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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* SCHLOSBERG HILTON H	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 President
(Last) (First) (Middle) 1 MONSTER WAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/14/2020
(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)
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	8/14/2020		G	V	287	D	$0	417565	D
Common Stock	8/28/2020		G	V	11900	D	$0	405665	D
Common Stock	9/2/2020		G	V	17242	D	$0	388423	D
Common Stock								5645568	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								29386944	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								104772	I	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								214284	I	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								323700	I	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								120216	I	By Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								568584	I	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								453444	I	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								249918	I	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								505242	I	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								327186	I	By Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								1440954	I	By Hilrod Holdings XIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								186790	I	By Hilrod Holdings XIV, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								4176	I	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								1311896	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								506566	I	By Hilrod Holdings XIX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								1000000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								1000000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	9/28/2020		J⁽²⁾		90204	D	$0	0	I	By RCS 2008 GRAT #2 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	9/28/2020		J⁽²⁾		231363	D	$0	0	I	By RCS 2009 GRAT #2 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								105486	I	By RCS Direct 2010 GRAT ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								4836	I	By RCS Direct 2010 GRAT #2 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								1639842	I	By RCS 2010 GRAT #3 ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock								80598	I	By RCS Direct 2011 GRAT ⁽¹⁾

*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)	$17.99							⁽³⁾	6/3/2023	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		11118	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.99							⁽³⁾	6/3/2023	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		408882	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.99							⁽³⁾	6/3/2023	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		210000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.35							⁽³⁾	3/14/2024	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		55698	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.35							⁽³⁾	3/14/2024	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		420000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.35							⁽³⁾	3/14/2024	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		154302	I	By Hildrod Holdings XVIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.16							⁽³⁾	3/13/2025	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		2214	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.16							⁽³⁾	3/13/2025	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		79200	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$45.16							⁽³⁾	3/13/2025	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		156186	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.99							⁽³⁾	3/14/2026	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		2271	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.99							⁽³⁾	3/14/2026	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		97257	I	By Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.99							⁽³⁾	3/14/2026	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		107736	I	By Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$43.99							⁽³⁾	3/14/2026	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		107736	I	By Hilrod Holdings XXI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.27							⁽³⁾	3/14/2027	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		79034	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.27							⁽³⁾	3/14/2027	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		24963	I	By Hildrod Holdings XVIII, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.27							⁽³⁾	3/14/2027	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		100752	I	By Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$46.27							⁽³⁾	3/14/2027	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		100751	I	By Hildrod Holdings XXI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.73							⁽⁵⁾	3/14/2028	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		88000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.73							⁽³⁾	3/14/2028	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		88000	I	By Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.73							⁽³⁾	3/14/2028	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		88000	I	By Hildrod Holdings XXI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.67							⁽⁶⁾	3/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		194400	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.67							⁽³⁾	3/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		48600	I	By Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$59.67							⁽³⁾	3/14/2029	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		48600	I	By Hildrod Holdings XXI, L.P. ⁽¹⁾
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$62.39							⁽⁷⁾	3/13/2030	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		191400	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		34067	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾							⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		67067	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁸⁾							⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Common Stock	⁽⁴⁾		57700	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The reporting person is one of the general partners of each of Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1, Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2, 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., Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XIV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XV, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XVI, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XVII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XVIII, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XIX, L.P., Hilrod Holdings XX, L.P. and Hilrod Holdings XXI, L.P. The reporting person is the trustee of RCS 2008 GRAT #2, RCS 2009 GRAT #2, RCS Direct 2010 GRAT, RCS Direct 2010 GRAT #2, RCS 2010 GRAT #3 and RCS Direct 2011 GRAT. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Reflects the transfer of shares from RCS 2008 GRAT #2 and RCS 2009 GRAT #2 to trusts each with an independent trustee.
(3)	The options are currently vested.
(4)	No transaction is being reported at this time. This line is only reporting holdings as of the date hereof.
(5)	The remaining options vest on March 14, 2021.
(6)	The remaining options vest in two equal installments on March 14, 2021 and 2022.
(7)	The options vest in three installments as follows: 85,066 shares on March 13, 2021, 53,167 shares on March 13, 2022 and 53,167 shares on March 13, 2023.
(8)	The restricted stock units were granted under the Monster Beverage Corporation 2011 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.
(9)	The remaining restricted stock units vest on March 14, 2021.
(10)	Not applicable.
(11)	The restricted stock units vest in two installments as follows: 33,533 units on March 14, 2021 and 33,534 units on March 14, 2022.
(12)	The restricted stock units vest in three installments as follows: 25,644 units on March 13, 2021, 16,028 units on March 13, 2022 and 16,028 units on March 13, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHLOSBERG HILTON H 1 MONSTER WAY CORONA, CA 92879	X		Vice Chairman and President