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.
Form 4 summary: Anita M. George, a director of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), was granted 205 shares of common stock as quarterly equity compensation on 09/30/2025 at no cash price. Following the grant she beneficially owns 4,627 shares in a direct ownership form. The filing lists her relationship to the issuer as a Director and the Form 4 was signed on behalf of the reporting person by attorney-in-fact Jason E. Dymbort on 10/01/2025. The explanation on the form states these shares represent the issuer's quarterly equity compensation for non-associate directors.
First Solar insider transactions by Samantha L. Sloan
Samantha L. Sloan, an Executive Vice President at First Solar (FSLR), had restricted stock units vest on 08/29/2025 converting to 469 shares of common stock. Following that vesting the filing reports a beneficial ownership of 1,030 shares before a subsequent sale. On 09/02/2025 Sloan sold 140 shares at a price of $188.47 per share to satisfy tax-withholding obligations, leaving 890 shares reported as beneficially owned. The RSUs were originally granted on 09/01/2022 and vest at 20% per year on each anniversary.
Form 144 notice for First Solar, Inc. (FSLR): The filing reports a proposed sale of 140 common shares acquired by restricted stock vesting on 08/29/2025. The filing lists an approximate sale date of 09/02/2025 through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $26,385.81 and total shares outstanding shown as 107,247,651. The payment/source is identified as compensation. The filer identification fields (CIK/CCC and contact details) are not populated in the provided text. No securities were reported sold by the filer in the past three months.
Jason E. Dymbort, General Counsel and Secretary of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), reported a sale of 1,824 shares of First Solar common stock on 08/19/2025 at a price of $215.33 per share. After the sale, Dymbort beneficially owns 20,449 shares. The filing states the sale was effected pursuant to a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on May 20, 2025, which provides an affirmative defense for planned trades. The Form 4 is signed and dated 08/20/2025.
Insider award disclosure: Samantha L. Sloan, EVP, Corporate Affairs of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), was granted 1,751 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 08/15/2025. Each RSU represents the right to one share of common stock upon vesting. The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments of 25% beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the award is reported as direct beneficial ownership of 1,751 shares following the grant. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 08/19/2025. No exercise price applies to the RSUs.
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) filing a Form 144 notifies the proposed sale of 1,824 common shares held by an insider through Fidelity Brokerage Services on or about 08/19/2025 on NASDAQ. The filing states an aggregate market value of $392,761.92 and total shares outstanding of 107,247,651, indicating the sale represents a very small fraction of the company's outstanding stock. The shares were acquired via restricted stock vesting across 2023 and 2024 as compensation (individual lots of 22, 963, 417 and 422 shares). The filer reports no other sales in the past three months and affirms no undisclosed material information.
First Solar CEO and director Mark R. Widmar reported multiple open-market sales of 2,321 shares of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) on 08/15/2025 under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sales were reported in separate transactions at weighted-average prices per line ranging from $185.15 to $205.92 (individual trade price ranges spanned approximately $185.00 to $206.25 across all lines). Following these disposals, the reporting person beneficially owned 81,861 shares. The Form 4 discloses that the sales were executed in multiple trades and that the reporting person will provide breakdowns of quantities at each price on request.
Reporting person: Nathan B. Theurer, VP - Global Controller and CAO of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR). This Form 4 discloses transactions tied to the vesting of performance share units and subsequent sales under a trading plan.
What occurred: On 02/27/2025, 560 shares of common stock were acquired upon vesting of performance share units granted 03/15/2022. The issuer withheld 181 shares to satisfy tax withholding, leaving 379 shares beneficially owned. On 08/14/2025 the reporting person sold 686 shares at $182.03 per share pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted 05/15/2025; the sale included 379 shares from the February vesting and 307 shares previously reported, resulting in 0 shares owned following the sale.
Form 144 filed for First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) reports a proposed sale of 2,321 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services on 08/15/2025 with an aggregate market value of $462,887.29 and approximately 107,247,651 shares outstanding. The filing shows those shares were acquired via restricted stock vesting on 02/26/2025 (129 shares) and 03/06/2025 (2,192 shares) as compensation. The form also discloses recent open-market insider sales by Mark Widmar: 23,912 shares on 08/12/2025 for $4,435,095.24 and 3,796 shares on 08/13/2025 for $710,582.09. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information.
Mark R. Widmar, Chief Executive Officer and Director of First Solar, Inc. (FSLR), reported multiple open-market sales of company common stock on August 12-13, 2025 under a previously adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transactions total 27,708 shares sold across 11 reported lines at weighted-average prices ranging roughly from $181.77 to $190.25 per share. After these dispositions the reporting person beneficially owned 84,182 shares as of the last reported sale. The filing states the 10b5-1 plan was adopted on May 13, 2025 and that transaction details reflect multiple executions within disclosed price ranges.