Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 28, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2012-12-27

Reporting Person: Blankenship George (VP- WW Sales & Ownership Exp)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-27	Common Stock	M	14114	$14.17	Acquired	14314	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-27	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.17	M	14114	Disposed	2017-06-11	Common Stock (14114)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1/4th of the shares subject to the option become vested and exercisable one year from hire date and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable each month thereafter.