| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2019 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BEYOND MEAT, INC. [ BYND ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 464,850 | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Stock Option (right to buy) | (1) | 11/30/2025 | Common Stock | 150,998 | 0.95 | D | |
| Stock Option (right to buy) | (2) | 02/03/2026 | Common Stock | 54,503 | 0.95 | D | |
| Stock Option (right to buy) | (3) | 07/19/2026 | Common Stock | 99,903 | 0.95 | D | |
| Stock Option (right to buy) | (4) | 05/29/2028 | Common Stock | 77,027 | 3 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Stock option granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan ("Plan") on December 1, 2015; the option vested and became exercisable as to 25% of the total shares on December 1, 2016, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter, such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on December 1, 2019, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer. |
| 2. Stock option granted under the Plan on February 4, 2016; the option vested and became exercisable as to 25% of the total shares on December 1, 2016, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter, such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on December 1, 2019, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer. |
| 3. Stock option granted under the Plan on July 20, 2016; the option vests and becomes exercisable as to 25% of (1) 152,238 shares and (2) 70,024 shares on February 4, 2017 and July 20, 2017, respectively, and 1/48th of the (1) 152,238 shares and (2) 70,024 shares vest and become exercisable monthly thereafter such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on February 4, 2020 and July 20, 2020, respectively, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer. |
| 4. Stock option granted under the Plan on May 30, 2018; the option vested and became exercisable as to 25% of the total shares on May 30, 2018, and 1/48th of the total shares vests and becomes exercisable monthly thereafter, such that the option is fully vested and exercisable on August 3, 2021, subject to the acceleration provisions of an Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer. |
| Remarks: |
| Ex. 24 Power of Attorney attached. |
| /s/ Mark J Nelosn | 05/01/2019 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
