SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-16-058514
FIRST SOLAR, INC. · FSLR
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Mark R Widmar
Officer — Chief Executive Officer
Period of report
Jul 21, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Jul 25, 2016 · 4:03 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 | Jul 21, 2016 | M | 176,667 | $0.00 | A | 221,482 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance UnitsF2,F3 | — | Jul 21, 2016 | M | 176,667 | D | — | — | Common Stock | 176,667 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of the second and final tranche of the Key Senior Talent Equity Performance Program ("KSTEPP") performance units granted to the reporting person on May 7, 2012. On July 21, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") certified the Issuer's achievement of the vesting condition for the second tranche of the KSTEPP performance units.
- F2Each performance unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of the Issuer's common stock.
- F3The performance units were granted on May 7, 2012 in accordance with the Issuer's 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and were to vest in two separate tranches, each contingent upon the achievement of a threshold performance goal and pre-established performance criteria within a defined performance period. Performance Units could not vest unless the participant remained continuously employed by the Issuer through the applicable vesting date, unless the participant was eligible, in certain pre-established circumstances, for a pro-rata settlement. In the event of a change of control of the Issuer during the performance period, regardless of whether the threshold performance goal had been achieved, 25% of the then unvested portion of the performance unit would vest or a different amount as determined by the Compensation Committee. On November 9, 2015, the Compensation Committee had certified the Issuer's achievement of the partial vesting condition for the rolling annual period ended September 30, 2015 (tranche 1), and on July 21, 2016, the Compensation Committee certified the Issuer's achievement of the full vesting condition for the rolling annual period ended June 30, 2016 (tranche 2).