Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 5, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2016-12-01

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-12-01	Common Stock	M	1500	—	Acquired	18651	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-12-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.64	A	40000	Acquired	2026-12-01	Common Stock (40000)	Direct
2016-12-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	1500	Disposed		Common Stock (1500)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.71	2023-03-14	Common Stock ()	33750	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.35	2024-03-14	Common Stock ()	30000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.10	2024-12-01	Common Stock ()	45000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.16	2025-03-13	Common Stock ()	36000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.99	2026-03-14	Common Stock ()	37500	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock ()	4500	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: On November 9, 2016, the common stock of Monster Beverage Corporation split 3-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 11,434 additional shares of common stock.

F3: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 11,250 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $47.13 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 9,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 11,250 shares on March 14, 2017; 13,500 shares on March 14, 2018.

F5: No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.

F6: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $70.06 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F7: The options are currently vested with respect to 7,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 6,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 7,500 shares on March 14, 2018; 9000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F8: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $111.30 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F9: The options are currently vested with respect to 4,500 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 6,750 shares on December 1, 2016; 9,000 shares on December 1, 2017; 11,250 shares on December 1, 2018; 13,500 shares on December 1, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F10: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 12,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $135.48 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F11: The options are currently vested with respect to 7,200 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

F12: This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 12,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $131.96 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F13: The options vest in five installments as follows: 3,750 shares on March 14, 2017;5,625 shares on March 14, 2018; 7,500 shares on March 14, 2019; 9,375 shares on March 14, 2020; 11,250 shares on March 14, 2021.

F14: Granted December 1, 2016 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: 4,000 shares on December 1, 2017; 6,000 shares on December 1, 2018; 8,000 shares on December 1, 2019; 10,000 shares on December 1, 2020; 12,000 shares on December 1, 2021.

F15: 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.

F16: The remaining restricted stock units vest on June 1, 2017.

F17: Not applicable.

F18: These restricted stock units were previously reported as covering 1,500 shares of common stock, but were adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.

F19: The remaining restricted stock units vest on December 1, 2017.

F20: These restricted stock units were previously reported as covering 1,000 shares of common stock, but were adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.