Director Hall Mark J exercised 37,200 shares at a strike of $34.17, sold $1,809,000 worth of shares (33,000 units at $54.82) and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,800 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.60% to 299,246 units (SEC Form 4)
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Beverages (Production/Distribution)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monster Beverage Corp [ MNST ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/13/2025 | M | 12,000 | A | $31.2 | 308,846 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/13/2025 | S | 12,000 | D | $54.5 | 296,846 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/13/2025 | M | 4,200 | A | (2) | 301,046 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/13/2025 | F | 1,800 | D | $54.34 | 299,246 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 03/14/2025 | M | 12,000 | A | $36.62 | 311,246 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/14/2025 | M | 9,000 | A | $50.82 | 320,246 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/14/2025 | S | 21,000 | D | $55 | 299,246 | I | By MJCF Hall Family Trust(1) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $31.2 | 03/13/2025 | M | 12,000 | (3) | 03/13/2030 | Common Stock | 12,000 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $44.47 | (4) | 03/12/2031 | Common Stock | (5) | 12,000 | D | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $36.62 | 03/14/2025 | M | 12,000 | (6) | 03/14/2032 | Common Stock | 12,000 | $0 | 33,000 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $50.82 | 03/14/2025 | M | 9,000 | (7) | 03/14/2033 | Common Stock | 9,000 | $0 | 45,000 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | $60.3 | (8) | 03/14/2034 | Common Stock | (5) | 60,000 | D | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Units | (9) | 03/13/2025 | M | 4,200 | (10) | (11) | Common Stock | 4,200 | $0 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the MJCF Hall Family Trust, of which the reporting person and his wife are trustees and beneficiaries. |
| 2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock as of the vesting date. Accordingly, these restricted stock units were settled in shares of common stock. |
| 3. The options are fully vested. |
| 4. The remaining options vest on March 12, 2026. |
| 5. No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. |
| 6. The options are currently vested with respect to 12,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 15,000 shares on March 14, 2026 and 18,000 shares on March 14, 2027. |
| 7. The options are currently vested with respect to 9,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 12,000 shares on March 14, 2026; 15,000 shares on March 14, 2027 and 18,000 shares on March 14, 2028. |
| 8. The options are currently vested with respect to 6,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 9,000 shares on March 14, 2026; 12,000 shares on March 14, 2027; 15,000 shares on March 14, 2028 and 18,000 shares on March 14, 2029. |
| 9. 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. |
| 10. The restricted stock units are fully vested. |
| 11. Not applicable. |
| Paul J. Dechary, attorney-in-fact | 03/17/2025 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||