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

On January 13, 2021, Mr. Hilton H. Schlosberg was elected by the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Monster Beverage Corporation (the "Company") as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Schlosberg will serve as Co-Chief Executive Officer together with Mr. Rodney C. Sacks. Mr. Schlosberg has held senior leadership positions with the Company for over 30 years, including as the Company's Chief Financial Officer for over 23 years, and has served as a co-leader of the Company with Mr. Sacks. Simultaneously with the foregoing, Mr. Schlosberg resigned his positions as President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Sacks will continue as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Schlosberg will continue as Vice Chairman of the Board.

In addition, on January 13, 2021, Mr. Thomas J. Kelly was elected by the Board as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, succeeding Mr. Schlosberg. Mr. Kelly has been Executive Vice President, Finance, and/or Controller and Secretary of Monster Energy Company since 1992. Mr. Kelly is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and has worked in the beverage business for over 30 years.

Additional biographical and other information regarding Mr. Schlosberg, Mr. Sacks and Mr. Kelly required by Item 5.02(c) of Form 8-K is included in the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2020, and such information is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02(c).

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 14, 2021, Mr. Sacks and Mr. Schlosberg will host a virtual investor meeting to provide an update on the Company's business and operations.

The Company's presentation will be open to all interested parties as a live webcast at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on the "Events & Presentation" section of the Company's website at www.monsterbevcorp.com. A copy of the slides that will be used in the meeting is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. For those who are not able to join the live webcast, the event will be archived for approximately one year on the website.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.





(d) Exhibits



  Exhibit
99.1        Press Release.
  Exhibit

99.2 Presentation Slides. Exhibit The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in iXBRL 104 (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).

© Edgar Online, source Glimpses