- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* SACKS RODNEY C	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HANSEN NATURAL CORP [ HANS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle) HANSEN NATURAL CORP,, 550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/15/2011
(Street) CORONA, CA 92880 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	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	7/15/2011		J		25000 ⁽¹⁾	D	⁽²⁾	990928	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								4907824	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2 ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								757866	I	By HRS Holdings, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								3730000	I	By Hilrod Holdings, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								92462	I	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								35714	I	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								164962	I	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								37036	I	By Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								153618	I	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								316098	I	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								61166	I	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P. ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								121894	I	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P. ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								35466	I	By RCS 2008 GRAT
Common Stock								122590	I	By RCS 2009 GRAT
Common Stock								40010	I	By RCS Direct GRAT ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								19175	I	By RCS Direct GRAT #2
Common Stock								90357 ⁽⁵⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$.446							⁽⁶⁾	7/12/2012	Common Stock	1200000		448176	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$.531							⁽⁶⁾	5/28/2013	Common Stock	1200000		860324	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.588							⁽⁶⁾	3/23/2015	Common Stock	1200000		1100000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.87							⁽⁶⁾	11/11/2015	Common Stock	600000		600000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.72							⁽⁷⁾	6/2/2018	Common Stock	400000		400000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.64							⁽⁸⁾	12/1/2019	Common Stock	250000		250000	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The shares of common stock listed in column 4 of table 1 represent shares which are held of record by Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1. Such shares were distributed to a limited partner in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement.
( 2)	N/A.
( 3)	The reporting person is one of the general partners of each of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1, Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, HRS Holdings, L.P., Hilrod Holdings, L.P., Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings V, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P., Hilrod Holdings X, L.P. and Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P.
( 4)	Reflects the distribution of shares as the proceeds of an in-kind annuity payment from existing grantor retained annuity trusts. The shares received from the in-kind annuity payments are directly beneficially owned by the reporting person.
( 5)	The reporting person previously reported indirect beneficial ownership on an aggregate basis of the shares held by the limited partnerships. As a result of the in-kind annuity distributions, the total amount of shares directly and indirectly owned have been reduced by 21,225 shares.
( 6)	The options are currently vested.
( 7)	The options are currently vested with respect to 240,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two equal installments on June 2, 2012 and 2013.
( 8)	The options are currently vested with respect to 50,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on December 1, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SACKS RODNEY C HANSEN NATURAL CORP, 550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201 CORONA, CA 92880	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures
Rodney C. Sacks		7/19/2011
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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