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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001274494-26-000138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FSLR"
cik: "0001274494"
company_name: "FIRST SOLAR, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-15T20:02:54+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T20:10:16.502585+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Solar 2026 annual meeting results: directors elected, shareholder proposal fails

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; Paul Stebbins received 17.7M against votes (22% of cast votes).
- Ratification of PwC as auditor passed with 79.97M for vs 12.03M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 69.19M for (86.8% of votes cast).
- Shareholder proposal to improve ability to call special meeting rejected 34.3M for vs 45.1M against.
- About 85.8% of outstanding shares (92.1M of 107.5M) were represented at the meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001274494-26-000138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FSLR
- cik: 0001274494
- company_name: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T20:02:54+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/0001274494-26-000138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/fslr-20260513.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/0001274494-26-000138-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Advisory resolution on the compensation of named executive officers at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/0001274494-26-000138-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal to improve shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to improve shareholder ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/0001274494-26-000138-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FIRST SOLAR, INC. shareholders approved Election of ten nominees as members of the board of directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000127449426000138/0001274494-26-000138-index.htm

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