UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2006

 

Hansen Natural Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

   
   
  0-18761
  39-1679918  
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)  

 

1010 Railroad Street

Corona, California 92882

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(951) 739 - 6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On September 25, 2006, Hansen Natural Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its current $50 million stock repurchase program to $75 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

 

 

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 25, 2006.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Hansen Natural Corporation

 

 

Date: September 28, 2006

/s/Hilton H. Schlosberg

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Hilton H. Schlosberg

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

CONTACTS:

Rodney C. Sacks

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

(951) 739-6200

 

Hilton H. Schlosberg

 

Vice Chairman

 

(951) 739-6200

 

 

Roger S. Pondel / Judy Lin Sfetcu

 

PondelWilkinson Inc.

 

(310) 279-5980

 

 

HANSEN NATURAL

INCREASES SHARE REPURCHASE PLAN

 

Corona, CA – September 25, 2006 – Hansen Natural Corporation (NASDAQ:HANS) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in its current $50 million stock repurchase program to $75 million. The Company has already purchased $27.7 million of stock under the program which was announced on November 14, 2005.

As of September 12, 2006 Hansen Natural Corporation had 89,996,124 shares of common stock outstanding.

Hansen Natural Corporation markets and distributes Hansen’s® Natural Sodas, Signature Sodas, fruit juice Smoothies, Energy drinks, Energade® energy sports drinks, E20 Energy Water®, Sparkling Lemonades and Orangeades, multi-vitamin juice drinks in aseptic packaging, Junior Juice® juice, iced teas, lemonades and juice cocktails, apple juice and juice blends, Blue Sky® brand beverages, Monster Energy® brand energy drinks, Lost® Energy™ brand energy drinks, Joker Mad Energy™ and Unbound® Energy brand energy drinks, Rumba™ brand energy juice, and Fizzit™ brand powdered drink mixes. Hansen’s can be found on the Web at www.hansens.com.