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Musk Escalates Fight Over $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Plan, Calls Proxy Advisers 'Corporate Terrorists'

Shareholders vote Nov. 6 after ISS and Glass Lewis urged rejecting the package.

Overview

  • On Tesla’s earnings call, Elon Musk denounced ISS and Glass Lewis and dismissed their guidance as asinine.
  • Tesla chair Robyn Denholm urged investors to ignore the proxy firms’ “one-size-fits-all” analyses and vote with the board.
  • The advisers warned the proposed award could significantly dilute other holders and give Musk a materially larger stake.
  • Musk said the package is about securing sufficient voting influence, citing a target in the mid‑20s percentage if ambitious goals are met.
  • The plan could grant up to $1 trillion in stock if Tesla reaches an $8.5 trillion valuation and achieves milestones such as one million robots and one million robotaxis, and the board has warned he could leave if it fails.