0001193125-12-506704.txt : 20121218 0001193125-12-506704.hdr.sgml : 20121218 20121218165900 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-506704 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121212 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TESLA MOTORS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001318605 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES [3711] IRS NUMBER: 912197729 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34756 FILM NUMBER: 121271977 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 DEER CREEK RD CITY: PALO ALTO STATE: CA ZIP: 94070 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-681-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3500 DEER CREEK RD CITY: PALO ALTO STATE: CA ZIP: 94070 8-K 1 d455592d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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)

December 12, 2012

 

 

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)

Not applicable

(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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 12, 2012, Dr. Herbert Kohler, a director of Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “Company”), submitted his resignation from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 12, 2012. Dr. Kohler’s resignation (and the appointment of Harald Kroeger described below) is a result of a natural transition of responsibilities at Daimler AG with respect to the development of electric vehicle powertrains. Dr. Kohler has served as a director of the Company since 2009.

On December 12, 2012, the Board appointed Mr. Harald Kroeger, Vice President of Electrics/Electronics & e-Drive for Daimler AG, as a director to fill the newly created vacancy resulting from the resignation of Dr. Herbert Kohler. Mr. Kroeger is eligible to receive the standard 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 family relationships between Mr. Kroeger and any director or executive officer of the Company. Information regarding related party transactions involving Mr. Kroeger, through his relationship to Daimler AG, is set forth in our proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2012 under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions – Related Party Transactions.”

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter of Resignation from Dr. Herbert Kohler.


SIGNATURE

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: December 18, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Letter of Resignation from Dr. Herbert Kohler.
EX-99.1 2 d455592dex991.htm LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM DR. HERBERT KOHLER Letter of Resignation from Dr. Herbert Kohler

Exhibit 99.1

DAIMLER

Board of Directors of Tesla Motors, Inc.

c/o Deepak Ahuja

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

Stuttgart, December 12, 2012

Dear Board Members:

I hereby tender my resignation from the Tesla Motors, Inc. Board of Directors effective immediately. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve on the Board since May 11, 2009 and I offer my best wishes for its continued success.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Dr. Herbert Kohler

 

Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany

Sitz und Registergericht/Domicile and Court of Registry: Stuttgart, HRB-Nr./Commercial Register No.: 19 360

Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats/Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Manfred Bischoff

Vorstand/Board of Management: Dieter Zetsche, Vorsitzender/Chairman;

Wolfgang Bernhard, Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, Wilfried Porth, Andreas Renschler,

Bodo Uebber, Thomas Weber

   Daimler AG

70546 Stuttgart

Telefon/Phone +49 7 11 17-O

Telefax/Fax +49 7 11 17-2 22 44

dialog@daimler.com

www.daimler.com

www.daimler.mobi

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