Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 18, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2015-03-13

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-13	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$135.48	A	100000	Acquired	2025-03-13	Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	263936	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock (400000)	80000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.26	2020-12-01	Common Stock (100000)	40000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.13	2023-03-14	Common Stock (100000)	90000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (25000)	10000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options are currently vested.

F2: The options are currently vested with respect to 20,000 shares. The remaining options vest on December 1, 2015.

F3: 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.

F4: 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.

F5: Granted March 13, 2015 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 equal installments on March 13, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

F6: 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.

F7: The remaining restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on September 1, 2015 and 2016.

F8: Not applicable.