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Tesla derivative action settlement: directors to return $735M in compensation value
Tesla, Inc.
- Director Defendants will provide Tesla with $735,266,505 in cash, stock, or canceled options representing 3,130,406 options.
- Directors forego 2021, 2022, and 2023 board compensation; new governance reforms include annual stockholder vote on director pay.
- Delaware Chancery Court scheduled final settlement hearing for October 13, 2023; settlement dismisses derivative action with prejudice.
- No admission of wrongdoing; parties reached settlement after arm's-length mediation and extensive discovery.