Dariush Ajami - Mar 1, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for BEYOND MEAT, INC. (BYND)

Role: Chief Innovation Officer
Signature: /s/ Teri L. Witteman, Attorney-In-Fact for Dariush Ajami
Stock symbol: BYND
Transactions as of: Mar 1, 2022
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/3/2022, 04:16 PM
Previous filing: Mar 1, 2022
Next filing: Mar 4, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BYND	Common Stock	Award	$0	+21.1K	+24.23%	$0.00	108K	Mar 1, 2022	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	BYND	Stock Option (right to buy)	Award	$0	+42.2K		$0.00	42.2K	Mar 1, 2022	Common Stock	42.2K	$47.42	Direct	F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Restricted stock units ("RSU") granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan ("Plan") on March 1, 2022; 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 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.
F2	Stock option granted under the Plan on March 1, 2022; 1/4th of the total number of shares subject to the option award vests and becomes exercisable on February 28, 2023, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter, such that the option becomes 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.

Content

Restricted stock units ("RSU") granted under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan ("Plan") on March 1, 2022; 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 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.

Stock option granted under the Plan on March 1, 2022; 1/4th of the total number of shares subject to the option award vests and becomes exercisable on February 28, 2023, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter, such that the option becomes 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.