Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2012-08-10

Reporting Person: SCHLOSBERG HILTON H (Director, Vice Chairman and President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-10	Common Stock	M	752928	$0.2655	Acquired	1649280	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-10	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$.2655	M	752928	Disposed	2013-05-28	Common Stock (2400000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1981856	Indirect
Common Stock	9815648	Indirect
Common Stock	1415732	Indirect
Common Stock	6305140	Indirect
Common Stock	184924	Indirect
Common Stock	71428	Indirect
Common Stock	257900	Indirect
Common Stock	40072	Indirect
Common Stock	189528	Indirect
Common Stock	482196	Indirect
Common Stock	92332	Indirect
Common Stock	186636	Indirect
Common Stock	170356	Indirect
Common Stock	30068	Indirect
Common Stock	200000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.294	2015-03-23	Common Stock (2400000)	1904890	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.435	2015-11-11	Common Stock (1200000)	960000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.86	2018-06-02	Common Stock (800000)	326304	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock (500000)	300000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (261000)	261000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person is one of the general partners of each of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1, Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, HRS Holdings, L.P., Hilrod Holdings, L.P., Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings V, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P., Hilrod Holdings X, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P., and Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P. The reporting person is the co-trustee of RCS 2008 GRAT #2 and the trustee of RCS Direct 2011 GRAT.

F2: The options are currently vested.

F3: The options are currently vested with respect to 166,304 shares. The remaining options vest on June 2, 2013.

F4: The remaining options vest in three equal installments on December 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

F5: The restricted stock units were granted under the Monster Beverage 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.

F6: The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on September 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

F7: Not applicable.