Company:  FIRST SOLAR, INC. (FSLR)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/29/2012 
CIK:  0001274494 
Address:  350 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
SUITE 600
 
City, State, Zip:  TEMPE, Arizona 85281 
Telephone:  (602) 414-9300 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$51.55  
Change: 
-0.026 (-0.05%)  
Trade Time: 
May 24  
Market Cap: 
$4.53B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1: Business
        NAME AND TITLE
      Item 1A: Risk Factors
      Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
      Item 2: Properties
      Item 3: Legal Proceedings
      Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures
    PART II
      Item 5: Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6: Selected Financial Data
        INCOME STATEMENT
      Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
        Results of Operations
        Liquidity and Capital Resources
      Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about ...
      Item 8: Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
      Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on ...
      Item 9A: Controls and Procedures
      Item 9B: Other Information
    PART III
      Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
      Item 11: Executive Compensation
      Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and ...
      Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and ...
      Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    PART IV
      Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    CASH FLOW
    SIGNATURES
    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    BALANCE SHEET
    INCOME STATEMENT
    STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
    CASH FLOW
    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      BALANCE SHEET
      BALANCE SHEET
      BALANCE SHEET
      CASH FLOW
      Note 26. Subsequent Events
    INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  EXHIBIT 4.23
  EXHIBIT 21.1
    SUBSIDIARIES
  EXHIBIT 23.1
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 31.01
    EX 31.01 CEO Certification Dec11 10k
  EXHIBIT 31.02
    EX 31.02 CFO Certification Dec11 10k
  EXHIBIT 32.01
    EX 32.01 CEO and CFO Certification Dec11 10k