13D Filings
Bumble Inc.
BMBL
Amendment
Ownership

12.00%

Total Shares

15,901,210

Issuer CIK

1830043

Event Date

Oct 11, 2026

Accepted

Oct 14, 2026, 06:59 PM

Reporting Persons (45)
Joint Filing

This is a joint filing. The reported shares may overlap between reporting persons and should not be summed.

NameType% of ClassAggregateSole VotingShared Voting
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Individual
12.00%15,901,21015,901,2100
Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.
Other
12.00%15,901,21015,901,2100
Blackstone Inc.
CO
12.00%15,901,21015,901,2100
Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C.
Other
10.30%13,602,62613,602,6260
Blackstone Holdings II L.P.
Partnership
10.30%13,602,62613,602,6260
BX Buzz ML-5 GP LLC
Other
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates-NQ L.L.C.
Other
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
BTO Holdings Manager-NQ L.L.C.
Other
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
Blackstone Buzz Holdings L.P.
Partnership
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
BX Buzz ML-5 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
BTOA-NQ L.L.C.
Other
5.30%6,972,8466,972,8460
BCP Buzz Holdings L.P.
Partnership
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
BX Buzz ML-2 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
BX Buzz ML-2 GP LLC
Other
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
BCP VII Holdings Manager - NQ L.L.C.
Other
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C.
Other
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
BMA VII NQ L.L.C.
Other
4.00%5,306,1215,306,1210
Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P.
Partnership
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C.
Other
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BTOA L.L.C.
Other
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
Blackstone Holdings III L.P.
Partnership
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BTO Buzz Holdings II L.P.
Partnership
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BX Buzz ML-4 GP LLC
Other
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.
Other
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BX Buzz ML-4 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C.
Other
1.70%2,298,5842,298,5840
BX Buzz ML-3 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
0.70%861,403861,4030
Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Associates L.L.C.
Other
0.70%861,403861,4030
BX Buzz ML-3 GP LLC
Other
0.70%861,403861,4030
BSOF Buzz Aggregator L.L.C.
Other
0.70%861,403861,4030
BXG Buzz Holdings L.P.
Partnership
0.30%385,633385,6330
BX Buzz ML-1 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
0.30%385,633385,6330
BX Buzz ML-1 GP LLC
Other
0.30%385,633385,6330
BXG Holdings Manager L.L.C.
Other
0.30%385,633385,6330
Blackstone Growth Associates L.P.
Partnership
0.30%385,633385,6330
BXGA L.L.C.
Other
0.30%385,633385,6330
BX Buzz ML-6 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
0.05%62,89062,8900
BX Buzz ML-6 GP LLC
Other
0.05%62,89062,8900
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates III-NQ L.P.
Partnership
0.05%62,89062,8900
BTO DE GP-NQ L.L.C.
Other
0.05%62,89062,8900
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund-FD L.P.
Partnership
0.05%62,89062,8900
BXG Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.
Other
0.01%13,73313,7330
BX Buzz ML-7 GP LLC
Other
0.01%13,73313,7330
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership-Growth ESC L.P.
Partnership
0.01%13,73313,7330
BX Buzz ML-7 Holdco L.P.
Partnership
0.01%13,73313,7330
Disclosure Items (5)

Security Title

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

Issuer Name

Bumble Inc.

Issuer Address

1105 West 41st Street, Austin, TX, 78756

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following: On October 12, 2026, the Issuer entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as the same may be amended, modified or restated in accordance with its terms, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Buzz Holdings L.P., ("Opco"), Ithaca Holdco, Inc. ("Ithaca"), Oak Merger Sub 1, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithaca ("Merger Sub 1"), and Oak Merger Sub 2, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithaca ("Merger Sub 2" and collectively with Merger Sub 1, the "Merger Subs" and each a "Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into the Issuer (the "Corporate Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Corporate Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithaca, and Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into Opco (the "Opco Merger", together with the Corporate Merger, the "Mergers"), with Opco surviving the Opco Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ithaca. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Corporate Merger (the "Effective Time"), (i) each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than certain excluded shares) will be converted into the right to receive $6.05 in cash, without interest (the "Class A Per Share Price"), (ii) each share of Class B common stock of the Issuer (the "Class B Common Stock", and together with the Class A Common Stock, the "Company Common Stock") outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than certain excluded shares) will be converted into the right to receive $0.000001 in cash, without interest (the "Class B Per Share Price"), and (iii) each common unit of Opco (the "Opco Common Units") outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Opco Merger (other than cancelled Opco Common Units or Opco Common Units owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer) will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess of the Class A Per Share Price over the Class B Per Share Price, without interest. Following the execution of the Merger Agreement, on October 12, 2026, BX Buzz ML-1 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-2 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-3 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-4 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-5 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-6 Holdco L.P., BX Buzz ML-7 Holdco L.P. and Whitney Wolfe Herd and certain of her affiliates, who collectively represent more than a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Issuer, executed a written stockholders consent approving and adopting the Merger Agreement and the Corporate Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby. On October 13, 2026, the Forward Transactions terminated pursuant to the terms thereof. Upon such termination, the hedging period related to the final calculation period for the Forward Transactions ended, and the sales price for such calculation period was determined to be $3.5923 per share. On October 13, 2026, 2,763,510 of the shares pledged by the Stockholders in respect of such calculation period were released from the pledge and delivered to Dealer in settlement of such calculation period.

Percentage of Class

Item 5(a)-(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows: The information set forth in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5. Calculations of the percentage of the shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned is based on 131,968,314 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2026, as set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on August 6, 2026. As of the date hereof, (i) BX Buzz ML-1 Holdco L.P. directly holds 385,633 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) BX Buzz ML-2 Holdco L.P. directly holds 5,306,121 shares of Class A Common Stock, (iii) BX Buzz ML-3 Holdco L.P. directly holds 861,403 shares of Class A Common Stock, (iv) BX Buzz ML-4 Holdco L.P. directly holds 2,298,584 shares of Class A Common Stock, (v) BX Buzz ML-5 Holdco L.P. directly holds 6,972,846 shares of Class A Common Stock, (vi) BX Buzz ML-6 Holdco L.P. directly holds 62,890 shares of Class A Common Stock, and (vii) BX Buzz ML-7 Holdco L.P. directly holds 13,733 shares of Class A Common Stock. In general, each share of Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters on which Issuer stockholders are entitled to vote generally. BX Buzz ML-1 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-1 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-2 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-2 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-3 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-3 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-4 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-4 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-5 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-5 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-6 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-6 Holdco L.P. BX Buzz ML-7 GP LLC is the general partner of BX Buzz ML-7 Holdco L.P. BXG Buzz Holdings L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-1 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-1 GP LLC. BCP Buzz Holdings L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-2 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-2 GP LLC. BSOF Buzz Aggregator LLC is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-3 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-3 GP LLC. BTO Buzz Holdings II L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-4 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-4 GP LLC. Blackstone Buzz Holdings L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-5 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-5 GP LLC. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund - FD L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-6 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-6 GP LLC. Blackstone Family Investment Partnership Growth - ESC L.P. is the sole limited partner of BX Buzz ML-7 Holdco L.P. and the sole member of BX Buzz ML-7 GP LLC. BTO Holdings Manager-NQ L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Buzz Holdings L.P. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates-NQ L.L.C. is the managing member of BTO Holdings Manager-NQ L.L.C. BTOA-NQ L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates-NQ L.L.C. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates III-NQ L.P. is the general partner of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund-FD L.P. BTO DE GP-NQ L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates III-NQ L.P. BXG Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Family Investment Partnership-Growth ESC L.P. Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is the sole member of BXG Side-by-Side GP L.L.C. BXG Holdings Manager L.L.C. is the general partner of BXG Buzz Holdings L.P. Blackstone Growth Associates L.P. is the managing member of BXG Holdings Manager L.L.C. BXGA L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Growth Associates L.P. Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Associates L.L.C. is the managing member of BSOF Buzz Aggregator L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is the sole member of Blackstone Strategic Opportunity Associates L.L.C. BCP VII Holdings Manager-NQ L.L.C. is the general partner of BCP Buzz Holdings L.P. Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C. is the managing member of BCP VII Holdings Manager-NQ L.L.C. BMA VII NQ L.L.C. is the managing member of Blackstone Management Associates VII NQ L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings II L.P. is the managing member of each of BTOA-NQ L.L.C., BTO DE GP-NQ L.L.C., BXGA L.L.C., and BMA VII NQ L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings II L.P. BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. is the general partner of BTO Buzz Holdings II L.P. Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. is the managing member of BTO Holdings Manager L.L.C. BTOA L.L.C. is the managing member of Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Associates L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the managing member of BTOA L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. Blackstone Inc. is the sole member of Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C. and Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole holder of the Series II preferred stock of Blackstone Inc. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Class A Common Stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose and each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Class A Common Stock. Any beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock by any of the persons listed on Schedule I is set forth on Schedule I attached to Amendment No. 7. By virtue of the Stockholders Agreement, the Reporting Persons and Whitney Wolfe Herd and her affiliates are deemed to be members of a group for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Ms. Wolfe Herd and her affiliates file a separate Schedule 13D to report the Class A Common Stock that they may be deemed to beneficially own. Based in part on information provided by the Issuer, collectively, the Reporting Persons and Ms. Wolfe Herd and her affiliates may be deemed to beneficially own in the aggregate 38,524,694 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing 25.1% of the Class A Common Stock (which does not include any shares related to Incentive Units of Buzz Holdings L.P. as no Common Units would be deliverable if Ms. Wolfe Herd were to exercise such units as of the date hereof (assuming the $3.6826 volume-weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock on October 12, 2026)).

Number of Shares

The aggregate number and percentage of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: The information set forth in Items 3, 4 and 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 6. Margin Loan Facility As of October 13, 2026, a total of 15,901,210 shares of Class A Common Stock are currently pledged. As of October 13, 2026, the outstanding principal loan amount under the Margin Loan Agreements is approximately $9,387,932.70.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Exhibit 99.1 Signatures

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