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: 2012-08-13

Reporting Person: Selati Sydney (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-08-13	Common Stock	M	2590	$34.055	Acquired	18312	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-13	Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.055	M	2590	Disposed	2021-05-18	Common Stock (2590)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1343)	1343	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options are currently vested.

F2: 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.

F3: The restricted stock units vest with respect to 100% of such restricted stock units on the last business day prior to the Company's 2013 annual shareholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

F4: N/A.