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
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.
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:
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Nominees
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Votes Cast For
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Votes Cast Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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Michael J. Ahearn
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65,844,496
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945,594
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119,951
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20,674,349
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Sharon L. Allen
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66,404,897
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422,978
|
82,166
|
20,674,349
|
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Richard D. Chapman
|
65,998,715
|
781,534
|
129,792
|
20,674,349
|
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|
George A. Hambro
|
66,032,949
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748,011
|
129,081
|
20,674,349
|
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Craig Kennedy
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66,020,490
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760,939
|
128,612
|
20,674,349
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James F. Nolan
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65,989,186
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793,865
|
126,990
|
20,674,349
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William J. Post
|
66,289,718
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493,984
|
126,339
|
20,674,349
|
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|
J. Thomas Presby
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65,998,827
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787,470
|
123,744
|
20,674,349
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|
Paul H. Stebbins
|
59,749,546
|
7,029,622
|
130,873
|
20,674,349
|
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|
Michael Sweeney
|
65,957,590
|
820,494
|
131,957
|
20,674,349
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Mark R. Widmar
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66,278,329
|
511,350
|
120,362
|
20,674,349
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as First Solars independent
registered public accounting firm for the year ending December
31, 2017:
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Votes Cast For
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Votes Cast Against
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Abstentions
|
Broker Non-Votes
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85,704,200
|
1,060,182
|
820,008
|
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Votes Cast For
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Votes Cast Against
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Abstentions
|
Broker Non-Votes
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|||||||
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64,893,948
|
1,866,289
|
149,804
|
20,674,349
|
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vote on executive compensation:
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One Year
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Two Years
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Three Years
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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26,305,507
|
141,487
|
40,273,941
|
189,106
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20,674,349
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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.