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Beyond Meat (BYND) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 07, 2025 05:00 PM ET Company Participants Paul Shepherd - VP - FP&A and IREthan Brown - Founder, President, CEO & Board MemberLubi Kutua - CFO & TreasurerPeter Saleh - MD - RestaurantsRobert Moskow - Managing Director Kaumil Gajrawala - Managing Director Conference Call Participants Benjamin Theurer - Analyst Operator Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Paul Shepherd, Vice President, FP and A and Investor Rela ...

Core Viewpoint - Beyond Meat has successfully closed a financing facility providing up to $100 million in new senior secured debt from Unprocessed Foods, an affiliate of Ahimsa Foundation, to support its growth plans and strategic priorities [1][2]. Financing Details - The financing agreement includes a senior secured delayed-draw term loan facility of $100 million, with interest rates of 12.0% prior to February 7, 2030, and 17.5% thereafter, payable in kind [2][3]. - The initial maturity date can be extended until May 7, 2035, with mutual consent [2]. Investor Insights - Unprocessed Foods will receive warrants proportional to the amount drawn down, allowing them to purchase up to 12.5% of Beyond Meat's outstanding shares at an exercise price of 115% of the average daily volume weighted average prices for a 30-day period starting May 8, 2025, with a minimum price of $2.00 and a maximum of $3.75 [3]. Company Overview - Beyond Meat is a leading plant-based meat company, founded in 2009, offering products made from simple ingredients without GMOs, added hormones, or antibiotics, and with 0 mg of cholesterol per serving [5]. - The company's mission emphasizes the positive impact of shifting from animal-based meat to plant-based protein on human health, climate change, natural resource constraints, and animal welfare [5].