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0001362208
XXXXXXXX
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0001274494
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
001-33156
350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
SUITE 600
TEMPE
AZ
85288
(602) 414-9300
Widmar Mark R
Officer
Director
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
3982
816310.00
106825674
07/17/2023
NASDAQ
Common
03/06/2023
Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
3982
03/06/2023
Compensation
N
Mark Widmar
350 West Washington Street
Suite 600
Tempe
AZ
85288
Common
06/06/2023
39948
7988567.64
07/17/2023
03/07/2023
/s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Mark Widmar