Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Mar 8, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2016-03-05

Reporting Person: FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS (VP Vehicle Programs)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-03-05	Common Stock	M	1689	—	Acquired	9145	Direct
2016-03-05	Common Stock	M	189	—	Acquired	9334	Direct
2016-03-05	Common Stock	M	7185	—	Acquired	16519	Direct
2016-03-07	Common Stock	F	897	$197.647	Disposed	15622	Direct
2016-03-07	Common Stock	F	101	$197.647	Disposed	15521	Direct
2016-03-07	Common Stock	F	3092	$197.647	Disposed	12429	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-03-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	189	Disposed		Common Stock (189)	Direct
2016-03-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	7185	Disposed		Common Stock (7185)	Direct
2016-03-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	1689	Disposed		Common Stock (1689)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The remaining restricted stock units vest in fifteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

F2: The remaining restricted stock units vest in six equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

F3: The remaining restricted stock units vest in thirteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

F4: Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on March 5, 2016.

F5: PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WERE AUTOMATICALLY WITHHELD AND SOLD BY THE ISSUER TO SATISFY THE PREPORTING PERSON'S TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS REPORTED HEREIN.