The Tesla board stepped in to ensure that if the Tesla side loses, the CEO will get something similar to the numbers he’d sacrifice. But this time, they’re attaching a series of wise conditions absent the first time around.

Tesla's board approved a compensation package for Elon Musk worth about $29 billion in order to keep the chief executive focused on the company.

The electric vehicle maker said in a regulatory filing on Monday that CEO Elon Musk must first pay Tesla US$23.34 per share of restricted stock.