SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Thursday the electric carmaker plans to move its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas.
Musk spoke at Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s annual shareholders’ meeting at its car and battery factory complex in Austin, which is under construction.
Shareholders followed board guidance on several key questions, including re-electing Kimbal Musk and James Murdoch as board directors.
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) had recommended that Tesla investors not re-elect the two directors because of concerns about excessive compensation packages to non-executive board members.
Shareholders also voted against a stockholder proposal asking for a study into the impact of Tesla’s use of mandatory arbitration on workplace harassment and discrimination.
The proposal, opposed by the board, was thrown into the spotlight after a Black former contract worker on Monday won a $137 million jury award against Tesla over workplace racism.
