Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Aug 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2012-08-13

Reporting Person: Musk Elon (Director, CEO, 10% Owner)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-08-13	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.17	A	5274901	Acquired	2022-08-13	Common Stock (5274901)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Effective August 13, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 5,274,901 shares of common stock. The option vests in ten equal installments based on Tesla Motors, Inc.'s attainment of operational and market capitalization milestones. The term of the option is ten years.