SEC Form 4 · accession 0001567619-18-008614

Monster Beverage Corp · MNST

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

Reporting owner

Emelie Tirre

Officer — President of the Americas

Period of report

Dec 24, 2018

Accepted (ET)

Dec 26, 2018 · 6:04 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000865752

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock	Dec 24, 2018	M	4,500	$15.71	A	51,347	D
Common Stock	Dec 24, 2018	M	1,254	$23.35	A	52,601	D

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1	$15.71	Dec 24, 2018	M	4,500	D	—	Mar 14, 2023	Common Stock	4,500	10,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F3	$23.35	Dec 24, 2018	M	1,254	D	—	Mar 14, 2024	Common Stock	1,254	43,746	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1,F2	$19.08	holding	—	—	—	—	Sep 4, 2022	Common Stock	—	49,524	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F4,F2	$37.10	holding	—	—	—	—	Dec 1, 2024	Common Stock	—	45,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F5,F2	$45.16	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 13, 2025	Common Stock	—	45,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F6,F2	$43.99	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2026	Common Stock	—	60,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F7,F2	$43.64	holding	—	—	—	—	Dec 1, 2026	Common Stock	—	100,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F8,F2	$46.27	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2027	Common Stock	—	40,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F9,F2	$58.73	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2028	Common Stock	—	50,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F10,F2	$51.50	holding	—	—	—	—	Jun 1, 2028	Common Stock	—	25,000	D
Restricted Stock Units^{F11,F12,F13,F2}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	—	12,000	D

Explanation of responses

F1The options are fully vested.
F10The options vest in three installments as follows: 8,334 shares on June 1, 2021; 8,333 shares on June 1, 2022; 8,333 shares on June 1, 2023.
F11The 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.
F12The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on June 1, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
F13Not applicable.
F2No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.
F3The options are currently vested with respect to 30,246 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2019.
F4The options are currently vested with respect to 31,500 shares. The remaining options vest on December 1, 2019.
F5The options are currently vested with respect to 20,250 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 11,250 shares on March 13, 2019; 13,500 shares on March 13, 2020.
F6The options are currently vested with respect to 15,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 12,000 shares on March 14, 2019; 15,000 shares on March 14, 2020; 18,000 shares on March 14, 2021.
F7The options are currently vested with respect to 25,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 20,000 shares on December 1, 2019; 25,000 shares on December 1, 2020; 30,000 shares on December 1, 2021.
F8The options are currently vested with respect to 4,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 6,000 shares on March 14, 2019; 8,000 shares on March 14, 2020; 10,000 shares on March 14, 2021; 12,000 shares on March 14, 2022.
F9The options vest in five installments as follows: 5,000 shares on March 14, 2019; 7,500 shares on March 14, 2020; 10,000 shares on March 14, 2021; 12,500 shares on March 14, 2022; 15,000 shares on March 14, 2023.