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To elect ten directors of the Company to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the results below, the following individuals were re-elected as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set opposite their respective names. Director Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Ana Demel 862,378,221 3,609,825 213,601 19,519,201 James L. Dinkins 863,419,283 2,564,360 218,004 19,519,201 William W. Douglas III 861,807,993 4,176,166 217,488 19,519,201 Mark J. Hall 855,092,867 10,497,178 611,602 19,519,201 Tiffany M. Hall 851,841,347 13,320,869 1,039,431 19,519,201 Jeanne P. Jackson 798,763,505 67,224,877 213,265 19,519,201 Steven G. Pizula 851,070,569 14,914,966 216,112 19,519,201 Rodney C. Sacks 852,151,746 13,448,703 601,198 19,519,201 Hilton H. Schlosberg 857,208,955 8,390,930 601,762 19,519,201 Mark S. 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Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 823,312,573 42,628,482 260,592 19,519,201","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465926062567/0001104659-26-062567-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cef18cbd52f683b9461b003b614469ab05f1e223","claim":"Monster Beverage Corp shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-05-14 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal No. 2. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. In accordance with the results below, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP was ratified and approved. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 885,168,644 340,152 212,052","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/865752/000110465926062567/0001104659-26-062567-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-05-14"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}