Form DEFA14A Monster Beverage Corp

important notice of availability of Proxy materials for the Shareholder meeting of monSter BeVeraGe CorPoration to Be held on: october 11, 2016 11:00 a.m. PSt monster Beverage Corporation's executive offices, located at 1 monster way, Corona, California 92879 this communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. we encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. the Proxy Statement and annual report are available at: https://materials.proxyvote.com/61174X. if you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. there is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below before 9/30/16 to facilitate timely delivery. to reqUeSt materiaL: teLePhone: 888-Proxy-na (888-776-9962) and 718-921-8562 (for international callers) e-maiL: [email protected] weBSite: http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/requestmaterials.asp onLine: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date. in PerSon: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting. To obtain directions to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person please call 1-800-426-7367. teLePhone: To vote by telephone, please visit www.voteproxy.com to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call. maiL: You may request a card by following the instructions above. to Vote: Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail. 1. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.005 per share, from 240,000,000 shares to 1,250,000,000 shares. the BoarD oF DireCtorS reCommenDS a Vote "For" ProPoSaL 1. ComPanY nUmBer aCCoUnt nUmBer ControL nUmBer