Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Guillen Jerome M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Tesla, Inc. [TSLA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Automotive
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TESLA, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2019
(Street)

PALO ALTO, CA 94304
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/05/2019   M(1)   284 A $ 0 8,200 (2) D  
Common Stock 03/05/2019   F(3)   99 D $ 276.48 8,101 D  
Common Stock 03/05/2019   M(1)   242 A $ 0 8,343 D  
Common Stock 03/06/2019   F(3)   85 D $ 276.48 8,258 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 03/05/2019   M     284   (4)   (4) Common Stock 284 $ 0 1,422 D  
Restricted Stock Unit $ 0 03/05/2019   M     242   (5)   (5) Common Stock 242 $ 0 2,180 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Guillen Jerome M
C/O TESLA, INC.
3500 DEER CREEK ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
      President, Automotive  

Signatures

 By: Aaron Beckman, Power of Attorney For: Jerome Guillen   03/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of the Issuer's common stock were issued to the reporting person upon the vesting of restricted stock units on March 5, 2019.
(2) Amount of securities beneficially owned includes 56 shares acquired under the Tesla, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on February 28, 2019.
(3) PURSUANT TO THE ISSUER'S EQUITY PLAN AND POLICIES, SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WERE AUTOMATICALLY WITHHELD AND SOLD BY THE ISSUER TO SATISFY THE REPORTING PERSON'S TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE VESTING OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS REPORTED HEREIN.
(4) 1/16th of the total restricted stock units initially subject to this award vested on September 5, 2016, and 1/16th of the total units initially subject to this award vest every three months thereafter.
(5) 1/16th of the total restricted stock units initially subject to this award vested on September 5, 2017, and 1/16th of the total units initially subject to this award vest every three months thereafter.

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