Form 4 Monster Beverage Corp For: May 22 Filed by: SACKS RODNEY C

May 27, 2026 7:00 PM

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

SACKS RODNEY C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 MONSTER WAY

(Street)

CORONA

92879

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monster Beverage Corp [ MNST ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/22/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/22/2026		J⁽¹⁾		697,495	D	$ 0	217,307	D
Common Stock	05/22/2026		G		11,585	D	$ 0	205,722	D
Common Stock								100,000	I	By RCS1, LLC ⁽²⁾
Common Stock								11,291,136	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								58,773,888	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2 ⁽³⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.37							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2028	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		172,596	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.37							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2028	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		352,000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.84							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		191,050	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.84							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		194,400	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 29.84							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		194,400	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 31.2							⁽⁴⁾	03/13/2030	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		209,464	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 31.2							⁽⁴⁾	03/13/2030	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		170,132	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 44.47							⁽⁴⁾	03/12/2031	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		257,552	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 36.62							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2032	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		288,670	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 50.82							⁽⁴⁾	03/14/2033	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		181,033	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 60.3							⁽⁶⁾	03/14/2034	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		153,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 55.09							⁽⁷⁾	03/14/2035	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		115,300	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 77.11							⁽⁸⁾	03/13/2036	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		42,800	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾							⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		19,334	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾							⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		28,666	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁹⁾							⁽¹³⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁵⁾		15,200	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the transfer of 697,495 shares owned directly by the reporting person to trusts (of which Sterling Trustees LLC is trustee). The reporting person no longer has voting or dispositive power over, and therefore is not deemed to beneficially own, any of the shares held by these trusts.

2. Reporting person is the managing member of the limited liability company through his personal trust.

3. Reporting person (i) is one of the general partners of each of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1, Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P. and Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P. and (ii) disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The options are currently vested.

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 102,334 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027.

7. The options are currently vested with respect to 38,434 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 38,433 shares on March 14, 2027 and 38,433 shares on March 14, 2028.

8. The options vest in three installments as follows: 14,267 shares on March 13, 2027, 14,267 shares on March 13, 2028 and 14,266 shares on March 13, 2029.

9. 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.

10. The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027.

11. Not applicable.

12. The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2027 and March 14, 2028.

13. The restricted stock units vest in three installments as follows: 5,067 units on March 13, 2027, 5,067 units on March 13, 2028 and 5,066 units on March 13, 2029.

	/s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact	05/27/2026
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Form 4 Monster Beverage Corp For: May 22 Filed by: SACKS RODNEY C

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