Beyond Meat adopts majority voting for uncontested director elections

BEYOND MEAT, INC.

Board amended bylaws to implement majority voting standard for uncontested director elections; plurality for contested.
Director resignation policy adopted: board decides within 90 days and publicly discloses decision if director fails to receive required vote.
Amendments effective February 9, 2024; Corporate Governance Guidelines also updated.
Nominating Committee will recommend whether to accept or reject resignation of any director failing to get required vote.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

BEYOND MEAT, INC.: Amended Article I, Section 1.7 to adopt majority voting for uncontested director elections with plurality carve-out for contested elections, and implemented director resignation policy (effective 2024-02-09).

Change: bylaw amendment
Effective: 2024-02-09

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On February 9, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Beyond Meat, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective the same day. Article I, Section 1.7 of the Bylaws was amended to implement a majority voting standard for uncontested director elections with a plurality voting standard carve out for contested director elections.

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