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

From the Filing

0001104659-25-088250.txt : 20250908 0001104659-25-088250.hdr.sgml : 20250908 20250908161534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-25-088250 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20250908 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20250908 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Tesla, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001318605 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing EIN: 912197729 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34756 FILM NUMBER: 251300186 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 TESLA ROAD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78725 BUSINESS PHONE: 512-516-8177 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 TESLA ROAD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78725 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TESLA MOTORS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050222 DEFA14A 1 tm2525295d2_defa14a.htm DEFA14A 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 x 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 x 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): x 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 t