=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-05-13
10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No
--- Issuer ---
Name: Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
--- Reporting Owner ---
Name: Taneja Vaibhav
CIK: 0001771340
Role: Officer (Chief Financial Officer)
--- Non-Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +1,000 | Price: $18.44
Total Value: $18,440.00
Shares Owned After: 19,106.5 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +2,000 | Price: $18.22
Total Value: $36,440.00
Shares Owned After: 21,106.5 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
[Transaction #3]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -3,000 | Price: $450.00
Total Value: $1,350,000.00
Shares Owned After: 18,106.5 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
[F2] Out of the total of 3,000 shares sold on May 13, 2026, approximately 1,337 shares were sold to cover the exercise price, and to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 3,000 shares as reported herein.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -1,000 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2028-10-16
Shares Owned After: 2,390 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
[F4] Represents part of a single option award grant, including Incentive Stock Options. 1/60th of the aggregate shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on November 1, 2018, and 1/60th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable each month thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this option became fully vested on October 1, 2023.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
Date: 2026-05-13 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -2,000 | Price: $0.00
Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2029-04-19
Shares Owned After: 711,920 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
[F5] 1/8th of the shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on September 13, 2019, and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested each month thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this option became fully vested on March 13, 2023.
--- Holdings ---
[Holding #1]
Security: Common Stock
Ownership: I (Indirect)
Footnotes:
[F3] 55,500 shares are held directly by the reporting person in GRATs, for which the reporting person is a trustee, and 55,500 shares are held directly by the spouse of the reporting person in GRATs, for which the spouse of the reporting person is a trustee.
--- Footnotes (Complete Index) ---
F1: The transactions reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025.
F2: Out of the total of 3,000 shares sold on May 13, 2026, approximately 1,337 shares were sold to cover the exercise price, and to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations related to the exercise of stock options to purchase 3,000 shares as reported herein.
F3: 55,500 shares are held directly by the reporting person in GRATs, for which the reporting person is a trustee, and 55,500 shares are held directly by the spouse of the reporting person in GRATs, for which the spouse of the reporting person is a trustee.
F4: Represents part of a single option award grant, including Incentive Stock Options. 1/60th of the aggregate shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on November 1, 2018, and 1/60th of the shares subject to the option shall become vested and exercisable each month thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this option became fully vested on October 1, 2023.
F5: 1/8th of the shares subject to the option became vested and exercisable on September 13, 2019, and an additional 1/48th of the shares subject to the option vested each month thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this option became fully vested on March 13, 2023.
--- Signature ---
/s/ By: Aaron Beckman, Power of Attorney For: Vaibhav Taneja (2026-05-15)
