| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | | OMB APPROVAL | | OMB Number: | 3235-0104 | | Expires: | February 28, 2011 | | Estimated average burden | | hours per response | 0.5 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| C/O FIRST SOLAR, INC., 350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 600 | |
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2009 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
[FSLR]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)| X | Director | | 10% Owner | | X | Officer (give title below) | | Other (specify below) | | CEO |
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X | Form filed by One Reporting Person | | Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Owned (Instr.
4)
| 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
| 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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No securities are benefically owned
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0
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
| 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Excercise Price of Derivative Security
| 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
| 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| Explanation of Responses: |
Remarks:
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| /s/ Peter C. Bartolino, Attorney-in-fact | 10/13/2009 |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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see Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby
constitutes, designates and appoints John T. Gaffney, Jens Meyerhoff,
Mary E. Gustafsson, Peter C. Bartolino, and Richard Mittermaier, and
each of them, as such person?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned?s
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute, acknowledge,
deliver and file any and all filings required by the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, including Section 16 of such act, and the rules
and regulations thereunder, and requisite documents in connection with
such filings, respecting securities of First Solar, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, including but not limited to Forms 3, 4 and 5 under such
act and any amendments thereto.
This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked
by the undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument as of
this 5th day of October, 2009.
By: /s/ Robert J. Gillette
Name: Robert J. Gillette