Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 4, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2015-03-02

Reporting Person: Ahuja Deepak (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-02	Common Stock	M	5000.0	$2.7	Acquired	12270	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	1500.0	$196.693	Disposed	10770	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	2497.0	$197.504	Disposed	8273	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	500.0	$198.352	Disposed	7773	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	300.0	$199.143	Disposed	7473	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	103.0	$200.689	Disposed	7370	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	100.0	$202.78	Disposed	7270	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-02	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$2.7	M	5000.0	Disposed	2016-04-12	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The stock option exercise and sales reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 3, 2014.

F2: Amount of securities beneficially owned includes 88 shares acquired under the Tesla Motors, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 27, 2015.

F3: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $196.10 to $197.07, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla Motors, Inc., any security holder of Tesla Motors, 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.

F4: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $197.11 to $198.06, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla Motors, Inc., any security holder of Tesla Motors, 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.

F5: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $198.13 to $198.93, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla Motors, Inc., any security holder of Tesla Motors, 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.

F6: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $199.13 to $199.15, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla Motors, Inc., any security holder of Tesla Motors, 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.

F7: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $200.64 to $200.69, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Tesla Motors, Inc., any security holder of Tesla Motors, 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.

F8: 1/4th of the shares subject to the option first became vested and exercisable on the date listed and 1/48th of the shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable each month thereafter.