Beyond Meat Secures Ahimsa Loan Funding

TL;DR

BYND got Ahimsa Loan funding on 6/26, more debt incoming.

AI Summary

On June 26, 2025, Beyond Meat, Inc. announced the initial funding of its Ahimsa Loan, a direct financial obligation. The company also reported on unregistered sales of equity securities. Specific details regarding the loan amount and equity sales were not provided in this initial filing.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates Beyond Meat is securing new financing through the Ahimsa Loan, which could impact its financial flexibility and operational capacity.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — The filing indicates new debt obligations and unregistered equity sales, which can introduce financial risk and dilution concerns.

Key Players & Entities

• Beyond Meat, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• Ahimsa Loan (dollar_amount) — New financial obligation
• June 26, 2025 (date) — Date of report and earliest event

FAQ

From the Filing

0001655210-25-000129.txt : 20250626 0001655210-25-000129.hdr.sgml : 20250626 20250626162429 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001655210-25-000129 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20250626 ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities FILED AS OF DATE: 20250626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20250626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BEYOND MEAT, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001655210 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing EIN: 264087597 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-38879 FILM NUMBER: 251080701 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 N. DOUGLAS STREET, SUITE 100 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 866-756-4112 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 888 N. DOUGLAS STREET, SUITE 100 CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Savage River, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20151008 8-K 1 bynd-20250626.htm 8-K AHIMSA LOAN INITIAL FUNDING bynd-20250626 0001655210 false 0001655210 2025-06-26 2025-06-26 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 26, 2025 BEYOND MEAT, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-38879 26-4087597 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 888 N. Douglas Street, Suite 100 El Segundo , California 90245 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) (866 ) 756-4112 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $0.0001 par value BYND The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. As previously announced, on May 7, 2025, Beyond Meat, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan and Security Agreement”), among the Company, as the borrower, Unprocessed Foods, LLC, an affiliate of the Ahimsa Foundation, as lender (“Unprocessed Foods”), the other lenders party thereto from time to time (together with Unprocessed Foods, the “Lenders”), and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries party thereto from time to time, as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), pur