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SEC FORM 4 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnson John S. III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CRM MANAGEMENT

PO BOX 778

(Street)

NEW YORK

10013

(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
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Member of 10% Group

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2024

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

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

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

Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	01/18/2024		S		50,000	D	$0.2306	4,855,779⁽¹⁾	I	By Johnson BF, LLC⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock								31,461	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnson John S. III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CRM MANAGEMENT

PO BOX 778

(Street)

NEW YORK

10013

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Johnson BF, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CRM MANAGEMENT

PO BOX 778

(Street)

NEW YORK

10013

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 18, 2024, the Reporting Person sold these shares in multiple trades at prices ranging from $0.2255 to $0.2324. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.

2. These shares are directly held by Johnson BF, LLC, of which John S. Johnson, III is the sole member.

Remarks:

John S. Johnson, III and Johnson BF, LLC (collectively, the "Johnson Parties") may be deemed to be members of a "group," within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with Jonah Peretti and Jonah Peretti, LLC (together, "Peretti"). The Johnson Parties do not have any pecuniary interest in any shares beneficially owned by Peretti, and the Johnson Parties disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.

	/s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for John S. Johnson, III	01/22/2024
	/s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for Johnson BF, LLC	01/22/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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