Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001127602-16-047384
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2016-03-23 18:44:58
Reporting Period:
2016-03-21
Filing Date:
2016-03-23
Accepted Time:
2016-03-23 18:44:58
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1274494 First Solar Inc. FSLR Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674) 204623678
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1549086 Raffi Garabedian C/O First Solar, Inc.
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
Tempe AZ 85281-1244
Chief Technology Officer No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2016-03-21 4,513 $0.00 8,987 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2016-03-21 2,355 $71.24 6,632 No 4 F Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2016-03-23 2,158 $71.25 4,474 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 F Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Restricted Stock Units Disposition 2016-03-21 4,513 $0.00 4,513 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of 25% of the restricted stock units granted on March 21, 2012.
  2. Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations with the vesting of the restricted stock units.
  3. This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person on August 26, 2015.
  4. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with the Issuer's 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
  5. The restricted stock units were granted on March 21, 2012. These units are scheduled to vest at a rate of 25% per year, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.