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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 25, 2022

 

 

BuzzFeed, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware 001-39877 85-3022075
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

 

111 East 18th Street

New York, New York 10003

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices, and zip code)

 

(646) 589-8592

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading
Symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   BZFD   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   BZFDW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 25, 2022, BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results for each proposal. For more information about these proposals, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2022.

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

Angela Acharia and Jonah Peretti were elected to the Company’s board of directors as Class I directors, each to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2025 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 
Angela Acharia   625,623,603    230,130    3,194,889 
Jonah Peretti   625,584,888    277,845    3,194,889 

 

Proposal 2: Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The results of the vote were as follows:

 

For   Against   Abstain 
 628,829,730    190,335    37,557 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 1, 2022    
    BuzzFeed, Inc.
       
    By: /s/ Jonah Peretti
      Name: Jonah Peretti
      Title: Chief Executive Officer