Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2015

Sep 2, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2015-09-01

Reporting Person: HALL MARK J (Director, Chief Marketing Officer - MEC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-09-01	Common Stock	M	5000	—	Acquired	268936	Direct
2015-09-01	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Disposed	263936	Direct
2015-09-01	Common Stock	G	5000	—	Acquired	5000	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-09-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	5000	Disposed		Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock (80000)	80000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.26	2020-12-01	Common Stock (40000)	40000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.13	2023-03-14	Common Stock (90000)	90000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$135.48	2025-03-13	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: Represents the transfer of shares from the reporting person to a family trust, the beneficiaries of which are the reporting person and his spouse.

F3: The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the MJCF Hall Family Trust.

F4: The options are currently vested.

F5: The options are currently vested with respect to 20,000 shares. The remaining options vest on December 1, 2015.

F6: The options are currently vested with respect to 15,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 20,000 shares on March 14, 2016; 25,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 30,000 shares on March 14, 2018.

F7: The options are currently vested with respect to 3,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 4,500 shares on March 14, 2016; 6,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 7,500 shares on March 14, 2018; 9,000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F8: The options vest in five equal installments on March 13, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

F9: 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.

F10: The remaining restricted stock units vest on September 1, 2016.

F11: Not applicable.