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Grab the names FREE today. Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND) shares are down 11% to $11.99 midday Monday, as the stock takes another leg lower in its first full week of trading on a split-adjusted basis. The slide follows the 1-for-30 reverse stock split that took effect after the close on August 13.
There is no fresh operating announcement from Beyond Meat driving today's move. The mechanics of the reverse split haven't changed the demand picture for the shares, and continued selling in the first sessions after a reverse split is a familiar pattern. Beyond Meat filed a Certificate of Amendment in Delaware to effect the 1-for-30 reverse split.
It became effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 13, and shares began trading split-adjusted on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 14 under the existing BYND symbol with a new CUSIP. Every 30 Beyond Meat shares were combined into one, with no fractional shares issued; holders entitled to a fraction had positions rounded up to the nearest whole share, including at the DTC participant level.
Authorized common shares were cut from 3 billion to 100 million, and total authorized capital stock fell from 3,000,500,000 to 100,500,000. Equiniti Trust Company is serving as transfer and exchange agent, and each holder's proportional ownership was preserved apart from minor rounding. The purpose of the split is to help Beyond Meat regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement.
To regain compliance, the closing bid must reach at least $1 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days before the compliance date of August 31. Beyond Meat itself stated there can be no assurance it will regain compliance or remain listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. A reverse split is a mechanical adjustment rather than a cure.
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