Patrick James Buehler - Jun 15, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)

Role: Chief Quality and Rel. Officer
Signature: /s/ Jason E. Dymbort, attorney-in-fact
Stock symbol: FSLR
Transactions as of: Jun 15, 2022
Transactions value $: -$8,068
Form type: 4
Date filed: 6/16/2022, 05:31 PM
Previous filing: Mar 17, 2022
Next filing: Aug 5, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FSLR	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$0	+286	+8.25%	$0.00	3.75K	Jun 15, 2022	Direct	F1
transaction	FSLR	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$8.07K	-126	-3.36%	$64.03	3.63K	Jun 15, 2022	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FSLR	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-286	-50%	$0.00	286	Jun 15, 2022	Common Stock	286		Direct	F3, F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents shares of common stock issued upon vesting of 25% of the restricted stock units granted on June 15, 2019.
F2	Represents shares of common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations with the vesting of the restricted stock units.
F3	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.
F4	The restricted stock units were granted on June 15, 2019 as a performance recognition grant. 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.