Adam Rothstein, a director of BuzzFeed, Inc., reported the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units into Class A common stock on 09/01/2025. A grant of 16,655 RSUs fully vested and was settled in shares at no cash price, increasing the reporting person’s direct beneficial ownership of Class A common stock to 873,045 shares. The filing notes each RSU represents a contingent right to one share and that the award vests in scheduled tranches (one-quarter vested on 09/01/2025 and the remainder vests ratably with a one-quarter tranche on 12/01). The Form 4 was signed on 09/03/2025 by an attorney-in-fact for the reporting person.
BuzzFeed, Inc. entered into a Second Amended Credit Agreement that adds an incremental loan commitment of $5.0 million, required to be repaid in full by February 20, 2026. The amendment also allows a permitted overadvance of up to $25.0 million from August 25, 2025 through February 20, 2026. The borrowers drew the full $5.0 million on the closing date, increasing near-term liquidity while also adding a defined repayment obligation.
David Arroyo, Chief Legal Officer of BuzzFeed, Inc., reported settlement of restricted stock units into Class A common stock on August 12, 2025. On that date 329 RSUs and 25,144 RSUs vested and converted 1-for-1 into Class A shares. To satisfy taxes on the vesting, 10,268 shares were withheld and disposed of at $2.05 per share. Following the reported transactions, the filing shows beneficial ownership figures of 117,440, 142,584 and 132,316 shares on the respective reported lines. The award originally totaled 301,724 RSUs, with 100,580 RSUs remaining unvested and scheduled to vest in eight equal quarterly installments on the 19th of August, November, February and May thereafter.
Matthew Omer, Chief Financial Officer of BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD), reported settlement and disposition of restricted stock units on August 12, 2025. On that date multiple tranches of RSUs converted 1-for-1 into Class A common stock, resulting in aggregate issuances including 58,594 shares and smaller settlements of 789, 1,667, and 287 shares. Following the reported transactions his direct beneficial ownership totaled 317,815 Class A shares before tax withholding. The filing shows 21,948 shares were withheld to satisfy taxes at an indicated price of $2.05 per share. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on behalf of Mr. Omer.