仅事实
特拉华州最高法院将审理埃隆·马斯克的特斯拉薪酬方案
摘要
特拉华州最高法院将就埃隆·马斯克56亿美元的特斯拉薪酬方案的合法性进行辩论，此前下级法院已裁定该协议无效。
特拉华州最高法院计划就特斯拉首席执行官埃隆·马斯克56亿美元薪酬方案的合法性进行辩论，此前下级法院裁定该协议无效。2024年1月，特拉华衡平法院大法官凯瑟琳·麦考密克裁定该薪酬方案不公平，应予撤销，理由是批准过程存在缺陷且特斯拉董事会成员缺乏独立性。
该薪酬计划于2018年制定，旨在根据特斯拉实现特定业绩里程碑授予马斯克股票期权。股东理查德·托内塔提起诉讼，指控马斯克对董事会施加了不当影响，且股东未被充分告知董事会成员与马斯克的个人关系。
尽管衡平法院作出裁决，特斯拉于2024年举行了第二次股东投票，重申该薪酬方案。然而，麦考密克拒绝认可此次投票，称重新提交同一方案不构成制定新的薪酬方案。
最高法院的审查将聚焦于该薪酬方案是否因不当影响而制定，还是经过适当的商业决策程序。此案结果可能对公司治理和高管薪酬实践产生重大影响。
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