Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

among

FIRST SOLAR, INC.,

The Borrowing Subsidiaries Parties Hereto,

The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agents,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, and CREDIT
AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
as Syndication Agents,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent

Dated as of January 20, 2017

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SIXTH AMENDMENT

This Sixth Amendment, dated as of January 20, 2017 (this “Sixth 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, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), is among First Solar, Inc. a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the financial institutions and other
persons party hereto as Lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the
administrative agent (in its capacity as the administrative agent, the
“Administrative Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders have agreed to
make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to the
Borrowers;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended
in the manner set forth herein (as so amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”);
and

WHEREAS, Lenders constituting the Required Lenders are willing to agree to this
Sixth Amendment on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and
obligations set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
adequacy and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in reliance upon the
representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Section 1Defined terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement.

Section 2Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement.

2.1
Amendments to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 is hereby amended as follows:

(a)The following defined terms are added in the appropriate alphabetical order:

“Sixth Amendment”: means the Sixth Amendment to this Agreement dated as of
January 20, 2017, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto and the
Administrative Agent.

“Sixth Amendment Effective Date”: is defined in Section 3 of the Sixth
Amendment.

(b)The defined term “Eligible Decreased EBITDA Period” is deleted.

2.2
Amendments to Section 7.1(b). Section 7.1(b) is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:

“(b)    [Reserved].”

2.3
Amendment to Section 7.1(c). Section 7.1(c) is hereby amended by replacing
“$400,000,000” therein with “$800,000,000”.

2.4
Amendment to Exhibit B. Exhibit B to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Annex I attached
hereto.

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Section 3Conditions Precedent. This Sixth Amendment shall become effective at
the time (the “Sixth Amendment Effective Date”) when each of the following
conditions has been satisfied:

3.1
The Company, the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting the Required
Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Sixth Amendment.

3.2
The Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have received all fees required
to be paid (including those payable for the account of the Lenders), and all
expenses required to be paid for which invoices have been presented prior to the
Sixth Amendment Effective Date.

3.3
The Company shall be in pro forma compliance with all financial covenants after
giving effect to this Sixth Amendment.

3.4
After giving effect to this Sixth Amendment, each of the representations and
warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents is true
and correct in all material respects (other than those representations and
warranties that are expressly qualified by a Material Adverse Effect or other
materiality, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and
correct in all respects) on and as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date as if
made on and as of such date, except for representations and warranties expressly
stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations
and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date.

3.5
The Company has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery
and performance of this Sixth Amendment, this Sixth Amendment has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company, and this Sixth Amendment is the legal,
valid and, upon satisfaction of the conditions in Section 3 of this Sixth
Amendment, binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by principles of equity.

3.6
At the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 4Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. Except as expressly
amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement
and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and
are hereby ratified and confirmed. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the
Company to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change
of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained
in the Amended Credit Agreement or any Loan Document in similar or different
circumstances.

Section 5Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may not be amended nor may any
provision hereof be waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the Company,
the Administrative Agent and the Lenders parties hereto. This Sixth Amendment
may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Sixth Amendment on any
number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed signature page of this Sixth Amendment by email or facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
hereof. A set of the copies of this Sixth Amendment signed by all the parties
shall be lodged with the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Section 6Governing Law. THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH PARTY
HERETO HEREBY AGREES AS SET FORTH FURTHER IN SECTIONS 10.12 AND 10.16 OF THE
AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH SECTION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN.

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Section 7Loan Document and Integration. This Sixth Amendment is a Loan Document,
and together with the other Loan Documents, incorporates all negotiations of the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and is the final
expression and agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject
matter hereof.

[Signature Pages to follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of
the day and year first above written.
 
FIRST SOLAR, INC., as Borrower
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ RICHARD A. ROMERO
 
Name: 
 
Richard Romero
 
Title:  
 
VP Project Finance & Treasury

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ GREGORY T. MARTIN
 
Name: 
 
Gregory T. Martin
 
Title:  
 
Executive Director

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ DONALD SCHULKE
 
Name: 
 
Donald Schulke
 
Title:  
 
Senior Vice-President

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First Solar, Inc.]

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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ ILENE HERNANDEZ
 
Name: 
 
Ilene Hernandez
 
Title:  
 
Senior Associate

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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ GHISLAIN DESCAMPS
 
Name: 
 
Ghislain Descamps
 
Title:  
 
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ DAN FAHEY
 
Name: 
 
Dan Fahey
 
Title:  
 
Vice President

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CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ CARL CHO
 
Name: 
 
Carl Cho
 
Title:  
 
Vice President

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ ANDREA HENDERSEN
 
Name: 
 
Andrea Hendersen
 
Title:  
 
Vice President

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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ PAT LAYTON
 
Name: 
 
Pat Layton
 
Title:  
 
Authorized Signatory

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BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ BRIAN HARBIN
 
Name: 
 
Brian Harbin
 
Title:  
 
Director

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ MARCUS TARKINGTON
 
Name: 
 
Marcus Tarkington
 
Title:  
 
Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ DUSAN LAZAROV
 
Name: 
 
Dusan Lazarov
 
Title:  
 
Director

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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ NELSON CHANG
 
Name: 
 
Nelson Chang
 
Title:  
 
Authorized Signatory

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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC,
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
/s/ DAVID CIRIGLIANO
 
Name: 
 
David Cirigliano
 
Title:  
 
Authorized Signer

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