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* Based on 566,402,748 shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) outstanding as of February 12, 2018 (based upon information contained in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017).

 

* Based on 566,402,748 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 12, 2018 (based upon information contained in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017).

PREAMBLE

This Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment No. 1") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 22, 2015 (the "Schedule 13D") by The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware corporation ("TCCC"), and European Refreshments, an Irish corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TCCC ("ER", and together with TCCC, the "Reporting Persons"), relating to shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Monster Beverage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed jointly by the Reporting Persons. Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as amended hereby, the disclosure in the Schedule 13D remains in effect.

Items 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Certain information with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Reporting Persons is set forth on Schedule A (which replaces the prior Schedule A) attached hereto, including the name, business address, present principal occupation or employment, citizenship and other information relating to each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons.

On March 16, 2018, TCCC, ER and the Issuer entered into an Amendment (the "Amendment") to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2014 (the "Transaction Agreement"), by and among TCCC, ER, the Issuer, New Laser Merger Corp. and Monster Beverage Corporation (now known as Monster Beverage 1990 Corporation). The Amendment extends ER's right to designate individuals to the Issuer's Board of Directors under the Transaction Agreement for an additional year by providing that until the earlier of (i) June 12, 2019 and (ii) the first date on which ER has beneficial ownership of at least 20% of the aggregate shares of Common Stock of the Issuer then outstanding, ER will have the right to designate to the Issuer's Board of Directors a number of individuals who satisfy the director requirements as specified in the Transaction Agreement equal to the greater of (a) two or (b) 20% of the size of the Issuer's Board of Directors at any time (rounded up to the next whole number).

Except to the extent expressly modified by the Amendment, the Transaction Agreement remains in full force and effect in all respects. The Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 4 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)−(b)  The Reporting Persons share voting and investment power with respect to and beneficially own 102,121,602 shares of Common Stock, after giving effect to a 3-for-1 stock split of the Common Stock that was effected by the Issuer on November 9, 2016. The number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons represents 18.0% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer as of February 12, 2018 (based upon information contained in the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017).

As of the date of this Amendment No. 1, Kathy N. Waller, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President of Enabling Services of TCCC, who also serves on the Issuer's Board of Directors, holds sole voting and investment power with respect to and beneficially owns 6,153 shares of Common Stock. This excludes (i) restricted stock units held by Ms. Waller with respect to 3,244 shares of Common Stock and (ii) deferred stock units held by Ms. Waller with respect to 505 shares of Common Stock, in each case, that will not vest or be exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Amendment No. 1.

 

Item 4 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

 

The following document is filed as an exhibit to this Amendment No. 1:

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY AND EUROPEAN REFRESHMENTS

Set forth below is the name, business address and present occupation or employment of each director and executive officer of The Coca-Cola Company ("TCCC") and European Refreshments ("ER"). Except as indicated below, each such person is a citizen of the United States. Except as indicated in the Schedule 13D as amended by Amendment No. 1, none of the directors or executive officers named below beneficially owns any Common Stock of Monster Beverage Corporation. Directors of TCCC or ER who are also executive officers of TCCC or ER are indicated by an asterisk. Except as indicated below, the business address of each director and executive officer of TCCC is One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30313 and of each director of ER is either One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia 30313 or Southgate, Dublin Road, Drogheda, County Meath, Ireland.

DIRECTORS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

DIRECTORS OF EUROPEAN REFRESHMENTS