FIRSTENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 6, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK: 0001031296
Period of Report: 2012-03-02

Reporting Person: Lash James H (President FE Generation)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-02	Common Stock	C	2782	$44.40	Acquired	48747.638	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	A	1357	$44.40	Acquired	50104.638	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	F	1333	$44.40	Disposed	48771.638	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-02	Rsup12	$	C	2782	Disposed	2012-03-02	Common Stock (2782)	Direct
2012-03-06	RSUP17	$1.00	A	7341	Acquired	2015-03-05	Common Stock (7341)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	368.285	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom / Retirement	$		Common Stock (10968.485)	10968.485	Direct
Phantom 3/05d Retirement	$		Common Stock (4050.467)	4050.467	Direct
RSUP14	$	2013-03-08	Common Stock (4530)	4530	Direct
RSUP16	$1.00	2014-03-04	Common Stock (5835)	5835	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$34.45	2012-04-01	Common Stock (3750)	3750	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$29.71	2013-03-01	Common Stock (5925)	5925	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$38.76	2014-03-01	Common Stock (8000)	8000	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$37.75	2021-02-25	Common Stock (80257)	80257	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: This transaction is a performance-adjusted restricted stock unit grant (RSUP17) of which 50% is reflected in Table II. Of the total shares granted, 50% of the shares are subject to forfeiture if the performance goals are not met. The full grant can be adjusted upward by an additional 50% if the 3-year goals are achieved.

F3: This transaction reflects the extension and vesting of phantom stock to retirement or other termination of employment under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.

F4: These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock from 3/1/2005 to "retirement" or "other termination of employment" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee, and reflects the stock moving to the "retirement" account from the Phantom 3/02D.

F5: RSUP12 award listed in Table II was inadvertently reported at a higher percentage of the original grant amount instead of at 50%, which represents the minimum amount guaranteed to be paid out upon vesting. Because of the performance targets achieved, the award was paid out on March 2, 2012, at a performance-rate of 100%. The shares coded "A" represent that portion attributable to this performance adjustment. The shares coded "F" were withheld to cover income tax obligations associated with the payout.