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| Your Vote Counts! MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION 2022 Annual Meeting Vote by June 13, 2022 11:59 PM ET You invested in MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 14, 2022. Vote Virtually at the Meeting* June 14, 2022 2:30 PM PDT Virtually at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/MNST2022 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number V1.1 For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # D81602-P72705 Get informed before you vote View the Proxy Statement and 10-K Wrap online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 31, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION 1 MONSTER WAY CORONA, CA 92879

| THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Vote at www.ProxyVote.com Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Sign up for E-delivery”. Voting Items Board Recommends D81603-P72705 Against 01) Rodney C. Sacks 02) Hilton H. Schlosberg 03) Mark J. Hall 04) Ana Demel 05) James L. Dinkins 06) Gary P. Fayard 07) Tiffany M. Hall 08) Jeanne P. Jackson 09) Steven G. Pizula 10) Mark S. Vidergauz 1. Proposal to elect ten Directors: Nominees: 2. Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. 3. Proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. 4. To consider a stockholder proposal regarding a report on the Company’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. For For For