First Solar, Inc.'s SEC filings document the business, capital structure, and governance of a Nasdaq-listed photovoltaic solar technology and manufacturing company. Its 8-K reports furnish operating results, financial condition updates, guidance, and material events tied to module sales, cash balances, tax credit transfers, and financing arrangements.
Recent filings also cover a senior unsecured revolving credit facility, Section 45X advanced manufacturing production tax credit transfer agreements generated from U.S. module component production, and the company's common stock registered on Nasdaq. Proxy materials disclose board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, shareholder voting items, and other governance practices.
Sweeney Michael T reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Michael T. Sweeney received a grant of 267 shares of common stock on March 31, 2026 as equity compensation. The shares were awarded at no cash cost per share, reflecting part of the company’s quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors.
Following this grant, Sweeney directly holds 14,102 shares of First Solar common stock. This is a routine, compensation-related stock award rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
First Solar director Lisa A. Kro, through a trust, acquired 267 shares of First Solar common stock on a grant basis as part of quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. Following this award, the trust holds a total of 4,376 shares indirectly.
Wright Norman L. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Norman L. Wright received a grant of 267 shares of Common Stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The shares were awarded at no cash cost per share. Following this grant on March 31, 2026, Wright directly holds 4,786 Common Stock shares.
George Anita M. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Anita M. George received a grant of 267 shares of Common Stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The grant was made at a stated price of $0.00 per share as an equity award, not an open-market purchase. Following this grant, she directly holds 5,015 shares of First Solar common stock.
RENDUCHINTALA VENKATA S M reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. director Venkata S. M. Renduchintala received a grant of 267 shares of Common Stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. After this award, the director directly holds 1,910 shares of First Solar common stock.
Ahearn Michael J reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
First Solar director Michael J. Ahearn reported a grant of 374 shares of Common Stock as quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors. The shares were awarded at no cash cost to him. Following this grant, he directly holds 65,744 First Solar shares.
He also reported indirect ownership of 47,857 First Solar shares held by a trust.
The Vanguard Group filed an Amendment No. 12 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting for First Solar Inc common stock. The filing states Vanguard beneficially owns 0 shares, representing 0%, following an internal realignment described in the filing on 01/12/2026.
The amendment explains certain Vanguard subsidiaries or business divisions will report ownership separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538; the signature date is 03/26/2026.
First Solar Chief Executive Officer Mark R. Widmar reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 13, 2026, 4,856 restricted stock units granted on March 15, 2022 vested, converting into the same number of common shares under the company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
On March 16, 2026, 1,937 of these shares were sold by First Solar at $200.80 per share to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting, rather than a discretionary market sale by Widmar. Following these transactions, he directly holds 102,798 shares of First Solar common stock.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. Chief Manufacturing Officer Kuntal Kumar Verma reported compensation-related stock activity tied to a prior equity grant. On March 13, 2026, 907 restricted stock units granted on March 15, 2022 vested and were converted into the same number of common shares at a stated price of $0.0000 per share.
To cover tax withholding from this vesting, 392 shares of common stock were sold at $200.80 per share on March 16, 2026 and 180 shares at $199.53 per share on March 17, 2026, in transactions described as effected under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following these transactions, Verma directly held 9,436 shares of First Solar common stock.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. executive Nathan B. Theurer, VP – Global Controller and CAO, reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 13, 2026, 131 restricted stock units vested, converting into 131 shares of common stock under the company’s 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
On March 16 and 17, 2026, all 131 shares of common stock were sold at prices of $200.80 and $199.53 per share. Footnotes state these shares were sold by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting, and that the transactions occurred under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After these transactions, the filing shows Theurer with no directly held common shares.