UNITED STATES
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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): September 30, 2026
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously reported by Beyond Meat, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 6, 2025, John Boken was appointed as the Company’s interim Chief Transformation Officer effective as of such date. In addition, as previously reported by the Company on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 30, 2026, on July 26, 2026, the Company entered into an offer letter with Brijesh Krishnaswamy to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer on a part-time basis beginning August 24, 2026, with the expectation that his employment would convert to full-time on September 30, 2026. Upon the commencement of Mr. Krishnaswamy’s full-time employment with the Company on September 30, 2026, Mr. Boken, who assumed the duties of Chief Operations Officer on an interim basis effective May 17, 2026, no longer performs such duties. Effective October 7, 2026, Mr. Boken will step down as interim Chief Transformation Officer, with his responsibilities to be assumed by Mr. Krishnaswamy and other members of the Company’s senior leadership team.
SIGNATURES
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.
| BEYOND MEAT, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Lubi Kutua | ||||
Lubi Kutua | |||||
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
Date: October 1, 2026