ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 433
REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-144714
This Free Writing Prospectus relates only to the securities described below and should be read
together with the Preliminary Prospectus of First Solar, Inc. filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 3, 2007 relating to these securities.
First Solar, Inc.
$617,500,000
6,500,000 Shares
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Issuer:
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First Solar, Inc. |
Size:
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$617,500,000 |
Shares offered:
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6,500,000 shares of Common Stock |
Primary shares:
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4,000,000 shares by First Solar, Inc. |
Secondary shares:
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2,500,000 shares by the selling stockholders |
Selling stockholders:
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Estate of John T. Walton (1,989,000) |
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Michael J. Ahearn (390,000) |
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Bruce Sohn (13,000) |
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Kenneth M. Schultz (95,000) |
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Michael Sweeney (13,000) |
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Goldman, Sachs & Co. will not be selling in the offering and will not be subject to a lock-up agreement |
Greenshoe:
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975,000 shares; option to purchase additional shares from Estate of John T. Walton |
Price to public:
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$95.00 per share |
To review a filed copy of the registration statement relating to these securities, go to the
following link:
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1274494/000095013407016680/p74092a1sv1za.htm
THE ISSUER HAS FILED A REGISTRATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING A PROSPECTUS) WITH THE SEC FOR THE
OFFERING TO WHICH THIS COMMUNICATION RELATES. BEFORE YOU INVEST, YOU SHOULD READ THE PROSPECTUS IN
THAT REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THE ISSUER HAS FILED WITH THE SEC FOR MORE COMPLETE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER AND THIS OFFERING. YOU MAY GET THESE DOCUMENTS FOR FREE BY VISITING
EDGAR ON THE SEC WEB SITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY GOING TO THE LINK ABOVE. ALTERNATIVELY, THE ISSUER,
ANY UNDERWRITER OR ANY DEALER PARTICIPATING IN THE OFFERING WILL ARRANGE TO SEND TO YOU THE
PROSPECTUS IF YOU REQUEST IT BY CALLING CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-221-1037, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. TOLL-FREE AT
1-866-471-2526 OR MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED TOLL-FREE AT
1-866-718-1649.
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ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER
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ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
August
9, 2007