UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 3, 2026
Monster
Beverage Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-18761
47-1809393
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
1
Monster Way
Corona ,
California 92879
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
( 951 )
739
- 6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock
MNST
Nasdaq
Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 3, 2026,
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Monster Beverage Corporation (the “Company”) elected Matthew S. Burroughs
as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Mr. Burroughs, age 57,
joined the Company in October 2006. Over his almost 20-year career with the Company, Mr. Burroughs has held various corporate
finance positions, each with increasing levels of responsibility, including Deputy CFO, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance, Senior
Vice President Corporate Controller, Vice President Senior Corporate Controller, Vice President Corporate Controller, Corporate Controller
and Financial Controller. These roles included participation in and/or responsibility for Global Accounting, SEC Reporting, Global Tax,
Treasury, and Investor Relations, among others. Mr. Burroughs holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Claremont
McKenna College. No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Burroughs and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Burroughs
was selected to serve as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the Company. There have been no related party
transactions between the Company or any of its subsidiaries and Mr. Burroughs reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Burroughs does not have a family relationship with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
SIGNATURES
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.
Monster Beverage Corporation
Date: September 4, 2026
/s/ Hilton H. Schlosberg
Hilton H. Schlosberg Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer