SEC Form 3 · accession 0002154151-26-000003

Monster Beverage Corp · MNST

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

Reporting owner

Officer — CAO & Deputy CFO

Period of report

Sep 3, 2026

Accepted (ET)

Sep 14, 2026 · 4:01 pm EDT

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	holding	—	—		—	1,998	D

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	$14.68	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2028	Common Stock	6	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1	$14.92	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2029	Common Stock	6,700	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1	$15.60	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 13, 2030	Common Stock	4,800	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F1	$22.24	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 12, 2031	Common Stock	18,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F2	$18.31	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2032	Common Stock	36,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F3	$25.41	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2033	Common Stock	30,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F4	$30.15	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2034	Common Stock	40,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F5	$24.15	holding	—	—	—	—	Sep 3, 2034	Common Stock	12,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F6	$27.55	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 14, 2035	Common Stock	18,000	—	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)^F7	$38.56	holding	—	—	—	—	Mar 13, 2036	Common Stock	12,600	—	D
Restricted Stock Units^F10,F8,F9	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	1,080	—	D
Restricted Stock Units^F10,F11,F9	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	4,500	—	D
Restricted Stock Units^F10,F12,F9	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Common Stock	4,200	—	D

F1The options are fully vested.
F10The restricted stock units were granted under the Monster Beverage Corporation 2020 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.
F11The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
F12The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
F2The options are currently vested with respect to 25,200 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027.
F3The options are currently vested with respect to 13,500 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 7,500 shares on March 14, 2027 and 9,000 shares on March 14, 2028.
F4The options are currently vested with respect to 10,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 8,000 shares on March 14, 2027, 10,000 shares on March 14, 2028 and 12,000 shares on March 14, 2029.
F5The options are currently vested with respect to 4,800 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on September 3, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
F6The options are currently vested with respect to 4,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
F7The options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030.
F8The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027.
F9Not Applicable.

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