Insider trade

CEO sold ~$45K of FSLR shares in the open market

Traded May 21, 2026 · Filed May 23, 2026

First SolarFSLR

~$45K
Reported value · 179 sh @ $248.80: 92K
Holds after · shares reported: -30.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.9%, $248.88 → $172.11 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of First Solar sold $45K of First Solar shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: May 21, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 23, 2026

CEO$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$44,535

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

21 days after results of Apr 30, 2026, 70 days before results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $248.88 on May 21, 2026, 73% above its 52-week low and 13% below its high, after a 26% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $143.67 (Jun 18, 2025) to $284.59 (Dec 22, 2025), 75% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $197.25 on Apr 9, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+15.2%	+1.2%	+14.0%
30 days	-7.9%	-2.2%	-5.7%
90 days	-22.8%	+1.7%	-24.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001274494-26-000142
Filed / recorded: May 23, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: FIRST SOLAR, INC.
Issuer CIK: 1274494
Ticker: FSLR
Reporting person: Mark R Widmar
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chief Executive Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 21, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 179
Price per share: $248.80
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 92,172
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person on November 6, 2025.
This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $248.13 to $249.11. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

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