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First Solar Added to the S and P 500 Index

First pure-play renewable energy company to be added to the index

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of photovoltaic modules, announced that the company’s common stock was added to the S&P 500 Index after the market closed on Oct. 15, 2009. First Solar is the first pure-play renewable energy company to be added to the index, which represents a milestone for the solar industry. The company will be added to the S&P 500 GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) Electrical Components & Equipment Sub-Industry of the Industrial...

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