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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item&#160;5.07<span style="font-weight:normal;margin-left:36pt;"></span>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">At Tesla, Inc.&#8217;s (&#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tesla</span>&#8221;) 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Annual Meeting</span>&#8221;) held on August 4, 2022, Tesla&#8217;s stockholders voted on the following thirteen proposals and Tesla&#8217;s inspector of election certified the vote tabulations indicated below<span style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 1</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The individuals listed below were elected as Class III directors at the Annual Meeting to serve on Tesla&#8217;s Board of Directors (&#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Board</span>&#8221;) for a term of three years or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Ira Ehrenpreis </p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">422,083,489</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">237,576,620</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,834,686</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:-4.6pt;;text-indent:0.1pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Kathleen Wilson-Thompson</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">450,788,965</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">208,928,959</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:19.28%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,776,871</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:-4.6pt;;text-indent:0.1pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 2</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 2 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla&#8217;s certificate of incorporation to reduce director terms to two years. This proposal was not approved because it did not constitute at least 66 2/3% of the total outstanding shares of Tesla&#8217;s common stock.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">658,920,067</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,368,893</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,205,834</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 3</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 3 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla&#8217;s certificate of incorporation and bylaws to eliminate applicable supermajority voting requirements. This proposal was not approved because it did not constitute at least 66 2/3% of the total outstanding shares of Tesla&#8217;s common stock.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
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<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">648,905,048</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">11,405,458</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,184,288</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 4</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 4 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla&#8217;s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock by 4,000,000,000 shares. This proposal was approved. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">815,392,835</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9,035,354</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2,273,062</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">0</p></td>
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</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 5</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 5 was a management proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. This proposal was approved.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">815,823,639</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4,946,671</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,930,942</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">0</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 6</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 6 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. This proposal was approved. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">339,203,424</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">318,953,638</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8,337,732</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 7</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 7 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-harassment and discrimination efforts. This proposal was not approved. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:7.3pt;">
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">310,073,911</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">350,704,443</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5,716,440</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 8</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 8 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on board diversity.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">64,045,523</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">593,842,981</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">8,606,291</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 9</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 9 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding reporting on employee arbitration.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">249,694,649</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">410,541,878</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,258,267</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 10</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 10 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding reporting on lobbying.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</p>
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<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.76%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">228,375,570</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">431,305,947</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,813,278</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 11</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 11 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy rights.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">214,095,344</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">427,836,445</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">24,563,006</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 12</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 12 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on child labor.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;">&#160;</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.82%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:24.8%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">69,241,120</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">587,705,507</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9,548,167</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Proposal 13</span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-right:0.4%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Proposal 13 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on water risk.&#160;&#160;This stockholder proposal was not approved.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Against</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Abstained</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-size:9pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">233,727,702</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">426,509,894</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6,257,198</p></td>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">160,206,457</p></td>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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):
August 4, 2022
Tesla, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
001-34756
91-2197729
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1 Tesla Road
Austin
,
Texas
78725
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(
512
)
516-8177
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communication 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 communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communication 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
TSLA
The 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.
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At Tesla, Inc.'s ("
Tesla
") 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "
Annual Meeting
") held on August 4, 2022, Tesla's stockholders voted on the following thirteen proposals and Tesla's inspector of election certified the vote tabulations indicated below
.
Proposal 1
The individuals listed below were elected as Class III directors at the Annual Meeting to serve on Tesla's Board of Directors ("
Board
") for a term of three years or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
Ira Ehrenpreis
422,083,489
237,576,620
6,834,686
160,206,457
Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
450,788,965
208,928,959
6,776,871
160,206,457
Proposal 2
Proposal 2 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla's certificate of incorporation to reduce director terms to two years. This proposal was not approved because it did not constitute at least 66 2/3% of the total outstanding shares of Tesla's common stock.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
658,920,067
2,368,893
5,205,834
160,206,457
Proposal 3
Proposal 3 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla's certificate of incorporation and bylaws to eliminate applicable supermajority voting requirements. This proposal was not approved because it did not constitute at least 66 2/3% of the total outstanding shares of Tesla's common stock.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
648,905,048
11,405,458
6,184,288
160,206,457
Proposal 4
Proposal 4 was a management proposal to adopt amendments to Tesla's certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock by 4,000,000,000 shares. This proposal was approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
815,392,835
9,035,354
2,273,062
0
Proposal 5
Proposal 5 was a management proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. This proposal was approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
815,823,639
4,946,671
5,930,942
0
Proposal 6
Proposal 6 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding proxy access. This proposal was approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
339,203,424
318,953,638
8,337,732
160,206,457
Proposal 7
Proposal 7 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-harassment and discrimination efforts. This proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
310,073,911
350,704,443
5,716,440
160,206,457
Proposal 8
Proposal 8 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on board diversity.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
64,045,523
593,842,981
8,606,291
160,206,457
Proposal 9
Proposal 9 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding reporting on employee arbitration.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
249,694,649
410,541,878
6,258,267
160,206,457
Proposal 10
Proposal 10 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding reporting on lobbying.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
228,375,570
431,305,947
6,813,278
160,206,457
Proposal 11
Proposal 11 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy rights.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
214,095,344
427,836,445
24,563,006
160,206,457
Proposal 12
Proposal 12 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on child labor.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
69,241,120
587,705,507
9,548,167
160,206,457
Proposal 13
Proposal 13 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding additional reporting on water risk.  This stockholder proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
233,727,702
426,509,894
6,257,198
160,206,457
Item 8.01
Other Events
On August 5, 2022, Tesla
issued a press release announcing that its board of directors has declared a three-for-one split of Tesla's common stock in the form of a stock dividend. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release of Tesla, Inc., dated August 5, 2022
.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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.
TESLA, INC.
By:
/s/ Zachary J. Kirkhorn
Zachary J. Kirkhorn
Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 5, 2022