Carling Guy 4
4 · Monster Beverage Corp · Filed Jun 12, 2026
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Monster Beverage (MNST) EMEA CEO Carling Guy Sells 19,000 Shares
What Happened
Carling Guy, CEO, EMEA and OSP at Monster Beverage Corp (MNST), reported an open-market sale of 19,000 shares on June 10, 2026 at $90.90 per share, for total proceeds of $1,727,100. This was a sale (transaction code S), which is commonly a routine disposition rather than a purchase signal.
Key Details
- Transaction date and price: June 10, 2026 — 19,000 shares sold at $90.90/share (total $1,727,100).
- Filing date / timeliness: Form 4 filed June 12, 2026 (filed within the typical 2-business-day window).
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the information provided on this Form 4.
- Notable footnotes in the filing: F1 indicates certain options are currently vested; F8 notes restricted stock units (RSUs) were granted under the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan; F11–F14 describe various RSU vesting schedules.
- Transaction type: Reported as an open-market/private sale (S).
Context
- Sales by executives can be for many personal or tax reasons and do not by themselves indicate a change in company outlook.
- No exercise, gift, or cashless exercise was reported here — this filing reports only a share sale.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Carling Guy
CEO, EMEA and OSP
Transactions
- Sale
Common Stock
2026-06-10$90.90/sh−19,000$1,727,100→ 21,863 total
Holdings
- 6,000
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F1][F2]Exercise: $44.47Exp: 2031-03-12→ Common Stock - 25,300
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F3][F2]Exercise: $36.62Exp: 2032-03-14→ Common Stock - 20,000
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F4][F2]Exercise: $50.82Exp: 2033-03-14→ Common Stock - 6,668
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F1][F2]Exercise: $50.82Exp: 2033-03-14→ Common Stock - 18,000
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F5][F2]Exercise: $60.30Exp: 2034-03-14→ Common Stock - 21,000
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F6][F2]Exercise: $55.09Exp: 2035-03-14→ Common Stock - 17,700
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
[F7][F2]Exercise: $77.11Exp: 2036-03-13→ Common Stock - 4,080
Restricted Stock Units
[F8][F9][F10][F2]→ Common Stock - 3,740
Restricted Stock Units
[F8][F11][F10][F2]→ Common Stock - 4,500
Restricted Stock Units
[F8][F12][F10][F2]→ Common Stock - 5,250
Restricted Stock Units
[F8][F13][F10][F2]→ Common Stock - 5,900
Restricted Stock Units
[F8][F14][F10][F2]→ Common Stock
Footnotes (14)
- [F1]The options are currently vested.
- [F10]Not applicable.
- [F11]The restricted stock units vest in two installments as follows: 1,700 units on March 14, 2027 and 2,040 units on March 14, 2028.
- [F12]The restricted stock units vest in three installments as follows: 1,200 units on March 14, 2027, 1,500 units on March 14, 2028 and 1,800 units on March 14, 2029.
- [F13]The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029.
- [F14]The restricted stock units vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028, March 13, 2029 and March 13, 2030. This footnote corrects an administrative error in the Reporting Person's previous Form 4, which stated that the fourth installment vested on March 13, 2020.
- [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 11,500 shares. The remaining options vest on March 14, 2027.
- [F4]The options are currently vested with respect to 9,000 shares. The remaining options vest in two installments as follows: 5,000 shares on March 14, 2027 and 6,000 shares on March 14, 2028.
- [F5]The options are currently vested with respect to 4,500 shares. The remaining options vest in three installments as follows: 3,600 shares on March 14, 2027, 4,500 shares on March 14, 2028 and 5,400 shares on March 14, 2029.
- [F6]The options are currently vested with respect to 5,250 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on March 14, 2027, March 14, 2028 and March 14, 2029.
- [F7]The options vest in four equal installments on March 13, 2027, March 13, 2028, March 13, 2029 and March 13, 2030. This footnote corrects an administrative error in the Reporting Person's previous Form 4, which stated that the fourth installment vested on March 13, 2020.
- [F8]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 on March 14, 2027.
Signature
/s/ Paul J. Dechary, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-06-12