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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-18-066660
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181107
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181107

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	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:		181166480

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

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		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="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>&nbsp;November&nbsp;7, 2018</b></font></p>
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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:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Monster Beverage Corporation</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1 Monster Way</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 November&nbsp;7, 2018, Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release relating to its financial results for the third quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2018, 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 Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q.</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 November&nbsp;7, 2018, 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><u><font size="3" style="font-size:12.0pt;">www.monsterbevcorp.com</font></u><font size="3" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:12.0pt;"> 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></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>
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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 2018 THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">-- Third Quarter Net Sales rise 11.7 percent; 13.0 percent without the adoption of ASC 606 --</font></i></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">-- Third Quarter Net Income per diluted share, excluding Distributor Termination Expenses,</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Corona, CA</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> &#150; November&nbsp;7, 2018 &#150; Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) today reported financial results for the three- and nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the 2018 third quarter increased 11.7 percent to $1.02 billion from $909.5 million in the same period last year.&#160; Gross sales for the 2018 third quarter increased 13.7 percent to $1.18 billion from $1.04 billion in the same period last year.&#160; Net sales for the 2018 third quarter were negatively impacted by $11.6 million, due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification (&#147;ASC&#148;) 606. Under ASC 606, commissions paid to The Coca-Cola Company (&#147;TCCC&#148;), based on sales to certain of the Company&#146;s customers which TCCC accounts for under the equity method (the &#147;TCCC Related Parties&#148;), or consolidates, are included as a reduction to net sales. Prior to January&nbsp;1, 2018, commissions based on sales to the TCCC Related Parties were included in operating expenses.&#160; Net and gross sales for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 were impacted by advance purchases made by our customers due to a pre-announced price increase effective November&nbsp;1, 2018 on certain of our Monster Energy&#174; brand energy drinks.&#160; The Company estimates that net and gross sales for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 were increased by approximately $16.0 million and $18.0 million respectively, as a result of such advance purchases.&#160; Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net and gross sales for the 2018 third quarter of $5.3 million and $5.6 million, respectively.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the Company&#146;s Monster Energy&#174; Drinks segment, which primarily includes the Company&#146;s Monster Energy&#174; drinks, increased 13.0 percent to $935.1 million for the 2018 third quarter, from $827.7 million for the 2017 third quarter.&#160; Net sales for the Company&#146;s Monster Energy&#174; Drinks segment for the 2018 third quarter were negatively impacted by $5.3 million, due to the adoption of ASC 606.&#160; Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales for the Monster Energy&#174; Drinks segment of approximately $3.9 million for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the Company&#146;s Strategic Brands segment, which includes the various energy drink brands acquired from TCCC, decreased 2.8 percent to $74.4 million for the 2018 third quarter, from $76.6 million in the 2017 third quarter.&#160; Net sales for the Company&#146;s Strategic Brands segment for the 2018 third quarter were negatively impacted by $6.3 million, due to the adoption of ASC 606.&#160; Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales for the Strategic Brands segment of approximately $1.4 million for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the Company&#146;s Other segment, which includes certain products of American Fruits&nbsp;&amp; Flavors sold to independent third parties (the &#147;AFF Third-Party Products&#148;), were $6.6 million for the 2018 third quarter, compared with $5.2 million in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales to customers outside the United States increased 8.8 percent to $283.0 million in the 2018 third quarter, from $260.1 million in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, for the 2018 third quarter was 59.8 percent, compared with 62.6 percent in the 2017 third quarter. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales, excluding the impact of ASC 606, was 60.3 percent for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to (i)&nbsp;increases in certain input costs such as aluminum cans, freight in and other input costs; (ii)&nbsp; the $11.6 million of commissions accounted for as a reduction to net sales due to the adoption of ASC 606; (iii)&nbsp;an increase in promotional allowances as a percentage of gross sales; (iv)&nbsp;domestic product sales mix; and (v)&nbsp;geographical gross profit mix.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Operating expenses for the 2018 third quarter were $268.1 million, compared with $252.3 million in the 2017 third quarter</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">.&#160; Operating expenses included distributor termination expenses of $14.1 million for the 2018 third quarter, compared with $15.9 million in the 2017 third quarter.&#160; As a result of the adoption of ASC 606, commissions included in operating expenses decreased.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The impact to net sales, gross profit and operating expenses from the adoption of ASC 606 is included in the table below.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Distribution costs as a percentage of net sales were 4.1 percent for the 2018 third quarter, compared with 3.2 percent in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">Selling expenses as a percentage of net sales for the 2018 third quarter were 11.2 percent, compared with 12.7 percent in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">General and administrative expenses for the 2018 third quarter were $112.7 million, </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">or 11.1 percent of </font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;">net sales, compared with $107.5 million, or 11.8 percent of net sales, for the 2017 third quarter. </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#160;Stock-based compensation (a non-cash item) was $14.1 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with $13.3 million in the 2017 third quarter.</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:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Operating income for the 2018 third</font><font size="2" color="black" style="color:black;font-size:11.0pt;"> quarter </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">increased to $339.6 million from $317.4 million in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The effective tax rate for the 2018 third quarter was 21.8 percent, compared with 31.9 percent in the 2017 third quarter. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December&nbsp;22, 2017, and to a reduction in certain foreign income that is subject to U.S. taxation.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net income for the 2018 third quarter increased 22.4 percent to $267.7 million from $218.7 million in the 2017 third quarter.&#160; Net income per diluted share for the 2018 third quarter increased 26.4 percent to $0.48 from $0.38 in the third quarter of 2017. Net income per diluted share for the 2018 third quarter, excluding distributor termination expenses, increased 25.6 percent to $0.50 from $0.40 in the 2017 third quarter.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The following table illustrates the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 for the 2018 third quarter as described above (in thousands):</font></p>
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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="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Three-Months<br>   Ended September<br>   30, 2018, as<br>   Reported</font></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:11.0pt;">Three-Months<br>   Ended September<br>   30, 2018, Without<br>   the Adoption of<br>   ASC 606</font></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>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net Sales by Segment:</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.36%;">
<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>
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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="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<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>
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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="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.38%;">
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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="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<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>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Monster Energy&#174; Drinks</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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">935,146</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<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="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">13.0%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
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<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.22%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">940,409</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">13.6%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Strategic Brands</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">74,441</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<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="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(2.8%)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.38%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">80,776</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">5.5%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Other</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6,573</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<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="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">26.4%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.38%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6,573</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">26.4%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.8%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Total Net Sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,016,160</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">11.7%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.22%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,027,758</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">13.0%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.8%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Cost of Sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">408,501</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.2%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
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<td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.38%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">408,501</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">20.2%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gross Profit</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
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<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">607,659</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.7%</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.22%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">619,257</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">8.7%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.8%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gross Profit as a percentage of net sales</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:15.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">59.8%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt .1in .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="16%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:16.38%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">60.3%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;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="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.24%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">268,086</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
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<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt .1in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">6.2%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
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<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.22%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">279,684</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 7.9pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">10.8%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:34.8%;">
<p style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Average Net Sales Per Case</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.44%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.92%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">9.09</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:9.6pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.28%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(3.3%)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:3.16%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .05in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="13%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.22%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">9.20</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.56%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.24%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:9.6pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(2.2)%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Rodney C. Sacks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: &#147;We are pleased to report record third quarter net sales of more than $1.0 billion, further demonstrating the strength of our brands.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;We continue to make progress in our strategic alignment with Coca-Cola system bottlers and have now fully transitioned Monster Energy&#174; from our former Anheuser-Busch distributors to Coca-Cola bottlers in the United States.&#160; In the third quarter of 2018, we transitioned Monster Energy&#174; in the remainder of Arkansas.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;We have expanded the distribution of Monster Energy&#174; to 40 of the largest cities in India.&#160; Our products are now distributed in 75 percent of the country, and we anticipate national distribution by 2018 year-end.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#147;Monster Energy&#174; was launched in Ecuador and Ukraine in the third quarter and we are planning further international launches later this year and in 2019.&#160; Mutant&#174; energy, one of our affordable energy brands, was launched in Myanmar and Vietnam in the third quarter,&#148; Sacks added. &#147;We recently launched Predator&#174;, our strategically preferred affordable energy brand, in South Africa and are planning launches of Predator&#174; in selected additional markets in Eastern Europe and Africa.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 increased 12.7 percent to $2.88 billion from $2.56 billion in the comparable period last year.&#160; Gross sales for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 increased 15.0 percent to $3.37 billion from $2.93 billion in the comparable period last year.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net sales for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 were negatively impacted by $33.8 million due to the adoption of ASC 606.&#160; Net changes in foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable impact on net and gross sales for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 of $29.2 million and $38.0 million, respectively.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gross profit, as a percentage of net sales, for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 was 60.5 percent, compared with 63.9 percent in the comparable period last year.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Operating expenses for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 were $766.1 million, compared with $702.4 million in the comparable period last year</font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Operating income for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 increased to $977.1 million from $931.7 million in the comparable period last year.</font></p>
<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net income for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 increased 21.7 percent to $753.9 million from $619.4 million in the comparable period last year.&#160; Net income per diluted share for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 increased 24.1 percent to $1.33 from $1.07 in the comparable period last year. The effective tax rate was 23.3 percent for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018, versus 33.7 percent for the comparable period last year.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">The Company will host an investor conference call today, November&nbsp;7, 2018, 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" style="font-size:11.0pt;">www.monsterbevcorp.com</font></u><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> 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" style="font-size:11.0pt;">website.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:14.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">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 Ultra&#174; energy drinks, Monster MAXX&#153; maximum strength energy drinks, Java Monster&#174; non-carbonated coffee + energy drinks, Espresso Monster&#153; espresso + energy drinks, Caff&#233; Monster&#174; non-carbonated energy coffee drinks, Monster Rehab&#174; non-carbonated energy drinks with electrolytes, Muscle Monster&#174; energy shakes, &#220;bermonster&#174; energy drinks, Monster Hydro&#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, Ultra Energy&#174; energy drinks, Mutant&#174; energy drinks and Predator&#174; energy drinks.&nbsp; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;">For more information, visit <u>www.monsterbevcorp.com</u>.</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:13.0pt;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 of any promotional items, which can mask certain performance issues. We therefore believe that the </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">presentation </font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">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:27.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">The following table reconciles the non-GAAP financial measure of gross sales with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of net sales (in thousands):</font></i></p>
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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="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Three-Months   Ended<br>   September&nbsp;30,</font></p>    </td>
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<td width="28%" colspan="5" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:28.3%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Nine-Months   Ended<br>   September&nbsp;30,</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="13%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.12%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2018</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2017</font></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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2018</font></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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.14%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2017</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Gross   sales, net of discounts and returns</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,184,444</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.68%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,042,046</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">3,366,334</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:6.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,926,564</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="39%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:39.38%;">
<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Less:   Promotional and other allowances</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.0pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">168,284</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.14%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">132,570</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.14%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">483,381</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:13.14%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">367,874</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:4.0pt 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Net   Sales</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:4.0pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.76%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.36%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">1,016,160</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;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="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.46%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.68%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">909,476</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.3%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,882,953</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;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="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
<p style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt 2.9pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:10.42%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 4.3pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">2,558,690</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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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;">Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</font></b></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; effects of our arbitration with TCCC regarding energy products developed by TCCC; 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;">s</font></i><i><font size="2" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-style:italic;">; </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</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 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>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OTHER INFORMATION</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR THE THREE- AND NINE-MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017</font></b></p>
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<p style="border:none;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;padding:0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts) (Unaudited)</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;">Three-Months   Ended</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;">Nine-Months   Ended</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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;">September&nbsp;30,</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;">September&nbsp;30,</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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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;">2018</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;">2017</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;">2018</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;">2017</font></b></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;">Net sales&#185;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,016,160</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">909,476</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,882,953</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,558,690</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;">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 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">408,501</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">339,767</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,139,780</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">924,610</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;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&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;">Gross profit&#185;</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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">607,659</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">569,709</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,743,173</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,634,080</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;">Gross profit as a percentage of net 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 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59.8%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62.6%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60.5%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">63.9%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating expenses&#178;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">268,086</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">252,337</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">766,065</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">702,405</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26.4%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27.7%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26.6%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27.5%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Operating income&#185;<font style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">,</font>&#178;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">339,573</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">317,372</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">977,108</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">931,675</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33.4%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34.9%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33.9%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">36.4%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest and other income, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,988</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,996</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,269</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,103</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income before provision for income taxes&#185;<font style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">,</font>&#178;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">342,561</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">321,368</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">982,377</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">933,778</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provision for income taxes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">74,828</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">102,624</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">228,480</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">314,422</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21.8%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">31.9%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33.7%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income&#185;<font style="position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">,</font>&#178;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">267,733</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">218,744</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">753,897</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">619,356</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26.3%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26.2%</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.2%</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net income per common share:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.48</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.39</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.35</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.09</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .3in;text-indent:-10.1pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Diluted</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.48</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0.38</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.33</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.07</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">552,694</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">567,878</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">559,472</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">567,550</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">559,955</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">578,368</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">566,791</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">577,964</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&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;">Case sales (in thousands) (in 192-ounce case   equivalents)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">111,038</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96,184</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">313,410</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="11%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:11.62%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">273,409</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="45%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:45.46%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.09</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:1.98%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.64%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.40</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.84%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.78%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.14</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:1.96%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.66%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.30</font></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>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#185;Includes $11.1 million and $11.4 million for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue. Includes $33.3 million and $31.6 million for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to the recognition of deferred revenue.</font></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">&#178;Includes $14.1 million and $15.9 million for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to distributor termination costs. Includes $26.6 million and $35.9 million for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to distributor termination costs.</font></i></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-style:italic;">Excludes Other segment net sales of $6.6 million and $5.2 million for the three-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, comprised of net sales of AFF Third-Party Products to independent third-party customers, as these sales do not have unit case equivalents. Excludes Other segment net sales of $17.9 million and $16.9 million for the nine-months ended September&nbsp;30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, comprised of net sales of AFF Third-Party Products to independent third-party customers, as these sales do not have unit case equivalents.</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017</font></b></p>
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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="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;">September&nbsp;30,</font></b><br>    <b>2018</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>
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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><br>    <b>2017</b></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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 style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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;">CURRENT ASSETS:</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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cash and cash equivalents</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">713,714</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">528,622</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Short-term investments</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">457,898</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">672,933</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts receivable, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">620,162</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">449,476</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;">Inventories</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">262,084</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">255,745</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">57,599</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40,877</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prepaid income taxes</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">41,214</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">138,724</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 22.35pt;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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,152,671</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,086,377</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INVESTMENTS</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,610</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,366</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">242,854</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">230,276</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DEFERRED INCOME TAXES</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">85,253</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">92,333</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">GOODWILL</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,331,643</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,331,643</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,042,248</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,034,085</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER ASSETS</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15,080</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,932</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<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;">Total   Assets</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,871,359</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,791,012</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p align="center" style="margin:3.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:3.0pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:3.0pt 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CURRENT LIABILITIES:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounts payable</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.6%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.52%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">278,914</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.28%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 2.15pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.84%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">245,910</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued liabilities</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">112,436</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">87,475</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued promotional allowances</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">183,295</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">137,998</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued distributor terminations</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">795</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">91</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Deferred revenue</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44,232</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,236</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accrued compensation</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30,237</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34,996</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income taxes payable</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,453</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,645</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 22.35pt;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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">656,362</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">560,351</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">DEFERRED REVENUE</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">319,007</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">334,354</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">OTHER LIABILITIES</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,723</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,095</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">STOCKHOLDERS&#146; EQUITY:</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:4.0pt 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; <br>   630,825 shares issued and 552,952 shares outstanding as of September&nbsp;30,   2018; <br>   629,255 shares issued and 566,298 shares outstanding as of December&nbsp;31,   2017</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p style="margin:4.0pt 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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,154</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:4.0pt 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,146</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additional paid-in-capital</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,219,630</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,150,628</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Retained earnings</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,675,538</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,928,226</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accumulated other comprehensive loss</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(29,777)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(16,659)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common stock in   treasury, at cost; 77,873 and 62,957 shares as of September&nbsp;30, 2018 and   December&nbsp;31, 2017, respectively</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3,975,278)</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3,170,129)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 22.35pt;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="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,893,267</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 2.15pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:12.12%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,895,212</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
<tr>
<td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:71.72%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in .9in .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><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>
<td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.02%;">
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,871,359</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 5.05pt .0001pt 0in;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,791,012</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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