Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

Jun 7, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2016-06-05

Reporting Person: FIELD JOHN DOUGLAS (VP, Engineering)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-06-05	Common Stock	M	189	—	Acquired	10618	Direct
2016-06-05	Common Stock	M	3592	—	Acquired	14210	Direct
2016-06-05	Common Stock	M	563	—	Acquired	14773	Direct
2016-06-06	Common Stock	F	1885	$217.81	Disposed	12888	Direct
2016-06-06	Common Stock	F	296	$217.81	Disposed	12592	Direct
2016-06-06	Common Stock	F	100	$217.81	Disposed	12492	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-06-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	189	Disposed		Common Stock (189)	Direct
2016-06-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	3592	Disposed		Common Stock (3592)	Direct
2016-06-05	Restricted Stock Unit	$0	M	563	Disposed		Common Stock (563)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on June 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: 2,834 of the restricted units included in this grant commenced vesting in fifteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.

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

F5: 7,318 of the restricted units included in this grant commenced vesting in thirteen equal quarterly installments beginning June 5, 2016.