Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2013

Mar 11, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2013-03-08

Reporting Person: EPSTEIN NORMAN (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-03-08	Common Stock	S	1322	$47.93	Disposed	2590	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	8000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1343)	1343	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: 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. The reporting person settled these restricted stock units in shares of common stock.

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.