Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2012-09-01

Reporting Person: HALL MARK J (President-Monster Beverage Div)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-01	Common Stock	M	5000	—	Acquired	260602	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-09-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	5000	Disposed		Common Stock (25000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.86	2018-06-02	Common Stock (600000)	240000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock (400000)	320000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.26	2020-12-01	Common Stock (100000)	100000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock as of the vesting date. Accordingly, these restricted stock units were settled in shares of common stock.

F2: On February 15, 2012, the common stock of Monster Beverage Corporation split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 127,801 additional shares of common stock.

F3: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 300,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $31.72 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on February 15, 2012.

F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 120,000 shares. The remaining options vest on June 2, 2013.

F5: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $35.64 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on February 15, 2012.

F6: The options are currently vested with respect to 80,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on December 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

F7: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 50,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $52.51 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on February 15, 2012.

F8: The options are currently vested with respect to 20,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on December 1, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015

F9: The restricted stock was granted under the Hansen Natural Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock as of the vesting date.

F10: The remaining restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on September 1, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

F11: Not applicable.

F12: These restricted stock units were previously reported as covering 12,500 shares of common stock, but were adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on February 15, 2012