Tesla Updates Shareholder Voting Site

TL;DR

Tesla updated VoteTesla.com on 9/8/25, providing definitive proxy materials for shareholder voting.

AI Summary

On September 8, 2025, Tesla, Inc. updated its shareholder voting website, VoteTesla.com. This filing, a DEFA14A, indicates Tesla is providing definitive proxy materials to shareholders. The company is incorporated in Texas and its fiscal year ends on December 31st.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with the official materials needed to vote on company matters, ensuring transparency and participation in corporate governance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing providing updated information to shareholders, not indicating any immediate financial or operational risk.

Key Players & Entities

• Tesla, Inc. (company) — Registrant
• VoteTesla.com (company) — Shareholder voting website
• September 8, 2025 (date) — Date of website update

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

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• $7.5 — ay this trillion—I would focus on $7.5 trillion of performance, of generation

Filing Documents

• tm2525295d2_defa14a.htm (DEFA14A) — 29KB
• tm2525295d2_defa14aimg001.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 1082KB
• tm2525295d2_defa14aimg002.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 714KB
• 0001104659-25-088250.txt ( ) — 2427KB

From the Filing

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) Filed by the Registrant Filed by a Party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 Tesla, Inc. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check all boxes that apply): No fee required Fee paid previously with preliminary materials Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 On September 8, 2025, Tesla, Inc. (“ Tesla ”) updated its website, VoteTesla.com. A copy of the updated materials can be found below. Also on September 8, 2025, Dr. Shane Goodwin, Executive Director, SMU Corporate Governance Initiative, a Governance Advisor to the Special Committee of Tesla’s Board of Directors, participated in a conversation with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Technology. A copy of the transcript for the video can be found below. Caroline Hyde : Ed, let’s dig in more to Musk Inc. and the recent Board-proposed $1 trillion potential pay package being put to investors—an unprecedented incentive in corporate America, of course. We’re going to bring in Professor Shane Goodwin. He is Executive Director of SMU Corporate Governance Initiative. You were brought in by Tesla’s Special Committee to advise it on corporate governance matters, including, and I’m quoting from Tesla’s proxy here, “satisfaction of fiduciary duties under Texas law.” Take us to Texas law, Shane. How is that different versus Delaware, particularly when you’re thinking about a more predictable corporate governance framework, as it said in the proxy? Shane Goodwin : No, absolutely. First of all, thank you very much for having me. It’s a delight to see you again. With respect to Texas law versus Delaware, the one thing I do want to make clear for everyone is this pay package, which is actually a pay-for-performance. It’s not a pay-for-promises, and that’s one of the things I want to make clear. There are a lot of headlines right now, but this package as it’s designed today actually works in Texas, clearly, but it works in really every other state, including Delaware, as everyone talks about the differences. We can get into some of the details, but it really is a pay-for-performance package and not a pay-for-promises. Caroline Hyde : And some of those performances are, interestingly, around a million robots—a million Robotaxis—but actually it’s still about getting 20 million actual EVs on the road, Shane. How much is there a focus still in the bread and butter of what Tesla is, which is an EV maker? Shane Goodwin : Well, that’s what it is today. And obviously, as everyone knows, and something that both Elon and the rest of the Company and the Board have talked about, they’re at a critical inflection point today, moving from a traditional EV manufacturer into a world with AI, robotics, energy transformation, and as Master Plan IV clearly demonstrated, this is about sustainable abundance, and this was the right time to actually make this decision today. This is about timing and responsibility. It’s certainly not reckless to make a decision today to keep the leadership and vision of Elon, and that’s exactly what the Board and obviously the Special Committee determined. Ed Ludlow : Professor Goodwin, the Board addressed Musk’s political activity and wrote in the proxy it had secured assurances that that activity would wind down. Taking into account the shareholder-initiated proposal to invest in xAI, the Board appears prepared to allow Elon Musk to continue to have responsibility across a number of companies at the same time. How much was that discussed—the split focus as leader of a number of entities? Shane Goodwin : No, it’s a great question. And look, this is not a new topic. Obviously, […] everyone has known that Elon’s had a lot of other ventures and interests. When I say interests, before he even came to Tesla, he was at SpaceX. So, this is not new. What I can tell you, what I have observed myself—and this is something from being inside and watching it—the Audit Committee that has related transaction oversight, as well as what the Board and obviously the Special Committee thought through very extensively, is how do we harness everything that is great that Elon brings to the table, and then how can we actually work together as we move and transition Tesla from this EV manufact

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