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Monster Beverage Corp 8-K Report, Financial Results (Feb 26, 2009)

Filed February 26, 2009For Securities:MNST

Summary

This 8-K filing from Hansen Natural Corporation (now Monster Beverage Corp.) on February 26, 2009, primarily announces the release of its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. The filing itself does not contain the full financial statements but rather furnishes a press release (Exhibit 99.1) that details these results. Investors are directed to the press release for preliminary financial information and to the upcoming Form 10-K for complete audited financial statements and footnotes. The company also announced a conference call scheduled for February 26, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to discuss these results. The call was accessible via a live audio web broadcast, with an archive available for approximately one year, providing an avenue for investors to gain further insight into the company's performance and future outlook.

Key Highlights

  • 1Hansen Natural Corporation (now Monster Beverage Corp.) issued an 8-K filing on February 26, 2009.
  • 2The filing announces the release of financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008.
  • 3A press release dated February 26, 2009 (Exhibit 99.1) is furnished with the 8-K, containing preliminary financial results.
  • 4The press release does not include full financial statements, which will be part of the upcoming Form 10-K.
  • 5The company scheduled a conference call for February 26, 2009, to discuss the financial results.
  • 6The conference call was accessible via live audio web broadcast and would be archived online.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce the release of Hansen Natural Corporation's financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008, and to provide access to the related press release and conference call details.

This 8-K filing only furnishes a press release with preliminary financial information. The complete audited financial statements, including related footnotes, will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of Hansen Natural Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Hansen Natural Corporation held a conference call on February 26, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Investors could listen via a live audio web broadcast on www.hansens.com and www.opencompany.info, with an archive available for about a year.

Furnishing a press release allows the company to disseminate key financial information and updates to investors in a timely manner, as required by SEC regulations for material events, while indicating that more detailed information will follow in a comprehensive SEC filing like the 10-K.