UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 000-18761
Monster Beverage Corporation(1)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1 Monster Way
Corona, California 92879
(951) 739-6200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Common Stock, par value $0.005 per share
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Not Applicable
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
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Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One (1)
(1) On June 12, 2015, Monster Beverage 1990 Corporation (formerly Monster Beverage Corporation) (Old Monster) completed a holding company reorganization in which it merged (the Merger) with New Laser Merger Corporation (Merger Sub), a wholly owned subsidiary of Monster Beverage Corporation (formerly New Laser Corporation) (the Company), as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (as amended, the Transaction Agreement), dated as of August 14, 2014, by and among Old Monster, the Company, Merger Sub, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and European Refreshments, a TCCC subsidiary, as amended by the amendment thereto, dated as of May 4, 2015, by and among Old Monster, the Company, Merger Sub, TCCC and European Refreshments. The Merger constitutes a succession for purposes of Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). This Form 15 relates solely to the reporting obligations of Old Monster, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, under the Exchange Act, and does not affect the reporting obligations of the Company, which is the successor to Old Monster under the Exchange Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Monster Beverage Corporation has caused this certification / notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
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MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION | ||
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Date: |
June 22, 2015 |
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By: |
/s/ Hilton H. Schlosberg |
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Name: |
Hilton H. Schlosberg |
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary |
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