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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): January 20, 2017


FIRST SOLAR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
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)

(602) 414-9300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On January 20, 2017, First Solar, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Sixth Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 15, 2010, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of May 6, 2011, the Second Amendment dated as of June 30, 2011, the Third Amendment dated as of October 23, 2012, the Fourth Amendment dated as of July 15, 2013, and the Fifth Amendment dated as of June 3, 2015, by and among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended by the Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Amendment modified certain financial condition covenants to remove the requirement to maintain a minimum Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, and to increase the Liquidity Availability, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, required to be maintained from $400,000,000 to $800,000,000.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Sixth Amendment, dated as of January 20, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2010, among First Solar, Inc., the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent

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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.
 
 
 
 
Date: January 26, 2017
By:  
 
/s/ PAUL KALETA
 
Name: 
 
Paul Kaleta
 
Title:  
 
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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