418

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA 90212

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Folks Byron Allen

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9903 SANTA MONICA BL. #418

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS CALIFORNIA 90212

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO

Explanation of Responses:

1. Securities held by Allen Family Digital, LLC. Byron Allen Folks is the sole member of Allen Family Digital, LLC, and as a result, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Allen Family Digital, LLC.

	Allen Family Digital, LLC, By: /s/ Byron Allen Folks, Manager	09/25/2026
	/s/ Byron Allen Folks	09/25/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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