Beyond Meat (BYND) CIO Dariush Ajami Withholds 102 Shares for Taxes

What Happened

• Dariush Ajami, Chief Innovation Officer of Beyond Meat (BYND), had 102 shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. The withholding was recorded at $10.31 per share, for a total value of approximately $1,052. This is a tax-withholding/settlement of vested RSUs — not an open-market sale indicating a change in investment stance.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-09-14; Filing date: 2026-09-16 (timely under reporting rules).
• Transaction: 102 shares withheld to pay taxes (code F) at $10.31 per share; total ≈ $1,052.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnote F1: Shares were withheld to pay taxes on RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
• Footnote F2: A 1-for-30 reverse stock split was effective 8/14/2026, which reduced the reporting person's share count by 3,184,234 shares (per the filing). Figures in the Form 4 reflect post-split amounts.
• Filing status: No late filing indicated.

Context

• Code F transactions are routine tax-withholdings when restricted stock units vest; they are administrative and do not necessarily reflect a decision to sell shares on the open market.
• For investors, these withholdings are common following RSU vesting and are generally neutral informationally compared with outright open-market sales or purchases.