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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-013039
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170301
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170301

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-18761
		FILM NUMBER:		17654163

	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="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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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;">On March&nbsp;1, 2017, Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release relating to its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December&nbsp;31, 2016, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.&#160; The press release did not include certain financial statements, related footnotes and certain other financial information that will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K.</font></p>
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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;">On March&nbsp;1, 2017, the Company will conduct a conference call at 2:00 p.m.&nbsp;Pacific Time.&#160; The call will be open to interested investors through a live audio web broadcast via the internet </font><font size="3" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;">at </font><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">www.monsterbevcorp.com<font color="black" style="color:black;"> in the &#147;Events&nbsp;&amp; Presentations&#148; section.&nbsp; For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for approximately one year on the website.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01. Other Events.</font></i></b></p>
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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;">On February&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company&#146;s outstanding shares of common stock.&#160; There was no availability remaining under the previously-authorized share repurchase programs.&#160; The Company expects the share repurchases to be made from time to time in the open market or through privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise, subject to applicable laws, regulations and approvals. The timing of the share repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, and share repurchases may be suspended or discontinued at any time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 Press Release dated March&nbsp;1, 2017.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#003366;font-size:9.0pt;">PondelWilkinson Inc.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#003366;font-size:9.0pt;">Los   Angeles, CA 90067</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" color="#003366" face="Times New Roman" style="color:#003366;font-size:9.0pt;">www.pondel.com</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rodney C. Sacks</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Roger   S. Pondel / Judy Lin Sfetcu</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MONSTER BEVERAGE REPORTS 2016 FOURTH QUARTER</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">--Fourth Quarter Net Sales Rise 16.8 percent to $753.8 million--</font></i></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">--Fourth Quarter Net Income Increases 24.7 percent to $172.9 million--</font></i></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">--Profitability negatively affected by $46.3 million of distribution termination expenses--</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:130%;">Corona, CA</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;"> &#150; March&nbsp;1, 2017 &#150; Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016 Fourth Quarter</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net sales for the 2016 fourth quarter increased 16.8 percent to $753.8 million, from $645.4 million in the same period last year. Gross sales for the 2016 fourth quarter increased 14.2 percent to $848.8 million, from $743.2 million in the same period last year.&#160; Comparative net and gross sales amounts for the 2015 fourth quarter were negatively impacted by advance purchases made by the Company&#146;s customers due to a pre-announced price increase, effective August&nbsp;31, 2015 (&#147;Advance Purchases&#148;), on certain of the Company&#146;s <font color="black" style="color:black;">Monster Energy&#174; brand energy drinks.&#160; The Company estimates that net and gross sales for the 2015 fourth quarter were reduced by approximately $11.0 million and $12.0 million, respectively, as a result of such Advance Purchases. Net and gross sales for the 2016 fourth quarter, after adjusting the 2015 fourth quarter comparatives for Advance Purchases, increased by 14.8 percent and 12.4 percent, respectively. </font>Unfavorable currency exchange rates reduced net sales by approximately $3.3 million and gross sales by approximately $5.9 million in the 2016 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net sales for the Company&#146;s <font color="black" style="color:black;">Monster Energy&#174; Drinks</font> segment, which is comprised of the Company&#146;s Monster Energy&#174; drinks, as well as Mutant</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:130%;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">&#160;Super Soda drinks, increased 17.0 percent to $684.4 million for the 2016 fourth quarter, from $585.1 million for the same period last year.&#160; Net sales for the Company&#146;s Strategic Brands segment, which includes the various energy drink brands acquired from The Coca-Cola</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Company, increased 6.9 percent to $64.5 million for the 2016 fourth quarter, from $60.4 million in the comparable 2015 quarter.&#160; Net sales for the Company&#146;s Other segment, which includes certain products of American Fruits&nbsp;&amp; Flavors sold to independent third parties, were $4.7 million for the 2016 fourth quarter. There were no net sales for the Other segment for the 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net sales to customers outside the United States rose to $193.5 million in the 2016 fourth quarter, from $145.3 million in the corresponding quarter in 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, for the 2016 fourth quarter, increased to 66.1 percent from 62.5 percent for the comparable 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Operating expenses for the 2016 fourth quarter were $246.4 million, compared with $174.9 million in the 2015 fourth quarter</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">. Included in operating expenses were distributor termination expenses of $46.3 million and $3.3 million for the 2016 and 2015 fourth quarters, respectively.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Distribution costs as a percentage of net sales were 3.2 percent for the 2016 fourth quarter, the same as in the 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Selling expenses as a percentage of net sales for the 2016 fourth quarter were 12.0 percent, compared with 12.9 percent in the 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">General and administrative expenses for the 2016 fourth quarter were $132.2 million or 17.5 percent of net sales, compared with $70.9 million, or 11.0 percent of net sales, for the comparable 2015 fourth quarter.&#160; General and administrative expenses, excluding distributor termination expenses, were 11.4 percent of net sales for the 2016 fourth quarter compared with 10.5 percent of net sales for the comparable 2015 fourth quarter.&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Stock-based compensation (a non-cash item) was $12.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, compared with $9.0 million in the 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Operating income for the 2016 fourth</font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;"> quarter increased 10.2 percent to</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;"> $251.7 million, from $228.4 million in the 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">The effective tax rate for the 2016 fourth quarter was 29.9 percent, compared with 39.5 percent in the same period last year. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due in part to an increase in the domestic production deduction as well as an increase in the stock compensation deduction due to the adoption of new accounting guidance effective January&nbsp;1, 2016, under which excess tax benefits are recorded in net income. These excess tax benefits were previously recorded in additional paid-in-capital.&#160; The amount of excess tax benefits recorded in income for the 2016 fourth quarter was $13.7 million.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net income for the 2016 fourth quarter increased 24.7 percent to $172.9 million, from $138.7 million in the same period last year.&#160; Net income per diluted share for the 2016 fourth quarter increased 32.6 percent to $0.30, from $0.22 in the fourth quarter of 2015.&#160; The Company estimates that distributor termination expenses in the 2016 fourth quarter of $46.3 million reduced reported diluted earnings per share by approximately $0.05 per share, after tax.&#160; There was no diluted earnings per share impact of distributor termination expenses, after tax, in the comparable 2015 fourth quarter.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Rodney C. Sacks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said:&#160; &#147;We are pleased to report continued progress on the strategic alignment of our distribution system with Coca-Cola bottlers, both domestically and internationally. In the United States, we continue to see improvements in the quality of our distribution, particularly in the food service channel, and we transitioned distribution of Monster Energy&#174; drinks to 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;">Monster Beverage Corporation</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Coca-Cola bottlers in Wisconsin early in January&nbsp;2017.&#160; We transitioned distribution of Monster Energy&#174; drinks to the Coca-Cola bottlers in Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as in certain other countries during the 2016 fourth quarter.&#160; In China, we continued with launches in Shanghai, Hunan Province, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang and Hainan in the quarter.&#160; Further launches are planned throughout 2017 in China.&#160; We also launched Monster Energy&#174; drinks in Nigeria early in 2017 and are planning further launches of Monster Energy&#174; drinks in other countries in 2017, including a relaunch in India. We launched Mutant</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:130%;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">, our new Super Soda drinks, in certain convenience store chains in late September&nbsp;2016 and continue to see encouraging early results.&#160; We are planning for additional distribution of Mutant</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:130%;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">&#160;in 2017. Our 2016 fourth quarter results were impacted by distributor terminations and the strength of the United States dollar,&#148; Sacks added.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016 Fiscal Year</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net sales for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 rose 12.0 percent to $3.0 billion, from $2.7 billion for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015. <font color="black" style="color:black;">G</font>ross sales for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 increased 12.2 percent to $3.5 billion, from $3.1<font color="black" style="color:black;"> billion</font> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.&#160; Unfavorable currency exchange rates reduced gross sales by approximately $31.0 million and net sales by approximately $22.3 million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Gross<font color="black" style="color:black;"> profit as a percentage of net sales was 63.7 percent for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016,</font> compared with 60.0 percent for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Operating expenses for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 were $856.7 million, </font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">compared with</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;"> $<font color="black" style="color:black;">900.1</font> million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Operating income for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 was $1.1 billion, compared with $<font color="black" style="color:black;">893.7</font> million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">The effective tax rate for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 was 34.0 percent, compared with 38.7 percent for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Net income for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 rose to $712.7 million, from $546.7 million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.&#160; Net income per diluted share for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 increased to $1.19, based on 599.8 million shares outstanding, from $0.95 based on 577.8 million shares outstanding for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Factors Impacting Profitability</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">The following table summarizes the impact of certain items on net sales and operating income for the three- and twelve-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015:</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;31,</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;31,</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">750</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.76%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.26%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,713</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.18%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39,761</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>&#147;modified   Dutch auction&#148; stock repurchase expenses</p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1,556)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>American   Fruits&nbsp;&amp; Flavors transaction expenses</p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4,483)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>The   Coca-Cola Company transaction expenses</p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(70)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(15,496)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Distributor   termination expenses</p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(46,337)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3,342)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(79,751)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(224,000)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>Expenditures   related to regulatory matters and litigation concerning the advertising,   marketing, promotion, ingredients, usage, safety and sale of the Company&#146;s   Monster Energy&#174; brand energy drinks</p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,092)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,961)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(19,206)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(17,789)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gain on sale of   the non-energy business</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.82%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">161,470</font></p>    </td>
<td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:.98%;">
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(50,679)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9,373)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(99,283)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(56,054)</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Share Repurchase Program</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">On February&nbsp;28, 2017, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors authorized a new repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $500.0 million of the Company&#146;s outstanding common stock.&nbsp; No availability remained under the previously-authorized share repurchase programs.&nbsp; The Company expects to make the share repurchases from time to time in the open market or through privately-negotiated transactions, or otherwise, subject to applicable laws, regulations and approvals. The timing of the share repurchases will depend on a variety of factors, including market conditions, and the share repurchases may be suspended or discontinued at any time.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Investor Conference Call</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">The Company will host an investor conference call today, March&nbsp;1, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.&nbsp;Pacific Time (5:00 p.m.&nbsp;Eastern Time).&#160; The conference call will be open to all interested investors through a live audio web broadcast via the internet at </font><u><font size="2" color="blue" style="color:blue;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">www.monsterbevcorp.com</font></u><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;"> in the &#147;Events&nbsp;&amp; Presentations&#148; section.&#160; For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for approximately one year on the </font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">website.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Monster Beverage Corporation</font></b></p>
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<p style="line-height:130%;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">Based in Corona, California, Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company and conducts no operating business except through its consolidated subsidiaries.&nbsp; The Company&#146;s subsidiaries develop and market energy drinks, including Monster Energy&#174; energy drinks, Monster Energy Extra Strength Nitrous Technology&#174; energy drinks, Java Monster&#174; non-carbonated coffee + energy drinks, Monster Rehab&#174; non-carbonated energy drinks with electrolytes, Muscle Monster&#174; Energy Shakes, &#220;bermonster&#174; energy drinks, NOS&#174; energy drinks, Full Throttle&#174; energy drinks, Burn&#174; energy drinks, Samurai&#174; energy drinks, Relentless&#174; energy drinks, Mother&#174; energy drinks, Power Play&#174; energy drinks, BU&#174; energy drinks, Nalu&#174; energy drinks, BPM&#174; energy drinks, Gladiator&#174; energy drinks, and Ultra&#174; energy drinks.&#160; The Company&#146;s subsidiaries also develop and market Mutant</font><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:130%;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&#174;</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:130%;">&#160;Super Soda drinks.&#160; For more information, visit <u><font color="blue" style="color:blue;">www.monsterbevcorp.com</font></u>.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Measures</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:27.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">Gross sales is used internally by management as an indicator of and to monitor operating performance, including sales performance of particular products, salesperson performance, product growth or declines and overall Company performance. The use of gross sales allows evaluation of sales performance before the effect</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">of any promotional items, which can mask certain performance issues. We therefore believe that the presentation of gross sales provides a useful measure of our operating performance. Gross sales is not a measure that is recognized under </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (&#147;</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">GAAP</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#148;)</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;"> and should not be considered as an alternative to net sales, which is determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be used alone as an indicator of operating performance in place of net sales. Additionally, gross sales may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, as gross sales has been defined by our internal reporting practices. In addition, gross sales may not be realized in the form of cash receipts as promotional payments and allowances may be deducted from payments received from certain customers.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">Certain statements made in this announcement may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">the U.S. federal securities laws</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">, as amended, regarding the expectations of management with respect to our future operating results and other future events including revenues and profitability.&#160; </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">The Company </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">cautions that these statements are based on management&#146;s current knowledge and expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of the Company, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the statements made herein.&#160; Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">our ability to recognize benefits from The Coca-Cola Company transaction and the American Fruits&nbsp;&amp; Flavors transaction; our ability to introduce and increase sales of both existing and new products; </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">our ability to implement the share repurchase program; </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">unanticipated litigation concerning the Company&#146;s products; the current uncertainty and volatility in the national and global economy; </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">changes in consumer preferences; changes in demand due to both domestic and international economic conditions; activities and strategies of competitors, including the introduction of new products and competitive pricing and/or marketing of similar products; actual performance of the parties under </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">the </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">new distribution agreements; potential disruptions arising out of the transition of certain territories to new distributors; changes in sales levels by existing distributors; unanticipated costs incurred in connection with the termination of existing distribution agreements or the transition to new distributors; changes in the price and/or availability of raw materials; other supply issues, including the availability of products and/or suitable production facilities</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;"> including limitations on co-packing availability and retort production</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">; product distribution and placement decisions by retailers; changes in governmental regulation; </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">the imposition of new and/or increased excise sales and/or other taxes on our products; criticism of energy drinks and/or the energy drink market generally; our ability to satisfy all criteria set forth in any U.S. model energy drink guidelines; the impact of proposals to limit or restrict the sale of energy drinks to minors and/or persons below a specified age and/or restrict the venues and/or the size of containers in which energy drinks can be sold; or </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">political, legislative or other governmental actions or events</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">, including the outcome of any state attorney general, government and/or quasi-government agency inquiries,</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;"> in one or more regions in which we operate.&#160; For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could affect our operating results, see </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">the Company&#146;s </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company&#146;s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.&#160; The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</font></i></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2015</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2016</font></b></p>    </td>
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<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
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<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net sales</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">1</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">753,765</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">645,432</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,049,393</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,722,564</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cost of sales</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">255,652</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">242,072</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,107,393</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,090,263</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gross profit</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">1</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">498,113</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">403,360</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,942,000</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,632,301</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gross profit as   a percentage of net sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">66.1%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62.5%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">63.7%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60.0%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating   expenses</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">2</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">246,385</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">174,913</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">856,662</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">900,118</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating   expenses as a percentage of net sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32.7%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27.1%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">28.1%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33.1%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gain on sale of   the non-energy business</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">161,470</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating income</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">1,2</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">251,728</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">228,447</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,085,338</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">893,653</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating income   as a percentage of net sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33.4%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35.4%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35.6%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32.8%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:4.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Other (expense)   income, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,002)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,039</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,653)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2,105)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income before   provision for income taxes</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">1,2</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">246,726</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">229,486</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,079,685</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">891,548</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provision for   income taxes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">73,780</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90,745</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">367,000</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">344,815</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income taxes as   a percentage of income before taxes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29.9%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39.5%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34.0%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">38.7%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">1,2</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">172,946</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,741</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">712,685</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">546,733</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income as a   percentage of net sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22.9%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21.5%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.4%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20.1%</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:6.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income per   common share:*</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Basic</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.30</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.23</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.21</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.97</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Diluted</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.30</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.22</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.19</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.95</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 5.75pt;text-indent:-5.75pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Weighted average   number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents:*</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Basic</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">568,975</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">608,448</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">587,874</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">566,448</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Diluted</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">580,519</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">617,394</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">599,819</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">577,758</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="43%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:43.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Case sales (in thousands) (in 192-ounce case   equivalents)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77,966</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">67,531</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">320,960</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">274,621</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Average net   sales per case</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">3</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.61</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.56</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.08%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:9.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.45</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:10.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.91</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#185; Includes $11.7 million and $8.1 million for the three-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. Included in the $11.7 million recognition of deferred revenue for the three-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 is $0.7 million related to the accelerated amortization of the deferred revenue balances associated with certain of the Company&#146;s prior distributors who were sent notices of termination during the relevant periods. There was no accelerated amortization of the deferred revenue balances for the three-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2015.&#160; Includes $40.3 million and $62.8 million for the twelve-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. Included in the $40.3 million and the $62.8 million recognition of deferred revenue for the twelve-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, is $5.7 million and $39.8 million related to the accelerated amortization of the deferred revenue balances associated with certain of the Company&#146;s prior distributors who were sent notices of termination during the relevant periods.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">2</font></i><i><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&#160;Includes $46.3 million and $3.3 million for the three-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to distributor termination expenses. Includes $79.8 million and $224.0 million for the twelve-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to distributor termination expenses.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:5.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">3</font></i><i><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">Excludes Other segment net sales of $4.7 million and $17.0 million for the three- and twelve-months ended December&nbsp;31, 2016 representing third-party sales of American Fruits&nbsp;&amp; Flavors as these sales do not have unit case equivalents.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">*On October&nbsp;14, 2016, the Company announced a three-for-one stock split of its common stock to be effected in the form of a 200 percent stock dividend.&#160; The stock dividend was issued on November&nbsp;9, 2016.&#160; The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been updated to reflect the stock split.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MONSTER   BEVERAGE CORPORATION </font>AND   SUBSIDIARIES</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONSOLIDATED   BALANCE SHEETS</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AS   OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND DECEMBER 31, 2015</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:2.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(In   Thousands, Except Par Value) (Unaudited)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;31,</font></b>    <b>2016</b></p>    </td>
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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:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">December&nbsp;31,</font></b>    <b>2015</b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ASSETS</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CURRENT ASSETS:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cash and cash   equivalents</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">377,582&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,175,417&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Short-term   investments</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">220,554&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">744,610&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts   receivable, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">448,051&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">352,955&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Coca-Cola   Company transaction receivable</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">125,000&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">125,000&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Inventories</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">161,971&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">156,121&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prepaid expenses   and other current assets</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32,562&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,967&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prepaid income   taxes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">66,550&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18,462&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 23.05pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total current   assets</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,432,270&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,599,532&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INVESTMENTS</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,394&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,348&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PROPERTY AND   EQUIPMENT, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">173,343&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">97,354&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DEFERRED INCOME   TAXES</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">159,556&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">140,468&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">GOODWILL</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,331,643&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,279,715&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER INTANGIBLE   ASSETS, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,032,635&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">427,986&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER ASSETS</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21,630&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,874&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 121.7pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total   Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,153,471&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,571,277&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .6in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS&#146; EQUITY</font></u></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CURRENT   LIABILITIES:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts payable</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">193,270&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">144,763&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued   liabilities</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">79,526&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">81,786&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued   promotional allowances</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">110,237&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">115,530&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued   distributor terminations</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,184&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,018&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deferred revenue</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">41,672&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32,271&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued   compensation</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,043&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,159&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income taxes   payable</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7,657&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,750&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 23.05pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total current   liabilities</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">470,589&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">410,277&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DEFERRED REVENUE</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">353,173&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">351,590&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STOCKHOLDERS&#146;   EQUITY:*</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common stock - $0.005 par value; 1,250,000 shares   authorized;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">623,201 shares issued   and 566,566 outstanding as of December&nbsp;31, 2016;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">621,057 shares issued   and 608,700 outstanding as of December&nbsp;31, 2015</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,116&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,105&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additional   paid-in-capital</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,051,245&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,989,787&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Retained   earnings</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,107,548&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,394,863&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accumulated   other comprehensive loss</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(23,249)&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(21,878)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common stock in   treasury, at cost; 56,635 and 12,357 shares as of December&nbsp;31, 2016 and   December&nbsp;31, 2015, respectively</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2,808,951)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(556,467)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt 20.2pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total   stockholders&#146; equity</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:12.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,329,709</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:13.0%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,809,410&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="70%" valign="top" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:70.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 118.1pt;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Total   Liabilities and Stockholders&#146; Equity</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,153,471</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:2.5%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:.7pt 0in .7pt 0in;width:1.92%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.08%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,571,277&nbsp;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;punctuation-wrap:simple;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">*On October&nbsp;14, 2016, the Company announced a three-for-one stock split of its common stock to be effected in the form of a 200 percent stock dividend.&#160; The stock dividend was issued on November&nbsp;9, 2016.&#160; The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been updated to reflect the stock split.</font></i></p>
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