Coverage dated July 17, 2023

Tesla directors to return more than $735 million to company to settle suit challenging compensation

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Current and former directors of electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. have agreed to return more than $735 million to the company to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging that they u…

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  1. WOWK Charleston

    Tesla directors to return more than $735 million to company to settle suit challenging compensation (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    DOVER, Del. (AP) — Current and former directors of electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. have agreed to return more than $735 million to the company to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging that they u…

  2. Fortune

    Tesla board will return $735m in stock to settle claims directors overpaid (opens Fortune)

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    The directors include Elon Musk, Oracle founder Larry Ellison; James Murdoch, son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch; and Musk’s brother, Kimbal Musk.

  3. Washington Times

    Tesla board members agree to give back over $700 million in compensation (opens Washington Times)

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    Members of Tesla’s board of directors have agreed to return $735 million in stock awards to the company as part of a settlement that accused the executives of grossly overpaying themselves.

  4. InsideEVs

    Tesla Directors Accused Of Overpaying Themselves Will Return $735M (opens InsideEVs)

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    The Tesla directors were accused of awarding themselves 11 million stock options from 2017 to 2020 that allegedly grossly exceeded norms for a corporate board.

  5. CBS News

    Tesla board members to return $735 million amid lawsuit they overpaid themselves (opens CBS News)

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    The money will be returned to Tesla to settle suit alleging the directors, who include Elon Musk and his brother, overpaid themselves.

  6. Engadget

    Tesla directors agree to return $735 million following claims they were massively overpaid (opens Engadget)

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    Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and other current and former members of Tesla's board of directors will return $735 million to settle claims that they massively overpaid themselves..

  7. New York Post

    Tesla directors returning $735M to settle excess compensation suit (opens New York Post)

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    The settlement agreement calls for the director defendants to provide Tesla with the value of more than 3.1 million stock options.

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