SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Brown Ethan

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BEYOND MEAT, INC.
888 N. DOUGLAS STREET, SUITE 100

(Street)
EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BEYOND MEAT, INC. [ BYND ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
checkbox checked Director 10% Owner
checkbox checked Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President, Chief Exec. Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/12/2024 M 473,129 A $0.93 1,686,804 D
Common Stock 12/12/2024 S(1) 79,772 D $3.9(2) 1,607,032 D
Common Stock 12/12/2024 S(3) 83,000 D $3.93(4) 1,524,032 D
Common Stock 12/12/2024 F 621(5) D $3.91 1,523,411 D
Common Stock 12/13/2024 M 492,877 A $0.93 2,016,288 D
Common Stock 12/13/2024 S(1) 313,000 D $3.7479(6) 1,703,288 D
Common Stock 639,881 I Owned by the Brown Asset Holding LLC, which is wholly owned by the Ethan Brown 2022 GRAT.
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $0.93 12/12/2024 M 473,129 (7) 01/21/2025 Common Stock 473,129 $0 492,877 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $0.93 12/13/2024 M 492,877 (7) 01/21/2025 Common Stock 492,877 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Sale of shares to cover the exercise price, withholding tax obligations and broker fees and commissions, pursuant to a broker assisted cashless exercise of fully vested stock options granted on January 22, 2015 under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Such fully vested stock options would otherwise expire on January 21, 2025.
2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $3.865 to $3.955. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
3. Sale of already owned shares to cover the exercise price of fully vested stock options granted on January 22, 2015 under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Such fully vested stock options would otherwise expire on January 21, 2025.
4. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $3.88 to $3.955. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
5. Shares withheld to pay taxes applicable to vesting of restricted stock units previously awarded pursuant to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
6. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $3.70 to $3.91. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide, upon request, to the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
7. Exercise of fully vested stock options granted on January 22, 2015 under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Such fully vested stock options would otherwise expire on January 21, 2025.
Remarks:
/s/ Teri L. Witteman, as Attorney-In-Fact for Ethan Brown 12/16/2024
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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