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Tesla Receives Multiple Shareholder Proposals on xAI Investment Plan

Tesla’s board has set a July 31 proposal deadline under SEC rules ahead of its November 6 shareholder vote.

The logo of Tesla is seen on a store in Paris, France, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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Overview

  • Tesla confirmed it received multiple shareholder proposals on its plan to invest in Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI.
  • Musk ruled out a full merger earlier in July but said he will put the xAI investment to a vote at the annual meeting.
  • The board will include only one properly submitted proposal per topic in its proxy statement in line with SEC guidelines.
  • Shareholders have until July 31 to submit proposals for inclusion in Tesla’s proxy ahead of the November 6 meeting.
  • xAI has raised $5 billion in debt and $5 billion in equity this year and acquired social media platform X to train its Grok chatbot, which is now integrated into Tesla vehicles.