Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2014

Mar 18, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2014-03-14

Reporting Person: KELLY THOMAS J (Senior VP - Monster Energy Co.)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-03-14	Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$70.06	A	10000	Acquired	2024-03-14	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$15.86	2018-06-02	Common Stock (40000)	8000	Direct
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$18.07	2019-06-01	Common Stock (20000)	8000	Direct
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock (20000)	8000	Direct
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$26.26	2020-12-01	Common Stock (20000)	12000	Direct
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$47.13	2023-03-14	Common Stock (15000)	15000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (3000)	3000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options are currently vested.

F2: The options are currently vested with respect to 4,000 shares. The remaining options vest on June 1, 2014.

F3: The options are currently vested with respect to 4,000 shares. The remaining options vest on December 1, 2014.

F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 4,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two equal installments on December 1, 2014 and 2015.

F5: The options are currently vested with respect to 1,500 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 2,250 shares on March 14, 2015; 3,000 shares on March 14, 2016; 3,750 shares on March 14, 2017; 4,500 shares on March 14, 2018.

F6: Granted March 14, 2014 pursuant to the Company's 2011 Stock Option Plan (which is a Rule 16b-3(d)(1) plan) and Equity Grant Procedures. The options vest in five installments as follows: 1,000 shares on March 14, 2015; 1,500 shares on March 14, 2016; 2,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 2,500 shares on March 14, 2018; 3,000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F7: The restricted stock units were granted under the Monster Beverage Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock as of the vesting date.

F8: The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on June 1, 2016 and 2017.

F9: Not applicable.