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): December 15, 2022
BuzzFeed, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39877 | 85-3022075 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
229 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor
New York, New York 10036
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices, and zip code)
(646) 589-8592
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading
Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange
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 $11.50 per share | | BZFDW | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 x
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.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 15, 2022, BuzzFeed, Inc. (the “Company”), BuzzFeed Media Enterprises, Inc., as administrative borrower, certain of the Company’s other domestic subsidiaries, as borrowers and/or guarantors, White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC, as administrative agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto, entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amends the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated December 3, 2021 (the “Loan Agreement”).
The First Amendment amends the Loan Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date of the Loan Agreement to December 30, 2025; (ii) replace the LIBOR Rate with the SOFR Index Rate; and (iii) provide for an early termination fee of between 0.5% and 2% of the maximum facility loan amount.
The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the First Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| 10.1 | | First Amendment, dated December 15, 2022, to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated December 3, 2021, by and among BuzzFeed, Inc., the borrowers thereto, the guarantors thereto and White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC. |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: | December 15, 2022 | | |
| | | BuzzFeed, Inc. |
| | | | |
| | | By: | /s/ Felicia DellaFortuna |
| | | | Name: | Felicia DellaFortuna |
| | | | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
