Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

FIRST SOLAR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		001-33156 (Commission File Number)		20-4623678 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

350 West Washington Street,Suite 600

Tempe, Arizona 85281

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Paul Kaleta

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

[phone]

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

þ	Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015.

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Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

A copy of our Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 and is available at http://investor.firstsolar.com/sec.cfm. Our conflict minerals policy is available at www.firstsolar.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility/social-impact and is not incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Company has filed, as an exhibit to this Form SD, the Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01.

Section 2 – Exhibits

Item 2.01 – Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.

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SIGNATURE

 

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.
Dated: May 24, 2016	By:		/s/ PAUL KALETA
	Name:		Paul Kaleta
	Title:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel