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: 2026-05-15 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Monster Beverage Corp (MNST) CIK: 0000865752 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: KELLY THOMAS J CIK: 0001286599 Role: Officer (Chief Financial Officer) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -7,000 | Price: $87.81 Total Value: $614,670.00 Shares Owned After: 62,553 | Ownership: D (Direct) --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The options are fully vested. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #2] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] The options are fully vested. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #3] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F3] The options are currently vested with respect to 3,366 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #4] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F4] The options are currently vested with respect to 3,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #5] Security: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F5] The options vest in three equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028 and March 13, 2029. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #6] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] 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. [F7] The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027. [F8] Not applicable. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #7] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] 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. [F9] The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029. [F8] Not applicable. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. [Holding #8] Security: Restricted Stock Units Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F6] 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 in three equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028 and March 13, 2029. [F8] Not applicable. [F2] No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The options are fully vested. F10: The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028 and March 13, 2029. F2: No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof. F3: The options are currently vested with respect to 3,366 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027. F4: The options are currently vested with respect to 3,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029. F5: The options vest in three equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028 and March 13, 2029. F6: 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. F7: The restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2027. F8: Not applicable. F9: The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact (2026-05-15)