SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-15-011687
FIRST SOLAR, INC. · FSLR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
James Alton Hughes
Officer — Chief Executive Officer · Director
Period of report
Mar 13, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Mar 17, 2015 · 4:58 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001274494
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1 | Mar 13, 2015 | M | 18,588 | $0.00 | A | 25,036 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Mar 13, 2015 | F | 8,579 | $60.60 | D | 16,457 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted Stock UnitsF3,F4 | — | Mar 13, 2015 | M | 18,588 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 18,588 | 37,174 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of 25% of the restricted stock units granted on March 13, 2013.
- F2Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of the restricted stock units.
- F3Each 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.
- F4The restricted stock units were granted on March 13, 2013 as part of the Issuer's annual equity grant to executive officers. These units are scheduled to vest annually at a rate of 25% on each anniversary of the grant date, commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.