The original CEO Performance Award to Elon Musk in 2018 was a compensation package that incentivized Musk to deliver transformative growth for Tesla2. To receive any compensation, he needed to meet ultra-ambitious financial and operational targets over a 10-year period2. The package was approved by Tesla stockholders.
Tornetta's legal team initially requested 29.4 million TSLA shares as payment for their work in the case against Elon Musk's 2018 CEO Performance Award. This amount would be worth over $5 billion, or more than $200,000 per hour1.