特斯拉董事会现在可以利用股东的决定对法官的裁决提出上诉，以取消薪酬协议

布拉德·安德森（Brad Anderson）

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• 马斯克在德克萨斯州举行的特斯拉年会上感谢投资者，告诉他们，“我爱你们！
• 今年7月，特斯拉的律师预计将与最初否决薪酬方案的法官会面。
• 按当前股价计算，薪酬价值约为480亿美元。

特斯拉股东投票批准了埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）创纪录的薪酬方案，并批准这家电动汽车制造商将其注册州从特拉华州迁至德克萨斯州。

今年早些时候，特拉华州法官凯瑟琳·麦考密克（Kathaleen McCormick）驳回了马斯克560亿美元的薪酬方案，声称特斯拉的董事会没有充分独立于马斯克。尽管法官对此表示担忧，但该公司的股东已经重新批准了这笔薪酬，这为特斯拉的律师提供了对法院判决提出上诉的筹码。按照目前特斯拉的股价，马斯克将获得约480亿美元。

阅读：埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）确认今年不会更新特斯拉Model Y。

在投票前的几周内，特斯拉董事会表示，批准薪酬方案是必要的，以保持马斯克的积极性，并防止他被他拥有的无数其他公司所干扰。

最初的薪酬方案在2018年受到特斯拉股东理查德·托内塔（Richard Tornetta）的挑战。特斯拉的律师预计将在7月初与托内塔和麦考密克法官会面。《华尔街日报》称，最近的投票可能会促使法官重新考虑她的决定，因为她的判决中的担忧已经提交给了股东。

该薪酬方案最初于2018年获得批准，包括12批股票期权，与特斯拉的12个增长目标挂钩，每个目标都已实现。由于马斯克的薪酬与股票挂钩，其价值随着公司股价的波动而波动。2021 年，它的价值超过 600 亿美元。

埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）和特斯拉（Tesla）都没有提供有关投资者投了多少票以及其中有多少人批准了薪酬计划的细节。最初在2018年获得批准时，73%的特斯拉股东支持马斯克的薪酬。

结果公布后，马斯克出现在德克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的特斯拉年会上，告诉观众，“我只想先说该死的！我爱你们。

“特斯拉股东投票恢复埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的薪酬方案，应该为特斯拉提供法律弹药，让法院正式恢复它，”商业法律师和格兰特谢尔顿律师事务所合伙人Natela Shenon告诉Carscoops。

“法官裁决的整个前提是，她认为特斯拉董事会处于埃隆·马斯克的控制之下，并不代表股东的最佳利益。这意味着法官认为特斯拉股东不会同意该方案，但现在股东已经第二次投票支持该方案，所有事实都公开了，法官论点的整个关键都变得无效。这清楚地表明，股东们支持薪酬方案。https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Tesla-Model-3-Performance-1-1024x576.webp

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Elon Musk Gets His $48 Billion Pay Day Approved By Shareholders

Tesla's board can now use the shareholder decision to appeal the judge's ruling to axe the pay deal

by Brad Anderson

11 hours ago

• Musk thanked investors at Tesla’s annual meeting in Texas, telling them, “I love you guys!”
• In July, Tesla lawyers are expected to meet with the judge who initially struck down the pay package.
• The compensation is valued at roughly $48 billion at current share prices.

Tesla shareholders have voted to approve Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay package and given the electric car manufacturer the go-ahead to move its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas.

Judge Kathaleen McCormick in Delaware struck down Musk’s $56 billion compensation package earlier this year, claiming that Tesla’s board wasn’t sufficiently independent of Musk. Despite the judge’s concerns, shareholders in the company have re-approved the pay, providing Tesla’s lawyers with leverage in appealing the court’s decision. At current Tesla share prices, Musk will receive approximately $48 billion.

Read: Elon Musk Confirms No Tesla Model Y Refresh Is Coming This Year

In the weeks leading up to the vote, Tesla’s board said approving the pay package was necessary to keep Musk motivated and prevent him from getting sidetracked by the myriad of other companies he owns.

The original compensation package was challenged in 2018 by Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta. Lawyers for Tesla are expected to meet with Tornetta and Judge McCormick in early July. The Wall Street Journal says the recent vote may prompt the judge to reconsider her decision, given that the concerns from her verdict were presented to shareholders.

The pay package was originally approved in 2018, consisting of 12 tranches of stock options tied to 12 targets for Tesla’s growth, each of which has been hit. As Musk’s compensation is tied to stock, its value has fluctuated with the price of the company’s shares. In 2021, it was valued at more than $60 billion.

Neither Elon Musk nor Tesla have provided details about how many votes were cast by investors nor what percentage of them approved the pay plan. When originally approved in 2018, 73% of Tesla shareholders supported Musk’s compensation.

After the results were announced, Musk appeared on stage at Tesla’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas, telling the crowd, “I just want to start off by saying hot damn! I love you guys.”

“The vote by Tesla shareholders to reinstate Elon Musk’s compensation package should give Tesla the legal ammunition it needs to have the court officially reinstate it,” business law attorney and Grant Sheldon law firm partner Natela Shenon told Carscoops.

“The whole premise of the judge’s ruling was that she felt the Tesla board was under Elon Musk’s control and was not representing the best interests of the shareholders. This implies that the judge believed Tesla shareholders wouldn’t agree to the package but now that shareholders have voted for it a second time with all of the facts out in the open, the entire crux of the judge’s argument becomes invalid. This is clear evidence that the shareholders are in support of the pay package.”