UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2012
FIRST SOLAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33156 | 20-4623678 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | Identification Number) | |||
350 West Washington Street
Suite 600
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 414-9300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
First Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) has entered into the Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) dated as of October 23, 2012 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of October 15, 2010, among the Company, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A. and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as documentation agents, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as syndication agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). The Amendment provides for, among other things, the ability of the Company to obtain letters of credit denominated in currencies other than US Dollars, Euro, Canadian Dollars, and British Pound Sterling with the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender (as defined in the Credit Agreement); provided that the dollar equivalent of the aggregate amount of the obligations attributable to letters of credit denominated in such alternative currencies shall not exceed $300 million at any time.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibit
10.1 | Third Amendment, dated as of October 23, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2010. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FIRST SOLAR, INC. | ||||
Date: October 26, 2012 | By: | /s/ | Mary Beth Gustafsson | |
Name: | Mary Beth Gustafsson | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
10.1 | Third Amendment, dated as of October 23, 2012, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2010. |