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Beyond Meat Plummets After Debt Swap Massively Dilutes Shareholders

Packages of Beyond Meat burgers in a grocery store in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg

Beyond Meat Inc. tumbled the most since the company went public in 2019 after the troubled plant-based protein producer said nearly all creditors had accepted a debt swapBloomberg Terminal that will lead to a substantial dilution of shareholders.

The stock sank more than 48% to $1.03 on Monday, its worst-ever decline. The shares had already fallen 47% this year through Friday.