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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-19-012122
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190418
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190419

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Tesla, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001318605
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711]
		IRS NUMBER:				912197729
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34756
		FILM NUMBER:		19758340

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3500 DEER CREEK RD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-681-5000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3500 DEER CREEK RD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TESLA MOTORS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050222
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<p style="Background-color:#FFFFFF;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.46%;font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The information set forth in the second paragraph of Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form&#160;8-K&#160;below is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.76%;font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In connection with certain stockholder-friendly corporate governance initiatives as described in Tesla&#8217;s preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 19, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font>&#8221;), Tesla&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Board</font>&#8221;) and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviewed the Board&#8217;s composition, focusing on a phased streamlining of the size of the Board to allow it to operate more nimbly and efficiently, while maintaining new ideas, expertise and experiences on the Board.&#160;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.76%;font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">As a result, on April 18, 2019, each of Brad Buss, Antonio Gracias, Stephen Jurvetson, and Linda Johnson Rice agreed collectively with the Board and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that each of them will not stand for re-election to the Board at the expiration of their respective current terms, which will be at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders for Mr. Buss and Ms. Rice, at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders for Mr. Jurvetson and, if our stockholders approve a director term reduction proposal as described in the Preliminary Proxy Statement, for Mr. Gracias. If our stockholders do not approve such proposal, Mr. Gracias&#8217; term will end at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders. Such agreements did not result from any disagreement between Tesla and any of such directors.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.76%;font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Tesla plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">SEC</font>&#8221;), and furnish to its stockholders, a definitive proxy statement in connection with the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font>&#8221;). The Definitive Proxy Statement will contain important information about the matters to be voted on at the 2019 annual meeting. STOCKHOLDERS OF TESLA ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT TESLA WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TESLA AND THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING. Stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Tesla through the website maintained by the SEC at&#160;www.sec.gov. In addition, stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents from Tesla by contacting Tesla&#8217;s Investor Relations by&#160;e-mail&#160;at&#160;ir@tesla.com, or by going to Tesla&#8217;s Investor Relations page on its website at&#160;ir.tesla.com.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:4.76%;font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The directors and executive officers of Tesla may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Tesla in connection with 2019 annual meeting. Information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies, if any, in respect of the 2019 annual meeting will be included in the Definitive Proxy Statement.</p>
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