ITEM 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 19, 2019, Beyond Meat, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing that Sanjay Shah, age 51, has been named Chief Operating Officer of
the Company effective September 18, 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shah
served as Senior Vice President of Energy Operations at Tesla, Inc. from May
2018 to September 2019. From January 2011 to May 2018, Mr. Shah worked for
Amazon.com, Inc. serving in roles with increasing levels of responsibility,
including as regional director for various regions from January 2011 to July
2015 and as Vice President of North American Fulfillment Centers from July 2015
to May 2018; from September 2009 to January 2011, Mr. Shah served as Managing
Director, Southeast Asia for MFG.com, which provides online marketplace
services; and from December 2000 to August 2009, he served as an Executive
Director for Dell Inc.
Pursuant to an offer letter, Mr. Shah will receive an annual base salary of
$440,000 and will have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus, which for 2019
has a target amount of 50% of his 2019 base salary, pro-rated based on the
number of days he is employed by the Company in 2019. In addition, Mr. Shah will
receive a sign-on bonus equal to $450,000, provided he must repay the full
amount of the sign-on bonus if for any reason his employment terminates within
one year of his start date with the Company. Subject to the approval of the
Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Compensation
Committee"), Mr. Shah will also receive a sign-on equity award under the
Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") in the form of fully vested
shares of the Company's common stock on the first anniversary of his start date
and on each quarterly anniversary thereafter through the second anniversary of
his start date, in the following amounts: (i) total shares equal to $3,500,000
divided by the average closing price (as defined in the offer letter) on the
first anniversary of his start date, and (ii) total shares equal to $875,000
divided by the average closing price on each quarterly anniversary thereafter,
in each case, rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares. In addition,
subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, Mr. Shah will be granted
an option under the Plan to purchase shares of the Company's common stock equal
to $3,500,000 divided by the average closing price, then multiplied by 2 and
rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares.
The exercise price per share will be no less than the per share fair market
value of the Company's common stock on the grant effective date. The shares
subject to the option will vest over two years as follows: 1/24th of the total
number of shares will vest and become exercisable on the 25th monthly
anniversary of Mr. Shah's start date and 1/24th of the total number of shares
will vest and become exercisable on each monthly anniversary thereafter, subject
to his continuous service through each vesting date.
In addition, subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, Mr. Shah
will receive a restricted stock unit award covering shares of the Company's
common stock equal to $3,500,000 divided by the

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average closing price, rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares (the
"RSUs"). The RSUs will vest over four years as follows: 1/8th of the RSUs will
vest on the 27-month anniversary of Mr. Shah's start date and 1/8th of the RSUs
will vest in quarterly installments thereafter, subject to his continuous
service through each vesting date.
If Mr. Shah is terminated by the Company without cause during his first year of
employment with the Company, subject to his execution of a release of claims and
compliance with certain other conditions, he will receive severance equal to 6
months of his annual base salary, a pro-rated portion of his target annual bonus
and, subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee, fully vested shares
of the Company's common stock pursuant to the Plan equal to $3,500,000 divided
by the average closing price, then multiplied by a ratio where the numerator is
the number of months he was continuously employed by the Company and the
denominator is 12 and rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares.
Mr. Shah will also be eligible for certain change in control severance benefits
pursuant to the Company's form of Executive Change in Control Severance
Agreement, including salary and benefits continuation and accelerated equity
award vesting in certain circumstances.
The Company expects to enter into the Company's standard form of indemnification
agreement for directors and executive officers with Mr. Shah, which requires the
Company to indemnify its directors and executive officers for certain expenses,
including attorneys' fees, judgments, penalties, fines and settlement amounts
incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising
out of their services as one of the Company's directors or executive officers or
as a director or executive officer of any other company or enterprise to which
the person provides services at the Company's request.
The foregoing description of Mr. Shah's employment terms is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of his offer letter and the offer letter
correction, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively,
attached hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Mr. Shah has no family relationships that require disclosure pursuant to Item
401(d) of Regulation S-K and has not been involved in any transactions that
require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no
arrangement or understanding between Mr. Shah and any other person pursuant to
which Mr. Shah was named Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Shah as the Company's Chief Operating
Officer is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

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ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits

 Exhibit
  Number                                 Description

   10.1        Offer letter dated August 1, 2019 with Sanjay Shah (Incorporated
             by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of
             Beyond Meat, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
             on September 19, 2019)
  10.2*        Offer Letter Correction, dated March 3, 2020, between Beyond Meat,
             Inc. and Sanjay Shah
   99.1        Press release of Beyond Meat, Inc. dated September 19, 2019
             (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on
             Form 8-K of Beyond Meat, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange
             Commission on September 19, 2019)


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* Filed herewith.

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