Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001127602-16-059960
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2016-08-09 21:11:13
Reporting Period:
2016-08-05
Filing Date:
2016-08-09
Accepted Time:
2016-08-09 21:11:13
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
1645425 R. Alexander Bradley C/O First Solar, Inc.
350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
Tempe AZ 85281-1244
Chief Financial 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 2016-08-05 964 $0.00 964 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2016-08-05 398 $44.11 566 No 4 F Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2016-08-09 566 $43.77 0 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 2016-08-05 964 $0.00 964 $0.00
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
2,889 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of 25% of the restricted stock units granted on August 5, 2015.
  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 May 27, 2016.
  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 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
  5. The restricted stock units were granted on August 5, 2015 as a performance recognition grant. These units are scheduled to vest at a rate of 25% per year, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.