First Solar (FSLR) Director Michael J. Ahearn Gifts 44,584 Shares

What Happened
Michael J. Ahearn, a director of First Solar, gifted 44,584 shares of FSLR stock to the Ahearn Family Foundation on August 4, 2026. The filing does not disclose a sale price or dollar value for the shares. The shares had been transferred from an indirectly held trust into an account the reporting person directly owned on July 17, 2026, and then subsequently gifted as a bona fide charitable donation.

Key Details

• Transaction type: Gift (code G).
• Transfer dates: July 17, 2026 (trust → personal account); August 4, 2026 (gift to foundation).
• Price / value: Not disclosed in the filing (N/A).
• Shares transferred/gifted: 44,584 shares.
• Footnotes: F1 confirms the July 17 transfer and that the August 4 transfer was a bona fide gift to the Ahearn Family Foundation (a 501(c)(3) charity) of which Ahearn is a trustee; F2 states no compensation was received by the donor.
• Filing timeliness: Reported on 2026-08-05 for a transaction on 2026-08-04 (filed within the typical Form 4 reporting window).

Context
Gifts of shares are charitable transactions and do not necessarily reflect the insider’s view of the company’s prospects. This was not an open-market sale or purchase; it was a transfer for philanthropic purposes. The filing does not indicate changes to compensation, option exercises, or sales for personal proceeds.