Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 12, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33156
20-4623678
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
Tempe, Arizona85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(602) 414-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value
FSLR
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 12, 2021. A description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in First Solar’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021. The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1: To elect the following eleven nominees to First Solar’s board of directors, each to serve on the board of directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
Nominees
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Ahearn
71,207,754
1,869,563
1,457,163
15,515,346
Sharon L. Allen
73,419,569
1,011,029
103,882
15,515,346
Richard D. Chapman
73,266,824
1,147,900
119,756
15,515,346
George A. Hambro
73,445,255
971,106
118,119
15,515,346
Kathryn A. Hollister
73,873,414
555,003
106,063
15,515,346
Molly E. Joseph
72,607,615
1,822,118
104,747
15,515,346
Craig Kennedy
71,286,692
3,126,606
121,182
15,515,346
William J. Post
71,970,521
2,444,071
119,888
15,515,346
Paul H. Stebbins
51,753,938
22,658,972
121,570
15,515,346
Michael Sweeney
69,541,164
4,873,154
120,162
15,515,346
Mark R. Widmar
73,489,286
925,170
120,024
15,515,346
Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021.
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
84,102,515
5,712,639
234,672
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Proposal No. 3: To request a report on steps being taken by First Solar to enhance board diversity beyond current levels.
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
67,638,682
6,498,848
396,950
15,515,346
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.