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      "text": "In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, Monster accepted for purchase a total of 56,603,773 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 5.4% of the shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the purchase, at the final purchase price of $53.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.0 billion, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer. Rodney Sacks and Hilton Schlosberg, who are Monster's Co-CEOs and members of the Board of Directors, tendered 608,114 and 350,000 shares, respectively, that they beneficially own. Of these shares, 286,918 and 165,135, respectively, were accepted for purchase by Monster in the tender offer. Sterling Trustees LLC, which controls certain trusts and entities for the benefit of certain family members of Messrs. Sacks and Schlosberg, tendered 3,986,853 shares on behalf of such trusts and entities. Of these shares, 3,986,853 were accepted for purchase by Monster in the tender offer.",
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