FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HALL MARK J 		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)
Chief Marketing Officer - MEC
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1 MONSTER WAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/1/2016
(Street)

CORONA, CA 92879
(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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock                  791808   (1) D    
Common Stock                  30000   (2) I   By MJCF Hall Family Trust   (3)

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)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $5.94   (4)                    (5) 12/1/2019   Common Stock     (6)   240000   (4) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $8.75   (7)                    (5) 12/1/2020   Common Stock     (6)   120000   (7) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $15.71   (8)                    (9) 3/14/2023   Common Stock     (6)   270000   (8) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $23.35   (10)                    (11) 3/14/2024   Common Stock     (6)   90000   (10) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $45.16   (12)                    (13) 3/13/2025   Common Stock     (6)   300000   (12) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $43.99   (14)                    (15) 3/14/2026   Common Stock     (6)   90000   (14) D    
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   $43.64   12/1/2016     A      100000         (16) 12/1/2026   Common Stock   100000   $0   100000   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On November 9, 2016, the common stock of Monster Beverage Corporation split 3-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 527,872 additional shares of common stock.
( 2)  On November 9, 2016, the common stock of Monster Beverage Corporation split 3-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 20,000 additional shares of common stock.
( 3)  The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the MJCF Hall Family Trust.
( 4)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 80,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $17.82 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 5)  The options are currently vested.
( 6)  No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.
( 7)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 40,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $26.26 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 8)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 90,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $47.13 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 9)  The options are currently vested with respect to 105,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 75,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 90,000 shares on March 14, 2018.
( 10)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 30,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $70.06 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 11)  The options are currently vested with respect to 22,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 18,000 shares on March 14, 2017; 22,500 shares on March 14, 2018; 27,000 shares on March 14, 2019. The options will become exercisable on the one year anniversary from the date on which they vested.
( 12)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $135.48 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 13)  The options are currently vested with respect to 60,000 shares. The remaining options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
( 14)  This employee stock option was previously reported as covering 30,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $131.96 per share, but was adjusted to reflect the stock split that occurred on November 9, 2016.
( 15)  The options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
( 16)  Granted December 1, 2016 pursuant to the Company's 2011 Stock Option Plan (which is a Rule 16b-3(d)(1) plan) and Equity Grant Procedures. The options vest in five equal installments on December 1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HALL MARK J
1 MONSTER WAY
CORONA, CA 92879 		X
Chief Marketing Officer - MEC

Signatures
/s/ Paul J. Dechary, attorney-in-fact 12/5/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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