Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2010

Nov 23, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HANSEN NATURAL CORP (HANS)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2010-11-19

Reporting Person: EPSTEIN NORMAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-11-19	Common Stock	M	19200	$16.87	Acquired	19200	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-11-19	Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.87	M	19200	Disposed	2015-11-11	Common Stock (19200)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	4000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Stock Option (right to buy)	$38.40	2020-06-09	Common Stock (2167)	2167	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1172)	1172	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person is a director of Shoreland Investments Limited and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F2: The options are currently vested.

F3: Options become fully vested on the last business day prior to the Company's 2011 annual shareholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

F4: Each restricted stock unit represents either (i) a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock or (ii) a cash amount equal to the number of shares received as of the vesting date.

F5: The restricted stock units vest with respect to 100% of such restricted stock units on the last business day prior to the Company's 2011 annual shareholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

F6: Not applicable.