FIRSTENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 3, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK: 0001031296
Period of Report: 2011-03-01

Reporting Person: Pearson James F (Vice President and Treasurer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-01	Common Stock	C	1277	$37.57	Acquired	3199	Direct
2011-03-01	Common Stock	F	364	$37.57	Disposed	2835	Direct
2011-03-01	Common Stock	C	971	$37.98	Acquired	3806	Direct
2011-03-01	Common Stock	F	313	$37.98	Disposed	3493	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-01	Phantom 3/08d	$1.00	C	1277	Disposed	2011-03-01	Common Stock (1277)	Direct
2011-03-01	Rsud5	$1.00	C	971	Disposed	2011-03-01	Common Stock (971)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2100	Indirect
Common Stock	6043.413	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: These transactions reflect the conversion of stock originally deferred for three years, and held in the Phantom 3/08D account, to directly-held common stock. Shares were withheld to cover income tax obligations.

F3: RSUD5 award was paid out on March 1, 2011 at 100%. The shares coded F were withheld income taxes associated with the payout.