secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
CIK:        0001274494
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001274494-25-000006
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud

First Solar Announces Final Sale of $857M in Section 45X Tax Credits
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- Sold $857M in 2024 Section 45X tax credits at $0.955 per $1, expecting ~$819M in gross cash proceeds.
- Transaction included fixed $645M and variable $212M sales; variable sale expected by Feb 28, 2025.
- Pre-tax earnings impact of ~$39M, post-tax ~$45M, reducing diluted EPS by ~$0.42 for 2024.
- CEO Mark Widmar highlighted tax credits support US manufacturing jobs and economic value.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000006/0001274494-25-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449425000006/fslr-20250220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001274494-25-000006

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