8-K Shareholder Meeting 5-23-12




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2012

FIRST SOLAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
001-33156
 
20-4623678
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification Number)

350 West Washington Street
Suite 600
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 414-9300

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
    
First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar”) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 23, 2012. A description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting is described in detail in First Solar's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2012. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
 
Proposal 1: To elect the following nine nominees to First Solar's board of directors, each to serve on the board of directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been elected and qualified:
    
Nominees
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Michael J. Ahearn
 
51,150,385

 
10,469,585

 
10,350,132

Richard D. Chapman
 
61,179,290

 
440,680

 
10,350,132

George A. Hambro
 
61,182,913

 
437,057

 
10,350,132

Craig Kennedy
 
61,264,585

 
355,385

 
10,350,132

James F. Nolan
 
61,177,701

 
442,269

 
10,350,132

William J. Post
 
60,326,607

 
1,293,363

 
10,350,132

J. Thomas Presby
 
61,104,859

 
515,111

 
10,350,132

Paul H. Stebbins
 
60,192,126

 
1,427,844

 
10,350,132

Michael Sweeney
 
56,885,888

 
4,734,082

 
10,350,132


   
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as First Solar's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
71,602,375

 
258,862

 
108,865

 

     
Proposal 3: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Majority Voting Standard in Uncontested Director Elections:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
29,781,504

 
31,766,953

 
71,513

 
10,350,132


Proposal 4: Stockholder Proposal Regarding Board Diversity:
 
Votes Cast For
 
Votes Cast Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
10,664,476

 
48,422,908

 
2,532,478

 
10,350,240


     







SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 24, 2012 
By:  
 
/s/
Mary Beth Gustafsson 
 
 
Name: 
 
Mary Beth Gustafsson 
 
 
Title:  
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary