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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Nguyen Phuong Dao (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BUZZFEED, INC. 111 EAST 18TH STREET, 13TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10003 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BuzzFeed, Inc. [ BZFD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Publisher
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/03/2021
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.05	12/03/2021		A(1)		36,720		(2)	09/25/2023	Class A Common Stock	36,720	(1)	36,720	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$5.31	12/03/2021		A(1)		45,900		(2)	08/06/2024	Class A Common Stock	45,900	(1)	45,900	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$7.48	12/03/2021		A(1)		183,600		(2)	11/12/2024	Class A Common Stock	183,600	(1)	183,600	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.76	12/03/2021		A(1)		37,396		(2)	10/20/2025	Class A Common Stock	37,396	(1)	37,396	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.76	12/03/2021		A(1)		54,403		(2)	10/20/2025	Class A Common Stock	54,403	(1)	54,403	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents stock options of the issuer received pursuant to a business combination (the "Business Combination") which was effectuated in accordance with the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 24, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement") among: (i) the issuer; (ii) wholly-owned subsidiaries of the issuer; and (iii) the company formerly known as Buzzfeed, Inc. ("Original BuzzFeed"). At the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the reporting person's stock options previously awarded by Original BuzzFeed for shares of its Class A Common Stock were exchanged for substitute option awards, of an equivalent economic value, which vest and become exercisable for shares of the issuer's Class A Common Stock.

2. This award vests in full on the transaction date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rhonda Powell, as Attorney-in-Fact for Phuong Dao Nguyen	12/07/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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