TRANSACTION AGREEMENT Dated as of August 14, 2014 by and among MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, NEW LASER CORPORATION, NEW LASER MERGER CORP., THE COCA-COLA COMPANY and EUROPEAN REFRESHMENTSTransaction Agreement • March 12th, 2015 • New Laser Corp • Bottled & canned soft drinks & carbonated waters • Delaware
This Transaction Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of August 14, 2014, by and among Monster Beverage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), New Laser Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company (“NewCo”), New Laser Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and European Refreshments, a company formed under the laws of Ireland and an indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (the “Purchaser”). Except as otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1.1.
