SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-02-26

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<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 10.52
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i20788cb7f6ad4cc9bee8c89ee0f5fd1b_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT&#160;10.52</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><img alt="fslr_logo1.jpg" src="fslr_logo1.jpg" style="height:97px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:110px"></div><div style="padding-left:324pt;text-align:right;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Form Cash-009</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">CASH INCENTIVE Award Agreement under the First Solar, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, between First Solar, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), a Delaware corporation, and the individual (the &#8220;Participant&#8221;) set forth on the Grant Notice which incorporates this Form Cash-009 by reference.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Cash Incentive Award Agreement including any addendum hereto and the Grant Notice (collectively, this &#8220;Award Agreement&#8221;) set forth the terms and conditions of this Cash Incentive Award (this &#8220;Award&#8221;) that is being granted to the Participant set forth on the Grant Notice on the date set forth in the Grant Notice (such date, the &#8220;Grant Date&#8221;), under the terms of the First Solar, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) for the amount set forth in the Grant Notice. The Award is subject to the all terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and the Plan, including without limitation, THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12 OF THIS CASH INCENTIVE AWARD AGREEMENT. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">* * *</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECTION 1. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">The Plan</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. This Award is made pursuant to the Plan, all the terms of which are hereby incorporated in this Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan, on the one hand, and the terms of this Award Agreement, on the other hand, the terms of the Plan shall govern. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECTION 2. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Definitions</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. The following terms are defined in this Award Agreement, and shall when capitalized have the meaning ascribed to them in this Award Agreement in the locations set forth below. </font></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;padding-left:36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:84.455%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.793%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.357%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.008%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.793%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.549%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Defined Term</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cross-Ref.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Defined Term</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:1