--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001274494-23-000011" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "FSLR" cik: "0001274494" company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC." filed_at: "2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-15T05:56:21.647147+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.15 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # First Solar annual meeting: all 12 director nominees elected, auditor ratified ## Summary - All 12 board nominees elected; Paul H. Stebbins received largest opposition with 12.35M votes against. - Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for 2023 approved with 85.3M for, 4.6M against. - Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed with 77.3M for (95.2% of votes cast). - Advisory vote frequency set at 1 year, receiving 80.1M votes for that option. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001274494-23-000011 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: FSLR - cik: 0001274494 - company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC. - filed_at: 2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.15 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/0001274494-23-000011-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/fslr-20230509.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-23-000011 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-23-000011.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-23-000011.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. at the 2023-05-09 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-09 source text: 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, 2023. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 85,323,512 4,607,508 71,294 — evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/0001274494-23-000011-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. at the 2023-05-09 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-09 source text: Proposal No. 4: To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers. Votes Cast For 1 Year Votes Cast For 2 Years Votes Cast For 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 80,099,216 76,332 1,770,401 57,092 7,999,273 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/0001274494-23-000011-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. at the 2023-05-09 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-09 source text: Proposal No. 3: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 77,326,619 3,860,544 815,878 7,999,273 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/0001274494-23-000011-index.htm - Shareholder Votes FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved To elect twelve members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. at the 2023-05-09 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-05-09 source text: Proposal No. 1: To elect twelve members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. Nominees Votes Cast For Votes Cast Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Michael J. Ahearn 77,170,490 3,664,461 1,168,090 7,999,273 Richard D. Chapman 77,218,454 3,243,970 1,540,617 7,999,273 Anita Marangoly George 80,000,540 452,060 1,550,441 7,999,273 George A. Hambro 76,764,495 3,400,317 1,838,229 7,999,273 Molly E. Joseph 77,091,639 3,380,120 1,531,282 7,999,273 Craig Kennedy 76,321,247 4,141,500 1,540,294 7,999,273 Lisa A. Kro 79,604,677 863,939 1,534,425 7,999,273 William J. Post 73,010,641 7,454,300 1,538,100 7,999,273 Paul H. Stebbins 68,097,884 12,354,883 1,550,274 7,999,273 Michael Sweeney 72,001,626 8,457,825 1,543,590 7,999,273 Mark R. Widmar 79,398,090 1,432,719 1,172,232 7,999,273 Norman L. Wright 76,121,506 4,336,650 1,544,885 7,999,273 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449423000011/0001274494-23-000011-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.