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: ALEXANDER ANTHONY J (Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-02	Common Stock	C	34216	$44.40	Acquired	258871.262	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	A	35066	$44.40	Acquired	293937.262	Direct
2012-03-02	Common Stock	F	29238	$44.40	Disposed	264699.262	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-02	Rsup12	$1.00	C	34216	Disposed	2012-03-02	Common Stock (34216)	Direct
2012-03-06	RSUP17	$1.00	A	57863	Acquired	2015-03-05	Common Stock (57863)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	209	Indirect
Common Stock	80000	Indirect
Common Stock	31216.767	Indirect
Common Stock	81578.656	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom / Retirement	$		Common Stock (41863.113)	41863.113	Direct
RSUP14	$1.00	2013-03-08	Common Stock (34943)	34943	Direct
RSUP16	$1.00	2014-03-04	Common Stock (37786)	37786	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$38.76	2014-03-01	Common Stock (257100)	257100	Direct
Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$37.75	2021-02-25	Common Stock (200643)	200643	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1 for 1

F2: RSUP12 award listed in Table II has been reported at 50% of the original grant amount, as that 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.

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: 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.

F5: These shares represent Anthony J. Alexander's child's savings plan shares. Mr. Alexander disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F6: These shares represent gifts of securities by Mr. Alexander to his children, who share his household. Mr. Alexander disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.

F7: 23,715.286 of these shares represent an annuity payment on 12/30/11 from the Anthony J. Alexander Grantor Retained Annuity Trust dated December 29, 2010.