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

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	12500	Acquired	2026-03-14	Common Stock (12500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	14217	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$47.13	2023-03-14	Common Stock ()	11250	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	Common Stock ()	10000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$111.30	2024-12-01	Common Stock ()	15000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$135.48	2025-03-13	Common Stock ()	12000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock ()	3000	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock ()	1000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options are currently vested with respect to 3,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 3,750 shares on March 14, 2017; 4,500 shares on March 14, 2018.

F2: No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.

F3: The options are currently vested with respect to 2,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 2,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 2,500 shares on March 14, 2018; 3,000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 1,500 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 2,250 shares on December 1, 2016; 3,000 shares on December 1, 2017; 3,750 shares on December 1, 2018; 4,500 shares on December 1, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.

F5: The options are currently vested with respect to 2,400 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

F6: 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 five installments as follows: 1,250 shares on March 14, 2017;1,875 shares on March 14, 2018; 2,500 shares on March 14, 2019; 3,125 shares on March 14, 2020; 3,750 shares on March 14, 2021.

F7: 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.

F8: The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on June 1, 2016 and 2017.

F9: Not applicable.

F10: The remaining restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on December 1, 2016 and 2017.