# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001828972
**File Stem:** 0001828972-26-000033
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 10024
**Document Hash:** 18125828558ff870281263f1354dc2c4
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001828972-26-000033.hdr.sgml**: 20260416

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001828972-26-000033

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260413

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260416

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260416

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BuzzFeed, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001828972
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 853022075
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39877
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26868558

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 WEST 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 646-397-2039

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 50 WEST 23RD STREET, 6TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** 890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20201019

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2026**

**BuzzFeed, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-39877** | **85-3022075** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of <br> incorporation or organization) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification Number) |

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**50 West 23**<sup>rd</sup> **Street**

**New York, New York 10010**

(Address of registrant's principal executive offices, and zip code)

**(646) 397-2039**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**Not applicable**

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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| Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> Symbol(s) | **Name of each exchange**<br> on which registered |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | BZFD | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
| Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of approximately $46.00 per share | BZFDW | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company ⌧

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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**Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.**

***(a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*** 

On April 13, 2026, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Audit Committee") of BuzzFeed, Inc. (the "Company") dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm.

Deloitte's audit reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except that the reports included an explanatory paragraph relating to substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

During the Company's two most recent fiscal years, which ended on December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the subsequent interim period through April 13, 2026, there were no "disagreements" (within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) between the Company and Deloitte on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to Deloitte's satisfaction, would have caused Deloitte to make reference to the subject matter of disagreements in connection with their reports.

Except as noted in the following paragraph, there were no "reportable events" (within the meaning set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K) during the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 13, 2026.

As disclosed in Part II, Item 9A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the Company identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting related to (i) a lack of formalized information technology general controls in the area of change management and logical security controls and (ii) a lack of formalized internal controls and segregation of duties surrounding the financial statement close process. As further disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Company remediated the material weakness related to information technology general controls; however, a portion of the material weakness related to the financial statement close process remained unremediated as of December 31, 2025. Specifically, deficiencies persisted regarding the flow of information and supporting documentation across departments, the accuracy and completeness of information used in controls, and the precision and timeliness of reviews of account reconciliations.

The Audit Committee has discussed the subject matter of these reportable events with Deloitte. The Company has authorized Deloitte to respond fully to the inquiries of the successor independent registered public accounting firm concerning the subject matter of the reportable events.

In accordance with Item 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the Company provided Deloitte with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K and requested that Deloitte furnish it with a letter addressed to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether Deloitte agrees with the above statements of the Company herein and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. Deloitte furnished the requested letter, and a copy is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

***(b) Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*** 

On April 13, 2026, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of CBIZ CPAs P.C. ("CBIZC") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim period through April 13, 2026, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted CBIZC regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that CBIZC concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K, or (iii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) *Exhibits.*

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| **Exhibit Number** | **Description** |
| 16.1 | <u>[Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP dated April 1](exhibit161letterfromdeloit.htm)[6](exhibit161letterfromdeloit.htm)[, 2026](exhibit161letterfromdeloit.htm)</u>. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |

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**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.

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| Date: | 4/16/2026 |  |  |
|  |  | **BuzzFeed, Inc.** | **BuzzFeed, Inc.** |
|  |  | By: | /s/ Jonah Peretti |
|  |  |  | Name: Jonah Peretti |
|  |  |  | Title: Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 16.1

***Exhibit 16.1***

April 16, 2026

Securities and Exchange Commission **<br> 100 F Street, N.E. <br>Washington, D.C. 20549-7561

Dear Sirs/Madams:

We have read Item 4.01 of BuzzFeed, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated April 16, 2026, and have the following comments:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.We agree with the statements made in paragraphs one through seven.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.We have no basis on which to agree or disagree with the statements made in paragraph eight.

Yours truly,

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

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