[144] First Solar, Inc. SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) Form 144 shows an insider notice to sell 3,796 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services on NASDAQ with an aggregate market value of $710,582.09. The filing lists total shares outstanding as 107,247,651, giving context to the size of the proposed sale.

The 3,796 shares being offered were acquired from the issuer as restricted stock vesting in two tranches: 779 shares on 02/26/2025 and 3,017 shares on 03/06/2025, both recorded as compensation. The filing also discloses a recent sale by Mark Widmar of 23,912 shares on 08/12/2025 for gross proceeds of $4,435,095.24.

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Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Small insider sale notice for 3,796 shares; recent larger sale by Mark Widmar also disclosed.

The Form 144 reports a proposed sale of 3,796 common shares valued at $710,582.09, to be executed through Fidelity on NASDAQ. The shares were granted as restricted stock vesting on 02/26/2025 and 03/06/2025 as compensation, which explains their origin. The filing includes a separate recent disposition by Mark Widmar of 23,912 shares for $4,435,095.24. For investors, these are disclosure items rather than direct statements about company performance; the filing documents insider liquidity events and the provenance of the shares.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine insider disclosure showing vested compensation and an intended sale; no regulatory or governance red flags in the notice itself.

The notice indicates the shares to be sold were received via restricted stock vesting, with acquisition and payment dates provided. The seller represents they have no undisclosed material information as part of the Form 144 certification. The record of a prior sale by an individual named Mark Widmar is included, showing recent insider trading activity has occurred. The filing is a standard compliance disclosure under Rule 144.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

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Submission Contact Information
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144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

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Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

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144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common	Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC 900 Salem Street Smithfield RI 02917	3796	710582.09	107247651	08/13/2025	NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common	02/26/2025	Restricted Stock Vesting	Issuer			779	02/26/2025	Compensation
Common	03/06/2025	Restricted Stock Vesting	Issuer			3017	03/06/2025	Compensation

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Name and Address of Seller	Title of Securities Sold	Date of Sale	Amount of Securities Sold	Gross Proceeds
Mark Widmar 350 West Washington Street Suite 600 Tempe AZ 85288	Common	08/12/2025	23912	4435095.24

144: Remarks and Signature

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Date of Notice

Date of Plan Adoption or Giving of Instruction, If Relying on Rule 10b5-1

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

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ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)