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Michael J. Ahearn , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director
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Michael J. Ahearn, CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

350 West Washington Street

Suite 600

Tempe, AZ 85281

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Phone: (602) 414-9300

Fax: (602) 414-9415

www.firstsolar.com



Overview

The Company designs, manufactures and sells solar electric power modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology.

Employees

Number of Employees: 723
Revenue per Employee: $492,219

Top Executives

George A. (Chip) Hambro, Vice President
Bruce Sohn, Director/President
I. Paul Kacir, Vice President/Secretary

Kenneth M. Schultz, Executive VP, Divisional
Jens Meyerhoff, CFO
John T. Gaffney, Executive VP/General Counsel

Board of Directors

Michael Sweeney, Director
J. Thomas Presby, Director
James F. Nolan, Director

Bruce Sohn, Director/President
Jose H. Villarreal, Director
I. Paul Kacir, Vice President/Secretary

Paul H. Stebbins, Director
Craig Kennedy, Director

Financials

Quarterly
Annual

Income Statement 07/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Sales 109.54 Mil. 92.59 Mil. 89.85 Mil. 70.44 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit 157.5 Mil. 104.32 Mil. 110.95 Mil. 88.57 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) 101.53 Mil. 70.89 Mil. 78.26 Mil. 54.83 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) 93.86 Mil. 58.91 Mil. 86.3 Mil. 54.3 Mil.
Total Net Income 69.67 Mil. 46.62 Mil. 62.87 Mil. 46.03 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total 0.87 0.59 0.8 0.61
Diluted EPS, Total 0.85 0.57 0.77 0.58

BALANCE STATEMENT 07/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Cash and Equivalents 511.24 Mil. 590.53 Mil. 404.26 Mil. 117.15 Mil.
Total Assets 838.57 Mil. 798.25 Mil. 802.51 Mil. 795.78 Mil.
Total Liabilities 279.25 Mil. 227.74 Mil. 186.48 Mil. 112.19 Mil.
Total Capitalization 1.36 Bil. 1.22 Bil. 1.17 Bil. 1.05 Bil.

Cash Flow 07/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations 122.49 Mil. NA NA 106.24 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities -103.98 Mil. NA NA -715.73 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities 75.6 Mil. NA NA 416.11 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents 106.98 Mil. NA NA -190.94 Mil.

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Income Statement 2008 2007 2006
Sales 252.57 Mil. 70.52 Mil. 28.11 Mil.
Gross Operating Profit 251.4 Mil. 64.45 Mil. 19.96 Mil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) 137.18 Mil. 13.02 Mil. -1.41 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) 158.26 Mil. 10.2 Mil. -6.13 Mil.
Total Net Income 158.35 Mil. 3.97 Mil. -6.46 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total 2.12 0.07 -0.13
Diluted EPS, Total 2.03 0.07 -0.13

BALANCE STATEMENT 2008 2007 2006
Cash and Equivalents 404.26 Mil. 308.09 Mil. 16.72 Mil.
Total Assets 802.51 Mil. 388.52 Mil. 26.55 Mil.
Total Liabilities 186.48 Mil. 52.07 Mil. 33.91 Mil.
Total Capitalization 1.17 Bil. 472.49 Mil. 41.71 Mil.

Cash Flow 2008 2007 2006
Net Cash From Continuing Operations NA -576 K. 5.04 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities NA -159.99 Mil. -43.83 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities NA 451.55 Mil. 51.66 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents NA 291.37 Mil. 13.26 Mil.

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