Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HANSEN NATURAL CORP (HANS)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2010-12-01

Reporting Person: HALL MARK J (President-DSD Hansen Beverage)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$52.51	A	50000	Acquired	2020-12-01	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	98649	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.72	2018-06-02	Common Stock (300000)	180000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.64	2019-12-01	Common Stock (200000)	200000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The remaining options vest in three equal installments on June 2, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

F2: The options are currently vested with respect to 40,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on December 1, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

F3: Granted December 1, 2010 pursuant to the Company's 2001 Stock Option Plan (which is a Rule 16b-3(d)(1) plan) and Equity Grant Procedures. The options vest in five equal installments on December 1, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.