Summary
This filing is an amendment (10-K/A) to Hansen Natural Corporation's (now Monster Beverage Corp.) 2004 annual report, filed on June 21, 2005. The amendment addresses a minor, inadvertent error in Section 4 of the Sarbanes-Oxley certifications (Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2) related to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. No financial statements or other substantive disclosures from the original 10-K filing are being updated or re-filed with this amendment. Investors should refer to the original 10-K filed on March 16, 2005, for the company's financial performance and detailed business information for 2004.
Key Highlights
- 1This filing is an amendment to correct a certification error, not to update financial results or business operations.
- 2The original 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, was filed on March 16, 2005.
- 3The amendment specifically corrects an inadvertent error in Section 4 of the Section 31.1 and 31.2 certifications.
- 4No financial statements are being refiled with this amendment.
- 5The company confirms it has filed all required reports and has been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days.
- 6Hansen Natural Corporation was considered an accelerated filer as of the filing date.
- 7The aggregate market value of the company's common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $317 million as of February 23, 2005.