BuzzFeed Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 12, 2024, BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Company also announced that it would be holding a conference call on November 12, 2024 to discuss its financial results. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information included under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it been deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 7, 2024, Daniel Weinstein announced his intention to resign as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective November 20, 2024, in order to accept a position outside of the Company. Mr. Weinstein is not entitled to any severance benefits in connection with his resignation from the Company. The resignation of Mr. Weinstein was not due to any disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 12, 2024, the Company posted supplemental investor materials on the Investors Relations section of its website, available at investors.buzzfeed.com. The Company announces material information to the public through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the investor relations page on the Company’s website, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts in order to achieve broad, non-exclusionary distribution of information to the public and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
The information disclosed by the foregoing channels could be deemed to be material information. As such, the Company encourages investors, the media and others to follow the channels listed above and to review the information disclosed through such channels.
Any updates to the list of disclosure channels through which the Company announces information will be posted on the investor relations page on the Company’s website.
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 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: | November 12, 2024 | ||||||||||
| BuzzFeed, Inc. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Jonah Peretti | ||||||||||
| Name: Jonah Peretti | |||||||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||