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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and FIRST SOLAR INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of May 8, 2024: 14 items on FIRST SOLAR INC.’s Form 8-K, filed May 9, 2024: 10 elected · 3 approved · 1 not approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Michael J. Ahearn | 73,747,444 | 4,269,787 | 2,218,210 | -- | 10,597,533 | 95% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Anita Marangoly George | 79,261,867 | 761,237 | 212,337 | -- | 10,597,533 | 99.0% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Molly E. Joseph | 76,791,305 | 3,317,240 | 126,896 | -- | 10,597,533 | 96% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Lisa A. Kro | 79,373,576 | 736,103 | 125,762 | -- | 10,597,533 | 99.0% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: William J. Post | 70,433,192 | 9,665,042 | 137,207 | -- | 10,597,533 | 88% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala | 79,844,572 | 257,598 | 133,271 | -- | 10,597,533 | 99.6% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Paul H. Stebbins | 68,398,649 | 11,607,430 | 229,362 | -- | 10,597,533 | 85% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Michael Sweeney | 68,946,576 | 11,148,822 | 140,043 | -- | 10,597,533 | 86% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Mark R. Widmar | 78,738,602 | 1,358,232 | 138,607 | -- | 10,597,533 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Norman L. Wright | 74,378,561 | 5,652,494 | 204,386 | -- | 10,597,533 | 93% | Elected | — |
| 2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 | 80,589,547 | 10,061,586 | 181,841 | -- | -- | 89% | Approved | — |
| 3. An advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers | 73,995,632 | 4,426,151 | 1,813,658 | -- | 10,597,533 | 94% | Approved | — |
| 4. An amendment and restatement of our bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings | 74,442,236 | 2,488,183 | 3,305,022 | -- | 10,597,533 | 97% | Approved | — |
| 5. A stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting | 38,023,796 | 42,078,587 | 133,058 | -- | 10,597,533 | 47.5% | Not approved | — |
Source: FIRST SOLAR INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 9, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 733 asset managers that disclosed a FIRST SOLAR INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Anita Marangoly George
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Anita Marangoly George”): 79,261,867 for, 761,237 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,043,446 | 561 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,662 | 211 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 35,020,688 for, 829 against, 25,185 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.0% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lisa A. Kro
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lisa A. Kro”): 79,373,576 for, 736,103 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.0% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,043,446 | 561 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,662 | 211 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 35,020,688 for, 21,890 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Mark R. Widmar
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark R. Widmar”): 78,738,602 for, 1,358,232 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,043,446 | 561 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,556 | 317 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 35,015,288 for, 27,290 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
95% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael J. Ahearn
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael J. Ahearn”): 73,747,444 for, 4,269,787 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,043,446 | 561 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,556 | 317 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 35,009,795 for, 32,783 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
86% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael T. Sweeney
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael Sweeney”): 68,946,576 for, 11,148,822 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,426 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,509 | 1,264,840 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,365 | 508 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 33,681,852 for, 1,360,726 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
96% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Molly E. Joseph
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Molly E. Joseph”): 76,791,305 for, 3,317,240 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,426 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,472 | 401 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 34,970,418 for, 72,160 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
93% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Norman L. Wright
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Norman L. Wright”): 74,378,561 for, 5,652,494 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 93% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,426 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,509 | 1,264,840 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,472 | 401 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 33,690,163 for, 1,352,415 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
85% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Paul H. Stebbins
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul H. Stebbins”): 68,398,649 for, 11,607,430 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,426 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,509 | 1,264,840 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,365 | 508 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 33,625,911 for, 1,416,667 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 7 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
88% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: William J. Post
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: William J. Post”): 70,433,192 for, 9,665,042 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 88% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,426 | 1,581 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,509 | 1,264,840 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,365 | 508 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 33,681,852 for, 1,360,726 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.6% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala”): 79,844,572 for, 257,598 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 1: Stockholders elected each of the following ten nominees as members of the board of directors to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified.”
Support: 99.6% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,044,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 133 managers: 35,022,665 for, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 17,324,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 17,579,229 for, 985 unknown.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve an amendment and restatement of our bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. An amendment and restatement of our bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings”): 74,442,236 for, 2,488,183 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 4: Stockholders approved an amendment and restatement of our bylaws to permit stockholders to call special meetings.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 135 asset managers below reported 34,839,229 for, 29,416 against, 1,167 withheld, 154,577 abstained, 985 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,042,890 | 0 | 1,117 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,428,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,251,873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 110,756 | 4,473 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 135 asset managers. See all 135 in the interactive database.
Combines 25 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
94% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. An advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers”): 73,995,632 for, 4,426,151 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 3: Stockholders approved an advisory resolution on the compensation of our named executive officers.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,044,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,509 | 0 | 1,264,840 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,873 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 112,201 | 8,423 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 135 managers: 33,644,349 for, 140,240 against, 1,268,964 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Life | 8,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 3,915,176 | 82,665 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 3,943,235 | 579 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 2,940,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 2,938,555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 2,528,497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,472,818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,330,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. | 0 | 2,043,143 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 1,859,777 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SAMLYN CAPITAL, LLC | 1,063,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 1,021,907 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Man Group plc | 882,820 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 796,154 | 9,156 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Amundi | 693,334 | 892 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 688,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 629,906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Park West Asset Management LLC | 591,649 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Robeco Schweiz AG | 545,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Legal & General Investment Management Ltd | 523,225 | 886 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 497,035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) | 495,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hill City Capital, LP | 460,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 458,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Clean Energy Transition LLP | 449,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 617 managers: 51,711,416 for, 3,347,396 against, 1,833 withheld, 71,272 abstained, 8,457 not voted, 1,089 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 9 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
89% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the year ending December 31, 2024
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024”): 80,589,547 for, 10,061,586 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 2: Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as First Solar, Inc.'s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024.”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13,162,398 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 5,175,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 4,044,007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 163,280 | 1,264,840 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| State Street | 1,251,767 | 106 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | 138,760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,829 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 120,624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 93,843 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 134 managers: 33,689,113 for, 1,356,023 against, 4,124 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWC Asset Management LLP | 0 | 288,578 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 254,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Berkeley Capital Partners, LLC | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Boltwood Capital Management | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| King Wealth Management Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 7 managers: 254,805 for, 288,578 against, 985 unknown.
Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
47.5% Not approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting
FIRST SOLAR INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. A stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting”): 38,023,796 for, 42,078,587 against — failed, per its Form 8-K filed May 9, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Not approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal No. 5: Stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal to adopt a shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting.”
Support: 47.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of FIRST SOLAR INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Shareholder Proposal Regarding Right to Call Special Meeting” (2 managers, 5,486 for).
The 134 asset managers below reported 10,064,977 for, 20,773,173 against, 8,958 abstained, 985 unknown.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 1,342,827 | 11,819,571 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Fidelity | 23,161 | 5,152,100 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AMCAP FUND | 2,349,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 2,276,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Virtus | 1,425,640 | 2,480 | 229 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 1,233 | 1,250,640 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Charles Schwab | 0 | 624,698 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 0 | 571,964 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Capital Group | 540,682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Dimensional | 0 | 533,840 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 483,194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GMO | 226,895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 86,430 | 41,399 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| John Hancock | 62,729 | 57,895 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Voya | 0 | 118,941 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Hartford | 115,229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| T. Rowe Price | 0 | 114,137 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Nushares ETF Trust | 0 | 105,163 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Jackson National | 67,717 | 26,126 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 85,934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Six Circles Trust | 0 | 70,347 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 67,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AMG Funds I | 48,629 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Victory Capital | 42,429 | 4,921 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| American Century | 45,444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 134 asset managers. See all 134 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 14, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 107,041,246 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 12.30% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 4.83% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.78% |
| 4 | AMCAP FUND | 2.19% |
| 5 | Invesco | 2.13% |
| 6 | Virtus | 1.33% |
| 7 | State Street | 1.17% |
| 8 | Charles Schwab | 0.58% |
| 9 | TIAA | 0.53% |
| 10 | Capital Group | 0.51% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Life | 7.47% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 3.73% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 3.68% |
| 4 | Capital Research Global Investors | 2.75% |
| 5 | State Street | 2.75% |
| 6 | Wellington | 2.36% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2.31% |
| 8 | Invesco | 2.18% |
| 9 | BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A. | 1.91% |
| 10 | SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | 1.74% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 12.82% | 13F |
| BlackRock | 11.94% | 13F |
| Farhad Fred Ebrahimi | 5.09% | DEF14A |
| Citadel Advisors | 4.74% | 13F |
| State Street | 4.55% | 13F |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 4.14% | 13F |
| Wellington Management | 2.91% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.41% | 13F |
| Geode Capital | 2.34% | 13F |
| Invesco | 2.23% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 107,041,246 shares outstanding, as reported by FIRST SOLAR INC. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from FIRST SOLAR INC.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At FIRST SOLAR INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 8, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 733 asset managers reported how they voted on 14 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 9,689 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers — FIRST SOLAR INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 94% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: FIRST SOLAR INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2024.
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