Monster Beverage Corporation
06/17/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/17/2021 15:06
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (Form 8-K)
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on June 15, 2021, at which the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders. For more information on the following proposals, see the Proxy Statement.
Proposal No. 1. To elect nine directors of the Company to serve until the 2022 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 Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Rodney C. Sacks | 446,922,803 | 22,705,551 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Hilton H. Schlosberg | 461,542,832 | 8,085,522 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Mark J. Hall | 450,881,322 | 18,747,032 | 9,497,302 | |||
| James L. Dinkins | 468,023,505 | 1,604,849 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Gary P. Fayard | 447,845,646 | 21,782,708 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Jeanne P. Jackson | 465,684,301 | 3,944,053 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Steven G. Pizula | 462,723,441 | 6,904,913 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Benjamin M. Polk | 366,642,813 | 102,985,541 | 9,497,302 | |||
| Mark S. Vidergauz | 404,667,277 | 64,961,077 | 9,497,302 |
Proposal No. 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
In accordance with the results below, the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified and approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 460,529,707 | 18,473,954 | 121,995 |
Proposal No. 3. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
In accordance with the results below, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved on a non-binding, advisory basis.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 452,338,220 | 16,896,536 | 393,598 | 9,497,302 |
Proposal No. 4. To consider the stockholder proposal regarding a by-law amendment for an annual vote and report on climate change.
In accordance with the results below, the stockholder proposal regarding a by-law amendment for an annual vote and report on climate change was not approved.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 32,400,016 | 432,685,022 | 4,543,316 | 9,497,302 |