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

July 28 31, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33156

20-4623678

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 West Washington Street, Suite 600

Tempe, Arizona 85288

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(602) 414-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.001 par value

FSLR

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 82.0102. ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 2831, 2025 ~~(the “Effective Date”)~~, First Solar, Inc. ~~(the~~is ~~“Company”)~~issuing ~~entered~~a ~~into~~press release and holding a ~~Tax~~conference ~~Credit~~call ~~Transfer~~regarding ~~Agreement~~its (financial results for the ~~“Agreement”)~~second ~~with~~quarter aended ~~leading~~June 30, ~~financial~~2025. ~~institution~~A (copy of the ~~“Purchaser”)~~press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

~~Pursuant~~The toinformation ~~the~~in ~~Agreement,~~this ~~the~~Form ~~Company~~8-K ~~agreed~~and toin ~~sell to the Purchaser up to $391,000,000~~Exhibit 99.001 ofattached ~~advanced~~hereto ~~manufacturing~~shall ~~production~~not ~~tax~~be ~~credits~~deemed (“~~Tax Credits~~filed”) ~~generated~~for bypurposes ~~the~~of ~~production~~Section 18 of ~~certain module components in~~ the ~~United~~Securities ~~States~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~the sale~~ of ~~such~~1934, ~~components~~as toamended ~~third parties during 2025~~ (the “~~Eligible~~Exchange ~~Transaction~~Act”), ~~pursuant~~or tootherwise ~~Section~~subject ~~45X~~to of the ~~Internal~~liability ~~Revenue Code~~ of ~~1986,~~that ~~as amended. Pursuant to the Agreement~~Section, ~~the~~nor ~~purchase~~shall ~~price~~it ~~for such Tax Credits will~~ be updeemed toincorporated ~~$372,755,000.00,~~by ~~payable~~reference in ~~three~~any ~~installments,~~filing ~~with~~under the ~~first~~Securities ~~installment~~Act ~~paid on or around the Effective Date and the second and third installments expected in the fourth quarter~~ of ~~2025. The Effective Date was~~1933, ~~and~~as ~~each payment date is~~amended, ~~subject~~or tothe ~~customary~~Exchange ~~conditions precedent~~Act, ~~including~~except ~~absence~~as ofshall ~~default~~be ~~and~~expressly ~~the~~set ~~accuracy~~forth ofby ~~representations~~specific ~~and~~reference ~~warranties~~in ofsuch ~~the~~a ~~Company~~filing. ~~The Agreement contains customary covenants, indemnification, and termination provisions for comparable Tax Credit sale agreements.~~

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release of First Solar, Inc. dated July 31, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

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: July 30, 2025	By:	/s/ JASON DYMBORT
Date: July 31, 2025	By:	/s/ JASON DYMBORT
	Name:	Jason Dymbort
	Title:	General Counsel & Secretary

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