Operator

Hello, everyone, and welcome to First Solar's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, place call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Mark Widmar, Chief Executive Officer of First Solar, Inc. Mr. Widmar, you may begin.

Mark Widmar
CEO & Director

Thank you. I'd like to welcome you to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of First Solar, Inc. Today's virtual meeting is a live webcast. We believe in engaging with our stockholders and hope that this virtual meeting will maximize the participation of stockholders regardless of their location.

Thank you for taking the time to participate today. On behalf of the Board, I also wish to express thanks to those stockholders who have submitted their proxies in advance. Participating with me today are Alex Bradley, Chief Financial Officer; Jason Dymbort, General Counsel and Secretary; and John Russo, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. We're also joined by the following directors: Lisa Kro, Curtis Morgan, William Post, Venkata Renduchintala and Norman Wright. I call your attention to the rules of conduct for this meeting, which are available in the meeting center.

We ask participants to abide by these rules so that we can conduct an orderly meeting. You can also find links to the annual report and the proxy statement in the meeting center by clicking on the document folder at the top of the screen.

Only registered stockholders are entitled to participate in the business of the meeting. The business to be conducted at this meeting is as follows: to elect 10 members of the