BZFD SEC Filing News — BuzzFeed, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-29.

BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, and third-party platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers BuzzFeed that provides entertainment, pop culture, and the internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; Tasty, a platform for food content; and HuffPost, a media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video adv…
Sector: Communication Services Industry: Internet Content & Information Market Cap: $89.4M CIK: 1828972
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Total Filings
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Bullish Classifications
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Bearish Classifications
15
Insider Transactions
4
Material Events (8-K)
1
Periodic Reports
What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by BuzzFeed, Inc.. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.
BZFD Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-23 — 2026-09-29
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 0 sells
Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.
Insider Transactions 15 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 15 filings in this group are Form 4s for BuzzFeed, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 15 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 9 option exercise and 6 compensation award. None of the classified filings involved a discretionary open-market trade, so this period says nothing about what insiders think of the price.

What each transaction type means

Option exercise ×9
The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.
Compensation award ×6
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-25

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Allen Family Digital, LLC (Director, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 4,300,000 $1.09 $4.69M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Allen Family Digital, LLC (Director, 10% Owner) Shares: 4,300,000
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-15

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Allen Family Digital, LLC (Director, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 1,700,000 $1.06 $1.80M
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Allen Family Digital, LLC (Director, 10% Owner) Shares: 1,700,000
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-14

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Omer Matthew (CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units 362,882 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Omer Matthew (CFO)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-14

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Arroyo David (CLO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units 365,372 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Arroyo David (CLO)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-04

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rothstein Adam (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 30,381 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 30,381 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rothstein Adam (Director) Shares: 30,381
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-04

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rolle Janet L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 21,701 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 21,701 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rolle Janet L (Director) Shares: 21,701
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-27

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hill Terence (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 39,062 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 39,062 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hill Terence (Director) Shares: 39,062
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-27

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Gould Eric (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 39,062 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 39,062 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Gould Eric (Director) Shares: 39,062
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-27

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Malone Chris (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 39,062 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 39,062 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Malone Chris (Director) Shares: 39,062
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-27

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Karras Sydnie (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 39,062 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 39,062 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Karras Sydnie (Director) Shares: 39,062
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-12

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Arroyo David (CLO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 25,146 — —
M Option exercise 17,953 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 17,370 $1.13 $19.6K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 25,146 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 17,953 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Arroyo David (CLO) Shares: 60,469
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-12

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Omer Matthew (CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 1,667 — —
M Option exercise 17,831 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 6,997 $1.13 $7.9K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 1,667 — —
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 17,831 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Omer Matthew (CFO) Shares: 26,495
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Option exercise Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-12

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Peretti Jonah (Director, President of BuzzFeed AI) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The insider converted options into shares. The exercise price was fixed when the options were granted, so the timing usually tracks an expiry schedule.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
M Option exercise 6,363 — —
F Tax withholding on vested shares 2,621 $1.13 $3.0K
M Option exercise derivative · Restricted Stock Units 6,363 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Peretti Jonah (Director, President of BuzzFeed AI) Shares: 8,984
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hill Terence (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units 156,250 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hill Terence (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-23

BZFD insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Karras Sydnie (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award derivative · Restricted Stock Units 156,250 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Karras Sydnie (Director)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 4 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 4 in this period for BuzzFeed, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-29

BZFD filed 8-K — material company event

BuzzFeed, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-16

BZFD filed 8-K — material company event

BuzzFeed, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-04

BZFD filed 8-K — material company event

BuzzFeed, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-27

BZFD filed 8-K — material company event

BuzzFeed, Inc. filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for BuzzFeed, Inc.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-06

BZFD filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

BuzzFeed, Inc. filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify BuzzFeed, Inc.'s filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on BZFD. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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