SEC Form 4 · accession 0001140361-15-012202

Monster Beverage Corp · MNST

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Vice Chairman and President · Director

Period of report

Mar 13, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 17, 2015 · 2:43 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000865752

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	holding	—	—	—	661,747	D
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	1,881,856	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	9,815,648	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	34,924	I	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	71,428	I	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	107,900	I	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	40,072	I	By Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	189,528	I	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	401,148	I	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	83,306	I	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	168,414	I	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	170,356	I	By Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	800,000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XIII, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	2,000,000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XIV, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	287,736	I	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	30,068	I	By RCS 2008 GRAT #2
Common Stock^F1	holding	—	—	—	68,438	I	By RCS Direct 2011 GRAT

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F5	$135.48	Mar 13, 2015	A	79,200	A	—	Mar 13, 2025	Common Stock	79,200	79,200	D
Restricted Stock Units^F6,F7,F8	—	Mar 13, 2015	A	38,100	A	—	—	Common Stock	38,100	38,100	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F2	$8.435	holding	—	—	—	—	Nov 11, 2015	Common Stock	1,200,000	960,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F2	$15.86	holding	—	—	—	—	Jun 2, 2018	Common Stock	800,000	18,912	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F2	$17.82	holding	—	—	—	—	Dec 1, 2019	Common Stock	500,000	100,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F3	$53.96	holding	—	—	—	—	Jun 3, 2023	Common Stock	140,000	140,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1,F2	$53.96	holding	—	—	—	—	Jun 3, 2023	Common Stock	70,000	70,000	I
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F4	$70.06	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2024	Common Stock	210,000	210,000	D

F1The 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.
F2The options are currently vested.
F3The remaining options vest in two equal installments on June 3, 2015 and 2016.
F4The options are currently vested with respect to 70,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2016 and 2017.
F5Granted March 13, 2015 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 13, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
F6The 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.
F7The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 13, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
F8Not applicable.