UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May20,20l5
Meeting Information Meeting Type: AnnualMeeting For holders as of: March 3I,20I5 Date: May 20, 2015 Time:9:00 AMMST
Location: Desert Willow Conference Cntr.
4340 East Cotton Center Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85040
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Voting items
The Board of
Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1. Election of Directors Nominees 01 Michael Ahearn 06 Craig Kennedy 11 Michael Sweeney
2. 02 Sharon L. Allen 07 James F. Nolan
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4. 03 Richard D. Chapman 08 William J. Post
5. 04 George A. Hambro 09 J. Thomas Presby
05 James A. Hughes 10 Paul H. Stebbins
The Board of Directors recommends you
vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
3. Approval of the adoption of the First Solar, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
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Stockholder Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the First Solar, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 20, 2015
Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the
Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!
This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which contain important information and are available to you on the
Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders are available at:
www.envisionreports.com/FSLR
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Materials and Vote
When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares.
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Vote or Request Materials.
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Step 4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote.
When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials.
Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a
copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before May 6, 2015 to facilitate timely delivery; otherwise, you will not receive a paper or email copy.
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First Solar, Inc.’ Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 20, 2015 at the Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 East Cotton Center Boulevard,
Phoenix, Arizona 85040 at 9:00 a.m. Local Time.
Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed, and FOR Proposals 2 and 3.
1. Election of Directors:
01 - Michael J. Ahearn
02 - Sharon L. Allen
03 - Richard D. Chapman
04 - George A. Hambro
05 - James A. Hughes
06 - Craig Kennedy
07 - James F. Nolan
08 - William J. Post
09 - J. Thomas Presby
10 - Paul H. Stebbins
11 - Michael Sweeney
2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
3. Approval of the adoption of the First Solar, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a
proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.
Directions to the First Solar 2015 Annual Meeting are available in
the proxy statement, which can be viewed at www.envisionreports.com/FSLR.
Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery
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Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the telephone, Internet or email options below.
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email copy of the current meeting materials and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials.
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To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials must be received by May 6, 2015.
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may choose one of the two voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy. VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR. Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 1:00 a.m., Central Time, on May 20, 2015. Vote by
Interne Go to www.envisionreports.com/FSLR Or scan the QR code with your smartphone Follow the steps outlined on the secure website
Using a black ink pen, mark
your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas. Vote by telephone Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone Follow the instructions
provided by the recorded message Annual Meeting Proxy Card IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. A Proposals — The Board of Directors
recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed and FOR Proposals 2 and 3. Mark here to WITHHOLD vote from all nominees For All EXCEPT - To withhold a vote for one or more nominees, mark the box to the left and the corresponding numbered box(es) to
the right. For Against Abstain 10 11 For Against Abstain 2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
B| Non-Voting Items Change of Address — Please print new address below. c Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint
owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title. Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below. Signature 1 — Please keep signature within
the box. Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.
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for the Annual Meeting, May 20, 2015, Phoenix, Arizona 2015 Annual Meeting of First Solar, Inc. Stockholders May 20, 2015, 9:00 a.m. (Local Time) Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 East Cotton Center Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona 85040 The
undersigned hereby appoints James A. Hughes, Paul J. Kaleta and Peter C. Bartolino (the “proxies”), or any of them, with full power of substitution, to represent and to vote the Common Stock of the undersigned at the annual meeting of
stockholders of First Solar, Inc., to be held at the Desert Willow Conference Center, 4340 East Cotton Center Boulevard, Phoenix, Arizona 85040, on May 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., or at any adjournment thereof as stated on the reverse side. You are
encouraged to specify your choices by marking the appropriate boxes, SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. The proxies cannot vote your shares unless
you sign and return this card. ETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.