Monster Beverage SC TOI Issuer tender offer statement | MNST 8 May 24

Exhibit (a)(1)(E)

MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION

Offer to Purchase for Cash
Shares of Its Common Stock for an Aggregate Purchase Price
of Up To $3.0 Billion
at a Purchase Price Not Less Than $53.00 Per Share
Nor Greater Than $60.00 Per Share

THE OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT
11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 5, 2024,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED OR TERMINATED (SUCH TIME, AS IT
MAY BE EXTENDED, THE “EXPIRATION TIME”).

May 8, 2024

To Our Clients:

Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer to Purchase, dated May 8, 2024 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” and, together with the Offer to Purchase, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer”), by Monster Beverage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to purchase for cash shares of its common stock, par value $0.005 per share, pursuant to (1) auction tenders at prices specified by the tendering shareholders of not less than $53.00 nor greater than $60.00 per share (“Auction Tenders”) or (2) purchase price tenders (“Purchase Price Tenders”), in either case upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Offer. After the Expiration Time, the Company will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, determine a single price per share (the “Purchase Price”), which will be not less than $53.00 and not more than $60.00 per share, that it will pay for shares of its common stock validly tendered in the Offer and not validly withdrawn, taking into account the number of shares tendered pursuant to Auction Tenders and Purchase Price Tenders and the prices specified by shareholders tendering shares pursuant to Auction Tenders. Shares tendered pursuant to Purchase Price Tenders will initially be deemed to have been tendered at a price of $53.00 per share (which is the minimum price per share under the Offer, and is a price that is below the reported closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ on May 7, 2024, which is the last full trading day before announcement and commencement of the Offer) for purposes of determining the Purchase Price and, after determination of the Purchase Price, all Purchase Price Tenders will be deemed to have been made at the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price will be the lowest price per share of not less than $53.00 and not more than $60.00 per share that will enable the Company to purchase the maximum number of shares validly tendered in the Offer and not validly withdrawn having an aggregate purchase price up to $3.0 billion (the “Maximum Offer Amount”). All shares purchased pursuant to the Offer will be purchased at the same Purchase Price regardless of whether the shareholder tendered at a lower price. However, because of the “odd lot” priority, proration and conditional tender provisions described in the Offer to Purchase, all of the shares tendered at or below the Purchase Price may not be purchased if a number of shares having an aggregate purchase price of more than the Maximum Offer Amount are validly tendered at or below the Purchase Price and not validly withdrawn. Only shares validly tendered at prices at or below the Purchase Price, and not validly withdrawn, will be eligible for purchase. Shares tendered but not purchased pursuant to the Offer will be returned promptly following the Expiration Time. See Sections 1, 3 and 4 of the Offer to Purchase.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, if the number of shares validly tendered at or below the Purchase Price and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time would result in an aggregate purchase price of more than the Maximum Offer Amount, the Company will purchase shares (1) first, from all holders of “odd lots” of less than 100 shares who validly tender all of their shares at or below the Purchase Price, and do not validly withdraw them prior to the Expiration Time, except that tenders of less than all of the shares owned by an “odd lot” holder will not qualify for this preference, (2) second, from all other shareholders (except for shareholders who tendered shares conditionally for which the condition

was not satisfied) who validly tender shares at or below the Purchase Price, (and do not validly withdraw such shares prior to the Expiration Time), on a pro rata basis, if necessary, with appropriate adjustments to avoid the purchase of fractional shares, until the Company has purchased shares resulting in an aggregate purchase price of the Maximum Offer Amount, and (3) third, if necessary to permit the Company to purchase shares having an aggregate purchase price of the Maximum Offer Amount, from holders who validly tender shares at or below the Purchase Price (and do not validly withdraw such shares prior to the Expiration Time) conditionally (for which the condition was not initially satisfied) by random lot, to the extent feasible. To be eligible for purchase by random lot, shareholders whose shares are conditionally tendered must have validly tendered and not validly withdrawn all of their shares prior to the Expiration Time. See Sections 1, 3, 4 and 6 of the Offer to Purchase.

In addition, the Company may, if shares valued at more than the Maximum Offer Amount are tendered in the Offer, accept for purchase at the Purchase Price pursuant to the Offer up to an additional 2% of its outstanding shares without extending the Expiration Time. See Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase.

We are the holder of record (directly or indirectly) of shares held for your account. As such, we are the only ones who can tender your shares, and then only pursuant to your instructions. We are sending you the Letter of Transmittal for your information only; you cannot use it to tender shares we hold for your account.

Please instruct us, by completing the attached Instruction Form, as to whether you wish us to tender all or any portion of the shares we hold for your account on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

Please note the following:

1. If you wish to make an Auction Tender, you may tender your shares at a price not less than $53.00 nor greater than $60.00 per share, in increments of $0.50, as indicated in the attached Instruction Form, less any applicable withholding tax and without interest. Alternatively, you may make a Purchase Price Tender by checking the appropriate box on the Instruction Form.

2. You should consult with your broker or other financial or tax advisor on the possibility of designating the priority in which your shares will be purchased in the event of proration.

3. The Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum number of shares being tendered. The Offer is, however, subject to a number of other terms and conditions. See Section 7 of the Offer to Purchase.

4. The Offer, proration period and withdrawal rights will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on June 5, 2024, unless the Offer is extended or terminated.

5. If you wish to tender shares at more than one price, you must complete a separate Instruction Form for each price at which you wish to tender shares. We must submit separate Letters of Transmittal or Agent’s Messages on your behalf for each price at which you are tendering shares, provided, however, that the same shares cannot be tendered at more than one price, unless previously validly withdrawn. See Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase.

6. If you are an Odd Lot Holder (as such term is defined in the Offer to Purchase) and you instruct us to tender on your behalf all of the shares that you own at or below the Purchase Price prior to the Expiration Time, and check the box captioned “Odd Lots” on the attached Instruction Form, the Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, will accept all such shares for payment before any proration of the purchase of other tendered shares.

7. If you wish to tender shares subject to the condition that all or a specified minimum number of your shares tendered must be purchased if any shares tendered are purchased, you may elect to do so by completing the section captioned “Conditional Tender” in the attached Instruction Form.

8. Any tendering shareholder or other payee who is a United States Holder (as defined in Section 14 of the Offer to Purchase) and who fails to complete, sign and return to the Depositary or other applicable withholding agent the Form W-9 included with the Letter of Transmittal (or such other Internal Revenue Service form as may be applicable) may be subject to United States federal backup withholding of 24% of the gross proceeds paid to the United States Holder pursuant to the Offer, unless the United States Holder establishes that it is exempt from backup withholding. In order to avoid backup withholding, any tendering

shareholder or other payee who is a Non-United States Holder (as defined in Section 14 of the Offer to Purchase) should file an appropriate IRS Form W-8, attesting to its exemption from backup withholding. The form can be obtained from the IRS website at www.irs.gov. See Sections 3 and 14 of the Offer to Purchase.

If you wish to have us tender all or any portion of your shares, please so instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning to us the attached Instruction Form. An envelope to return your Instruction Form to us is enclosed.

If you authorize us to tender your shares, we will tender all your shares unless you specify otherwise on the attached Instruction Form.

Your prompt action is requested. Your Instruction Form should be forwarded to us in ample time to permit us to submit a tender on your behalf prior to the Expiration Time. Please note that, unless the Company has already accepted your tendered shares for payment, you may withdraw your tendered shares at any time after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on July 5, 2024, the 40th business day following the commencement of the Offer.

The Offer is not being disseminated in any jurisdiction where it would be illegal to do so, save as in compliance with the requirements of Rule 13e-4(f)(8) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company is not aware of any jurisdiction where the making of the Offer is not in compliance with applicable law. If the Company becomes aware of any such jurisdiction where the making of the Offer is not in compliance with applicable law, the Company will make a good faith effort to comply with the applicable law. In any jurisdiction where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on the Company’s behalf by the Dealer Managers (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of that jurisdiction.

Although the Company has authorized the Offer, none of the Board of Directors, the Company, the Dealer Managers, the Information Agent or the Depositary, or any of our or their affiliates, has made, and they are not making, any recommendation to you as to whether you should tender or refrain from tendering your shares or as to the price or prices at which you may choose to tender your shares. The Company has not authorized any person to make any such recommendation. You must make your own decision as to whether to tender your shares and, if so, how many shares to tender and the price or prices at which you will tender them. In doing so, you should read carefully the information in, or incorporated by reference in, this Offer to Purchase and in the Letter of Transmittal, including the purpose and effects of the Offer. You are urged to discuss your decision with your own tax advisor, financial advisor and/or broker.

INSTRUCTION FORM WITH RESPECT TO

MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION

Offer to Purchase for Cash
Shares of its Common Stock for an Aggregate Purchase Price
of Up To $3.0 Billion
at a Purchase Price Not Less Than $53.00 Per Share
Nor Greater Than $60.00 Per Share

The undersigned acknowledges receipt of your letter and the enclosed Offer to Purchase, dated May 8, 2024, and the Letter of Transmittal, by Monster Beverage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to purchase for cash shares of its common stock, par value $0.005 per share, pursuant to (1) Auction Tenders at prices specified by the tendering shareholders of not less than $53.00 nor greater than $60.00 per share or (2) Purchase Price Tenders, in either case upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and in the Letter of Transmittal.

The undersigned hereby instructs you to tender to the Company the number of shares indicated below or, if no number is indicated, all shares you hold for the account of the undersigned, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.

In participating in the Offer, the tendering shareholder acknowledges that (1) the Offer is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and it may be extended, modified, suspended or terminated by the Company as provided in the Offer to Purchase, (2) the tendering shareholder is voluntarily participating in the Offer, (3) the future value of the shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty, (4) the tendering shareholder has received the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, as amended or supplemented, (5) any foreign exchange obligations triggered by the tendering shareholder’s tender of shares or the receipt of proceeds are solely his or her responsibility, and (6) regardless of any action that the Company, the Depositary or any other withholding agent takes with respect to any or all income/capital gains tax, social security or insurance tax, transfer tax or other tax-related items (“Tax Items”) related to the Offer and the disposition of shares, the tendering shareholder acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax Items remains with the tendering shareholder and is his, her or its sole responsibility, except with respect to certain stock transfer taxes as described in Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase. In that regard, the tendering shareholder authorizes the Depositary or other withholding agent to withhold all applicable Tax Items that the Depositary or other withholding agent is legally required to withhold (as determined in the best judgment of the Depositary or other withholding agent). The tendering shareholder consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the tendering shareholder’s personal data as described in this document by and among, as applicable, the Company, its subsidiaries and third party administrators for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Offer. No authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred will be affected by, and all such authority will survive, the death or incapacity of the undersigned. All obligations of the undersigned hereunder will be binding upon the heirs, personal and legal representatives, administrators, trustees in bankruptcy, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

The undersigned understands that the Company holds certain personal information about him or her, including, as applicable, but not limited to, the undersigned’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social security number or other identification number, nationality, any shares of common stock held in the Company and details of all options or any other entitlement to shares outstanding in the undersigned’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her stock ownership (“Data”). The undersigned understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Offer, that these recipients may be located in his or her country or elsewhere and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than his or her country. The undersigned understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data. The undersigned authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Offer, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker or other third party with whom the undersigned held

any shares of the Company’s common stock. The undersigned understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Offer. The undersigned understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost. The undersigned understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Offer. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the undersigned understands that he or she may contact the Depositary.

Number of shares to be tendered by you for the account of the undersigned: shares. Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all shares held by us for your account are to be tendered.

THE UNDERSIGNED IS TENDERING SHARES AS FOLLOWS (CHECK ONLY ONE BOX):

(1)

AUCTION PRICE TENDER: PRICE (IN DOLLARS) PER SHARE AT WHICH SHARES ARE BEING TENDERED (SEE INSTRUCTION 4 TO THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL)

By checking one of the following boxes below instead of the box under “Purchase Price Tender,” the undersigned is tendering shares at the price checked. This election could result in none of the shares being purchased if the Purchase Price selected by the Company for the shares is less than the price checked below. A shareholder who wishes to tender shares at more than one price must complete a separate Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and/or Letter of Transmittal for each price at which shares are tendered (see Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and Instruction 4 to the Letter of Transmittal). The same shares cannot be tendered at more than one price, unless previously and validly withdrawn as provided in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase.

AUCTION PRICE TENDER: PRICE (IN DOLLARS) PER SHARE AT WHICH SHARES ARE BEING TENDERED

☐ $53.00

☐ $54.50

☐ $56.00

☐ $57.50

☐ $59.00

☐ $53.50

☐ $55.00

☐ $56.50

☐ $58.00

☐ $59.50

☐ $54.00

☐ $55.50

☐ $57.00

☐ $58.50

☐ $60.00

(2)

PURCHASE PRICE TENDER (SEE INSTRUCTION 5 TO THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL)

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By checking this one box instead of one of the price boxes under “Auction Price Tender: Price (in Dollars) per Share at Which Shares are Being Tendered,” the undersigned is tendering shares and is willing to accept the Purchase Price determined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Offer. This action will maximize the chance of having the Company purchase the shares pursuant to the Offer (subject to proration). Note that this election is initially deemed to be a tender of shares at the minimum price of $53.00 per share for purposes of determining the Purchase Price in the Offer, and could cause the Purchase Price to be lower and could result in the tendered shares being purchased at the minimum price of $53.00 per share, a price that is below the reported closing price of our common stock on the NASDAQ on May 7, 2024, which is the last full trading day before announcement and commencement of the Offer. (See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and Instruction 5 to the Letter of Transmittal).

CHECK ONE, AND ONLY ONE, BOX ABOVE. IF MORE THAN ONE BOX IS CHECKED ABOVE, THERE IS NO PROPER TENDER OF SHARES. IF NO BOX IS CHECKED, YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE A PURCHASE PRICE TENDER.

ODD LOTS

(See Section 1 of the Offer to Purchase and Instruction 6 to the Letter of Transmittal)

Under certain conditions, shareholders holding a total of less than 100 shares may have their shares accepted for payment before any proration of other tendered shares. This preference is not available to partial tenders or to beneficial or record holders of 100 or more shares in the aggregate, even if these holders have separate accounts or certificates representing less than 100 shares. Accordingly, this section is to be completed only if shares are being tendered by or on behalf of a person owning, beneficially or of record, an aggregate of less than 100 shares. The undersigned either (check one box):

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is the beneficial or record owner of an aggregate of less than 100 shares, all of which are being tendered; or

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is a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee that (a) is tendering for the beneficial owner(s) shares with respect to which it is the record holder and (b) believes, based upon representations made to it by the beneficial owner(s), that each such person is the beneficial owner of an aggregate of less than 100 shares and is tendering all of such shares.

In addition, the undersigned is tendering shares either (check one box):

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at the Purchase Price, as the same will be determined by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Offer (persons checking this box should also check the box included above in the section captioned “Purchase Price Tender”); or

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at the price per share indicated above in the section captioned “Auction Price Tender: Price (in Dollars) per Share at Which Shares are Being Tendered.”

Additionally, check the box below if applicable:

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The tendered shares represent all the shares held by the undersigned.

CONDITIONAL TENDER

(See Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase and Instruction 7 to the Letter of Transmittal)

A tendering shareholder may condition his or her tender of shares upon the Company purchasing all or a specified minimum number of the shares tendered, as described in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase. Unless at least the minimum number of shares you indicate below is purchased by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Offer, none of the shares tendered by you will be purchased. It is the tendering shareholder’s responsibility to calculate the minimum number of shares that must be purchased from the shareholder in order for the shareholder to qualify for sale or exchange (rather than distribution) treatment for United States federal income tax purposes. Shareholders are urged to consult with their own tax advisors before completing this section. No assurances can be provided that a conditional tender will achieve the intended United States federal income tax result for any shareholder tendering shares. Unless this box has been checked and a minimum number of shares specified, your tender will be deemed unconditional:

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The minimum number of shares that must be purchased from me/us, if any are purchased from me/us, is: shares.

If, because of proration, the minimum number of shares designated will not be purchased, the Company may accept conditional tenders by random lot, if necessary. However, to be eligible for purchase by random lot, the tendering shareholder must have tendered all of his or her shares and checked this box:

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The tendered shares represent all shares held by the undersigned.

ALL SHAREHOLDERS WISHING TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS PURSUANT
TO THIS INSTRUCTION FORM MUST COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW.

The method of delivery of this document is at the election and risk of the tendering shareholder. If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.

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Dated: , 2024

Monster Beverage (MNST) SC TO-IIssuer tender offer statement