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accession: "0001655210-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYND"
cik: "0001655210"
company_name: "BEYOND MEAT, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T20:51:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T20:57:27.901700+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Beyond Meat shareholders reject say-on-pay proposal at 2026 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Advisory vote on exec compensation failed: 16,491,043 for vs. 34,843,699 against.
- Class I directors elected: Seth Goldman (35.6M for), Kathy N. Waller (36.6M for), Alexandre Zyngier (31.2M for).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY 2026 passed with 151.8M for.
- Broker non-votes totaled 135.8M on director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001655210-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYND
- cik: 0001655210
- company_name: BEYOND MEAT, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T20:51:56+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000039/0001655210-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000039/bynd-20260520.htm

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