Brown James G. Jr. 4
4 · FIRST SOLAR, INC. · Filed May 9, 2012
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Brown James G. Jr.
President, Util. Sys. Bus.
Transactions
- Award
Performance Units
2012-05-07+135,000→ 135,000 totalExercise: $0.00→ Common Stock (135,000 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Each performance unit represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with the Issuer's 2010 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
- [F2]The performance units were granted on May 7, 2012 and shall vest in two separate tranches, each contingent upon the achievement of a threshold performance goal and pre-established performance criteria within a defined performance period. Performance Units will not vest unless the participant is continuously employed by the Issuer through the applicable vesting date, unless the participant is eligible, in certain pre-established circumstances, for a pro-rata settlement. In the event of a change of control of the Issuer during the performance period, regardless of whether the threshold performance goal has been achieved, 25% of the then unvested portion of the performance unit will vest or a different amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. For more information, see Part II, Item 5 Other Information, of the Issuer's Current Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2012.