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Musk's pay
was blocked earlier this year by a court in Delaware. The presiding
deemed the size of the pay to be
to shareholders. However, in Friday's meeting, shareholders agreed the
was both fair, and in the company's best
. The BBC said 72 per cent of the votes cast favoured the $56 billion deal. The BBC quoted car industry analyst Karl Brauer as saying the vote was "a pretty
endorsement". Shares in Tesla closed nearly 3 per cent up following the meeting. Mr Brauer extolled Musk's business
. He said: "My understanding is that there's been about a 1,100%
in Tesla stock, and that's pretty
. Most chief executives have never done
like that."