Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) · Insider Trading (Form 4) SEC Filing

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-05-22 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) CIK: 0000865752 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: SACKS RODNEY C CIK: 0001284353 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-22 | Code: J (Other acquisition/disposition) Shares: -697,495 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 217,307 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] 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. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-22 | Code: G (Gift) Shares: -11,585 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 205,722 | Ownership: D (Direct) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F2] Reporting person is the managing member of the limited liability company through his personal trust. [Holding #2] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F3] 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. [Holding #3] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F3] 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. [Holding #4] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [F3] 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. [Holding #5] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [F3] 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. [Holding #6] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #7] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [F3] 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. [Holding #8] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [F3] 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. [Holding #9] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #10] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: I (Indirect) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [F3] 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. [Holding #11] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #12] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #13] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #14] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] The options are currently vested with respect to 102,334 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #15] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F7] 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. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #16] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F8] 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. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #17] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F9] 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. [F10] The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027. [F11] Not applicable. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #18] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F9] 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. [F12] The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2027 and March 14, 2028. [F11] Not applicable. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #19] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F9] 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. [F13] 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. [F11] Not applicable. [F5] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: 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. F10: The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027. F11: Not applicable. F12: The restricted stock units vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2027 and March 14, 2028. F13: 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. F2: Reporting person is the managing member of the limited liability company through his personal trust. F3: 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. F4: The options are currently vested. F5: No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. F6: The options are currently vested with respect to 102,334 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027. F7: 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. F8: 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. F9: 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. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-05-27)