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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on June 12, 2025, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. For more information on the following proposals, see the Proxy Statement.
Proposal No. 1. To elect ten directors of the Company to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
In accordance with the results below, the following individuals were re-elected as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set opposite their respective names.
| Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| Rodney C. Sacks | 834,017,273 | 18,447,080 | 562,831 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Hilton H. Schlosberg | 840,081,167 | 12,382,056 | 563,961 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Mark J. Hall | 837,190,251 | 15,255,172 | 581,761 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Ana Demel | 846,904,973 | 5,561,133 | 561,078 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| James L. Dinkins | 849,651,481 | 2,815,740 | 559,963 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| William W. Douglas III | 850,821,765 | 1,645,244 | 560,175 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Tiffany M. Hall | 840,797,643 | 11,370,887 | 858,654 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Jeanne P. Jackson | 792,489,144 | 59,979,368 | 558,672 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Steven G. Pizula | 839,181,506 | 13,284,743 | 560,935 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
| Mark S. Vidergauz | 733,750,723 | 111,104,000 | 8,172,461 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
In accordance with the results below, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was ratified and approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||||||||
| 873,478,275 | 790,395 | 547,352 | ||||||||
Proposal No. 3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
In accordance with the results below, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved on a non-binding, advisory basis.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| 796,662,922 | 55,307,300 | 1,056,962 | 21,788,838 | ||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Monster Beverage Corporation | |
| Date: June 16, 2025 | /s/ Hilton H. Schlosberg |
| Hilton H. Schlosberg | |
| Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and | |
| Chief Executive Officer |