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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:2pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><ix:nonNumeric id="F_000020" name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="C_0001318605_20230516_20230516">TSLA</ix:nonNumeric></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="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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 &#167;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR &#167;240.12b-2).</p>
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<p style="margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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. <span style="font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#9744;</span></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>
<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-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;) 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Annual Meeting</span>&#8221;) held on May 16, 2023, Tesla&#8217;s stockholders voted on the following six 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 I 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="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&#160;</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;">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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<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:23.78%;">
<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;">Elon Musk</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:17.42%;">
<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;">1,804,966,970</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:19.32%;">
<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;">86,064,052</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;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;">2,036,265</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:19.3%;">
<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;">526,990,497</p></td>
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<td valign="top" style="width:23.78%;">
<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;">Robyn Denholm</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:17.42%;">
<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;">1,399,563,540</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:19.32%;">
<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;">482,406,961</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;">11,096,787</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:19.3%;">
<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;">526,990,497</p></td>
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<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:23.78%;">
<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;">JB Straubel </p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:17.42%;">
<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;">1,629,080,812</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:19.32%;">
<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;">261,498,153</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;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;">2,488,323</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:19.3%;">
<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;">526,990,497</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 approve executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. 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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<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>
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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;">1,714,112,661</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;">172,116,060</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;">6,838,566</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;">526,990,497</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 approve the frequency of future votes on executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. &#8220;1 Year&#8221; was approved. The Board will consider the results of this non-binding advisory vote, and make its recommendation for the frequency of future votes on executive compensation prior to the applicable deadline. </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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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto;border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;">
<tr>
<td valign="top" style="width:20.92%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;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;">1 Year</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:22.9%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;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;">2 Years</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:18.16%;">
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:0pt;;text-indent:0pt;;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;">3 Years</span></p></td>
<td valign="top" style="width:18.12%;">
<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:19%;">
<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>
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<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:20.92%;">
<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;">1,053,432,376</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:22.9%;">
<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;">6,787,189</p></td>
<td valign="top" style="background-color:#CFF0FC;width:18.16%;">
<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;">801,283,053</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;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>
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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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tsla-8k_20230516.htm
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):
May 16, 2023
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.
☐
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At Tesla, Inc.'s ("
Tesla
") 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "
Annual Meeting
") held on May 16, 2023, Tesla's stockholders voted on the following six proposals and Tesla's inspector of election certified the vote tabulations indicated below
.
Proposal 1
The individuals listed below were elected as Class I 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
Elon Musk
1,804,966,970
86,064,052
2,036,265
526,990,497
Robyn Denholm
1,399,563,540
482,406,961
11,096,787
526,990,497
JB Straubel
1,629,080,812
261,498,153
2,488,323
526,990,497
Proposal 2
Proposal 2 was a management proposal to approve executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. This proposal was approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
1,714,112,661
172,116,060
6,838,566
526,990,497
Proposal 3
Proposal 3 was a management proposal to approve the frequency of future votes on executive compensation on a non-binding advisory basis. "1 Year" was approved. The Board will consider the results of this non-binding advisory vote, and make its recommendation for the frequency of future votes on executive compensation prior to the applicable deadline.
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
1,053,432,376
6,787,189
801,283,053
31,564,360
526,990,497
Proposal 4
Proposal 4 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, 2023. This proposal was approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
2,389,300,488
26,447,821
4,309,476
0
Proposal 5
Proposal 5 was a non-binding advisory stockholder proposal regarding reporting on key-person risk. This proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
109,763,690
1,768,867,381
14,436,216
526,990,497
Proposal 6
Proposal 6 was a stockholder proposal raised from the floor regarding reporting on child labor and forced labor. This proposal was not approved.
For
Against
Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
0
2,420,047,519
0
0
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: May 22, 2023