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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-22-006425
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220509
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220506
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20220509

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	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:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-18761
		FILM NUMBER:		22902878

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AS YOU SOW
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001086462
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA

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		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2150 KITTREDGE ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94704
		BUSINESS PHONE:		510-735-8155

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2150 KITTREDGE ST.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 450
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94704
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E">Notice of Exempt Solicitation
Pursuant to Rule 14a-103</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">Name of the Registrant:
Monster Beverage Corp (MNST)<BR>
Name of persons relying on exemption:&nbsp;As You Sow<BR>
Address of persons relying on exemption:&nbsp;</FONT><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Main Post Office, P.O. Box 751, Berkeley, CA
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<P STYLE="font: 16pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Monster
Beverage (MNST)<BR>
Vote Yes: Item #4 - Net Zero Targets and Climate Transition Planning</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Annual
Meeting: June 14, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><B>CONTACT:&nbsp;</B></FONT><B>David
Shugar<FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">|&nbsp;</FONT>david@asyousow.org</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 9.35pt; background-color: #B8CCE4"><B>THE RESOLUTION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Resolved:</B> Shareholders
request that Monster Beverage issue a report at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information disclosing how the Company intends
to reduce its operational and supply chain GHG emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree goal requiring net zero emissions
by 2050.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Supporting Statement</B>:
Proponents suggest, at Board and Company discretion, that the report include:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD>Disclosure of the Company&rsquo;s annual Scope 3 (where relevant) GHG emissions.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD>A timeline for setting a net zero GHG reduction target and aligned interim goals.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD>An enterprise-wide climate transition plan to achieve net zero emissions.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD>A rationale for any decision not to set targets aligned with the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s 1.5 degree goal.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&bull;</TD><TD>Other information the Board deems appropriate.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 9.35pt; background-color: #B8CCE4"><B>SUMMARY</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E">Climate-related financial
risks continue to intensify and pose material threats for companies. <SUP>1</SUP> Beyond physical risks, companies are exposed to increasingly
costly policy, technology, and reputational risks associated with failing to transition to a low carbon economy.<SUP>2</SUP> Climate risk
extends to the broader economy. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission finds that climate change poses risk to the stability of
the <FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">U.S. financial system and that corporate disclosures of climate-related financial risks are essential
to ensure that these risks are measured and managed effectively.<SUP>3</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT> https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/billions/summary-stats/US/1980-2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT> http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/files/2021/02/Mandating_Climate_Risk_Financial_Disclosures.pdf,&nbsp;pg.
6</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT> https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/2020-09/9-9-20%20Report%20of%20the%20Subcommittee%20on%20Climate-</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Related%20Market%20Risk%20-%20Managing%20Climate%20Risk%20in%20the%20U.S.%20Financial%20System%20for%20posting.pdf,&nbsp;pg.
1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">As underscored
by the latest IPCC publication, the window for limiting global warming to </FONT>1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C<FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">, and thereby
avoiding the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, is quickly narrowing and that immediate, sharp emissions reduction is required
of all market sectors and industries.<SUP>4</SUP></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Shareholders are increasingly concerned about material climate risk
to both their companies and their portfolios and seek clear and consistent disclosures from the companies in which they invest. The <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Climate
Action 100+ initiative, a coalition of 700 investors with over $68 trillion in assets, has developed a </FONT>Benchmark that calls on
companies to provide specific climate related financial disclosures, <FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">including: a net zero goal; short, medium,
and long term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement and net zero goals; and a climate plan, among other
indicators.</FONT> A failure to disclose the company&rsquo;s full range of emissions and a plan for reducing them is likely to pose material
risk to Monster, its shareholders, and the climate.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">Major companies
are now producing, or plan to produce, climate transition plans including Unilever, Moody&rsquo;s, S&amp;P Global, Shell, and Nestl&eacute;,
among others.<SUP>5</SUP> Across the market, over</FONT> 800 companies have joined the &ldquo;Business Ambition for 1.5&deg;C&rdquo; to
commit to set net zero GHG reduction targets in line with a 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C future.<SUP>6</SUP> 1,374 companies have joined the Science
Based Targets Initiative, with commitments in line with the CA100+ metrics.<SUP>7</SUP></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">BlackRock&rsquo;s
CEO notes </FONT>that <FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">&ldquo;<I>[e]very company and every industry will be transformed by the transition
to a net zero world. The question is, will you lead, or will you be led?&rdquo;</I> Monster Beverage currently lacks targets or a clear
plan to reduce its GHG emissions and align its business with the Paris Agreement&rsquo;s </FONT>1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C <FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">goal.
We urge a &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; vote on this proposal.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: #B8CCE4"><B>RATIONALE FOR A YES VOTE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Monster Beverage fails to establish and disclose any enterprise-wide
GHG reduction goal or a climate transition pl<FONT STYLE="font-size: 9pt">an aligned with the global 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C goal. </FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">While Monster has adopted certain sustainability initiatives, including
taking steps to adopt renewable energy and obtain ENERGY STAR certification of certain facilities, place EV chargers at two facilities,
and localize manufacturing operations, Monster Beverage has failed to set a goal to reduce company-wide GHG emissions in line with the
global 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C goal.<SUP>8</SUP> The failure to set a science-based target to drive emissions reductions, reduces the Company&rsquo;s
likelihood of thriving in a 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C, net zero, economy. The Company&rsquo;s current climate-related strategies and lack of Scope
3 emissions data are insufficient to ensure that Monster and its suppliers will avoid climate-risk while preparing to compete effectively
and thrive in a transitioning economy. It also deprives investors of information to assess Monster Beverage&rsquo;s success in reducing
emissions or its long-term economic viability in a net zero transition economy, which would require approximately 4% reduction in absolute
emissions per year.<SUP>9</SUP> Establishing 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C aligned targets across its Scope 1-3 emissions would signal to investors
that the Company has the ability to lead and compete in a net zero economy.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>4</SUP> https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg3/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGIII_FinalDraft_FullReport.pdf</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>5</SUP> https://www.sayonclimate.org/supporters/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>6</SUP> https://sciencebasedtargets.org/business-ambition-for-1-5c</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>7</SUP> https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT> https://www.monsterbevcorp.com/sr-environmental.php</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT> https://sciencebasedtargets.org/resources/files/SBTiProgressReport2020.pdf</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Monster Beverage lags peer companies </B>in establishing company-wide,
science-based, GHG emission reduction goals across its full range of operations. Peer Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Starbucks,
and other bottlers such as Molson Coors Brewing Company, Heineken, have committed to establish GHG reduction goals certified by the Science
Based Targets initiative.<SUP>10</SUP> Other peer companies identified in Monster&rsquo;s proxy statement, including Capri Holdings Limited,
PVH Corp., Ralph Lauren Corporation, and Starbucks Corporation are also members of the Business Ambition for 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C campaign.<SUP>11</SUP>
<FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">A recent </FONT>study found that at least one fifth of the world&rsquo;s 2,000 largest publicly listed companies
have established, or committed to establish, a net zero GHG reduction target.<SUP>12</SUP> Monster Beverage lags peers in climate risk
management. Establishing a 1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C aligned climate transition plan will support the company&rsquo;s competitive performance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><B>Monster Beverage
is exposed to numerous financial, reputational, technological, and regulatory risks associated with climate change but fails to adequately
reduce climate-related risks. </B>The Company relies on an extensive supply chain for manufacturing and distribution of its products.
Despite initiatives to localize some processes, the Company&rsquo;s current business model maintains multiple vulnerabilities to climate-related
manufacturing and distribution disruptions, changing regulatory and reputational expectations, and technological costs. While the Company
acknowledges in its 10-k that climate change may adversely impact multiple factors in its business, the Company lacks Scope 3 emission
disclosures, target setting, and a comprehensive climate transition plan. <SUP>13</SUP> Setting </FONT>1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C <FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">aligned
GHG reduction targets and providing a quality plan to meet them will demonstrate the Company&rsquo;s ability to adapt and compete in coming
years. There are clear benefits for companies that act early to adopt policies that drive the transition to a net zero economy and avoid
growing climate-related risks. C</FONT>apital allocation decisions made now in alignment with science-based goals will determine how effectively
a company will be able to navigate the transition economy, impacting the long-term value of the company. <FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E">Proactive
companies have the business models in place to avoid long-run disruption and to capitalize on new technology and opportunities. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: #B8CCE4"><B>RESPONSE TO MONSTER BEVERAGE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS&rsquo; STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E">Monster Beverage states in
opposition that this proposal would be duplicative of other reports and efforts. However, we disagree that the Company&rsquo;s current
disclosures are sufficient to protect value in a transitioning economy. Investors seek a comprehensive plan that includes near and long-term
GHG reductions in order to protect long-term profitability and competitiveness. The Company is prioritizing emissions data collection
of its Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions, but this is far behind the pace of its peers which are aligning their business models and
value chains with science-based emissions reduction goals. This resolution urges the Company to catch up to peers that have already developed
Paris-aligned climate transition plans and goals. For this reason, we believe this proposal to be in the best interest of shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #201F1E">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT> https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action?msclkid=a33afe0ab94b11ecab4dcbe8382b4c64</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT> https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT> https://www.forbes.com/sites/dishashetty/2021/03/24/a-fifth-of-worlds-largest-companies-committed-to-net-zero-target/?sh=4218c45a662f</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="color: #201F1E"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT> https://investors.monsterbevcorp.com/static-files/ebb0a300-b583-4f60-8ed6-7e4dcdb340fe,
pg. 32</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E">Additionally, Monster Beverage
states that, given the recent SEC proposal requiring new environmental disclosures, providing a comprehensive transition plan as requested
by this resolution would not provide stockholders with any new insight. This statement is unclear as to whether Monster is committing
to align with the elements of the draft rule, even if not adopted in full, and, if so, on what timeline. Further, the draft rule does
not require companies to do more than assess and report climate-related data; it does not require the setting of climate goals or the
development of climate transition plans. As the physical impacts of climate change increasingly effect products, services, transportation,
supply chains, and competitive opportunity, investors want to ensure that their companies are prepared for climate-related transition.
Delaying appropriate climate-risk management efforts for slow moving regulation will have significant implications on our Company&rsquo;s
access to capital and competitive performance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Vote &ldquo;Yes&rdquo;
on this Shareholder Proposal to establish a Climate Transition Report on Company</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #201F1E"><B>Alignment with the global
1.5<SUP>o</SUP>C Goal. </B>Monster Beverage has failed to set clear goals to reduce its GHG emissions footprint in line with the Paris
goal, failed to align reporting with scientifically based benchmarks, and currently lacks a roadmap for how it plans to transition successfully
to a low carbon economy. We urge a &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; vote on this resolution.</P>

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