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Client disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2013

Authorizing Officer name	Diarmuid O'Connell
Title	Vice President, Business Development
Business name	Tesla Motors, Inc.
Address	3500 Deer Creek
City, state, zip code	Palo Alto, CA 94304
Country	US
Business interest	Automotive Industry

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Dewey Square Group, LLC	$40,000.00
Total salaries paid	$40,000.00

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Advertising expenses	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Professional dues	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Fax charges	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Internet fees	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Legal fees	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Postage, shipping, delivery	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Office supplies, equipment	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Printing expenses	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Public relations expenses	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Rent	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Taxes	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013	Reimbursement to Dewey Square Group for Verizon Wireless service	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$13.37
1/1/2013-6/30/2013		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
1/1/2013-6/30/2013	Comm. of Mass. 2013 Lobby Registration Fee $109; Dewey Square Group administrative filing service fee $120	Other operating expenses	$229.00
		Total operating expenses	$242.37

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Lobbyist name	Event type	Event location	Names and addresses of all event participants	Amount
04/03/2013		Travel	Reagan National Airport parking garage, Washington DC – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$44.00
04/03/2013		Travel	United Airlines from San Francisco International Airport to Logan International Airport, Boston, MA - Diarmuid O’Connell	Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	$481.50
04/03/2013		Travel	US Airways - Roundtrip airfare from Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC to Logan International Airport, Boston MA – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$464.80
04/03/2013		Meal	Primo Cappucino 50 Massachusetts Ave NE (at N Capitol St) Washington, DC 20002 – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$12.74
04/03/2013		Travel	MBTA train to Downtown, Boston – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$2.50
04/03/2013		Travel	Boston Taxi from Dewey Square Group, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston to the Onyx Hotel, 155 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114 – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$7.20
04/03/2013		Meal	Union Oyster House, 41 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108 – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001 Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	$39.00
04/03/2013		Meal	The Sevens, 77 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114 – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001 Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	$31.00
04/04/2013		Meal	Au Bon Pain, 101 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114 – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$6.18
04/04/2013		Meal	Illy Restaurant, Logan International Airport, Boston, MA – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$44.00
05/07/2013		Travel	Airways, Airfare from Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC to Logan International Airport, Boston MA – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$265.90
05/08/2013		Travel	US Airways – airfare from Boston, MA to Raleigh, NC to Washington, DC – James Chen	James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	$615.70
06/06/2013		Travel	United Airlines from San Francisco International Airport to Logan International Airport, Boston, MA - Diarmuid O’Connell	Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	$445.80
				Total amount	$2,460.32

Additional Expenses

Date from	Date to	Lobbyist name	Recipient name	Expense	Amount
04/03/2013	04/03/2013		James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	Lodging at Onyx Hotel, 155 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114 – James Chen 4-3-13 to 4-4-13	$319.31
04/03/2013	04/03/2013		Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	Lodging at Onyx Hotel, 155 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114 –Diarmuid O’Connell 4-3-13 to 4-4-13	$319.31
05/08/2013	05/08/2013		James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	US Airways, In-flight internet access from DCA to BOS – James Chen	$2.00
05/09/2013	05/09/2013		James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	US Airways – in-flight internet access from BOS to RDU – James Chen	$9.95
05/09/2013	05/09/2013		James C. Chen 1050 K Street, N.W., Suite 101, Washington, D.C. 20001	Lodging at Hilton Hotel, 89 Broad Street, Boston, MA – James Chen	$296.42
06/06/2013	06/06/2013		Diarmuid O’Connell 3500 Deer Creek Palo Alto, CA 94304	Lodging at Lenox Hotel 61 Exeter Street Boston, MA, 02116 - Diarmuid O’Connell 6-6-13 – 6-7-13	$299.58
				Total amount	$1,246.57

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