William W. Douglas III - 13 May 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: MNST
Reported as of: 13 May 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 15 May 2026, 18:00:06 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 03 Jul 2025
Next SEC filing: 06 Jul 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

William W. Douglas III filed Form 4 for Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) on 15 May 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes William W. Douglas III's Form 4 filing for Monster Beverage Corp (MNST).
3 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 15 May 2026, 18:00.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 03 Jul 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001294156 Primary reporting owner

Douglas William W III

Relationship: Director
Address: 1 MONSTER WAY, CORONA
Signature: /s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 15 May 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

MNST holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 10,000
Date: 13 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

MNST transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -2,748
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 13 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,748
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F3

MNST transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +2,039
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 2,039
Date: 14 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,039
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3, F4, F5

MNST transaction Derivative

Deferred Stock Units

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +2,748
Change %
Price
Shares after: 2,748
Date: 13 May 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 2,748
Exercise price
Footnotes: F2, F6, F7, F8

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 8 footnotes

Footnote F1

No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.

Footnote F2

Each restricted stock unit represents either (i) a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock or (ii) a cash amount equal to the number of shares received as of the vesting date. These restricted stock units were settled as shares of common stock and the reporting person has elected to defer the same. See footnote 7 below.

Footnote F3

Not applicable.

Footnote F4

Footnote F5

The restricted stock units vest with respect to 100% of such restricted stock units on the last business day prior to the Company's 2027 annual stockholder meeting, provided that the reporting person continues as a director of the Company through such date.

Footnote F6

Each deferred stock unit is economically equivalent to one share of the Company's common stock.

Footnote F7

Deferred stock units credited to the reporting person under the Monster Beverage Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Deferral Plan"), a sub-plan of the Monster Beverage Corporation 2017 Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors as Amended and Restated on February 23, 2022, which may include voluntary deferred compensation.

Footnote F8

The deferred stock units credited under the Deferral Plan are settled (other than fractional units) in stock and are generally payable in the form elected or provided under the Deferral Plan on the earliest of: (i) a specified date or event designated by the reporting person, (ii) in the calendar year following the year in which the reporting person's service with the Board of Directors of the Company separates, or (iii) upon death, disability or change in control as defined under the Deferral Plan.