Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership

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: November 30, 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 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) Chairman and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle) MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION, 550 MONICA CIRCLE, SUITE 201	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/17/2012
(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	1/17/2012		S		56909 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.09 ⁽²⁾	3477770	I	By Hilrod Holdings, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		200 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.96	3477570	I	By Hilrod Holdings, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		19100 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.63 ⁽³⁾	738766	I	By HRS Holdings, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		900 ⁽¹⁾	D	$101.29 ⁽⁴⁾	737866	I	By HRS Holdings, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		10000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$101.13 ⁽⁵⁾	20036	I	By Hilrod Holdings VII, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		19200 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.87 ⁽⁶⁾	95564	I	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		800 ⁽¹⁾	D	$101.38 ⁽⁷⁾	94764	I	By Hilrod Holdings VIII, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		30000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.29 ⁽⁸⁾	256098	I	By Hilrod Holdings IX, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		5000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.66 ⁽⁹⁾	51166	I	By Hilrod Holdings X, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		15000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.91 ⁽¹⁰⁾	93318	I	By Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		20000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.93 ⁽¹¹⁾	54154	I	By RCS 2009 GRAT
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		6000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$101.11	28010	I	By RCS Direct GRAT
Common Stock	1/17/2012		S		4000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$100.2 ⁽¹²⁾	8080	I	By RCS Direct GRAT #2
Common Stock								990928	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 1 ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								4907824	I	By Brandon Limited Partnership No. 2 ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								92462	I	By Hilrod Holdings IV, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								35714	I	By Hilrod Holdings V, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								128950	I	By Hilrod Holdings VI, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								85178	I	By Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P. ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								102946	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)	$0.446							⁽¹⁴⁾	7/12/2012	Common Stock	1200000		448176	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$0.531							⁽¹⁴⁾	5/28/2013	Common Stock	1200000		860324	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.588							⁽¹⁴⁾	3/23/2015	Common Stock	1200000		1100000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.87							⁽¹⁴⁾	11/11/2015	Common Stock	600000		600000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.72							⁽¹⁵⁾	6/2/2018	Common Stock	400000		400000	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.64							⁽¹⁶⁾	12/1/2019	Common Stock	250000		250000	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁷⁾							⁽¹⁸⁾	⁽¹⁹⁾	Common Stock	130500		130500	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Sale of shares pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted December 13, 2011.
( 2)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $99.90 to $100.66. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 3)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.25 to $101.09. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 4)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $101.25 to $101.33. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 5)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $101.09 to $101.51. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 6)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.37 to $101.30. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 7)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $101.37 to $101.42. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 8)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.07 to $100.57. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 9)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.50 to $100.92. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 10)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.85 to $100.98. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 11)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.87 to $101.00. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 12)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $100.04 to $100.26. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.
( 13)	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., Hilrod Holdings XI, L.P., and Hilrod Holdings XII, L.P.
( 14)	The options are currently vested.
( 15)	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.
( 16)	The options are currently vested with respect to 100,000 shares. The remaining options vest in three equal installments on December 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
( 17)	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.
( 18)	The restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on September 1, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
( 19)	Not applicable.

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

Signatures
Rodney C. Sacks		1/19/2012
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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