BuzzFeed sells 1,700,000 Class A shares to Allen Family Digital for $1.8 million in private placement

• BuzzFeed entered a private placement on Sept. 11, 2026 to sell 1,700,000 newly issued Class A common shares.
• Allen Family Digital agreed to buy the shares at USD 1.06 each, raising about USD 1.8 million.
• Pricing matched the Sept. 10, 2026 Nasdaq closing price.
• Issuance was unregistered, relying on the Securities Act Section 4(a)(2) exemption.
• Deal treated as a related-party transaction tied to board chair Byron Allen Folks, who recused himself from the process.

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