BuzzFeed Inc

(a) License of BuzzFeed, Tasty and HuffPost’s U.K. Operations

The registrant elects to disclose under this Item 9B information otherwise disclosable in a report on Form 8-K.

On March 28, 2024, BuzzFeed Media Enterprises, Inc., BuzzFeed UK Ltd., and TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., all of which are our wholly-owned subsidiaries, entered into a license agreement and an ancillary asset purchase and employee transfer agreement and IT services agreement with Independent Digital News and Media Limited (“IDNM”). Under the license agreement, the above-referenced entities have granted IDNM a license to use the intellectual property, websites, social media accounts, and content of the BuzzFeed, Tasty and HuffPost brands in the U.K. The initial term is five years, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the license agreement. All employees who support the BuzzFeed, Tasty and HuffPost brands will be transferred to IDNM as of April 1, 2024. Pursuant to the license agreement, IDNM will pay an annual license fee of between £0.3 million and £0.5 million (or approximately between $0.3 million and $0.5 million as of March 27, 2024), plus a net revenue share of 25% if certain criteria are met, as set forth in the license agreement. A copy of the license agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.24 to this Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the description of the license agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

(b) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act)adopted orterminated, including by modification, a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.