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Stockholder Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
First Solar, Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on May 25, 2011

Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication is not a form for voting and presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which contain important information and are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders are available at:

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		Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before May 11, 2011 to facilitate timely delivery; otherwise, you will not receive a paper or email copy.

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Stockholder Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket

First Solar, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on May 25, 2011 at the Desert Willow Conference Center,4340 East Cotton Center Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 at 9:00 a.m. Local Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees listed, FOR Proposals 2 and 4, every 3 YEARS for Proposal 3, and AGAINST Proposal 5.

	1.		Election of Directors:		01 - Michael J. Ahearn		02 - Robert J. Gillette		03 - Craig Kennedy
					04 - James F. Nolan		05 - William J. Post		06 - J. Thomas Presby
					07 - Paul H. Stebbins		08 - Michael Sweeney		09 - José H. Villarreal

	2.		Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
	3.		Approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency of holding the advisory vote on executive compensation.
	4.		Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.
	5.		Stockholder proposal regarding Arizona immigration reform.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.

Directions to the First Solar 2011 Annual Meeting are
available in the proxy statement, which can be viewed at
www.envisionreports.com/FSLR.

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