Tesla boss Elon Musk has prevailed in the years-long legal dispute over a huge Tesla share package from 2018.Image: keystone
Dec 20, 2025, 7:25 a.mDec 20, 2025, 7:25 a.m
Tesla boss Elon Musk has prevailed in the years-long legal dispute over a huge Tesla share package from 2018. The approximately 304 million shares are worth just over $146 billion at the current price.
The Supreme Court in the US state of Delaware overturned a judge’s decision to overturn the compensation package following a shareholder lawsuit. The judges ruled that repealing the entire package was too harsh a measure.
In 2018, Musk was given the right to acquire the shares in twelve steps if the company met ambitious goals over a period of up to ten years. Tesla hit the targets much faster. The package was worth more than $50 billion at the time.
A shareholder filed a lawsuit against the remuneration at Tesla’s then headquarters in the state of Delaware. A judge ruled at the beginning of 2024 that the allocation of the package was not legal. One reaction from Musk was to move Tesla’s headquarters from Delaware to Texas. (sda/dpa)