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Re: My comp stuff

Elon Musk to Todd Maron, July 30, 2017

Musk asked Tesla’s General Counsel to put work on his compensation plan on hold, then agreed to let it continue. Only the fragments quoted in the court’s opinion are reproduced, joined with [...].

Exhibit
From
Elon Musk
Sent
Sunday, July 30, 2017
To
Todd Maron
Subject
Re: My comp stuff

Only part of this email is public. The text below is the portion quoted in the source.

on hold for a few weeks[.] [...] [j]ust want[ed] to make sure Tesla interests come first. [...] [t]he added comp is just so that I can put as much as possible towards minimizing existential risk by putting the money towards Mars if I am successful in leading Tesla to be one of the world’s most valuable companies. This is kinda crazy, but it is true.
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The whole thread

  1. Jul 30, 2017 Elon Musk on hold for a few weeks[.] [...] [j]ust want[ed] to make sure Tesla interests come first. [...] [t]he added…
  2. Nov 9, 2017 Elon Musk I think the amount should be reduced to a 10% increment in my Tesla ownership if I can get us to a $550B…
  3. Nov 9, 2017 Elon Musk move forward with [his compensation plan] now, but in a reduced manner from before.
  4. Nov 9, 2017 Elon Musk Given that this will all go to causes that at least aspirationally maximize the probability of a good future…
  5. Dec 1, 2017 Elon Musk That is more than intended. Let’s go with 10% of the current FDS number, so 20.915M.