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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-071490"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNST"
cik: "0000865752"
company_name: "Monster Beverage Corp"
filed_at: "2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T01:47:02.954062+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Monster Beverage board authorizes new $500M share repurchase program

## Summary
- New $500.0 million common stock buyback authorized; $157.4M remained from prior program as of June 14.
- All ten director nominees re-elected; Deloitte ratified as auditor for fiscal 2022 (459.5M votes for).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved (442.4M for, 24.7M against); shareholder GHG proposal rejected (260.1M against).
- Repurchases to be made in open market or private transactions, subject to market conditions; program may be suspended.
- Annual meeting held June 14, 2022; all proposals passed except shareholder climate report request.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-071490
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNST
- cik: 0000865752
- company_name: Monster Beverage Corp
- filed_at: 2022-06-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465922071490/0001104659-22-071490-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465922071490/tm2218551d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-071490.txt

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