Ahearn Michael J 4

What Happened Michael J. Ahearn, a director of First Solar, received an equity award of 374 shares on 2026-03-31. The Form 4 reports the acquisition price as $0.00 (typical for granted awards). This was a grant/award of shares (not a purchase or sale) and represents routine director compensation.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-31; Filing date: 2026-04-01 (timely filed).
• Transaction type/code: Award/Grant (A); 374 shares acquired; reported acquisition price $0.00.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in the supplied filing excerpt.
• Footnote: F1 — shares granted represent the quarterly equity compensation paid to the issuer’s non-associate directors.
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or option exercise was reported in this excerpt.

Context Director equity awards are routine compensation and do not necessarily signal a change in insider sentiment. Purchases by insiders are generally more informative about personal bullishness; grants serve to align director interests with shareholders and are commonly reported each quarter.