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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001140361-13-019536
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2013-05-08 18:59:03
Reporting Period:: 2013-05-06

Filing Date:: 2013-05-08
Accepted Time:: 2013-05-08 18:59:03
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
1284353	C Rodney Sacks	Monster Beverage Corporation 550 Monica Circle, Suite 201 Corona CA 92880	Chairman And Ceo	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
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-04-21	14,228	$0.00	1,124,360	No	5	G	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-06	18,640	$56.20	1,105,720	No	4	S	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-05-06	11,360	$56.60	1,094,360	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership
No	5	G	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	1,931,856	Indirect	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1
Common Stock	9,815,648	Indirect	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2
Common Stock	1,415,732	Indirect	By HRS Holdings, L.P.
Common Stock	6,305,140	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings, L.P.
Common Stock	184,924	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock	71,428	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P.
Common Stock	257,900	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings VI, 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	453,740	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P.
Common Stock	92,332	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P.
Common Stock	186,636	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P.
Common Stock	170,356	Indirect	By Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P.
Common Stock	77,121	Indirect	By RCS 2009 GRAT #2
Common Stock	45,856	Indirect	By RCS Direct 2010 GRAT
Common Stock	11,996	Indirect	By RCS Direct 2010 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)	$0.27	2013-05-28	2,400,000	449,868	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.29	2015-03-23	2,400,000	1,904,890	Direct
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	326,304	Direct
Common Stock	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.82	2019-12-01	500,000	300,000	Direct
Common Stock	Restricted Stock Units	$0.00		261,000	174,000	Direct

Expiration Date	Amount	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership
2013-05-28	2,400,000	449,868	Direct
2015-03-23	2,400,000	1,904,890	Direct
2015-11-11	1,200,000	960,000	Direct
2018-06-02	800,000	326,304	Direct
2019-12-01	500,000	300,000	Direct
	261,000	174,000	Direct

Footnotes

Represents the transfer of shares, which shares were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P., from an existing grantor retained annuity trust to the reporting person as the proceeds of an in-kind annuity payment from such existing grantor retained annuity trust.
All sales of Common Stock reported in this Form 4 were transacted by the reporting person for tax planning reasons.
Sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted March 14, 2013.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $55.41 to $56.41. 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 or 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 $56.415 to $57.28. 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 or 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, HRS Holdings, L.P., Hilrod Holdings, L.P., 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., and Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P. The reporting person is the co-trustee of each of RCS 2009 GRAT #2, RCS Direct 2010 GRAT and RCS Direct 2010 GRAT #2.
Reflects the distribution of shares as the proceeds of in-kind annuity payments from existing grantor retained annuity trusts. The shares received from the in-kind annuity payments are now directly beneficially owned by the reporting person and Hilton H. Schlosberg.
The options are currently vested.
The options are currently vested with respect to 166,304 shares. The remaining options vest on June 2, 2013.
The options are currently vested with respect to 100,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two equal installments on December 1, 2013 and 2014.
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.
The remaining restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on September 1, 2013 and 2014.
Not applicable.