=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership ===
Document Type: 4
Period of Report: 2026-09-05
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: 2026-09-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: +6,539 | Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 28,578 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F1] Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on September 5, 2026.
[Transaction #2]
Security: Common Stock
Date: 2026-09-08 | Code: S (Open market sale)
Shares: -2,605.75 | Price: $360.13
Total Value: $938,419.17
Shares Owned After: 25,972.25 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F2] PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, THESE 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.
--- Derivative Transactions ---
[Transaction #1]
Security: Restricted Stock Unit
Date: 2026-09-05 | Code: M (Exercise of derivative)
Shares: -6,539 | Price: $0.00
Exercise Price: $0.00
Shares Owned After: 52,305 | Ownership: D (Direct)
Footnotes:
[F4] 1/16 of the total restricted stock units initially subject to this award vested on December 5, 2024 and 1/16th of the total units initially subject to this award vest every quarter thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this award will be fully vested on September 5, 2028.
[F4] 1/16 of the total restricted stock units initially subject to this award vested on December 5, 2024 and 1/16th of the total units initially subject to this award vest every quarter thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this award will be fully vested on September 5, 2028.
--- 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: Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on September 5, 2026.
F2: PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, THESE 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: 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: 1/16 of the total restricted stock units initially subject to this award vested on December 5, 2024 and 1/16th of the total units initially subject to this award vest every quarter thereafter, so that all such shares subject to this award will be fully vested on September 5, 2028.
--- Signature ---
/s/ By: Aaron Beckman, Power of Attorney For: Vaibhav Taneja (2026-09-09)
