Norway's Wealth Fund Will Vote Against Musk's $1T Pay Deal at Tesla
6 months ago
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- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund opposes Tesla’s $1 trillion compensation package for Elon Musk.
- Norges Bank Investment Management cites concerns over the size of the award and key person risk.
- The fund owns a 1.14% stake in Tesla and previously opposed Musk’s $56 billion pay package in 2024.
- Other investors, including SOC Investment Group and state treasurers, also oppose the pay package.
- Tesla’s board claims the package is necessary to retain Musk, who threatened to leave without a 25% voting stake.
- Premarket trading saw Tesla’s stock drop 2.61% to $456.18.
- Musk’s compensation is tied to Tesla reaching an $8.5 trillion market cap within 10 years.