Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 14, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HANSEN NATURAL CORP (HANS)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2011-09-12

Reporting Person: EPSTEIN NORMAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-12	Common Stock	S	2167	$86.22	Disposed	0	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)	$68.11	2021-05-18	Common Stock (1295)	1295	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (661)	661	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: Options become fully vested on the last business day prior to the Company's 2012 annual shareholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

F3: 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.

F4: The restricted stock units vest with respect to 100% of such restricted stock units on the last business day prior to the Company's 2012 annual shareholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

F5: N/A.