Tesla, Inc. filed Definitive Additional Materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2026, submitting digital advertisements published across social and digital platforms to solicit shareholder votes ahead of the company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for December 3.

Key Highlights

  • Filing date: November 2, 2026, submitted as Definitive Additional Materials on Schedule 14A with no filing fee required.
  • Annual Meeting date: Tesla's 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for December 3, according to the filing.
  • Three proposals: Shareholders are urged to vote on all three proposals described in the previously filed Definitive Proxy Statement.
  • Named participants: Directors listed include Elon Musk, Robyn Denholm, Ira Ehrenpreis, Joe Gebbia, Jack Hartung, James Murdoch, Kimbal Musk, JB Straubel, and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, along with executive officers Vaibhav Taneja and Tom Zhu.
  • Ad content: The attached Exhibit 1 contains copies of digital advertisements directing shareholders to votetesla.com and urging votes in favor of all proposals.
  • Proxy materials reference: Executive compensation information begins on page 36 and director compensation on page 61 of the Definitive Proxy Statement; securities ownership information begins on page 68.

Tesla's Digital Advertising Campaign Supporting the 2026 Shareholder Vote

According to the filing, Tesla issued digital advertisements and posted messages via digital and social advertising platforms on November 2, 2026. The advertisements, reproduced in Exhibit 1, carry messaging such as "Your Board sets bold goals and delivers" and direct shareholders to votetesla.com. The filing identifies these materials as Definitive Additional Materials under Schedule 14A, meaning they supplement the Definitive Proxy Statement already on file rather than replace it.

The filing identifies eleven individuals as participants in the proxy solicitation, as defined under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These include nine members of Tesla's board of directors and two executive officers. The Definitive Proxy Statement, which the filing states contains important information about the matters to be voted on, is described as the primary source document for compensation and ownership details. No filing fee was required for this submission, as indicated on the cover page.

Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company whose board composition, executive compensation, and shareholder approval processes are subject to periodic proxy solicitation. The three proposals referenced in the advertisements are detailed in the previously filed Definitive Proxy Statement rather than in this supplemental filing, which functions solely to place the ad materials on the public record.

What Was Disclosed

Tesla filed supplemental proxy solicitation materials consisting of digital advertisements urging shareholders to vote on all three proposals at the December 3, 2026 Annual Meeting, and identified eleven participants in the solicitation, including nine directors and two executive officers.