<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-21-049993.txt : 20211228
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-21-049993.hdr.sgml : 20211228
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20211228204831
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-21-049993
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211228
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211228

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Musk Elon
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001494730

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34756
		FILM NUMBER:		211526008

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC.
		STREET 2:		3500 DEER CREEK ROAD
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94304

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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        <footnote id="F1">THE TRANSACTIONS REPORTED ON THIS FORM 4 WERE AUTOMATICALLY EFFECTED PURSUANT TO A RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLAN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER  14, 2021 AND ESTABLISHED BY THE REPORTING PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN ORDERLY SALE OF SHARES RELATED TO THE EXERCISES OF OPTIONS SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE IN 2022. THIS RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLAN WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 28, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The shares of common stock were sold solely to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 1,554,176 shares as reported herein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,112.040 to $1,112.450, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla, Inc., any security holder of Tesla, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $1,115.040 to $1,115.740, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla, Inc., any security holder of Tesla, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The Elon Musk Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2003, for which the reporting person is trustee.</footnote>
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    <remarks>This Form 4 is the second of two Form 4s being filed by the Reporting Person relating to the same event. The Form 4 has been split into two filings to cover all 36 individual transactions that occurred on the same Transaction Date, because the SEC's EDGAR filing system limits a single Form 4 to a maximum of 30 separate transactions. Each Form 4 will be filed by the Reporting Person.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>By: Aaron Beckman by Power of Attorney For: Elon Musk</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-12-28</signatureDate>
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