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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): June 1, 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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

 

¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)

 

¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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
growth company ¨

 

If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 1, 2026, Mark J. Hall,
currently a director on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Monster Beverage Corporation (the “Company”),
provided notice to the Board and management of the Company of his intention to resign as a director on the Board, effective as of August
1, 2026, and as an employee of Monster Energy US LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“MEUS”), effective as of April 1, 2027.
Mr. Hall noted that his decision to resign is not as a result of any disagreement with the Company, MEUS, their management, the Board
or any committee of the Board.

 

As a result of Mr. Hall’s
resignation as a director, the Board is reducing the size of the Board from ten to nine directors, effective as of August 1, 2026 and
pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as amended through November 6, 2024.

 

 

 

 

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: June 4, 2026
/s/ Hilton H. Schlosberg

 
Hilton H. Schlosberg

 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and

 
Chief Executive Officer