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: SCHLOSBERG HILTON H (Director, Vice Chairman and President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-03-14	Common Stock	A	2000	—	Acquired	1562020	Direct
2016-03-14	Common Stock	M	12700	—	Acquired	1574720	Direct
2016-03-14	Common Stock	F	7117	$131.96	Disposed	1567603	Direct

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	105000	Acquired	2026-03-24	Common Stock (105000)	Direct
2016-03-14	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	12700	Acquired		Common Stock (12700)	Direct
2016-03-14	Restricted Stock Units	$	A	39000	Acquired		Common Stock (39000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1881856	Indirect
Common Stock	9795648	Indirect
Common Stock	34924	Indirect
Common Stock	71428	Indirect
Common Stock	107900	Indirect
Common Stock	40072	Indirect
Common Stock	189528	Indirect
Common Stock	151148	Indirect
Common Stock	83306	Indirect
Common Stock	168414	Indirect
Common Stock	153534	Indirect
Common Stock	727354	Indirect
Common Stock	1823322	Indirect
Common Stock	233628	Indirect
Common Stock	30068	Indirect
Common Stock	68438	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.86	2018-06-02	Common Stock ()	18912	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	Common Stock ()	100000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.96	2023-06-03	Common Stock ()	140000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.96	2023-06-03	Common Stock ()	70000	Indirect
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	Common Stock ()	210000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$135.48	2025-03-13	Common Stock ()	79200	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The common stock award was granted under the Monster Beverage Corporation 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The award is immediately vested.

F2: 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.

F3: The reporting person is one of the general partners of each of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1, Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings V, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P., Hilrod Holdings X, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XIV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. The reporting person is the co-trustee of RCS 2008 GRAT #2 and the trustee of RCS Direct 2011 GRAT.

F4: The options are currently vested.

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

F6: The options are currently vested with respect to 70,000 shares. The remaining options vest on June 3, 2016.

F7: The options are currently vested with respect to 140,000 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2017.

F8: The options are currently vested with respect to 26,400 shares. The remaining options vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2017 and 2018.

F9: 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.

F10: 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.

F11: The remaining restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on March 13, 2017 and 2018.

F12: Not applicable.

F13: The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2017, 2018 and 2019.