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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001140361-15-001169
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2015-01-08 19:29:47
Reporting Period:: 2015-01-06

Filing Date:: 2015-01-08
Accepted Time:: 2015-01-08 19:29:47
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
865752	Monster Beverage Corp	MNST	Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)	391679918

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1284352	H Hilton Schlosberg	1 Monster Way Corona CA 92879	Vice Chairman And President	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-01-07	1,156,884	$3.29	1,217,487	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-07	555,740	$115.96	661,747	No	4	F	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	9,913	$110.45	75,011	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	23,504	$111.64	51,507	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	13,306	$112.28	38,201	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	3,277	$113.41	34,924	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	9,913	$110.45	147,987	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	23,504	$111.64	124,483	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	13,306	$112.28	111,177	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-06	3,277	$113.41	107,900	No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2015-01-07	289,370	$3.29	578,740	No	4	M	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-07	145,502	$115.96	289,736	No	4	F	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.
Common Stock	Disposition	2015-01-08	34,390	$0.00	68,438	No	5	G	Indirect	By RCS Direct 2011 GRAT

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	F	Direct
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
No	4	S	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
No	4	M	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.
No	4	F	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.
No	5	G	Indirect	By RCS Direct 2011 GRAT

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2015-01-07	1,156,884	$0.00	2,110,630	$3.29
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2015-01-07	289,370	$0.00	289,370	$3.29

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2015-03-23	No	4	M	Direct
0		2015-03-23	No	4	M	Indirect

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,881,856	Indirect	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1
Common Stock	9,815,648	Indirect	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2
Common Stock	71,428	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P.
Common Stock	40,072	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P.
Common Stock	189,528	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P.
Common Stock	401,148	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P.
Common Stock	83,306	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P.
Common Stock	168,414	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P.
Common Stock	170,356	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P.
Common Stock	800,000	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XIII, L.P.
Common Stock	2,000,000	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XIV, L.P.
Common Stock	30,068	Indirect	By RCS 2008 GRAT #2

Reported Derivative Holdings

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Price	Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.44	2015-11-11	1,200,000	960,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.86	2018-06-02	800,000	18,912	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	500,000	100,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.96	2023-06-03	140,000	140,000	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$53.96	2023-06-03	70,000	70,000	Indirect
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$70.06	2024-03-14	210,000	210,000	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2015-11-11	1,200,000	960,000	Direct
2018-06-02	800,000	18,912	Direct
2019-12-01	500,000	100,000	Direct
2023-06-03	140,000	140,000	Direct
2023-06-03	70,000	70,000	Indirect
2024-03-14	210,000	210,000	Direct

Footnotes

Sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted December 12, 2014.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $110.00 to $110.98. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer of a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
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 trustee of each of RCS 2009 GRAT #2, RCS Direct 2010 GRAT and RCS Direct 2010 GRAT #2.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $111.01 to $112.01. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer of a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $112.02 to $113.005. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer of a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $113.035 to $113.965. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer of a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
Includes 289,370 shares of Common Stock received pursuant to the January 7, 2015 exercise of options previously assigned to Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. by Rodney C. Sacks.
Includes 145,502 shares of Common Stock withheld by the issuer in connection with the January 7, 2015 exercise of options previously assigned to Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. by Rodney C. Sacks.
Reflects the transfer of shares as proceeds of an in-kind annuity payment from such grantor retained annuity trust to Rodney C. Sacks.
The options are currently vested.
The remaining options vest in two equal installments on June 3, 2015 and 2016.
The options vest in three equal installments on March 3, 2015, 2016 and 2017.