Monster Beverage (MNST) CEO gifts shares and updates partnership stakes

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Monster Beverage Corp Vice Chairman and CEO Hilton H. Schlosberg reported stock transfers consisting mainly of gifts and partnership-related restructurings. On March 12, 2026, he made bona fide gifts totaling 11,341 shares of common stock, leaving 2,347,571 shares owned directly afterward.

J-code entries show 923,285 shares distributed from Hilrod Holdings XV, XVIII and XXVI, which were previously reported as indirectly owned. Footnotes explain these distributions increased his directly beneficially owned shares, while remaining Hilrod shares are now held by Sterling Trustees LLC and are not deemed beneficially owned by him.

He is also a general partner of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 and No. 2, which hold 11,291,136 and 58,773,888 Monster Beverage shares indirectly. The filing lists vested stock options with exercise prices between $23.14 and $60.30 and restricted stock units vesting between March 14, 2026 and March 14, 2028; these lines report holdings as of the date, not new transactions.

SEC Form 4

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^*

SCHLOSBERG HILTON H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1 MONSTER WAY

(Street)

CORONA CA 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
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Vice Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2026

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/12/2026		G(1)		10,206	A	$0	2,348,706	D
Common Stock	03/12/2026		G		1,135	D	$0	2,347,571	D
Common Stock								11,291,136	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1(2)
Common Stock								58,773,888	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2(2)
Common Stock	03/12/2026		J(3)		276,109	D	$0	0	I	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	03/12/2026		J(3)		360,948	D	$0	0	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P.(2)
Common Stock	03/12/2026		J(3)		286,228	D	$0	0	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P.(2)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.14							(4)	03/14/2027	Common Stock	(5)		4,326	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.14							(4)	03/14/2027	Common Stock	(5)		49,926	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.14							(4)	03/14/2027	Common Stock	(5)		153,742	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.14							(4)	03/14/2027	Common Stock	(5)		403,006	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.37							(4)	03/14/2028	Common Stock	(5)		3,404	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.37							(4)	03/14/2028	Common Stock	(5)		172,596	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXIII, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.37							(4)	03/14/2028	Common Stock	(5)		352,000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.84							(4)	03/14/2029	Common Stock	(5)		194,400	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.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.84							(4)	03/14/2029	Common Stock	(5)		194,400	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.2							(4)	03/13/2030	Common Stock	(5)		212,668	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.(2)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$44.47							(4)	03/12/2031	Common Stock	(5)		259,800	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.62							(4)	03/14/2032	Common Stock	(5)		291,400	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$50.82							(6)	03/14/2033	Common Stock	(5)		183,000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$60.3							(7)	03/14/2034	Common Stock	(5)		153,500	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$55.09							(8)	03/14/2035	Common Stock	(5)		173,400	D
Restricted Stock Units	(9)							(10)	(11)	Common Stock	(5)		22,534	D
Restricted Stock Units	(9)							(12)	(11)	Common Stock	(5)		38,667	D
Restricted Stock Units	(9)							(13)	(11)	Common Stock	(5)		64,700	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. As a result of the distribution of shares from Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. ("Hilrod XV"), Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P. ("Hilrod XVIII") and Hilrod Holdings XXVI, L.P. ("Hilrod XXVI"), which were previously reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting person, the total amount of shares directly owned has increased.

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

3. Reflects the distribution of shares to the reporting person as one of the general partners of Hilrod Holdings XV, Hilrod Holdings XVIII and Hilrod Holdings XXVI. The shares received from the distribution are directly beneficially owned by the reporting person. The remaining shares are now owned by Sterling Trustees LLC and such shares are not deemed beneficially owned by the reporting person.

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 122,000 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2026.

7. The options are currently vested with respect to 51,167 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 51,167 shares on March 14, 2026 and 51,166 shares on March 14, 2027.

8. The options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2026, March 14, 2027 and March 14, 2028.

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, 2026.

11. Not applicable.

12. The restricted stock units vest in two installments as follows: 19,333 units on March 14, 2026 and 19,334 units on March 14, 2027.

13. The restricted stock units vest in three installments as follows: 21,567 units on March 14, 2026, 21,567 units on March 14, 2027 and 21,566 units on March 14, 2028.

	Paul J. Dechary, attorney-in-fact	03/13/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What did Monster Beverage (MNST) CEO Hilton Schlosberg report in this Form 4?

Hilton Schlosberg reported stock gifts and partnership-related share distributions. The filing shows bona fide gifts of 11,341 Monster Beverage shares and restructuring transactions that shifted 923,285 shares from Hilrod partnerships into his direct beneficial ownership, while other Hilrod-held shares moved to Sterling Trustees LLC.

How many Monster Beverage shares did Hilton Schlosberg gift on March 12, 2026?

He made bona fide gifts totaling 11,341 shares of Monster Beverage common stock. These gifts were reported with a zero dollar per-share value, reflecting that they were transfers without consideration, and they modestly reduced his directly held stake while leaving a substantial ownership position intact.

What are Hilton Schlosberg’s direct and indirect Monster Beverage shareholdings after these transactions?

After the reported gifts, Schlosberg directly owns 2,347,571 Monster Beverage shares. Indirectly, partnerships where he is a general partner hold additional stakes, including 11,291,136 shares at Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 and 58,773,888 shares at Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, as reflected in the holdings lines.

Were any Monster Beverage shares bought or sold on the open market in this Form 4?

The Form 4 does not report open-market purchases or sales. Instead, it shows G-code bona fide gifts of 11,341 shares and J-code “other” transactions tied to distributions from Hilrod partnerships, which reclassified certain holdings between indirect and direct ownership without showing a market trade price.

What do the restructuring transactions involving Hilrod Holdings mean for MNST ownership?

The J-code entries reflect distributions of 923,285 shares from Hilrod Holdings XV, XVIII and XXVI. Footnotes state these distributions increased Schlosberg’s directly beneficially owned shares, while remaining Hilrod shares are now held by Sterling Trustees LLC and are not considered beneficially owned by him under this disclosure.

What stock options and restricted stock units does Hilton Schlosberg hold according to this MNST filing?

The filing lists multiple vested stock option grants with exercise prices ranging from $23.14 to $60.30 and expirations from 2027 to 2035. It also reports restricted stock units that vest between March 14, 2026 and March 14, 2028, each unit representing a right to receive one Monster Beverage share at vesting.

Do the option and RSU entries in this Monster Beverage Form 4 represent new grants?

The option and restricted stock unit lines are explicitly described as holdings as of the date, not new transactions. Footnotes clarify vesting status and future vesting dates, indicating these equity awards were granted under existing plans and are being updated for current ownership and vesting schedules.