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FIRST SOLAR, INC. (NASDAQ:FSLR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

FIRST SOLAR, INC. (NASDAQ:FSLR) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

First Solar, Inc. (First Solar) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) on May 17, 2017. A description
of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in
detail in First Solars definitive proxy statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2017. 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 1:>To elect the following eleven nominees to First
Solars 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
65,844,496
945,594
119,951
20,674,349
Sharon L. Allen
66,404,897
422,978
82,166
20,674,349
Richard D. Chapman
65,998,715
781,534
129,792
20,674,349
George A. Hambro
66,032,949
748,011
129,081
20,674,349
Craig Kennedy
66,020,490
760,939
128,612
20,674,349
James F. Nolan
65,989,186
793,865
126,990
20,674,349
William J. Post
66,289,718
493,984
126,339
20,674,349
J. Thomas Presby
65,998,827
787,470
123,744
20,674,349
Paul H. Stebbins
59,749,546
7,029,622
130,873
20,674,349
Michael Sweeney
65,957,590
820,494
131,957
20,674,349
Mark R. Widmar
66,278,329
511,350
120,362
20,674,349
Proposal 2:>To ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as First Solars independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2017:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
85,704,200
1,060,182
820,008
Proposal 3:>Advisory vote on executive compensation:
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
64,893,948
1,866,289
149,804
20,674,349
Proposal 4:>Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory
vote on executive compensation:
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
26,305,507
141,487
40,273,941
189,106
20,674,349

About FIRST SOLAR, INC. (NASDAQ:FSLR)
First Solar, Inc. is a provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions. The Company designs, manufactures and sells PV solar modules with thin-film semiconductor technology, and also develops, designs, constructs and sells PV solar power solutions. The Company operates through two segments: components and systems. The Company’s components segment designs, manufactures and sells solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. The Company’s systems segment provides PV solar power systems or solar solutions for systems, which use the Company’s solar modules. The Company provides operations and maintenance (O&M) services to plant owners that use solar modules manufactured by the Company or by other third-party manufacturers. The Company has approximately 30 manufacturing lines around the world and over 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of annual manufacturing capacity with lines having a production capability of approximately 2,500 modules per day. FIRST SOLAR, INC. (NASDAQ:FSLR) Recent Trading Information
FIRST SOLAR, INC. (NASDAQ:FSLR) closed its last trading session up +0.04 at 36.38 with 3,217,091 shares trading hands.

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