Form 8-K - Current report

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): May 23, 2024

BEYOND MEAT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38879

26-4087597

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

888 N. Douglas Street, Suite 100

El Segundo, California 90245

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(866) 756-4112

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

BYND

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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Beyond Meat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), was held on May 23, 2024. A summary of the proposals voted on at the Annual Meeting by the Company’s stockholders and the final voting results for each proposal are set forth below.


Proposal 1:	The Company’s stockholders elected each of the following directors as Class II directors to serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified by the following votes:

NOMINEE	FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTES
Nandita Bakhshi	10,637,700	330,836	85,061	17,451,233
Chelsea A. Grayson	10,681,630	287,373	84,594	17,451,233
Joshua M. Murray	10,698,210	263,752	91,635	17,451,233

Proposal 2:

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 by the following votes:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTES
27,254,928	990,011	259,891	0

Proposal 3:

The Company’s stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, by the following votes:


FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN	BROKER NON-VOTES
9,302,206	1,631,291	120,100	17,451,233

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/ Teri L. Witteman
			Teri L. Witteman
			Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Date: May 24, 2024

Cover Page	May 23, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	May 23, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	BEYOND MEAT, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38879
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-4087597
Entity Address, Address Line One	888 N. Douglas Street, Suite 100
Entity Address, City or Town	El Segundo
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	90245
City Area Code	(866
Local Phone Number	756-4112
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
Trading Symbol	BYND
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001655210
Amendment Flag	false