The secondary offering included 1.247 million shares soldthrough the exercise of underwriters’ over-allotment option.

In a statement, First Solar says it intends to use the fundsfor general corporate purposes which may include acquisitions of PV solar powersystem projects under development or investments in PV projects that will be jointlydeveloped with strategic partners.

JP Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch andCitigroup Global Markets acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.