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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |||
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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of | |||
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Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting of
MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION
To Be Held On:
June 7, 2018 2:00 p.m. PDT
Monster Beverage Corporation’s executive offices, located at 1 Monster Way, Corona, California 92879
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This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at: https://materials.proxyvote.com/61174X.
If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below before 5/25/18 to facilitate timely delivery.
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TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) and 718-921-8562 (for international callers) | |
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E-MAIL: info@astfinancial.com | |
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WEBSITE: https://us.astfinancial.com/OnlineProxyVoting/ProxyVoting/RequestMaterials | |
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TO VOTE: |
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ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date.
IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. To obtain directions to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person please call 1-800-426-7367.
TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit www.voteproxy.com to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call.
MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. |
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1. Proposal to elect ten Directors:
NOMINEES: Rodney C. Sacks Hilton H. Schlosberg Mark J. Hall Norman C. Epstein Gary P. Fayard Benjamin M. Polk Sydney Selati Harold C. Taber, Jr. Kathy N. Waller Mark S. Vidergauz
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2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.
3. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
4. To consider a stockholder proposal regarding a report containing the criteria and analytical methodology used to determine the Company’s conclusion of “minimal risk” of slavery and human trafficking in its sugarcane supply chain, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3 AND “AGAINST” PROPOSAL 4. |
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Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail.
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