---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-24-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2024-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T00:04:58.890662+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Three First Solar directors to retire at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Richard D. Chapman, George A. 'Chip' Hambro, and Craig Kennedy will not stand for re-election.
- Each director will continue to serve on the Board and committees until the 2024 Annual Meeting.
- Retirement decisions were not due to any disagreement with the Company or management.
- First Solar expressed gratitude for their years of dedicated service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-24-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000002/0001274494-24-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000002/fslr-20240213.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-24-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-24-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-24-000002.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Craig Kennedy departed as Director at FIRST SOLAR, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 13, 2024, Richard D. Chapman, George A. (“Chip”) Hambro, and Craig Kennedy each notified First Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) that they will retire as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000002/0001274494-24-000002-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard D. Chapman departed as Director at FIRST SOLAR, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 13, 2024, Richard D. Chapman, George A. (“Chip”) Hambro, and Craig Kennedy each notified First Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) that they will retire as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000002/0001274494-24-000002-index.htm
- Executive change
  George A. Hambro departed as Director at FIRST SOLAR, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 13, 2024, Richard D. Chapman, George A. (“Chip”) Hambro, and Craig Kennedy each notified First Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) that they will retire as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449424000002/0001274494-24-000002-index.htm

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