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8-K filed May 9, 2024, 7:59 PM ET ticker FSLR CIK 0001274494
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First Solar shareholders approve special meeting right for 25%+ holders; all directors re-elected

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC.: Amended and restated bylaws to permit stockholders owning 25% or more of outstanding common stock and complying with other requirements to call special meetings of stockholders (effective 2024-05-08).

Change
bylaw amendment
Effective
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
the stockholders of the Company approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (as amended and restated, the “A&R Bylaws”) to enable stockholders who own 25% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock and who comply with the other applicable requirements as set forth in the A&R Bylaws, including a one-year holding period, to call a special meeting of stockholders. The A&R Bylaws became effective on May 8, 2024.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Election of ten nominees to the board of directors at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
director election
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as 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.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Amendment and restatement of bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
charter amendment
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of our bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Advisory resolution on compensation of named executive officers at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
say on pay
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Proposal
auditor ratification
Outcome
passed
Meeting
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.
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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting at the 2024-05-08 meeting.

Outcome
failed
Meeting
2024-05-08
Exact text from the filing
Stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting.
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