Tesla, Inc DEFA14A, filed Nov 2, 2026
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
On November 2, 2026, Tesla issued digital and social advertisements urging shareholders to vote for all proposals at its 2026 Annual Meeting, portraying the Board as a driver of Tesla’s future. AI summary
UNITED STATES
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SCHEDULE 14A
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On November 2, 2026, Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) issued digital advertisements and posted messages via digital and social advertising platforms, copies of which are attached as Exhibit 1.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Tesla has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Definitive Proxy Statement”) and a proxy card with respect to its solicitation of proxies for Tesla’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). The Definitive Proxy Statement contains important information about the matters to be voted on at the 2026 Annual Meeting. SHAREHOLDERS OF TESLA ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT TESLA HAS FILED OR WILL FILE WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TESLA AND THE MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING. Shareholders are able to obtain free copies of these documents, and other documents filed with the SEC by Tesla, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, shareholders are able to obtain free copies of these documents from Tesla by contacting Tesla’s Investor Relations by e-mail at ir@tesla.com, or by going to Tesla’s Investor Relations page on its website at ir.tesla.com.
Participant Information
Tesla, its directors (Elon Musk, Robyn Denholm, Ira Ehrenpreis, Joe Gebbia, Jack Hartung, James Murdoch, Kimbal Musk, JB Straubel and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson), and certain of its executive officers (Vaibhav Taneja and Tom Zhu) are deemed to be “participants” (as defined in Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in the solicitation of proxies from Tesla’s shareholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Information about the compensation of our named executive officers and our non-employee directors is set forth in the sections titled “Executive Compensation for Fiscal Year 2025” and “Compensation of Directors” in the Definitive Proxy Statement commencing on pages 36 and 61, respectively, and is available here. Information regarding the participants’ holdings of Tesla’s securities can be found in the section titled “Ownership of Securities” in the Definitive Proxy Statement commencing on page 68 and is available here.
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