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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-13-047182
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130603
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130605

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Monster Beverage Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000865752
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				391679918
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-18761
		FILM NUMBER:		13894890

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92880
		BUSINESS PHONE:		909-739-6200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92880

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANSEN NATURAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIPAC CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) was held on June&nbsp;3, 2013, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal No.&nbsp;1.</font></b>&#160; To elect seven directors of the Company to serve until the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.9in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Rodney   C. Sacks</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">127,813,328</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Hilton   H. Schlosberg</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">124,076,970</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">8,672,316</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Norman   C. Epstein</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">128,870,204</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,879,082</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Benjamin   M. Polk</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">123,569,636</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,179,650</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Sydney   Selati</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">129,201,306</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,547,980</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Harold   C. Taber,&nbsp;Jr.</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">122,208,756</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">10,540,530</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:33.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 15.85pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mark   S. Vidergauz</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">130,497,248</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,252,038</font></p>    </td>
<td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:5.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="22%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:22.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,720</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal No.&nbsp;2. </font></b>&#160;To ratify the appointment of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2013.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In accordance with the results below, the appointment of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP was ratified and approved.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<tr>
<td width="29%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.52%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes&nbsp;For</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes&nbsp;Against</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstentions</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="29%" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:29.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">138,780,927</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,921,251</font></p>    </td>
<td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:4.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">154,828</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal No 3. </font></b>&#160;To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#146;s named executive officers.</p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">In accordance with the results below, the compensation of the Company&#146;s named executive officers was approved on a non-binding, advisory basis.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes&nbsp;For</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Votes&nbsp;Against</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Abstentions</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Broker&nbsp;Non-Votes</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="19%" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:19.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">129,138,037</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="20%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:20.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,426,543</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="24%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:24.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">184,484</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="28%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.75pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">9,107,942</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date: &nbsp;June&nbsp;5, 2013</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">/s/ Hilton H.   Schlosberg</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Hilton H. Schlosberg</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">President and Chief   Financial Officer</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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