Guy Carling - 01 Jun 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)

Role: President of EMEA
Signature: Paul J. Dechary, attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: MNST
Transactions as of: 01 Jun 2022
Net transactions value: -$127,496
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Jun 2022, 18:06:57 UTC
Previous filing: 16 Mar 2022
Next filing: 09 Jun 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MNST	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+3,000	+19%		18,981	01 Jun 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	MNST	Common Stock	Tax liability	$127,496	-1,448	-7.6%	$88.05	17,533	01 Jun 2022	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MNST	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-3,000	-50%	$0.000000	3,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock	3,000		Direct	F10, F11, F12
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						18,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$43.64	Direct	F2, F3
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						37,500	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$58.73	Direct	F3, F4
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						25,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$51.50	Direct	F3, F5
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						22,500	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$59.67	Direct	F3, F6
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						20,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$62.39	Direct	F3, F7
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						10,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$88.94	Direct	F3, F8
holding	MNST	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)						23,000	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock		$73.23	Direct	F3, F9
holding	MNST	Restricted Stock Units						4,675	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock			Direct	F3, F10, F12, F13
holding	MNST	Restricted Stock Units						5,250	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock			Direct	F3, F10, F12, F14
holding	MNST	Restricted Stock Units						2,520	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock			Direct	F3, F12, F15, F16
holding	MNST	Restricted Stock Units						6,800	01 Jun 2022	Common Stock			Direct	F3, F12, F15, F17

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	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.
F2	The options are fully vested.
F3	No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.
F4	The options are currently vested with respect to 22,500 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2023.
F5	The options are currently vested with respect to 16,667 shares. The remaining options vest on June 1, 2023.
F6	The options are currently vested with respect to 8,750 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 6,250 shares on March 14, 2023 and 7,500 shares on March 14, 2024.
F7	The options are currently vested with respect to 5,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 4,000 shares on March 13, 2023? 5,000 shares on March 13, 2024 and 6,000 shares on March 13, 2025.
F8	The options are currently vested with respect to 1,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four installments as follows: 1,500 shares on March 12, 2023? 2,000 shares on March 12, 2024? 2,500 shares on March 12, 2025 and 3,000 shares on March 12, 2026.
F9	The options vest in five installments as follows: 2,300 shares on March 14, 2023; 3,450 shares on March 14, 2024; 4,600 shares on March 14, 2025; 5,750 shares on March 14, 2026 and 6,900 shares on March 14, 2027.
F10	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.
F11	The remaining restricted stock units vest on June 1, 2023.
F12	Not applicable.
F13	The restricted stock units vest in two installments as follows: 2,125 units on March 14, 2023 and 2,550 shares on March 14, 2024.
F14	The restricted stock units vest in three installments as follows: 1,400 units on March 13, 2023? 1,750 units on March 13, 2024 and 2,100 units on March 13, 2025.
F15	The 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.
F16	The restricted stock units vest in four installments as follows: 420 units on March 12, 2023? 560 units on March 12, 2024? 700 units on March 12, 2025 and 840 units on March 12, 2026.
F17	The restricted stock units vest in five installments as follows: 680 units on March 14, 2023? 1,020 units on March 14, 2024? 1,360 units on March 14, 2025? 1,700 units on March 14, 2026 and 2,040 units on March 14, 2027.