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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Act . ( Mark One ) XI ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K For the transition period from Commission File Number : 001-38879 Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) BEYOND MEATⓇ BEYOND MEAT , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) to 26-4087597 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 119 Standard Street El Segundo , CA 90245 ( Address , including zip code , of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.0001 par value ( 866 ) 756-4112 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) BYND Name of each exchange on which registered The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No XI Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No