UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

August 4, 2014

 

 

Tesla Motors, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34756   91-2197729

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 681-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(d)

On August 4, 2014, the Board of Directors of Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors of the Company from 6 to 7 and elected Ms. Robyn Denholm to serve as a Class I director of the Company, effective as of August 11, 2014. Ms. Denholm was also appointed to serve as Chair of the Company’s Audit Committee, and as a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective as of August 11, 2014.

Ms. Denholm is eligible to receive the standard outside director compensation package, as approved by the Board of Directors on an annual basis and disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement.

There are no related party transactions between the Company and Ms. Denholm that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release containing the announcement of Ms. Denholm’s election is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by Tesla Motors, Inc. dated August 6, 2014.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:   /s/ Deepak Ahuja
 

Deepak Ahuja

Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 6, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press release issued by Tesla Motors, Inc. dated August 6, 2014.


EXHIBIT 99.1

JUNIPER NETWORKS’ ROBYN DENHOLM TO JOIN TESLA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PALO ALTO, CA, August 6, 2014 – Tesla today announced that Robyn Denholm, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operations Officer at Juniper Networks, Inc., has been appointed to its board of directors, effective August 11, 2014.

Denholm has also been appointed to chair the company’s Audit Committee and be a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. These roles were previously filled by Brad Buss, who is vacating his committee positions upon joining SolarCity as its Chief Financial Officer. Buss will remain a member of Tesla’s board and will provide valuable continuity from his experience since joining the board in 2009.

Denholm joined Juniper in 2007 and has helped the company achieve record revenues while delivering breakthrough innovations to customers. In 2011, Denholm was a Bay Area CFO of the Year finalist and she was recently named on Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence List. She joined Juniper from Sun Microsystems, where she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning.

Denholm began her career in Australia, serving in various finance assignments for Toyota Motor Corporation and Arthur Andersen and Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Sydney and a master’s degree in commerce from the University of New South Wales. At Juniper, she is responsible for company’s finance, administration and business operations, including planning, IT, real estate, investor relations, internal audit, and manufacturing operations.

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