Brown Ethan 4

What Happened
Ethan Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of Beyond Meat, had 12,583 shares withheld to satisfy tax liabilities related to the vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs). The withholding occurred on 2026-06-01 at an effective price of $0.78 per share, for a total withholding value of approximately $9,761. This is a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-06-01; 12,583 shares at $0.78 each (total ≈ $9,761).
• Transaction type: F = shares withheld to pay taxes on RSU vesting (disposition for tax withholding).
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-06-03 — appears timely (within the standard two-business-day reporting window).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided report.
• Notable footnotes:
  • F1: Shares were withheld to pay taxes applicable to vesting of RSUs awarded under the Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
  • F2: The reporting person’s holdings include 2,292,289 RSUs and/or shares awarded pursuant to antidilution provisions for RSUs granted on Sept 29, 2025.

Context
Tax-withholding dispositions are routine when RSUs vest and do not necessarily indicate the insider is selling shares as a market signal; they simply cover tax obligations. This report documents the withholding, not an open-market sale or purchase.