Monster Beverage Corp — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 16, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)
CIK: 0000865752
Period of Report: 2016-03-14

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-14	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$131.96	A	30000	Acquired	2026-03-14	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	263936	Direct
Common Stock	5000	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock ()	80000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.26	2020-12-01	Common Stock ()	40000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.13	2023-03-14	Common Stock ()	90000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	Common Stock ()	30000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$135.48	2025-03-13	Common Stock ()	100000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock ()	5000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the MJCF Hall Family Trust.

F2: The options are currently vested.

F3: No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.

F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 35,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 25,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 30,000 shares on March 14, 2018.

F5: 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; 9,000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F6: The options are currently vested with respect to 20,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

F7: Granted March 14, 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 three equal installments on March 14, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

F8: 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.

F9: The remaining restricted stock units vest on September 1, 2016.

F10: Not applicable.