SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KUTUA LUBI

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC.
119 STANDARD ST.

(Street)
EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/13/2022
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BEYOND MEAT, INC. [ BYND ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
CFO, Treasurer
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 20,067(1)(2)(3)(4)(5) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) (6) 04/02/2029 Common Stock 16,052 20.02 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (7) 03/01/2030 Common Stock 2,278 96.1 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (8) 03/11/2031 Common Stock 2,424 142.45 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (9) 08/08/2031 Common Stock 1,293 130.32 D
Stock Option (right to buy) (10) 02/29/2032 Common Stock 5,800 47.42 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 513 unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") from a previous grant of 1,367 RSUs granted on March 2, 2020 under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"); 1/16th of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests each quarter until the award is fully vested on March 2, 2024, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
2. Includes 758 unvested RSUs from a previous grant of 1,212 RSUs granted on March 12, 2021 under the Plan; 1/16th of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests each quarter until the award is fully vested on March 12, 2025, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
3. Includes 486 unvested RSUs from a previous grant of 647 RSUs granted on August 9, 2021 under the Plan; 1/16th of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests each quarter until the award is fully vested on June 16, 2025, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
4. Includes 297 unvested RSUs from a previous grant of 395 RSUs granted on December 13, 2021 under the Plan; 25% of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests every six months until the award is fully vested on December 13, 2023, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
5. Includes 2,900 unvested RSUs from a previous grant of 2,900 RSUs granted on March 1, 2022 under the Plan; 1/4th of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests on February 28, 2023 and 1/16th of the total number of shares subject to the RSU award vests each quarter thereafter until the award is fully vested on February 28, 2026, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
6. Stock option granted under the Plan on April 3, 2019; the option vested and became exercisable as to 25% of the total shares on January 7, 2020, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on January 7, 2023, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
7. Stock option granted under the Plan on March 2, 2020; the option vests and becomes exercisable as to 1/48th of the total shares on each monthly anniversary of the vesting commencement date such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on March 2, 2024, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
8. Stock option granted under the Plan on March 12, 2021; the option vests and becomes exercisable as to 1/48th of the total shares on each monthly anniversary of the vesting commencement date such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on March 12, 2025, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
9. Stock option granted under the Plan on August 9, 2021; the option vests and becomes exercisable as to 1/48th of the total shares on each monthly anniversary of the vesting commencement date such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on June 16, 2025, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
10. Stock option granted under the Plan on March 1, 2022; the option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% of the total shares on February 28, 2023 and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on February 28, 2026, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer and continued service by the Reporting Person.
Remarks:
Exhibit 24 Power of Attorney attached.
/s/ Teri L. Witteman, as Attorney-In-Fact for Lubi Kutua 10/20/2022
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned as a Section 16 reporting person of Beyond Meat, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Teri L. Witteman and Ethan Brown, and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute, deliver and file for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section16(a) of the Exchange Act;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;

(3) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section16 of the Exchange Act.  The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that the attorney-in-fact and the Company are relying on written and oral information provided by the undersigned to complete such forms and the undersigned is responsible for reviewing the completed forms prior to their filing.  The attorney-in-fact and the Company are not responsible for any errors or omissions in such filings.  The attorney-in-fact and the Company are not responsible for determining whether or not the transactions reported could be matched with any other transactions for the purpose of determining liability for short-swing profits under Section16(b).

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 13th day of October, 2022.

                                                                                                                                  /s/ Lubi Kutua
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                                                                                                                                   Signature

                                                                                                                                  LUBI KUTUA
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