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On: Monday, 7/29/19, at 6:21am ET · For: 6/30/19 · Accession #: 1564590-19-26445 · File #: 1-34756

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/29/19  Tesla, Inc.                       10-Q        6/30/19  115:20M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
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                Noncontrolling Interest and Stockholders' Equity                 
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                the Identified Intangible Assets and their Useful                
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                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on                 
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                Interest Rate Swaps Outstanding (Detail)                         
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                Leases Presented in Balance Sheets (Detail)                      
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