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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-150144
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161011
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161014
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161014

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Monster Beverage Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000865752
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				471809393
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-18761
		FILM NUMBER:		161935994

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MONSTER WAY
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92879
		BUSINESS PHONE:		909-739-6200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 MONSTER WAY
		CITY:			CORONA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92879

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HANSEN NATURAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNIPAC CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>&#160;October&nbsp;11, 2016</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Monster Beverage Corporation</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1 Monster Way</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.03 </font></i></b><b><i style="font-weight:bold;">Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On October&nbsp;11, 2016, Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed a Certificate of Amendment (the &#147;Certificate of Amendment&#148;) to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;) to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.005 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), from 240,000,000 shares to 1,250,000,000 shares.&#160; As discussed below, the Company&#146;s stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation in accordance with the Certificate of Amendment at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the &#147;2016 Special Meeting&#148;).&nbsp; The Certificate of Amendment is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to this report.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The 2016 Special Meeting was held on October&nbsp;11, 2016.&#160; The Company previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a proxy statement and related materials pertaining to the 2016 Special Meeting.&#160; At the</font> 2016 Special Meeting, the following matter was submitted to a vote of the stockholders:</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal No.&nbsp;1.</font></b>&#160; To amend the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation&#160; to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.005 per share, from 240,000,000 shares to 1,250,000,000 shares.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In accordance with the results below, such proposal was approved.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01&nbsp;Other Events</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On </font>October&nbsp;14, 2016, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a 3-for-1 stock split of its Common Stock to be effected in the form of a 200% stock dividend. On November&nbsp;9, 2016, each stockholder of record will receive two additional shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock owned at the close of business (Eastern Time) on October&nbsp;26, 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibits.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .9in;text-indent:-.9in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Monster Beverage Corporation</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .9in;text-indent:-.9in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Press Release, dated October&nbsp;14, 2016</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:   October&nbsp;14, 2016</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT<br> TO<br> AMENDED AND RESTATED<br> CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<br> OF<br> MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Monster Beverage Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;<u>Corporation</u>&#148;), does hereby certify as follows:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIRST:</font></b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; This Certificate of Amendment (the &#147;<u>Certificate of Amendment</u>&#148;) amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Monster Beverage Corporation (the &#147;<u>Certificate of Incorporation</u>&#148;), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECOND</font></b>:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Article&nbsp;IV of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:</p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;<b>ARTICLE&nbsp;IV</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is one billion two hundred fifty million (1,250,000,000) shares of common stock $0.005 par value per share.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIRD:</font></b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with Section&nbsp;242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOURTH:</font></b>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All other provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in full force and effect.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF</font></b>, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation as of October&nbsp;11, 2016.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.4pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Corona, CA - October&nbsp;14, 2016 &#151; Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ:MNST) (the &#147;Company&#148;) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 3-for-1 split of its common stock which will be effected in the form of a 200% stock dividend.&nbsp; The additional shares will be distributed on November&nbsp;9, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business (Eastern Time) on October&nbsp;26, 2016.&nbsp; The Company anticipates its common stock to begin trading at the split-adjusted price on November&nbsp;10, 2016.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Upon completion of the stock split, the number of outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s common stock will triple to approximately 571 million shares.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based in Corona, California, Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company and conducts no operating business except through its consolidated subsidiaries.&nbsp; The Company&#146;s subsidiaries develop and market energy drinks, including Monster Energy&#174; energy drinks, Monster Energy Extra Strength Nitrous Technology&#174; energy drinks, Java Monster&#174; non-carbonated coffee + energy drinks, M3&#174; Monster Energy&#174; Super Concentrate energy drinks, Monster Rehab&#174; non-carbonated energy drinks with electrolytes, Muscle Monster&#174; Energy Shakes, &#220;bermonster&#174; energy drinks, NOS&#174; energy drinks, Full Throttle&#174; energy drinks, Burn&#174; energy drinks, Samurai&#174; energy drinks, Relentless&#174; energy drinks, Mother&#174; energy drinks, Power Play&#174; energy drinks, BU&#174; energy drinks, Nalu&#174; energy drinks, BPM&#174; energy drinks, Gladiator&#174; energy drinks, and Ultra&#174; energy drinks. The Company&#146;s subsidiaries also develop and market Mutant</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">TM</font>&#160;Super Soda. For more information, visit www.monsterbevcorp.com.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain statements made in this announcement, including, without limitation, statements about the stock split, authorized share increase and special meeting may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of&nbsp;the U.S. federal securities laws, as amended.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&nbsp;cautions that these statements are based on management&#146;s current knowledge and expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of the Company, that</font>&nbsp;could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the statements made herein.&nbsp; For a more detailed discussion of these and other risks that could affect our operating results, see&nbsp;our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K and our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q. The Company&#146;s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.&nbsp; The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</p>
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