Beyond Meat (BYND) CEO gets 19.9M restricted stock unit grant

Beyond Meat, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Ethan Brown reported receiving 19,874,772 shares of common stock as a restricted stock unit award.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 11/20/2025 - 06:04 PM EST Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Beyond Meat, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Ethan Brown reported receiving 19,874,772 shares of common stock as a restricted stock unit award. The award was granted on November 19, 2025 at $0 per share and brought his directly held common stock to 25,918,606 shares.

According to the filing, 50% of the restricted stock units will vest on December 31, 2026, with the remaining 50% vesting in four equal quarterly installments thereafter. The filing also reports 639,881 shares held indirectly through the Brown Asset Holding LLC, which is wholly owned by the Ethan Brown 2022 GRAT.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 19,874,772 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Brown Ethan

Role President, Chief Exec. Officer

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Common Stock	19,874,772	$0.00	$0.00
Holding	Common Stock	--	--	--

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 25,918,606 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 639,881 shares (Indirect, Owned by the Brown Asset Holding LLC, which is wholly owned by the Ethan Brown 2022 GRAT.)

Holdings Before and After: Common Stock, 6,043,834 to 25,918,606 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. F1. Represents an award of restricted stock units, 50% of which will vest on December 31, 2026, with the remainder vesting in four equal quarterly installments thereafter.

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What did Beyond Meat (BYND) CEO Ethan Brown report in this Form 4?

Ethan Brown reported an award of 19,874,772 restricted stock units of Beyond Meat, Inc. common stock granted on November 19, 2025.

How many Beyond Meat (BYND) shares does Ethan Brown own after this transaction?

Following the reported award, Ethan Brown beneficially owns 25,918,606 shares of Beyond Meat common stock directly, plus additional shares held indirectly.

What are the vesting terms of Ethan Brown’s 19,874,772 restricted stock units at Beyond Meat?

The filing states that 50% of the restricted stock units will vest on December 31, 2026, and the remaining 50% will vest in four equal quarterly installments thereafter.

Did Ethan Brown pay a purchase price for the new Beyond Meat restricted stock units?

No cash price was paid for the award; the transaction shows $0 as the price for the 19,874,772 restricted stock units.

Does Ethan Brown have any indirect ownership of Beyond Meat (BYND) shares?

Yes. The Form 4 reports 639,881 shares held indirectly, owned by Brown Asset Holding LLC, which is wholly owned by the Ethan Brown 2022 GRAT.

What is Ethan Brown’s role at Beyond Meat as disclosed in this Form 4?

The filing identifies Ethan Brown as an officer of Beyond Meat, Inc., serving as President, Chief Exec. Officer.

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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)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	President, Chief Exec. Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2025

4. 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 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	11/19/2025		A		19,874,772(1)	A	$0	25,918,606	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents an award of restricted stock units, 50% of which will vest on December 31, 2026, with the remainder vesting in four equal quarterly installments thereafter.

Remarks:

	/s/ Teri L. Witteman, as Attorney-In-Fact for Ethan Brown	11/20/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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