Delaware Supreme Court reinstates Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package from 2018

Elon Musk erupted at the EU all weekend, blasting Brussels over censorship and bureaucracy after X was hit with a major fine for "fake" blue checkmarks.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FileElon Musk is entitled to his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package from 2018, Delaware's Supreme Court ruled.A Delaware Chancery Court judge struck down the compensation package last …

Elon Musk at a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
Elon Musk erupted at the EU all weekend, blasting Brussels over censorship and bureaucracy after X was hit with a major fine for “fake” blue checkmarks.

Elon Musk is entitled to his $55.8 billion Tesla pay package from 2018, Delaware’s Supreme Court ruled.

A Delaware Chancery Court judge struck down the compensation package last year after a Tesla shareholder sued over the massive payday, which was tied to a series of growth goalposts for the EV company.

The Delaware Supreme Court’s ruling overturns that decision, saying it was too extreme a remedy.

Tesla shareholders recently approved an even bigger pay package of up to $1 trillion for Musk if Tesla achieves further sales and growth goals.

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