Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Sep 7, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2016-09-05

Reporting Person: FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS (VP, Engineering)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-09-05	Common Stock	M	563	—	Acquired	12055	Direct
2016-09-05	Common Stock	M	3593	—	Acquired	15648	Direct
2016-09-05	Common Stock	M	189	—	Acquired	15837	Direct
2016-09-06	Common Stock	F	294	$199.02	Disposed	15543	Direct
2016-09-06	Common Stock	F	1875	$199.02	Disposed	13668	Direct
2016-09-06	Common Stock	F	99	$199.02	Disposed	13569	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-09-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	563	Disposed		Common Stock (563)	Direct
2016-09-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	3593	Disposed		Common Stock (3593)	Direct
2016-09-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	189	Disposed		Common Stock (189)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on September 5, 2016.

F2: PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WERE AUTOMATICALLY WITHHELD AND SOLD BY THE ISSUER TO SATISFY THE REPORTING PERSON'S TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS REPORTED HEREIN.

F3: 7,318 of the restricted stock units included in this grant commenced vesting in thirteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

F4: 21,555 of the restricted stock units included in this grant commenced vesting in six equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

F5: 2,834 of the restricted stock units included in this grant commenced vesting in fifteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.