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): June 12, 2025

 

Monster Beverage Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-18761		47-1809393
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1 Monster Way

Corona, California 92879

(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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		MNST		Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

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