FIRSTENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Nov 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK: 0001031296
Period of Report: 2012-11-14

Reporting Person: JOHNSON JULIA L (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-11-14	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	731	Acquired		Common Stock (731)	Indirect
2012-11-15	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	490	Acquired		Common Stock (490)	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	5211.719	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$		Common Stock (7604.454)	7604.454	Direct
Phantom Stock Units	$		Common Stock (15426.529)	15426.529	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Share balance that, through administrative error, was incorrectly reflected on Form 4 dated 8/14/12 has been revised.

F2: Upon completion of the merger pursuant to which Element Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. ("FirstEnergy"), merged with and into Allegheny Energy, Inc. ("Allegheny Energy") with Allegheny Energy becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy (the "Merger"), FirstEnergy issued to Allegheny Energy stockholders 0.667 of a share of FirstEnergy common stock for each share of Allegheny Energy common stock held prior to the merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of FirstEnergy's common stock was $37.75.

F3: 1 for 1

F4: In accordance with the terms and conditions of the FirstEnergy Corp. Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.

F5: Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of FirstEnergy Corp. common stock.

F6: The phantom stock units were converted upon the FirstEnergy Corp./Allegheny Energy, Inc. merger based on an exchange ratio of 0.667 of a share of FirstEnergy Corp. common stock for each share of Allegheny Enercy, Inc. common stock and are payable in cash upon separation/termination from FirstEnergy Corp. Board.

F7: Represents shares underlying deferred share units deferred under the Allegheny Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Revised Plan for Deferral of Compensation of Directors.