BuzzFeed Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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FORM 8-K
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2026
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 2, 2026, BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). The following is a brief description of each proposal voted upon at the 2026 Annual Meeting, and the final voting results for each proposal. For more information about these proposals, refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 23, 2026, and the supplemental proxy materials filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026 in connection with the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
Janet Rollé and Adam Rothstein were re-elected to the Company’s board of directors as Class II directors, to each serve a three-year term expiring at the 2029 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Janet Rollé | 73,277,359 | 990,015 | 17,049,410 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Rothstein | 73,584,572 | 682,802 | 17,049,410 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The stockholders ratified the appointment of CBIZ CPAs P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The results of the vote were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| 90,981,426 | 313,813 | 21,545 | ||||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | 6/4/2026 | ||||||||||
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Matthew Omer | ||||||||||
| Name: Matthew Omer | |||||||||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||