Elon Musk package: Tesla board files  trillion Musk pay plan if 12 goals met; targets include robotaxis, AI bots
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Elon Musk package: Tesla board files $1 trillion Musk pay plan if 12 goals met; targets include robotaxis, AI bots

Tesla CEO Elon Musk could be in line for a payout worth as much as $1 trillion if the electric carmaker meets a series of highly ambitious targets over the next decade, according to a regulatory filing released on Friday, the news agency AP reported.The proposed package includes a dozen share tranches linked to goals ranging from vehicle deliveries to market valuation. Tesla would need to hit a $2 trillion market cap, deliver 20 million cars, deploy one million robotaxis, and roll out one million AI-powered bots early in the plan. Musk must stay with the company for at least seven and a half years to cash out on any stock, and 10 years to receive the full amount.The filing also noted that the 11th and 12th tranches require Musk to present a framework for succession planning. The EV makerโ€™s annual shareholdersโ€™ meeting is scheduled for November 6. At its last meeting in June 2024, investors restored Muskโ€™s earlier $44.9 billion pay package that had been struck down by a Delaware court.The targets come as Tesla battles declining sales, intensifying competition from Detroit rivals and Chinaโ€™s BYD, and a sharp erosion in its European market share. The European Automobile Manufacturersโ€™ Association reported Tesla sales in the EU plunged 40% year-on-year in July, dropping its market share to 0.7% while BYD rose to 1.1%.Teslaโ€™s financials have also faltered. Quarterly profit fell to $409 million from $1.39 billion a year earlier, with revenue missing Wall Streetโ€™s lowered forecasts. Investors have expressed concern about Muskโ€™s focus, with the billionaire spending much of this year in Washington as a prominent figure in President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration.Despite the turbulence, Tesla said the package was designed to โ€œretain and incentivize Elonโ€ and align his performance with shareholder value. Last month, Tesla awarded Musk a $29 billion stock grant as a โ€œfirst stepโ€ in retaining him, even as a Delaware judge revoked his 2018 pay deal for a second time. Tesla has appealed the ruling.Tesla shares rose nearly 2% in premarket trading on Friday following the filing.



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