UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2010
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-33156 | | 20-4623678 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
350 West Washington Street
Suite 600
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 414-9300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
We held our 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 1, 2010. At the meeting, our stockholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows to approve such proposals:
Proposal 1: To elect the following nine nominees to First Solar’s board of directors, each to serve on our board of directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been elected and qualified:
| Nominees | | Votes Cast For | | Votes Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
| Michael J. Ahearn | | 65,107,980 | | 606,508 | | 6,667,071 |
| Robert J. Gillette | | 65,466,003 | | 248,485 | | 6,667,071 |
| Craig Kennedy | | 65,482,861 | | 231,627 | | 6,667,071 |
| James F. Nolan | | 64,531,516 | | 1,182,972 | | 6,667,071 |
| William J. Post | | 65,383,743 | | 330,745 | | 6,667,071 |
| J. Thomas Presby | | 65,256,873 | | 457,615 | | 6,667,071 |
| Paul H. Stebbins | | 57,219,851 | | 8,494,637 | | 6,667,071 |
| Michael Sweeney | | 57,091,228 | | 8,623,260 | | 6,667,071 |
| José H. Villarreal | | 55,392,821 | | 10,321,667 | | 6,667,071 |
Proposal 2: To approve the adoption of the First Solar, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan:
| Votes Cast For | | Votes Cast Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 56,067,547 | | 9,587,631 | | 59,310 | | 6,667,071 |
Proposal 3: To approve the adoption of the First Solar, Inc. Associate Stock Purchase Plan:
| Votes Cast For | | Votes Cast Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 65,368,325 | | 323,956 | | 22,207 | | 6,667,071 |
Proposal 4: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as First Solar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2010:
| Votes Cast For | | Votes Cast Against | | Abstentions | | Broker Non-Votes |
| 72,098,508 | | 240,038 | | 43,013 | | - |
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | FIRST SOLAR, INC. | |
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| Date: June 2, 2010 | | By: | | /s/ Mary Beth Gustafsson | |
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| | | Name: | | Mary Beth Gustafsson | |
| | | Title: | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
