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* Arroyo David (Last) (First) (Middle) 229 WEST 43RD STREET, 10TH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (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) Other (specify below) CLO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/15/2024
	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 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
Class A Common Stock	11/15/2024		M		328(1)	A	$0	72,964	D
Class A Common Stock	11/15/2024		M		375(1)	A	$0	73,339	D
Class A Common Stock	11/15/2024		M		25,142(1)	A	$0	98,481	D
Class A Common Stock	11/15/2024		F		10,419(2)	D	$0	88,062	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	11/15/2024		M			328	(4)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	328	$0	657	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	11/15/2024		M			375	(6)	(5)	Class A Common Stock	375	$0	374	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	11/15/2024		M			25,142	(7)	(8)	Class A Common Stock	25,142	$0	176,010	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of Class A common stock reflect the settlement, on November 15, 2024, of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, each of which was converted into a share of the Issuer's Class A common stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

2. Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to the settlement of the RSUs previously awarded to the Reporting Person to which footnote (1) refers.

3. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A common stock, subject to the Reporting Person's continued status as a service provider to the Issuer.

4. 328 RSUs vested on November 15, 2024. The remaining 657 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award of 3,939 RSUs quarterly in equal installments on the 15th of each February and May thereafter.

5. These RSUs do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled prior to the vesting date.

6. 375 RSUs vested on November 15, 2024. The remaining 374 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award of 4,497 RSUs quarterly in equal installments on the 15th of each February thereafter.

7. 25,142 RSUs settled on November 15, 2024. The remaining 176,010 RSUs vest as to 1/12 of the total award of 301,152 RSUs quarterly in equal installments on the 19th of each February, May, August, and November thereafter.

8. Not applicable.

Remarks:

	/s/ Heather Flores-Ricks, Attorney-in-Fact for David Arroyo	11/19/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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