BEYOND MEAT, INC.
119 Standard Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
July 29, 2019
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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| Attn: | Timothy S. Levenberg, Special Counsel |
| | Irene Barberena-Meissner, Staff Attorney |
| | Wei Lu, Staff Accountant |
| | Jennifer O’Brien, Staff Accountant |
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| Re: | Beyond Meat, Inc. |
| | Registration Statement on Form S-1 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Beyond Meat, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to declare the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 effective on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company hereby authorizes each of Christopher Austin and Harold Yu of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Company, to orally modify or withdraw this request for acceleration.
The Company requests that it be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Christopher Austin at (212) 506-5234, or in his absence, Harold Yu at (650) 614-7696.
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| Very truly yours, |
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| BEYOND MEAT, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Mark J. Nelson |
| Name: | Mark J. Nelson |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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| cc: | Ethan Brown Beyond Meat, Inc. |
| | Christopher Austin, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | Harold Yu, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
| | Cathy Birkeland, Latham & Watkins LLP |
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