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  0001551184
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001274494
  FIRST SOLAR, INC.
  001-33156
  350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
  SUITE 600
  TEMPE
  AZ
  85288
  (602) 414-9300
  Chapman Richard D
  Former Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  7264
  1808372.80
  107041420
  05/22/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  12/31/2018
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
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  12/31/2018
  Compensation
  Common
  09/30/2018
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
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  09/30/2018
  Compensation
  Common
  09/29/2017
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
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  09/29/2017
  Compensation
  Common
  06/30/2016
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  826
  06/30/2016
  Compensation
  Common
  09/30/2015
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  731
  09/30/2015
  Compensation
  Common
  06/30/2015
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  666
  06/30/2015
  Compensation
  Common
  12/31/2014
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  701
  12/31/2014
  Compensation
  Common
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  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  1000
  08/09/2013
  Compensation
  Common
  06/28/2013
  Compensation
  Issuer
  N
  698
  06/28/2013
  Compensation
  N
  Richard D. Chapman 2021 Irrevocable Trust
  350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
  Tempe
  AZ
  85288
  Common
  05/09/2024
  3985
  760739.69
  Richard D Chapman
  350 West Washington Street, Suite 600
  Tempe
  AZ
  85288
  Common
  05/09/2024
  3165
  602887.11
  Of the shares sold today, all 7264 shares were sold from the Richard D. Chapman 2021 Irrevocable Trust account of which Richard D. Chapman is a trustee.
  05/22/2024
  /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Richard D. Chapman