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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-023427
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170413
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170413

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:				471809393
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		10-K/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-18761
		FILM NUMBER:		17761368

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MONSTER WAY
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92879
		BUSINESS PHONE:		909-739-6200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MONSTER WAY
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92879

	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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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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;">Form&nbsp;10-K/A</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[ X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">For the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">[&#160; ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">For the transition period from _____ to _____</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1 Monster Way</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Corona, California 92879</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g)&nbsp;of the Act: None</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act.&#160; Yes</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">&#254;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#160; No</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act. Yes</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&#160; No</font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">&#254;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1)&nbsp;has filed all reports required to be filed by Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)&nbsp;has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.&#160;&#160; Yes </font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">&#254;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> No </font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant&#146;s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part&nbsp;III of this Form&nbsp;10-K or any amendment to this Form&nbsp;10-K. </font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Yes </font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">o</font><font size="1" style="font-size:9.0pt;"> No </font><font color="black" face="Wingdings" style="color:black;">&#254;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $27,920,735,052 computed by reference to the closing sale price for such stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June&nbsp;30, 2016, the last business day of the registrant&#146;s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">The number of shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock, $0.005 par value per share (being the only class of common stock of the registrant), outstanding on April&nbsp;5, 2017 was 567,788,360 shares.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">Portions of the registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed subsequent to the date hereof with the Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with the registrant&#146;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part&nbsp;III of this Report. Such Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the conclusion of the registrant&#146;s fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">We are filing this Amendment No. 1 (&#147;Amendment No. 1&#148;) to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on March 1, 2017 (the &#147;Original Form 10-K&#148;), to correct a typographical error in the content of Exhibit 23.1, Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (the &#147;Consent&#148;). The Consent in the Original Form 10-K incorrectly referenced the audit reports of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as of February 29, 2016. The correct date for the audit reports referenced in the Original Form 10-K is March 1, 2017. A new consent with the correct date is filed as an exhibit attached hereto.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), this Amendment No. 1 also contains new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment No. 1 and this Amendment No. 1 does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted. Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act, this Amendment No. 1 also contains new certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">Other than this date correction to the Consent, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Original Form 10-K or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Original Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-215326, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-41333, No. 333-89123, No. 333-112482, No. 333-131467, No. 333-170713 and No. 333-174614 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 033-92526 on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 1, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Monster Beverage Corporation and subsidiaries (the &#147;Company&#148;) and the effectiveness of the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Monster Beverage Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2016.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(a)&nbsp;OR 15D-14(a)&nbsp;OF THE SECURITIES</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;302 OF THE</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">I, Rodney Sacks, certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">I have reviewed this annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A of Monster Beverage Corporation; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial" style="color:black;font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(a)&nbsp;OR 15D-14(a)&nbsp;OF THE SECURITIES</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;302 OF THE</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">I, Hilton Schlosberg, certify that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">I have reviewed this annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K/A of Monster Beverage Corporation; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">In connection with the annual report of Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) on Form&nbsp;10-K/A for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Report&#148;), the undersigned, Rodney C. Sacks, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section&nbsp;906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT&nbsp;32.2</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">18 U.S.C. SECTION&nbsp;1350,</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">SECTION&nbsp;906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">In connection with the annual report of Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) on Form&nbsp;10-K/A for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Report&#148;), the undersigned, Hilton H. Schlosberg, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section&nbsp;906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .75in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">April&nbsp;13, 2017</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">/s/   Hilton H. Schlosberg</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Vice Chairman of   the Board of Directors, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial   Officer and Secretary</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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